THE LETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 8, 2008

(bear [bare?] with me… I’ve been drinking…)

 

I got my letter!!!!!!!!!!!!! I passed!!!!!!!!!!! No “fitness of character” interview needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I send in my RSVP and I’m probably being sworn in on June 23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I AM A LICENSED ATTORNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (OK, in 4 weeks… whatever!!!)

 

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I just wanted to see the letter. That’s all. I needed the hard proof. Oh. My. God. I cannot believe it!!!

 

HOLY CRAP!

 

I guess this means I have no reason to NOT send resumes, huh? …. I just got home. It’s after 1 a.m. and I think I want another drink to fully celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roomie And The Cat, Job Search, Edamame, and Hopeful Weather May 4, 2008

1. Roomie is in and so is her little cat. It’s been kind of funny how the cats have been. Simon is just all chill and the other cat keeps hissing and growling. She hasn’t swatted at him or anything and they’ve gotten about a foot from each other. They’re going to be best friends, I can tell. As for Roomie, she’s pretty chill as well. She had her little 21 year old toy come over last night when she got back from the bars. At first I was slightly annoyed. Then I realized it’s her first night and that she deserves to have whomever spend it with her much like I did with Unofficial. I’m not sure what happened as I put in my ear plugs and went right to sleep.

 

2. Tomorrow I plan on being very proactive. I will wake up early, get myself all together and then do some research online. Said research will be centered around my new job search. I’ve sent Care Bear an email to get her resume so that I can have proper “Attorney” formatting. Haha. Over the weekend I made numerous connections at the restaurant. One is a PARTNER at a large international firm in Beantown. She is in the litigation department. She said she wasn’t sure if they had openings, but she would forward on my resume!! NICE!! The other connections were women (all out to dinner together) who have all worked for firms for years. I believe they are legal assistants or paralegals. They also want me to send them my resume. And, yet another connection… a woman who works for the Harvard Law career services department. She said she could send me postings!!! I am psyched. And will be sending out lots of emails tomorrow.

 

3. Last weekend Unofficial brought over frozen edamame from Trader Joe’s. I loved it. It is almost midnight currently, and I’m cooking some up now. They are fantastic.

 

4. I hope it’s nice out tomorrow. Part of my productive day I would like to have is to go running for the first time since I moved. I’d love to run by the water today. It would be great. Please be nice out!!

 

Other People’s Results, New Place New Roomie, Lots Of Unofficial, Loans and My Little Monster May 3, 2008

1. Congrats to all of my colleagues who have received their letters and passed the MA bar!! My sympathies to those who did not and, as I’ve stated, please let me know if there’s anything I can do. As for myself… I’m still not typing what I know until the letter arrives. For some reason I feel like it will reverse the results mid-mailing if I do so prior to getting hard proof. I am very excited, nonetheless.

 

2. I have been doing a good job of unpacking and getting everything pretty settled at the new place this week. Roomie and her kitty cat move in today, any moment really. I just swiffered the floors and I’m waiting for them to get here. I have to leave mid-afternoon to head to the restaurant, so I hope they get here soon. I’d like to be here for at least a little bit when she first gets here.

 

3. Unofficial has been so cute lately. He spent my first night in the new place with me, which was great. Then, on Thursday night he came over again. The story is funny though. He had a dinner with his little brother from BigBro/BigSis. It was some awards dinner from the BB/BS organization. I was at work. Surprisingly, it got busy for me there so I didn’t leave until about 10 pm. Unofficial and I had tentatively planned on him coming over, nothing firm though. So, I called him when I left work:

 

Me: Where are ya?

 

Unofficial: I’m at [Irish Bar]

 

Me: Where’s that?

 

Unofficial: Across from where you live.

 

How flippin’ cute! He was waiting for me. I raced home, threw on some jeans and met him at the bar. There was some sort of Irish jam session going on. It was fun. He stayed the night and it was nice. I like when he stays with me at the new place. I just like him. Period.

 

 

4. I almost threw up in my mouth yesterday when I realized that my loans come due soon. Sallie Mae was telling me that my private loans were going to be due at $908/month starting in June and my federal at $485/month. WHAAAAAT!? I’m currently waitressing. This does not look good. Haha. I called and my private will be at 780-something and my fed may go down to $60. This is only temporarily, of course, but seriously… anything helps. I better find an attorney position ASAP.

 

5. Tonight I have to work. It’s Saturday. Somehow this always surprises Unofficial. Why, I’m not sure. I met him while I was at work on a Saturday night. My schedule hasn’t changed in the 4+ months we’ve been dating. He’s an odd one sometimes. Anywho… He’s going out with a bunch of people tonight and told me to text or call when I get out of work. He loves me. OK, maybe not yet, but he’s sooo heading down that path. Hahaha. I have 2 different outfits all ready for me to change into when I get home from work (if it’s not too late) so that I can meet him and his friends out. Also, we have a date on Monday. Yay!!!!

