1 post from 2007

I haven't logged in here for a long time, and I see there are advertisements and whatnot!  And swimming fish.  Hrumph. 

Get offa my lawn!  Things ain't what they used to be!  Where's my fiber?!

Okay, now that's out of my system, I've gotten a shoeprint in my ass from the Gods of Law.  Lowest G.P.A. ever, but I passed my first semester.  I feel quite legally challenged right now.  I'm trying to revise my tactics and go into this semester with the energy and gusto I need because being a lawyer is very important to me.   And I need to rebuild the "me" in that sentence. 

In the meantime, I am completely broke.  I thought I lost my credit card so I had to get a new one, and in the meantime I swam in the storm drain of yuppieville.  No trendy cheeky lunches.  No bagels and coffee.  I FELT STARVED, LET ME TELL YA.  I'm too spoiled for my own good to be so poor.

I probably should start picking up lunch.  I'll swing by 7-11 to see what I can see; it'll likely be cheaper than anything at the school canteen or convenience store -- and with 7-11, that's saying something.

I've also dedicated a lot of time and energy to my weblog, The Anti-Essentialist Conundrum.  Full of ranting, raving, thinking, poetry, and figuring out what matters to me as a young black woman trying to get a J.D.  And I'm discovering a very supportive and active community of people doing their own explorations and inspiring me in ways I never knew possible.  Internet, you are kind.  Here's something you guys will like: the Neruda meme I started.  It picked up a lot of steam! 

I bought a lot of cool books over winter break, including a few by Toni Morrison.  I also bought a couple of Bebe Moore

Campbell books -- she died recently, and I read her in high school but I hadn't explored any of her other works since that time.  I feel awful because I missed out on a lot of beautiful writing.  But I'm glad now that I've discovered more of her novels.  I'd recommend 72 Hour Hold.   It strikes closely to my heart because of the subject matter  and some of the raw emotion evoked.  I loved it. 

I think that's all I have for you right now.  Ever have violent, ridiculous feelings of deja vu?  I'm having that right now.  And I can't explain why I feel like I've written this post before...