What I Wore for Constitutional Law 1 and Padre's

Is there a name for the phenomenon of meeting your idol and being disappointed? Like you LOOOOVE Tom Hanks and then you meet him and it turns out he's totally okay with kicking two ten year old girls off a balcony to watch the Disneyland Aladdin parade? Was that oddly specific? Not that that happened to me or anything. Anyway, that phenomenon happened to me today. Today was supposed to be super exciting because our Con Law lectures are by Chimerinski, and I totally geeked out because I LOVE Chimerinski's Con Law books. But his lectures were about not nearly as exciting as you thought (and I bet you thought Federalism, Powers of the Judiciary, Executive, and Legislature, and Individual Rights were like an off-the-wall party). In fact I would liken it to that interminable time after the medical assistant leaves the exam room and you just hang out in a paper dress waiting for the doctor to walk her happy butt in the room. Good thing I wasn't wearing a paper dress. Here's what I did wear:

Hi-o, baby basil! I can't wait to eat you!

What I Wore:

Pink Old Navy Tee (seriously, LOVE THIS SHIRT YOU GUYS. I am planning on buying it in more colors)

Grey Lounge Pants from Old Navy

Black Flip Flops from Old Navy

I'm gonna be honest, you guys. All my comfy clothes are from Old Navy, or at least that is what I am learning from this experiment. But you know, it makes sense. Unless you are one of those ladies who needs to sleep in silk chemises (I am not) or lounge about in a robe that matches your lavendar plants (again, I am not), chances are, you are gonna be totally happy with the cheap stuff, so why spend money on clothes you don't care about or that you don't wear out to impress anyone? These lounge pants are gold, seriously. I almost didn't want to wear them to listen to the lecture because as soon as I put them on I just wanna go to sleep, and sleep isn't really helpful when you're trying to remember stuff.

After my lecture, I killed a Civ Pro essay and then booked it home to meet my parents for dinner. We went to Padre's, which is my dad's single favorite restaurant ever. We frequent that patio pretty frequently and have "our" server, who always remembers what we drink. Today she told us she's getting her psychology degree and she wants to go to law school and I yelled "DON'T DO IT!" Just kidding. No, I did, and then I told her that it's a lot of work but worth it. So, yeah, I lied. Kidding. I still don't know how I feel about law school. All I know is I want to be a prosecutor and they make you get your JD to do that. Am I better for it? We'll talk about this after the bar, because right now I just feel annoyed by the whole thing. Here's what I wore to tell some poor girl she shouldn't go to law school:

What I Wore for this very tiny iPhone pic:

Saint Tropez West dress via Macy's

LC wedges (yes, those ones!)

Who's that cute guy forced into posing with me? That's my dad! Happy Father's Day, Dad! Thanks for having me, and then for putting up with me for so long!

How are you saying thanks to your dad this weekend?

What I Wore for Conflict of Law

You guys can stop your clamoring. I know, I know, I missed yesterday and you are all distraught. I am sorry. I just, got busy, and I was so excited to workout, and, you know... Anyway, you didn't miss much. I know my first post probably made you think that my life is all fabulous yoga pants ad cotton shirts, but sometimes it's more simple. Black shorts, a teal burnout tee-shirt, and I even re-wore those AMAZING black Old Navy flip flops. You know, I'm starting to think I shouldn't share all this with you. I don't want you getting jealous of me. Actually, go ahead and be jealz.

Here's what I wore today (plus the leftover pizza Brady and I ate for dinner, thanks to BJ's brewery, which I do not recommend)!

What I Wore:

Picnic blouse from Modcloth

Twill Leggings from Lauren Conrad (I know)

Blue flats from Target

Eiffel tower c/o Mom, for Valentine's Day (she is adorable)

As you might have guessed, today was Conflicts of Laws. Exciting stuff. Get this? I also wrote an Agency and Partnership essay. I know, right? I almost peed my pants.