 

6. Simon is being obnoxious lately. Absolutely 100% obnoxious when I’m sleeping. Much like my friend Random claims that Little Filthy is a Monster, I’ve taken to calling Simon a “little monster” when he wakes me up. How do I get him to STOP messing with the blinds when I’m sleeping??? HELP! It’s the WORST sound ever!

Jealousy, Roommate finder?, Dreams and Disliking Unofficial March 30, 2008

1. As I mentioned yesterday, I am so excited for Care Bear to have received the offer she did for a new attorney position in Philly. I think, though, that it has had a bad affect on me at work this evening. The last week or so at work have, well, sucked. The money is not like it usually is. Fun Manager said tonight that it could be the way I am at tables… I tried to explain that my tips are still the same… I’m just not getting the tables… I mean I’m making 20% on the tables and selling a good deal but I get shit for tables. Anyway… tonight… I walked (after tipping out the bar, the food runners and the bussers) with less than $200. This should not be happening!!! And, with CB getting the offer she did, it makes me very jealous. Not in a bad way, of course, as I can really truly only be happy for her. However, I hate that I’m basically working my ass off for shit. I want her offer and her job right now. Too bad I need to pass the bar and/or move to Philly for that to happen. UGH!

 

2. Athletic Trainer may have found someone for me to live with? Possibly? He texted me numerous questions (all of which I was sure I had previously answered… but whatever…) and ended the texting with knowing of someone who is looking for a place. The kicker… it’s a dude. Do I worry about living with a guy? Eh… I mean, if he’s neat, not gross and not weird, I should be fine. Although I did send this text: “It would also have to be a dude who didn’t want me…haha.” AT replied: “Well… not wanting you… that might be tough…” He definitely has his charming moments…

 

3. I keep having kind of strange dreams… the kind where you wake up and you think “Huh?!” I will be putting a legal pad and pen by my bed to write the details down. I think it could be important.

 

4. I do not like Unofficial today… why? Because I’m not getting anything I want today. Tomorrow and Monday are my nights off (as per usual) and he has yet to try and make plans with me… this isthe first time since the beginning that he hasn’t at least TRIED to make plans… And… I think I’m starting to miss him… We aren’t talking as much either, so that’s making me miss him I think… I’m not sure if this is a good sign or a pathetic sign…

Clerking? January 15, 2008

So, I’ve become much more curious as of late about the idea of clerking. One of my good friends from school Clerks in PA and LOVES it. Lately, I’m worrying more about finding a job after the exam round 2. I feel like I don’t have enough good experience at all. Who cares that I’ve waitressed for over 10 years when I’m trying to apply for attorney positions? NO ONE. So… I was really up and awake super early today and hit the internet to do another search. I searched for info on MA clerkships the other day and saw that the deadline had passed. However, today I saw a new posting for the Trial Courts in the Family and Juvenile department. It looks like it is just a re-post of their typical clerking position posting because it says they have numerous positions, but maybe they do? SO… I have emailed my friend who clerks in PA for assistance with the process. Hopefully, this ends up in an interview. It would be a VERY good paying job for at least a year! WAHOO!! I’m nervous to put myself out there but I need to do it. I’m sick of waitressing and it would be nice to know that starting in Sept. I won’t have to anymore! Plus, I could find a temporary position for up until then which could lead to a position after the clerkship - wishful thinking, I know.

 

I’ve also decided that I’m going to need to move from this lovely condo (unless I get that position, and in which case I can re-think this - but it would be wise nonetheless to save $$). As much as I love it, it’s just too damn expensive. With this thought, I’ve decided to broaden my geographic preferences in life for now. Since I moved back to MA I have been very closed minded about where in MA I want to live. When I awoke super early today I had an epiphany. It doesn’t really matter WHERE I live for the next year or so. What matters is finding a job, paying off debt and trying to have money left over to have fun. So… if I’m not in SE Mass, or Boston, it might be ok still. Plus, if I move up towards Western or Central MA, I’ll be closer to some of the girls from college.

 

I think I’m finally getting my priorities straight. Although, it will be real hard to find a place with everything I’d like but that’s ok. I want it to be less than $1000/month, with off street parking, washer/dryer in unit, cats ok, and at least 1 bedroom but I’d prefer 2. What’s the likelihood that I find all of that? hahah….

 

I feel very happy with my revelations and new goals. I think this is good forward thinking.