Week 4

Week 4 - Well, watcha think I been doin'?

Yup, that's right. Study, study, study. Fun, right? I know. Why study so much? Well, besides wanting to do well... Imagine you're sitting in class minding your own business. The professor is talking at 100 miles an hour when all of a sudden your name rings out. There's no way around it. Even when used in a humane manner, the process is inherently intimidating.

There is nothing quite like being called on without prior notice in front of a large group of peers and being expected to speak articulately and intelligently about a question you've never thought about before. It's just enough to make anyone anxious.

Although I have been called on in class many times, it was just this week that I was "grilled" for a straight 35 mins in my Civil Procedure course. It was intense.

Beyond the classroom, we had the ward over to the house. I ate corn on the cob straight off the grill:

And now... Ladies and Gentlemen, please meet my new singles ward...



Also, The Blue Angels were flying all over town. They were pretty cool, and are well synced. With the recent news of the Reno airshow, I am very grateful none of them crashed on me while I was running, in church, or class.

Overall, pretty great week. Lots of schoolwork, but I am really enjoying the material. I just don't enjoy the quantity of material. It is hard to wrap a head around hundreds of pages of work every night. And now, back to the books.

Week 3

Husker Football!!! Enjoyed my first Nebraska football game and celebrated the 312th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium with 84,000 other Husker enthusiasts. All the stadium portals read:

I must say that I agree: these fans are committed, devoted, and zealous. The entire town shuts down on game day, hours early, because tailgate parties are happenin' all around the stadium. It is super legit. And, yes, of course, they wear corn on their heads to the football games! Duh!

They call themselves "The Sea of Red"; can you guess why?

 Also, please notice the second largest video screen in the USA (Only the Dallas Cowboys have a larger one). The band was absolutely great!

And, I got to sit on the 8th row! I was soo incredibly close, it was AWESOME!!! The atmosphere was the loudest, and most energized I have ever been a part of, and I really enjoyed the 40-7 massacre on the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. 

So, that's it, Husker football! It's kinda a big deal back here in what I affectionately refer to as "The Wilderness". Speaking of the Wilderness...

I've had and interesting week of food. The law school sponsored various free lunches all week for different information sessions, however, they catered the same food all week; either Valentino's Pizza or Jimmie John's Sandwiches. But, it was the following Runza that stole the cake this week for most interesting eats. This Nebraska original is a hamburger and fried cabbage filled sandwich. I'm just gonna hafta letcha imagine what it tastes like.

A Nebraska Original: Runza

Husker soccer is also pretty great! They just barely lost to #3 North Carolina 2-1, but hey, at least we scored.

But, I must admit, that as exciting as a UNL Husker game is, my heart was throbbing the entire BYU game, and I am so, so excited that they won! GO COUGS!!! Big game next week v. Texas.

Week 2

My Official Law School Photograph

I made it through my first week of classes…alive! Whew! So… what is law school like? To be honest, it’s just like the movies depict it to be; in fact, it’s scary how accurate they are. For those of you who have never seen a movie with a law school classroom setting, I would recommend The Paper Chase over Legally Blonde (Reese Witherspoon makes it look just a lil’ too easy).

I try to get out of the Law Building every once in a while, and have even been doing my best to keep up with my running. I was full of anticipation with the loss of Elevation to run at 1200 ft (Utah is closer to 5000 ft) above sea level, but there is this weird phenomenon known as “Humidity” that has created another problem for me.



But, let's be honest. My day is spent in class and the law library. Study, study, study. I would go as far to say that if I had worked this hard in my undergraduate field, I would have graduated a lot more towards the top of my class.

I have been lucky to fall into a wonderful University Ward here. Everyone is wonderful. This weekend we played in a Stake Softball Tournament, and had alot of fun. There has been fun activities like going to the lake, baptism trips, and FHE's. It should be a welcome relief from the stresses of a classroom.