And so here it is; the Thursday of CSU's 1 week long spring break. If I didn't post this today, there would be a good chance this blog would be a law school casualty. I've fallen behind on everything that is at all "optional"- and many things that really aren't. It's consumptive, in every sense of the world, including the tuberculosis sense. Not literally. But it feels like it.
3 midterms in three weeks, a large paper in the midst, and then we hit the ground running with just 5 weeks til finals when we get back. It's a battle that we can't afford to lose, that takes everything just to endure. Thankfully, endurance is 85% of winning.
Our property teacher is less than stellar. Not only did she schedule the midterm for the first day back from break, but she's not the best at explaining anything as it is, so this break has been less free, less relaxing than I'd at some point envisioned.
But it's a break. And I've done all I can to enjoy it while I can.
March 3rd was my 4 year I.S.-iversary. 4 years never felt faster, or, in so many ways, more brilliant.
Were it not for law school, I'd be quickly running out of any adult, non-married friends.
So turns our world with us upon it.
And as such, we've got a new pope; the first non-European since the Church decided Christian and European were synonyms. Maybe it's that big wheel turning, turning back to the Kingdom. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Interesting note? Argentina legalized gay marriage in 2010 and Cardinal Bergoglio stopped speaking out on the subject publicly. Last he said anything, it was in opposition to that legislation- but he's been silent since. No one knows what that means; but it at least means he's leading with humility and love, and not political swag. (http://www.believeoutloud.com/latest/could-pope-francis-be-gay-communitys-greatest-hope).
I've also finished a book this week- just the third of the year, and it was short, and a children's book (Number the Stars, but Lois Lowry). But it was good. Very good. With few exceptions, they still don't give away Newberry Medals for nothing (save for you, Missing May. Kramer v. Kramer deserved the Oscar more than you deserved that).
For what it's worth, Downton Abbey is still the best-shot t.v. show I've ever seen. It's intellectually dishonest to say you don't like it because its mushy then, in that same token, claim to like artistic movies. It does have a fairly soap-operatic bend to a degree, but I could mute it and just watch the camera roam around, and cut to upside-down shots, and carefully arranged close-ups, and actual, skillful use of focus- without a care for the plot; just watching an underrated filmic director do his work.
I wish I had more insight to write; but right about now, I've got to shut this down; hopefully, before long, I'll be back- or at least sometime after finals.
-Zack
"I don't tip, I pay bills"
-Lil' Wayne