I really would not to soil these pants because I love them. They are so comfortable! One day after work at the prosecutor's office, I decided to visit the place where all the shoplifting defendants came from: Kohl's. And then I kind of bought some stuff, because it turns out there are actually some cute things at Kohl's, which I thought was shocking. All of our defendants stole t-shirts with slogans written in neon and hip hugger jeans or some such, whatever the kids are wearing today. In addition to these super comfy leggings, I also bought a teal trenchcoat (!!) and a pair of wedges I wear only all the time... all the time that I am not locked in our freezing cold study room, I mean. I would wear them, I guess, except that they are not conducive to sock-wearing. They have a super cute bow on the toe, though.

Tomorrow is the first day of Con Law I. Hold on to your Lauren Conrad panties!

What I Wore for Civ Pro 2 (and a little shindig)

Yay! My first What I Wore post! Here is what happened today: I got up early and worked out with my favorite lady, Jillian Michaels. We did our 6 Week 6 Pack workout. At first it sucked and I didn't want to do it, but by the time we were doing mat work, I got into it. I wore stretchy black capris from Old Navy and a grey sports bra from Target (they are the best, you guys, though it admittedly does not take much to contain this action, if you know what I mean. I have little boobs, if you didn't get it). No pics of that because I had not yet had my WIW epiphany. Also, I didn't wear a t-shirt, and I am a modest lady. After my workout, I got ready to go to school and put on this:

What I Wore:

Old Navy pink t-shirt (so cheap and comfy and bjkndnsocmds I love it)

NY&CO yoga pants (see above)

Old Navy black flippie floppies

Carrying: AZ Classroom Workook

Not pictured: black hoodie from Ann Taylor, which I have been wearing practically every day and couldn't stand to have on for another second.

I had a "Mini-MBE" today for my GTS workshop (that's Gateway to Success, or, Gym Tan Study, which more accurately reflects my summer - thanks, Mandi!) and then watched my Civ Pro 2 lecture. Joinder, Motions, Final Judgments... sooooooo fun! Just kidding. It sucks. But the lecturer was pretty funny. He sounds like Brak from Space Ghost. So if you're going to be studying a semester's worth of material in three hours, at least you can pretend an alien is teaching you. Aliens make everything better.

After my lecture, I did some Torts questions and then got ready to go PARTAAAAAAAAAAAY! Almost. Brady's BFF is moving from Boston to San Francisco, and his parents live here, so while he was in town, his parents threw him a moving party BBQ. Yummy! I didn't wear my shlubby clothes, though. What kind of BFF GF would I be?

 What I Wore:

Old Navy tank (I thought it was coral/orange, but it's looking red here? Did I wear red? I didn't want to.)

Old Navy cardi (literally dug out of the donate pile because the tank shows my bra straps and I wanted to cover that up)

Anthropologie Lido Light Skirt

Frye sandals

Kate Spade purse

After sitting around in "comfy" clothes, it feels so good to put on an actual outfit. Even if your outfit's shoes are 6 inch platforms and make three of your toes go numb. It's character-building.

I have a really good idea

You know how sometimes you ask me how my life is? How studying for the bar is going? And then I look off in the distance with a blank look and you think I have powered down or am contemplating running away right this instant? That second one might be true. But only because there isn't a whole lot to say about studying for the bar. I wake up, I shower, I go to school, I listen to a lecture on my computer, write an essay or so some multiple choice, and all this takes about six or seven hours and by then I am tired, so I go home, maybe lay down for a bit, work out, make dinner, do some more questions, and then zone out for a bit before I go to bed. That is pretty much it. Every day. So there isn't a whole lot to talk about there. The only thing that changes is what I do between step two and step three, which is get dressed.

