Where Steven Comes to Waste Time

I realize I haven't been posting as regularly as I used to. There are several reasons, but the main reason is that the bar exam is over and I am awaiting results. Perhaps if I changed the purpose of this blog to become my online diary...nah...I probably would have been just as lazy.

Since the results are almost two months away, there isn't much to worry about. Although sometimes, in the dark corner of my mind, I dread about the thought of studying again. While I feel good about most of my answers, I still worry about having to study for it again. Wow..only 60 days away?

Anyway, what's been going on lately? For starters, some people are getting married this month. A good friend of mine from law school, a classmate's older sister out of state, and some others. And here I am single. Oh well. Maybe next year. Although I'm not really in a hurry to tie the knot.

As for school, I'm taking one class that is really kicking my butt. Although my class load is not that demanding, this class is the equivalent of taking three classes. Maybe its because we have to know 100 different tax laws...before the fourth week of school! To make things worse, financial aid is being a pain. If I don't resolve this soon, I'll have to pay my loans. Darn.

Steven was not studying at 12:26 AM | Permalink | Comments

I look back to what I was doing that day...

I was sleeping at my parents' house. Around 6:45 AM, I faintly heard my sister say to my mother, "Someone crashed a plane into the World Trade Center." I immediately got up and turned on the TV. Every TV station was focused on the towers. I thought that it might have been an accident, but once the 2nd plane hit the second tower, I knew that this was planned.

School was cancelled that day, and I cancelled my plans for the day. My sister, who worked in one of those tall buildings in downtown was on standby, but was told not to come to work that day. My father also worked in the downtown and he also contemplated staying home, but later left since he worked in an area which was unlikely to get hit.

My first thought was whether someone was going to go nuclear. But I dismissed it thinking that if the terrorists had nukes, they would have used that instead of taking the risk of hijacking planes. My next thought is whether they were going to hit the west coast. All flights that day were cancelled, so I didn't expect to see planes crashing anytime soon. Although car bombs or random violence was also likely.

The rest of the day was a blur. I stayed fixated to the TV, watching the towers fall, and seeing everyone in NY panic as if it was Armageddon. I was waiting for news that order was restored and that the people who did this were identified. I knew that whoever did this was Middle-Eastern/Muslim.

I kinda wondered, is killing Osama Bin Laden worth killing 1 million non-Americans?

I'll get back to you on that.

Steven was not studying at 11:04 PM | Permalink | Comments

I don't know what's been wrong with me lately. I haven't been able to sleep right the last seven days. I think I averaged three to four hours at most the last three days.

I thought it was the recent heat. It has been dreadfully hot the last few weeks. There were a few times where I even broke a sweat while I was sleeping.

I also thought it may have been caffeine. Usually this is not a problem as I don't drink caffeine unless it was a hardcore study night.

Maybe its my eating habits. Since I'm turning 30 this month, I tried to eat healthier (tried...yeah).

Its just frustrating.

Steven was not studying at 3:59 AM | Permalink | Comments

Im back.

For the last seven days, I was without a computer. The stupid thing caught on fire (sort of) in the school library.

Now school has started, although I am more interested in finding a job during the day.

Steven was not studying at 6:37 PM | Permalink | Comments