Shaving keeps me sane... ish

[Davidy1026]

So there's a certain bit of irony in me writing this right now as I'm sitting in Agency & Partnership law, but I'll get to that in a moment.

I'm 25 and in my third and final year of law school, and I'll be honest it's becoming quite the struggle to fight the impending apathy that is looming over all of us. A lot of my friends and colleagues have hit that point of wearing sweats and a tee and shaving once a week at most. After seven straight years of higher education, I'm quite frankly burned out. I honestly can say that if it wasn't for my morning constitutional of running 4, 5, or even 6 miles followed by a nice four-pass shave I would probably have slipped in to complacency.

While I spend a lot of time lurking around here - school takes up a lot of the time I would use to post haha - B&B and the users here have been a most welcome distraction (and my anchor to sanity, believe it or not) as I try to finish writing a paper I'm having published while getting ready to start studying for the Bar exam at the end of July.

So, while it's always implied from all of us to each other in regards to the community we've built as well as the support we provide for each other - from casual advice, to reviews, and even personal crises - I wanted to take a minute to voice out loud how great everyone here is and the welcome retreat from the real world these boards so often provide.

 

[baba]

So there's a certain bit of irony in me writing this right now as I'm sitting in Agency & Partnership law, but I'll get to that in a moment.

I'm 25 and in my third and final year of law school, and I'll be honest it's becoming quite the struggle to fight the impending apathy that is looming over all of us. A lot of my friends and colleagues have hit that point of wearing sweats and a tee and shaving once a week at most. After seven straight years of higher education, I'm quite frankly burned out. I honestly can say that if it wasn't for my morning constitutional of running 4, 5, or even 6 miles followed by a nice four-pass shave I would probably have slipped in to complacency.

While I spend a lot of time lurking around here - school takes up a lot of the time I would use to post haha - B&B and the users here have been a most welcome distraction (and my anchor to sanity, believe it or not) as I try to finish writing a paper I'm having published while getting ready to start studying for the Bar exam at the end of July.

So, while it's always implied from all of us to each other in regards to the community we've built as well as the support we provide for each other - from casual advice, to reviews, and even personal crises - I wanted to take a minute to voice out loud how great everyone here is and the welcome retreat from the real world these boards so often provide.

I couldn't agree more my good man. As strange as this sounds, this place motivates me to be a better man. The generosity, kindness and civility that is commonplace here, is a rarity out in daily life. It reminds me of all that is good in our world, of all that a man can strive to be.

Both shaving and my time here at B&B, are also a needed respite from an otherwise hectic day. I am glad to hear that it provides you with the same clarity of mind.

Good luck with school, and never allow yourself to get complacent in any aspect of your life. I have been working in the same field for close to 30 years. But there is always something new just around the corner, some situation that is a tiny bit different than what has come before, and I always use that newness as a way to motivate and challenge myself.

Thank you for acknowledging what makes this place so special. I hope you plan on contributing to the board more, it would be a better place for it.

 

[Eudjinn]

So there's a certain bit of irony in me writing this right now as I'm sitting in Agency & Partnership law, but I'll get to that in a moment.

I'm 25 and in my third and final year of law school, and I'll be honest it's becoming quite the struggle to fight the impending apathy that is looming over all of us. A lot of my friends and colleagues have hit that point of wearing sweats and a tee and shaving once a week at most. After seven straight years of higher education, I'm quite frankly burned out. I honestly can say that if it wasn't for my morning constitutional of running 4, 5, or even 6 miles followed by a nice four-pass shave I would probably have slipped in to complacency.

While I spend a lot of time lurking around here - school takes up a lot of the time I would use to post haha - B&B and the users here have been a most welcome distraction (and my anchor to sanity, believe it or not) as I try to finish writing a paper I'm having published while getting ready to start studying for the Bar exam at the end of July.

So, while it's always implied from all of us to each other in regards to the community we've built as well as the support we provide for each other - from casual advice, to reviews, and even personal crises - I wanted to take a minute to voice out loud how great everyone here is and the welcome retreat from the real world these boards so often provide.

nice to see another professional. i'm studying for my medical boards... my brother is the lawyer

 

[falkor27]

+2

Newly-sane doctoral candidate in physics here.

 

[JPM]

I'm glad that the forum has been a help to you. Good luck on the bar exam!

 

[Uncle Erik]

Glad to hear you're finishing up law school. I remember 3L - but that was '97. Keep up with the wet shaving and making a little personal time for yourself. I don't know where you'll end up, but I grind quite a few hours in a bigger firm. A good shave before bed is one of the few pleasures I still have time for.

 

[natchez]

It is great to hear from the younger generation and their embracing of the old ways .

Having been through two of the three, a JD and a PhD in business, I can only say I am very glad I stuck to it, despite the trememndous pressure and amount of work. It does pay off in the long run.

Good luck with the bar, the boards, the disseration and landing a great postdoc.

 

[Davidy1026]

Ah thanks everyone, kind words are always appreciated. I was more just trying to find the words to say something I don't think we take enough time to do some days - tell the people we interact with that they matter. I've got a great job lined up in the litigation department of a firm doing private criminal defense and federal litigation. After 7 straight years I'm just ready to go out and apply everything I've learned so far, and I always make sure to unwind at the end of the day with my badger brush sniffing dog (long story from a previous thread). Well it's back to the books for me, have a great night guys.

 

[Frowzy]

Good luck with school

 

[A_Jameson]

Good luck with the bar in July. You at Creighton? Good program, I know a few Attys who went to school there.

This IS a good place, good people and welcome distraction.

 

[Augustiner]

Good to see others on here who can't get enough education. I've got two doctorate degrees myself and am both a doctor and pharmacist. I finish up medical school in a couple of months and I turn 30 this summer. I haven't had a year off from school since I started all this after high school! Now it's on to residency next to learn more...