Screaming Bean |
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Exams begin next Thursday. My first exam is Friday. Due to the impact of this on most people here, it has become apparent that you must repeat every question at least twice, because the first time you ask the person is not listening to a word you say. People are thinking about transnational litigation, or shareholder derivative suits, or the rule against perpetuities. Normally mild-mannered happy go lucky people act as if they're possessed. The angry people are angrier, the snarky people more snarky. I am trying to keep an even keel, but they're trying to break me. Our professor just accused us of being fatalists. People are throwing themselves at the casebooks (which I suppose is better than throwing our casebooks...that comes later.) The printers are printing, the printers are jamming, the printers are beeping. Yes, we need a new tradition here. One that involves screaming and wailing preferably. The stress is so thick you can cut it with a knife. And as we all know, fatalistic law students should be kept away from sharp implements of any sort.
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