I hate not being able to speak in class. OK, I guess I am able to speak in class, insofar as I…
September 25, 2008 The Family Function
April 24, 2008
I have one last exam to write on Monday (Tax Law, ugh) and then I am done my second year of law…
Writing This, When I Could (and Should) Be Studying
March 21, 2008
OK, I’m starting to worry about finals. They’re coming up in a month and I haven’t done much of my class readings,…
Everything’s Coming Up Ari! (Or Premature Jubiliation)
March 2, 2008
I’m sitting at a study carrel at the library. (“Carrel” is kind of a funny word, eh? I don’t find that many…
Where Categorical Syllogisms Go To Die
February 9, 2008
One thing I regularly notice about law students (everyone notices this, I suppose) is their love to rip apart other people’s arguments….
Struggling With Average
September 25, 2007
I am so completely tired of this entire process. I’m carpet-bombing the hell out of these law firms, sending my cover letters,…
The Green-Eyed Monster
July 5, 2007
One big thing that I’ve had to adjust my perspective on in law school is the fact that there are a lot…
Let’s Start Over
June 17, 2007
Like a turbulent relationship with an abusive boyfriend, this website seems to have me crawling back for more. I want to change…
What Am I Doing Here?
December 23, 2006
So, I am back from over a year-long hiatus. And, boy, does it feel weird to be writing here again. Mostly because…
My Agenda
September 2, 2005
i crawl back to my little hovel on the internet to find that september has somehow started already? time doesn’t just fly;…
i believe in yesterday
June 18, 2005
sometimes i really miss the intricacies of high school life. the ability to walk home from school with the boy you have…
the waiting game
June 8, 2005
my graduation ceremony took place two weeks ago. the final nail in the coffin. i honestly have no idea what’s going to…
final-ly
April 29, 2005
i’ve been very busy recently not only finishing up my final finals of my undergraduate career, but also starting full-time work again…
dear sally…
April 7, 2005
watching my felicity: season four dvd has got me thinking about my own senior year, about how i’m lacking direction, motivation, and…
brain shart
March 21, 2005
i left a twenty-page paper until the last possible night to finish it. what the hell is wrong with me?…
es-tu un retard?
March 12, 2005
there’s a girl in my french literature class who actually uses the french word for “like” (comme) when she speaks; she sprinkles…
stupid is as stupid does
March 6, 2005
well, based on my not-so-spectacular LSAT score, law school might have to wait for another year. le sigh….
gimme me a [reading] break!
February 17, 2005
i’m smack dab in the middle of my reading break week (“reading break” means students are supposed to use this break to…
the getaway
February 11, 2005
the LSAT is looming nearer and i’ve still to cram another practice test into my schedule before it finally arrives. all of…
note to self
January 10, 2005
it’s one week into the new school term, and i have yet to do a minute of honest-to-goodness studying. no, scribbling your…
doing the robot
December 13, 2004
three exams down, one more to go… i think my brain is turning into mush. i’m running on a couple of hours…
my kind of rebellion
October 25, 2004
the only thing i like about writing essays and papers is the tiny ways in which you slowly learn how to cheat…
obligatory school schedule post
September 8, 2004
vancouver paid a lovely tribute to my second day of school with an impromptu downpour this afternoon. which is exactly what my…
the yellow brick road
August 31, 2004
throughout all of my life, i’ve defined myself in relation to other people. this is especially true in academics. if everyone else…
bleh
August 17, 2004
“i need a vacation,” she says, two weeks before school starts….
