The First Week: The Billionth 1L's Two Cents

Why, after millions of smarter, more charming and certainly more eloquent lawyers-in-training have already written all there is to be written about the first week experience, do I feel compelled to share my own thoughts on the subject? The short answer is I really don't. I'd rather tell you about my new cactus.

Actually, it's not really new. We went plant shopping couple weeks ago and I got it then. I'm not sure what type of cactus it is but I call mine 'The Yodic Trinity'. Yodic because it's nearly the bluish green that Yoda is, plus it's got fuzzy whisps of white 'hair' surrounding it's spikes. Trinity because there are three of these 'fingers' clustered closely together in the pot. It sits in the window right in front of my desk and I've found myself staring at it occasionally when I'm in the midst of reading law. If I can locate our digital camera, I'll post a photo of it. Perhaps one of you could tell me what type of cactus it is...and provide proper care-and-feeding instructions to boot?

Ok, just a snipet on the week, but not so much about law school as much as the people I'm there with: I've been really impressed with most everyone I've met in my section. The ease with which they can all go from talking about last nights dinner to deep discussions of politics, religion and the like is really amazing. Certainly, I expected that each person would come to the table with specific motivations and various experiences. What I didn't expect (and I think I should have) was that everyone would be so passionate about and well-versed in subjects that, well, the nightly news would have you believe are the sole domain of talking heads and 'experts'. And though there is a vast array of opinions and backgrounds, the common bond seems to be that underlying passion. Though the week's been a bit daunting and my head hurts somewhat from all that's been thrown at it, I have to say that being surrounded by such folks has been invigorating.

I hope all is well on your respective ends...S.