The Return

Ah, yes, it has indeed been a while.

I think I needed a bit of a break from posting, but I didn't really know that I needed it until I took it.  There I was, planning on doing a little annual summary, maybe a look forward, but I frankly just didn't have the energy.  My life has been pretty full the last month or so.  There have been a lot of personal things going on, some good and some bad.

Falling into the former category is my new relationship with someone--I met her about two months ago, and we've been enjoying each other's company ever since.  It's fun, exciting, with a pinch of scary--just as starting a new relationship should be.  I haven't decided what her blog name should be, but she reads it, so maybe she'll have a suggestion.

Classes seem to be going well.  My load is considerably lighter than last semester, which means I'm still insanely busy, just not quite as much as last semester.  I only have three classes, but my other activities (Clinic, Law Review, Teaching Assistant) will fill my hours nicely.  It's good to be in the last semester.  I'll miss seeing my friends as often, but we'll still keep in touch, and I'm ready to start the next phase of my career.

Enough navel gazing, on to pop culture.

I love movies.  I wouldn't say I'm a movie buff--that implies more expertise than I have--but I watch an awful lot of them.  Imagine, then, my cringe when I saw the list of this year's Oscar nominees and realized I'd only seen one nominated movie.  One.  How depressing.

For the record, it was The Illusionist, nominated for best cinematography.  I haven't seen the other films (obviously), but I will say that The Illusionist was a gorgeous movie and the nomination was well-deserved.