Hello Mom I'm Sorry

So this winter sucks. I’ve gotten the flu twice, it’s cold as hell but it’s only snowed about twice, and both times on days when I didn’t have class. What’s the point of a good snowstorm if it’s not going to get me out of class. 

We're both lawyers. I'm now accepting bets on how many times I will tell that joke during law school orientation. Probably three. I am both incredibly repetitive and unnecessarily proud of my bad jokes. 

I spent last week in good ole Carmel, home of delis, churches, the occasional cow, and Sybil Ludington, war heroine of my heart. I adhered to a very strict schedule of waking up, doing nothing, taking a nap and repeating. Occasionally I stopped to panic about law school, which I strongly believe was good emotional groundwork for the panicking I will do for the next three years. I'm anticipating an ulcer. I've already named him. 

Northeastern has spent the last two months sending us emails essentially telling us to relax before law school starts. Imagine me, someone, who has never relaxed a day in her life, visibly twitching in response to the idea of "taking a break". Yesterday I took a bath, which seems to be in line with that they want us to do, however, I stayed in said bath so long that my fingertips actually went numb so perhaps not the idea. I even moisturized afterward. While doing so, I literally thought to myself "can you believe some people do this every day?". My body is not so much a temple as a trash can. 

In an attempt to "set my affairs in order" before school (their phrase, not mine, although I do appreciate the insinuation that I am marching towards my grave), I went to IKEA to buy one or two household items and uh ended up spending 5 hours there. This is a fine and good example of my time management skills that will no doubt come in handy in law school. Relatedly, I stared directly at the sun during the eclipse despite the vehement warnings not to. Good proof that I am great at following directions, a skill that will no doubt come in handy in law school.