Beginning of the End

Congratulations to Monica who has finished her last class of law school! Her last class came a bit early compared to the rest of us graduating this spring because dhe attends Northeastern, which is on a quarter system and also requires that students spend every other quarter (I think) working. So she has a quarter left but will spend it “working” Florida. Sounds pretty good, no?

And so the end begins—the end of law school for the Blawgging Class of 2006. According to the calendar, I still have 13 weeks, but three of those I'll be spending on vacation in Wyoming, so it's really 10 (my one and only final is May 4th). Kind of hard to believe it's so close to over—especially when I have so much to do right now.

So I wonder: What is going to happen to this Blawgging Class of 2006? Will the blawgs live one? Will they be abandoned? Destroyed? Will the blawggers keep in touch? Blogging as a lawyer seems, in many ways, more challenging than blogging as any other sort of person b/c there's so much about what you do that's confidential. That said, lots of lawyers have great blogs, so it's obviously possible.

Here's another question: Can anyone think of a good example of a law student blog that has successfully transitioned to a lawyer blog? A couple of examples: L-cubed and Sua Sponte apparently hung up the keyboards (although I sort of suspect they're still posting somewhere and I'm just not privy to the info), and the blogger behind A Mad Tea-Party started blogging at bk! after a year or so hiatus. Andrew Raff, Screaming Bean and E. McPan have all continued blogging, but will that change when they all get the legal job of their dreams?

Do law students quit blogging after graduating because they are afraid to continue? Do they quit because they no longer find it enjoyable? Do they quit because they no longer have the time? Or is there something else going on?

Whatever the case, it will be sad if/when so many of the blogs I read regularly end up on permanent hiatus. That's not to say the imbroglio won't suffer the same fate. We can never tell what the future holds, can we?

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Battlestar Runway Survivor

Let's set aside the fact that I watch too much tv and focus on these important questions:

One: Why is Battlestar Gallactica becoming a right-wing propaganda machine? First they make peace activists into terrorists, then they make abortion illegal. What gives? Did Karl Rove take over the show, or what?

Two: Who is going to win Project Runway? As I learned here, you can find all the collections online (Santino (much more dignified and even plain than expected), Chloe (nice!), Daniel (snore), Kara (much better than expected, but unfortunately it's only a decoy). Based on those collections, I'm thinking it's going to be a close race between Santino and Chloe. I've liked them both throughout the cycle so either would be good as far as I'm concerned. If I had to choose, I'd give it to Santino b/c he really seems to want it, whereas Chloe is definitely more ambivalent about it.

Three: Is Shane the most insane Survivor contestant ever? It's almost hard to watch Survivor after the impressiveness that is Project Runway. The designers on Runway are seriously talented and accomplished people, while the “survivors” are a real mixed bag. I guess it's a little like comparing apples and oranges, but in many ways it just seems that Runway is much more difficult than Survivor. And there's less to talk about with Survivor. I mean, the new exile island twist definitely is adding an interesting element and the Courtney tribe is crazy town, but otherwise? Well, we basically know what to expect. It's still just unpredictable enough to keep me watching, but just barely.

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