a timely response to today's economy..

So get this.. my law school just became $50K richer.  Democratic Senator Brian X. Foley of Blue Point, NY wrote a fabulous check over to Dean Lawrence Raful in response to the crisis affecting New York State, and specifically Suffolk County, NY.  The cold, hard cash will allow Touro Law to set up a cutting-edge foreclosure and bankruptcy law clinic, which will allow students and faculty to provide free legal advice and services to local residents in need.  Be it those on the brink of losing their home, filing for bankruptcy, or simply those who sweat when the phone rings in fear of credit collection agencies, Touro will respond.  

According to the Touro Law website, additional funding has been secured from local banks including a $30,000 three-year commitment from Capital One Bank and a commitment from Astoria Federal Savings.

Go to www.TouroLaw.edu for more information, and the full article.

Photo courtesy TouroLaw.edu.  From left to right: Touro Law Center Dean Lawrence Raful, Central Islip Civic Council Executive Director Nancy Manfredonia and Senator Brian X. Foley.

oh snap.

But.. I did get a new, pink digital camera (the Fujifilm Finepix).  I can only go so far.

my law school bag.

So, those of you who know me well, know that I'm a true shopaholic.. so as you can imagine, when I got my acceptance letter, I immediately got a new bag. "My Law School Bag" (has a certain ring to it, no? Like a fab children's book..) was purchased at Henri Bendel's flagship 5th Ave. store. Bendel's fabulous Disturbed Stripe Tote featured two sets of handles, and a chic black and brown scheme, with gold hardware. Totally professional, right?

I began "previewing" my bag back and forth to work, to make sure she would be good to me. I remember being a little kid and wanting to wear my new school clothes SO BADDDD before the first day of school, but I wasn't allowed. Well, now I'm a big girl and I can do what I want.

Well thank God I did, because after a month or so of relatively light use (meaning, no law textbooks yet) the freaking bag couldn't handle macbook and a train pass. I returned to my friend Henri, (I love pretending stores are real people, and my friends) and they were fantastic enough to give me a complete store credit in return for my battered bag with the broken strap.

After surveying the bunch, and there were many many many, I decided on a bag known as the Bendel Beach Tote. Now, you'd never picture something as durable and great as this bag.. but she is wonderfuuuul. Seriously, check out the depth on that bag.

So I was faced with a serious dilemma.. be true to form and go with the pink with orange piping, or tone it down with a little blue and turquoise?

Considering the title of the blog, and the fact that I'm a bit worried about being taken seriously as a law student, I totally went with the blue.

Did you SEE the way that professor looked at the girl with the pink laptop?! That will not be me.

Photo Cpoyright www.HenriBendel.com

booo financial aid.

So my latest rant is in regard to financial aid.. Basically, in addition to loans and whatnot, a student may qualify for need-based grants from the school.  Given the fact that my family doesn't make a ton of money, I was counting on a handful of need-based aid.  Welllllll due to the fact that I was awarded a partial-tuition scholarship, that disqualifies me from "need" as defined by Touro.  So while I work my tush off to maintain the required GPA to keep my scholarship, non-smart people get need-based aid with no requirements to maintain.  In my opinion, I should be able to qualify for both.  Since I'm smart, and poor, that is.

impatience. and anxiety dreams.

Sooooooooooo today I went to watch Jim's softball game and continued working my way through Law 101.  I'm about 2 months from school starting, and I'm totally wishing it was tomorrow.  I'm sure I'll be taking that back in a future blog post, but for now, I'm excited.  

So one of the things I never mentioned in my earlier posts is the nightmares I was having about school.  Apparently, many law students and hopefuls have similar dreams.  Weird thing is, all of mine take place in the bookstore.  I'm not sure why I'm so anxious about books, (aside from the fact that I'll spend an estimated $1,500 a year on books) but I'm definitely excited to check out this bookstore for real.  Maybe then, the cold sweats will stop..

things that have to wait until after law school.

So, obviously with three years worth of school ahead, there are a handful of things that now have to wait until I'm done.  Mixed feelings.

Marriage

Babies

Dogs (Weimeraners)

Vacations

Louis Vuitton Luggage

the bend and snap.

So last night, I was volunteering at VIBS, the Victim's Information Bureau of Suffolk, providing childcare while victims accessed their weekly counseling sessions.  When I got home, Jimmy was (still) working, so I turned on the tube and was excited to find the last half of Legally Blonde.  Fabulous.  And so apropos.  

When Jimmy got home, all he was interested in was freaking ESPN, so he went in the bedroom to watch it.  For whatever reason, I was soooo mad about this, like it would have been really all that torturous for him to sit through the end of the movie with me.  Ugh.

Anyways, as dubbed by my blog title, you can tell I'm relating a bit.  I'm sure my pageant life, and love of all things pink will seem a bit/lot out of place in Law School.  I'm totally nervous about not being taken seriously, but still being true to my(stylish)self. 

I've decided to leave my mac laptop white, and refrain from any pink business suits.  Hopefully, that will do the trick.  

Thus is my journey to (becoming an) attorney.