November Update

I have just four days of classes left in my first term of law school!  We are off this week for Thanksgiving, then we come back to school for our last week.  After that, I just have to study for my finals, which the powers that be unfortunately decided to prolong this year.   The last day of classes is Dec. 4 but my last final isn't until Dec. 22.  Talk about pain!  Not to mention a short winter break.  

A short winter break means a short time to visit home.  Tucson really isn't a bad place to live.  It was 81 degrees today.  You can't beat that with a stick.  But this place has nothing on Oregon.  I think I have always known that I want to grow old in Oregon but these last few weeks have really confirmed it.  I am especially drunk on the Portland kool-aid.  There are terrific bars, clubs, and shows in Portland.  The city itself is beautiful and its politics are progressive.  The people are really cool and I miss my family and friends.  And, God help me, I like Oregon weather!  I enjoy seeing the seasons change and the leaves fall.  I'm stoked to get home and catch some Blazers games with Dane and Carly, play some poker with Big Papa Joe Knight, take a trip down to Corvallis and throw back some tequila shots at Sancho's with Craig and Ralph, spend Christmas with my family, and, of course, pass a day or three at Powell's City of Books.

I am going to need the rest.  I will try my best not to turn into a twitchy, caffeine-addled mess but I know the next month here is going to be intense.  As I try to put together my outlines and prepare for finals, the workload is amping up.  Without being overly dramatic, our grades are based entirely on final exams.  While I am not nervous or anxious about the exams (yet anyway), I do understand the importance of doing well on them.  They represent the culmination of four months worth of effort.

I can't believe it is November already

It all seems so surreal to me.  I cannot believe that I have been in Tucson for all of three months.  It seems like I blinked in August and when I opened my eyes, I was here in November.  My first final is in less than a month.  I have a long, busy road ahead of me until I fly back to Portland on December 23rd, though I am sure the time will seem to pass even faster...   

Big Win on the road for Portland

Check out the box score HERE.

My goodness

Watch Portland's improbable 101-99 victory over Houston on Thursday HERE.

Halloween Weekend

On Friday night, I went out to this club called Level with a UPS worker, the spice girls, a french maid, a 70s police officer, two avid golfers, a goddess, a hooters girl, and a Barack Obama supporter.  There I saw a fallen angel, Michael Phelps, some pirates, some vampires, a jester, Paulie Bleaker, and others.  I drank.  I went to bed late. 

On Saturday, I rolled out of bed at around noon.  Went down to this little cafe and ate breakfast while working on my Contracts outline...in fact, I spent most of the rest of the weekend working on my Contracts outline and taking a practice Contracts midterm.  I did hang out with Z on Saturday night and watch the Portland and OSU games.  Afterward, we hit Applebee's for half-price drafts.