Back in the day, before law school, I had a... job. Did you think I was going to say life? Nope, I didn't have one of those! My job preempted this "life" thing. But anyway, I had a job, and at my job, I wore clothes. Sometimes I wore dresses, or skirts, sometimes I even wore jeans. But I didn't wear yoga pants*. It was pretty casual, but I still had to go through the motions of "clothes" and "appropriate." It was okay. What I liked even better than wearing clothes to my job was wearing clothes to my internship. When I interned at the prosecutor's office, I was the only lady who wasn't support staff. I interacted with the public daily and made frequent courtroom appearances. This required that I step up my game on the whole dressing thing. I wore pencil skirts, A-line shifts, blouses, and suits like you wouldn't believe. And I looked super cute! I wish I had shared it with you guys, because I totally rock "business attire." But I didn't. And now I am not an intern anymore and I am sad and I am studying for the Bar all the time. Pout face. I don't wear business attire, because business attire is not conducive to sprawling on the floor crying ** or sitting cross-legged or with my feet up, or to the frigid temperatures in our study room. Instead, I wear t-shirts, hoodies, socks, glasses, and yoga pants***.  It's obviously not as glamorous. But you know what? That's okay! I'm still going to post it on here. Yep, I'm going to document my wardrobe during Bar study. It shall be a weird, anthropological study of the effects of brain melting practice exams on my sartorial choices. Maybe by July 15 I will be wearing jeggings! On my head! Who knows, we'll see. So, starting today, we're going to have a daily "What I Wore: Bar Study" feature. It's very NYT, but not as cool. Are you so excited? I am! First post will be tonight!


* Okay, I wore yoga pants sometimes, but only when I was the only one there, frequently on the weekends, when I was probably menstruating. Have I talked about periods yet on this blog? It's about time, then.


** Just kidding, this hasn't happened. Yet.


*** Yay!

Summer Resolutions

You guys got any Half Year Resolutions? I had never heard of Half Year Resolutions before, but I like them, because, let's face it, I abandoned my New Year's Resolutions, like, 4 months ago. Half Year Resolutions are like a fresh start, and we can all use those every now and then, right? Here are mine:

1. Get back into daily workouts. Cardio, gym, Jillian Michaels, or running up and down the stairs. I feel like crap when I don't work out and that is not helpful for anyone. Especially my butt.

This is not me. I am blonde, OBVIOUSLY.

2. Drink more water. Booze only on weekends. This was Brady's idea, but I am joining his bandwagon, because I think it will help me feel better. So I've heard. Before anyone says anything (DAD), it's not as if I tie one on Monday through Thursday. Yes, I will have a couple beers or glasses of wine. MAYBE a G&T. But I certainly do not wake up in the bathtub, or even with a headache. Still, I figure it can't hurt to be as clear-headed as possible, and that probably means skipping the spirits during the week. Weekends, however. Let's be realistic, you know?

Yay, responsibility!

3. One night a week, I will not read the internet or watch TV. I will either study more or read something or embroider. As much as I love killing brain cells reading blogs, but the nights when I sit on my couch and read are, like SO NICE. I just don't even. I know it's so nice to have all this info at our fingertips, etc., but sometimes it's equally nice to turn off ALL THAT INFORMATION and just chill out.

Please do not be law books OMG.

4. Seven days out of the week, I will study for the bar in some way. But also, one day out of the week, I will do something not related to the bar at all. I will hang out by the pool, I will hang out with my ponies, I will clean, I will paint, I will spend time NOT studying for the bar. I also will not spend that time sleeping or watching television. PROMISE ME YOU WILL MAKE ME DO THIS. This is not going to be easy for me.

No sleeping, I know, but isn't this the cutest?!

What about you? Are you going to try some Half Year Resolutions? I don't think the "half year" is technically until, like, July 1, but now you have plenty of time to plan!

Times I Tried Something New and Liked It

1.      Fantasy and Sci-Fi – In undergrad, I ate, slept, and breathed British, Irish, and American Lit. I wrote dissertation after dissertation on Catcher In the Rye, Flannery O’Connor, James Joyce, and Thomas Hardy. If you tried to throw your Jules Vern or Frank Herbert in my face, I would tell you to shove your broomstick in your butt. Then I watched “Lord of the Rings,” and at that point my life changed. It turns out the fantasy genre is not all glitter fairies and woodland nymphs! Fantasy has wars and politics and hot hot hot Orlando Bloom on a horse! I converted to fantasy. But I didn’t stop then – then I watched Battlestar Galactica and then I felt dumb for hating sci-fi so hard. I always assumed these niche genres neglected character development in favor of playing god with physics or robots. I believed the plot would bend to the whims of alternate science theories and pseudo-physics and the “writer” would try to make up for it with some “thousands and thousands of light years” nonsense. Battlestar Galactica proved otherwise and how. Battlestar develops characters; they have their good and their bad, and people you love do things you hate and don’t agree with. When President Roslin makes tough calls, you think she’s doing the wrong thing, but then you don’t know, maybe it’s right, but at the same time it is so WRONG! About three episodes from the end, I started having that depressed knot in my stomach you get when a novel is almost over and you don't want to be done reading it. And ohmygosh that show is amazing and I can’t wait to watch the whole series all over again.

