Lemme clarify how I feel about legal writing.
Legal writing as a common noun is just fine. Minus the pressure, I enjoy the moments when I feel like my law review note is coming together. I also enjoy writing summaries for The Judge and his clerks. Here’s what’s not fine (and Rachael, I am sorry because I know you’ve heard me vent about this incessantly): my school’s legal writing program.
My beefs with the program could go on for a post that no one would read, but what rankles me is that it’s not always graded on actual writing skill. In every section I’ve been in thus far (we have three semesters when I think one would suffice), the grade is based on whether we know a secret and magical checklist. Every assignment I get has been returned with comments that I write very well and that I didn’t find the secret checklist points THAT WE AREN’T TAUGHT. It is frustrating (yet also pretty humorous) to be a law review editor and know that your worst grade in law school is in legal writing.
Wow, did I make anyone run away? Here’s how I feel about the class (third and final semester, thank God!) in a couple of pictures:
I'm the green shirt in the background.
Why so sad, Croatian folk dancer?
I'm such a whiner!
OK, that’s actually from a recent bar crawl (my college girlfriends and I made shirts and did this for the hell of it). Some random guy spilled a shot on me. That’s worse than legal writing, I guess.
Trick picture:
My pretty sister pets a cat.
Hi, Randy!
Mishmash time — what have I been up to?
*Judge stuff — he is taking me to “Take a Law Student to Lunch Day,” which is cool considering the woman I had to go with last year was rather unpleasant.
*7 mile run today; rest yesterday; 10 the day before; 6 the day before that
*I’m having some medical issues. Think good thoughts for me if you can spare ‘em. They aren’t serious, but they are affecting my daily life. But I promise I’m not complaining — I’m just being pro-active. NOTHING is like what my mom went through as a cancer survivor. I’m very blessed that these minor things are all I have to contend with right now.
*I’ve had some great conversations with first year law students recently. It’s really a privilege to get to interact with so many neat people at my school.
*I have enjoyed a lot of laughs. That’s worthy of a bullet point.
*I’m eating teriyaki-themed things — teriyaki sweet potatoes, squash, oatmeal (yep). GOOD.
*My sister and I have been contemplating a Passover-themed photo shoot for her cats. Don’t ask.
*I’m spending a lot of time with Elton John. That’s what I’m about to do now — listen to “This Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore” and head to bed. ‘Night! 
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