and I’m already done. I’ve wrapped my last present. Yesterday, I played 12 hours of Legend of Zelda, the Windwaker. It was really, really nice to just blow off a day.

I didn’t get called for jury duty today, so I have to call back tonight. If I don’t get called for tomorrow, I’m likely going to stay home and putter around the house - do the dishes and clean up so we can leave for a week and come home to a clean apartment. Besides, we’re hosting New Year’s Eve at our place, and it will be nice to not have to power clean the day we get back. Also, I’m going to work on wedding thank you notes.

On the grade front, it seems that they will not be posted today or tomorrow, but Thursday or Friday (seven days after my LAST test, not seven days after EACH test, like I thought). OMG tension!

It’s early. I have a stomach ache. Slept quite poorly - all I could think about was the Torts final, and things I’d overlooked, or seen but forgot to mention. Thinking back on it, I may have lost up to half the points for the essay section. I finally just got up around 6, so as not to keep poor Chris awake. I dug out my student handbook, and did the math, and it’s probable that I’ll be able to stay in school next term, with the worst case scenario of academic probation. I just don’t know - I think I’m right on the line, and I have to wait a week to get my Torts grade. This is where ulcers come from.

Edit: It’s about 8 am. I hadn’t noticed the blog clock was all screwy until now. I’ve reset it for future posts.

My last final is done, completed at 9:30pm. I’ve done three shots - one for each class this term - and am in a loose and accepting/fatalistic state of mind. The Torts final went pretty well. I thought I’d rocked out like a million - nay, a billion! - guitars, but during the post-final discussion with my fellow classmates, I realized I may have missed a really obvious thing or two (or three or four or…). As I won’t know for a week or so, I’m just going to assume that I’ve passed my first term and am not on academic probation. Seriously, I feel like Scrooge right now, on his knees, imploring the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come for just one more chance. I can change, law school! Please, I promise you, next term will be better. Just let me squeak by now.

Tomorrow starts the only weekend we’ve got for Christmas shopping. Next week is Jury Duty. And depending on that, the week after is home to Oregon for a week of holiday and being pampered by family. I’m looking heartily forward to it.

If you’ve ever wondered what law school (more specifically first year Contracts) is like, here’s an example that all good Tolkien nerds will appreciate.

Tomorrow: Torts final of DOOM!

So it’s after 7 now. I’ve made all of three flash cards all day long. My last test is Thursday, and I just can’t seem to make myself focus on studying. I’ll do my best not to post “Aragh! Why didn’t I do this sooner!” on Wednesday night.

Link o’ the day: another reason to love the Legend of Zelda