2.       Horror Movies – I saw The Ring when it first came out and I could not watch another scary movie, or have a television in the same room where I slept, for a long time. Then I got coerced into watching Paranormal Activity and I had so much fun being scared, we went and saw the second one at the midnight show. So fun! But sometimes I still jump into my bed from 10 feet away because I’m afraid there’s a demon under there who’s gonna possess my toes.

3.       Zombies – They are super gross, but like the stereotypes of fantasy and sci fi that turned out not to be true, zombies aren’t all gore and braaaaaaaaaaainnnnnnsssss. They’re people struggling to maintain society in the face of an unknown and surprisingly strong enemy. They’re families watching each other die and either standing by someone who is no longer the person you love and might be trying to eat you, or shooting them between the eyes. My favorite zombie things are World War Z, Fido, The Walking Dead (comics AND the TV show), and Zombieland.

1.       Eating Things With Weird Names – Pork Belly. Didn’t want to try it, tried it, and now I want to eat it every day, even though it has the word “belly” in it.

(Don't) Wish it (were) Sunday

I feel like I should update this thing, but I'm feeling too lazy to write a real blog post. So here's a list of things!

Today I lost my first trial. I feel like a real lawyer now.

Almost Attorney at Law! That's an official title.

I tend to buy stuff to make salads, and then I don't make them. When I clean out the fridge, I get so mad at myself, and I throw that brown lettuce in the garbage like I mean it.

Speaking of food, I spend this weekend cooking, as well as cleaning and doing laundry. I have no interest in doing this full time. When I got to work today, I was so happy to be in that courtroom and not chopping carrots, even if I didn't win my case. Don't get me wrong, I love cooking, and I love cooking for others, but I can also get tired of it. Quickly.

Cooking, cleaning, and laundry among other things, like mirror painting! I knew I wanted to hang this is my living room, but the black felt too heavy.

So it's pink now! Watermelon Pink, but I call it Malibu Dream House Pink, and I also tell you not to look too closely. It needs some touch ups.

I was one of those girls you (maybe) hated in high school. I had perfect skin. Don't worry, I was a total inept nerd in other ways. But anyway. My skin broke out really bad right before my undergrad graduation ceremony, and then it cleared up in 3 days. A couple of months ago, it broke out again. It's always on my chin! I cried a couple of times, then I went to my dermatologist and rethought my skin care. I stopped buying new products all the time and now I have a regiment I really like. I also stopped wearing mineral make up and went back to old fashioned liquid foundation, and I love it.

I hate being complimented. When people tell me my skin looks good or whatever, I worry they're telling me that because they think my skin looks awful and they feel sorry for me.

Mulder, looking off in the distance, contemplating his crazy Mom.

For a long, long time, like up until extremely recently (last week. just kidding, but almost) I could not for the life of me accept a compliment. If you say "I like your hair," you're going to regret it, because I will tell you that my hair sucks and I spend a small fortune on hair products, or I will tell you that you're wrong and my hair is ugly and the worst hair ever, and then we will feel awkward. Not fun. Finally I learned to smile and look pleased and say "thank you!" But I feel forced if I say "I like your hair too!" I don't want you to think that I'm just saying that. I am secretly trying to race you in your compliment, so I can make sure you think I like you and maybe I can avoid receiving one. It's a sickness. I'm sorry.

 You can tell me you like my new nightstand, though. I'll say "thank you!" and then we can talk about mid-century danish teak furniture. Or I can talk and you can nod politely, as you do with an obviously crazy person.

Now that classes are totally completely forever over (except for the bar, whoops!) my main goal (after getting a solid tan before moving into the library full time) is to update this blog much more regularly. Can you stand the wait? Well, good news, it's already started! See you soon!