rain

It is raining here in LA and that means that I can finally wear some of the 13 coats that I own. Eventhough I have been cold for a while, I feel retarded wearing a coat when everyone is waliking around in sweatshirts. Do people here never get cold?

The rain is a nice aural distraction from outlining and studying. I can't believe that I have to soak up so much info in a very serious way in less than 2 weeks. I'm scared, but not scared enough. I am half studying and half putzing about, roasting squash for tomorrow's soup and reading Above the Law and not really worrying about the dearth of law jobs these days.

As we hit the final days of our classes, I am a bit sad because I really like some of my profs and am sad that I will not get to continue to study with them. I think that I will always, always, always remember the three very outsized personalities that have been my intro to the law.

We are having dinner tomorrow with a friend of BitterNY's from something like 1996 when they tended bar together in NYC. Dude has an 8 year old and a vegetarian wife. In honor of them, I am making a vegan version of my stuffing (I reserve the right to pour chicken broth all over it if it sucks) and I vetoed artichokes from the menu -- I ate them as a kid, but you never know. I'm looking forward to the distraction but, most of all, I am looking forward to a few uninterrupted hours of playing civilization after they leave.