A Critical Week

I feel that prior to this year, I only had a handful of days or weeks that were critical to my future and to my life. This year, I feel like they come rapid fire and they are all very, very stressful. The upcoming week is one example:

• Law Review Write-On Competition: I missed the Top 10% automatic invite by all of .016 percentage points. I really fucked myself first semester. I may be the last person out of the automatic invite, which blows. However, I'm looking at it like an opportunity. I probably have about a 30-40% chance of successfully writing on. If I can manage to do that, firms will see that I was outside the top 10% (but inside the top 15%) and know that the only way I got on was through my writing. Firms like good writers. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
• Interview: So I didn't get a very good job for the summer. Essentially, I'm working the same job I worked in high school but with much, much more expensive food. But this week I have an interview with a small, but pretty successful medical malpractice plaintiff's firm. Granted, I don't want to do medical malpractice or personal injury long term, but the place is run by young guys, who seem really cool. I'm sure it'd be a great experience.
• Studying for the patent bar: In lieu of working some kickass legal job, I've been studying for the Patent Bar. I've been told by attorneys at well respected patent boutiques, that this is a good thing for a young kid to do because it shows committment to the profession. The Patent Bar has one of the lowest passage rates of any standardized test in America. The California Bar has historically been pretty damn hard, but the Patent Bar rivals it. While lately it's been a bit higher, the late 1990's saw passage rates dip into the upper 30%, low 40%. Now that's pretty damn hard. It costs $450 to take the exam. The review course was $1800. No pressure or anything. The goal is to take it by August 3rd, so that when I interview with Kilpatrick, I can say I accomplished something this summer.
• Regular work: In addition to the extra crap, I still have to work four days this week.
• Quality time: I should probably at least get dinner in with Krista.

So yeah, this week is going to be rough. Fuck it, just got to put the head down and press on. Sleep is a luxury that I can't afford right now. One thing among many luxuries I can't afford.

"And there's a kid in there. He's big, he's dumb, and he's kind of scared. And..well, he's too old to be there. He's just looking for a ride."

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