Selfish?

Am I am selfish for not wanting to share my day with the orange jumpsuit people? The more I think about the protest, the more it irritates me. Although everyone faces unique struggles to graduate from law school, my journey was particularly difficult.

While just getting into Boalt was a great achievement for me, graduating three years later is probably one of the biggest things I will ever accomplish in my life. The pride of graduating from Boalt doesn't just belong to me, it belongs to my entire family.

Although I have no problem with a few people with some signs, it is starting to sound like the protest is morphing into more than that. Instead of my family peacefully making their way to the Greek Amphitheatre early Saturday morning, they will have to contend with people shouting at them and pushing offensive pictures in their face. The walkways to the amphitheater are narrow and it is likely the protesters will obstruct their ability to get to the graduation. It will probably be a nightmare to get my disabled family friend to the amphitheater.

Lastly, since the day of graduation is probably the last time I will see all of my 3L friends in one place, I was looking forward to drinking cheap champagne in the courtyard and introducing my family to the people who helped me survive law school. Maybe it’s selfish, but I don’t want to share my graduation with the protesters. Nothing they do is going to change what is happening. If I knew their protest would actually stop torture, I would feel differently. Instead, their actions will only have a direct impact on me and my family’s ability to enjoy the one day I have been given to celebrate the end to a very long journey. I don’t think it is fair they are using my graduation as a soap box. But then again, I should know better. I know life is often not fair.

So Annoyed I Could Torture Somebody

So it appears that Boalt is adding a new group of folks that want to protest commencement this year. Apparently some people think dressing up in orange jump suits and protesting Boalt's graduation is a fun way to spend a Saturday morning. Although the idea of sharing my hard earned day with Berkeley crazies is annoying, it is not as annoying as the comments on Nuts & Boalts. Some of those people take themselves way to seriously. If you want to spend your Saturday yelling at my grandma, fine. She is pretty tough and is more likely to laugh and shrug it off than get upset. I just wish they would stop being so sanctimonious. Wearing an orange jump suit and jeering at graduating 3Ls isn’t going to get Yoo fired, stop torture, change the world, or even change anyone’s mind. But hey, I think protesting is fun too, so I get it. Just don’t get in the way of me drinking my cheap celebratory champagne and nobody will get hurt.

Yikes

And so it begins....

27 Days

It is starting to sink in that I have less than a month standing between me and studying for the bar. Despite having lots of friends that failed I am staying optimistic. Although I didn't get the highest score on the LSAT, I also didn't get the lowest score either. I know I have enough brainpower to pass. I don't have to have the highest score on the bar, I just want to pass.

I am also trying to get prepared. I have begun cleaning my house from head to toe so I can study comfortably. I am also trying to be more disciplined. Being a 3L has not inspired me to be very disciplined, but I certainly have relaxed during this last year.

I found an interesting blog that teaches you how to become more self-disciplined. I think I am going to do the 30 day challenge and turn myself into an early riser. It might be a little painful, but necessary. I have to be ready to ramp up a mere day after graduation since I will be doing PMBR.