capitalizing on… stuff
August 5, 2004
school is drawing nearer and nearer, like a blackhole sucking all of my attention and time. if things go according to plan,…
summer bummer
May 15, 2004
my summer has been going rather swimmingly, despite the fact that i have yet to go for a swim (har, har!). corny…
high school hierarchy
May 11, 2004
i’ve been working with a lot of high school students recently and it strikes me that i might have actually enjoyed high…
i am so smrt
February 11, 2004
why is it that whenever i make friends at school they happen to be the smartest people in the class? so far,…
apple polishing
January 25, 2004
when or if i finally graduate from university, i am almost certain i will hear the following words and phrases much less…
over and out
December 15, 2003
i just finished writing my last exam about ten minutes ago. exam crunch-time takes so much out of me, i resort to…
some things never change
October 30, 2003
the other day, my professor used the term “go down”, as in “the strokes of medieval handwriting go down[wards]”, and a couple…
you spin me right ‘round
October 1, 2003
i hate it when i tell people that i’m majoring in history and they reply, “what are you going to do with…
heavy reading
September 9, 2003
three required history texts, three days to finish them all. quel probléme!…
first week jitters
September 4, 2003
my first days at school have been, for lack of better word, sucky. i have an ominous feeling hanging over my head…
bowling for columbine
September 1, 2003
we may all eventually leave high school, but i don’t think high school ever really leaves us. here i am about to…
strategic planning
July 31, 2003
i managed to get today and friday off, and then monday is a holiday. woo hoo! five-day weekend! let’s see. whatever shall…
rapture
June 12, 2003
i got into the history honours programme! (fate has a way of stepping in right when your ego feels almost permanently deflated.)…
fear and loathing in ubc
May 25, 2003
i’m planning my history major programme as i write this. i hate course planning. i hate it with an immense, burning passion….
high school reunion
February 19, 2003
i went to kits pub last night with some friends with whom i went to high school (some i’ve known since my…
continuity
February 15, 2003
my life now operates around a basis of routine. i get up in the morning at promptly 7:15 AM, i ready myself…
i am woman
January 29, 2003
i’ve realized, for a gender that praises equality and acceptance, women can be quite doggedly exclusive. in my women studies class (that’s…
hurrah
January 6, 2003
happy birthday to me! and what’s the best way to spend this wonderful day? why, by going back to school, of course….
hallelujah
December 20, 2002
i got an A+ in my early english literature course! who’da thunk it? in your face, ugly sea-hag of yesteryear….
academia-n nuts
December 3, 2002
i have now completed three term papers out of four and one exam out of four. i’m just chugging along. until my…
so quickly it fades
November 14, 2002
you know that good mood i was in the other day? well, with the help of my sweat-shop of a third-year history…
moving on up
October 21, 2002
as of late, i haven’t been seeing any of last year’s confidence-shattering yet much deserved C-s and Ds, which i had grown…
loafers and clogs
October 5, 2002
after my hectic week of school and work — writing midterms, polishing off essays and carrying out mindless tasks at work —…
stepping aside
September 23, 2002
i got my short essay back in history today and, much to my chagrin, discovered a B on the last page, complete…
extra extra
September 3, 2002
look what i found while digging through my old floppy discs — a fictitious article i wrote for law class a couple…
good times
April 6, 2002
i went to the arts county fair at ubc last night. it was pretty fun. despite the patchy-rainy conditions. but that’s the…
ain’t it funny
March 20, 2002
i heard, just in the last couple of weeks, news about former classmates and friends of mine from high school. so far,…
you’re the keenest
March 5, 2002
most of you know what a “keener” is. for those of you who don’t, allow me to brief you: a keener is…
end of days
February 24, 2002
i have reached the last long night of my spring break from ubc and all i can think about are these damn…
fly me to the moon
January 24, 2002
a wonderful frank sinatra song — and an even better utada hikaru remake. a must-download. as most people have suggested, to overcome…
determination killed the cat
January 21, 2002
is it possible to go a few weeks without attending class and still maintaining a good average? i really hope so. this…
warts of worry
January 15, 2002
bad haircuts teach humility. i feel like ten flavours of shit right about now. and no, not on waffle cones. i have…
three cheers for lack of motivation
January 8, 2002
i have skipped my boring geography lab. which, of course, i shouldn’t be doing, seeing as how i’m miserably failing the class…
the tongs of life
December 8, 2001
i tried to sleep the other night. it was difficult for me to somehow slip into that dreamy subconsciousness that i had…
ain’t no mountain
October 12, 2001
so once again i have royally screwed myself as i sit here at the campus computer lab. after failing to complete the…
blarg
September 27, 2001
this manic wave of depression has got to stop. hmm. but considering i tripped on the stairs after my latin class today…
lesser
September 4, 2001
university just started for me today, and it was a surreal experience. expect me to post less often, for there are far…