Johnny Five is Alive! And so am I.

I know, I've been a very poor blogger lately. I managed to get a bit preoccupied with the madness that surrounds finishing my internship--or at least my time in the office--and beginning school. In addition to being on the Law Review ed. board and serving as a writing TA, I have a brief to write and I'm arguing a case before the Wyoming Supreme Court in the middle of September. This week, I've been getting ready for classes to begin and going to the State Bar Conference, which happens to be on my campus this year, and students get to attend for free. Oh, and I took the MPRE a couple weeks ago.

That last bit was an interesting experience. Like many August test-takers, I don't think I studied as much as I could have. I spent basically all my free time (not much) for four days before the exam studying. From speaking to others, I think that was at or above the studying of most.

Overall, I have no idea how I did. The exam was a weird combination of utter-failure-to-comprehend and this-question-is-unbevievably-obvious. There are two other test days before I graduate, and if I end up going to Washington, I don't need the exam at all.

It occurs to me that some people may think it is odd to be discussing my possibly-inadequate MPRE score on a blog. I suppose it just doesn't matter to me if I don't initially do well. I didn't study much, so it doesn't threaten my sense of self-worth when it comes to passing and becoming a bar member. I also had a lot going on in my job and life all summer, so the exam was relatively low on the list.

Rising to the top of that list is employment searching. Unlike many who went to firms this summer and will work there on graduation, I don't want to work at a firm. I would love to be at the office I just came from, except that I don't want to stay in Wyoming (barring a really good reason to stay here), and in any case, they don't have a regular hiring cycle.

So, it begins. I suspect it will occupy a great deal of my time for a while. I plan on blogging regularly again. I want to share a little about my summer job experience. My friend Tony asked me what kind of lawyer I will be, and I'd like to take the time to post a good, solid answer. It's not an easy question.

Anyway, there may be a bit more posting this week, but next week it should get a bit more steady once I get into my routine. Right now, I have to go figure out when I should have office hours.