Since I came back from Europe late August, I've tracked 67.97 miles of walking and running. It's not an accurate count. There are days I didn't record anything. In any case, it could be better. I'll be adding a giant chunk to that on Saturday when I do the Mermaid Run. I finally calculated it to see where I am on Eowyn's Challenge. Almost at Ferry's Landing. I was excited until I realized that it only takes me just under three days into their journey. Oh well. Assuming I don't do anything tomorrow, Saturday will bring me to Crickhollow.

Yeah, I guess keep a record that Sept 2011 is when I started this challenge. It takes 458 miles just to get to Rivendell. I have a feeling this project may take several years to complete.

It's weird. It's November and I instinctively feel like I should be starting outlines. The cold weather makes me feel like I should be retreating inside and hacking away at those things. Granted, November this year brings a whole new level of dread, but it's weird not having to think about finals anymore.

I decided to start taking some science classes in my free time. It's a good way to make myself more marketable for patents and trade secrets. Even if I end up getting something in copyright or trademark, especially in this area even a basic knowledge of that information is going to be important. There's no pressure to get particularly stellar grades, so I can focus on learning to learn. Also, it might be fun. I think I'm ultimately going to decide between bio and computer programming. I don't think doing two at once is going to be manageable.

Finished Clash of Kings, but I'm taking a break before I continue with that series. Went back to Terry Pratchett books. Not that I've been reading much lately. I've been doing a lot of job hunting related work and ...I rediscovered my DS. Also playing some Arkham City. Yay Batman.

I looked at my list of things to do post-bar and I think the only thing that I managed to accomplish was going to Europe. I guess I'm halfway through season three of Buffy and finished the first season and most recent seasons of Dr. Who (just need to finish those gaps). Beyond that, nothing much else.

Maybe the job front. But working as a research assistant, as fun and amazing as that is, is not the same as having a real job.

Project Game of Thrones has been floppy. I've finished a little over one half of the second book...yes I'm still on that one. It's not that I'm not enjoying it. It's just that it's huge and I don't actually give myself too much reading time. And then because I'm so deep into the book, it's kind of hard to read other books. The only other project I have going on is reading Rick Steves's Travel as Political Act. That's an off and on project. I've also been reading a ton of comics. Go New 52. Yay.

Haven't touched LA Noire since I got back, partially because when I was gung ho about starting it up again, I had no idea what Chris did with the game. Now I just have actual other things to do.

I guess the lose the bar weight project is kind of on track. I always lose focus on the weekends and it's been slow, but there's been progress since I returned from Europe.

Hello blog. Today, a bee stung me on the head. It was entirely unprovoked too. It just jumped on me, stung me, and got mad as I brushed it away. Now, my head hurts and I spent a lot of today bitterly watching episodes of Buffy.

Lately, I've been recovering from Europe and trying to lose the weigh I gained during the bar. Once that's done, we'll go to the weigh I gained during the last semester of law school. It'll be a step by step process, yo.

Been watching way more TV than I ever should of late and chilling out with Bruce. Been trying to look around for jobs and the like. Such is the post-bar life.

I'm kind of underwhelmed by the line up for the Treasure Island Music Festival this year. Honestly, why is Death Cab headlining Sunday this year? I do really want to see Beach House and The Antlers. It'd be cool to see St. Vincent again. There were a couple of other bands that seemed like they would be worth seeing, so I'll probably end up going. The site is down so I can't check prices.

Death Cab though? Really? I saw them live once only because Jenny Lewis was opening. I fell asleep in the stands because they were so boring. At least I know I can leave early.

Post-Bar To Do List (continued)

12. Join an informal soccer group
13. Finish crocheting that blanket that I started crocheting in undergrad
14. Try to re-learn Korean and Italian

Where are all my Phantom Planet concert friends right now? I need to get the fan girling and speculation out now.

Was helping clean out the shed a little because it's primarily full of boxes of my stuff from undergrad. I grabbed notebooks that had empty pages so I could use the paper. The one I grabbed was my little research notebook from when I was writing my honors thesis on music piracy. It's cute, I have little notes scribbled in there about the DMCA. Good times. And I thought things were stressful back then.

I also found one of the textbooks from my Human Stress class because it was a book on how to cope with stress. By then, I had sent Hastings all of my stuff, so I knew I was going to law school for sure. I'm pretty sure that I kept it around specifically so that I could pull it out and find ways not to stress before the bar. Too late, my friend. Too late.

Also found one of my old CalPIRG notebooks, and now that the whole EIC thing has passed, I still think that being a chair/co-chair of CalPIRG was MUCH harder than being an EIC. God that was a draining activity. I would take on 10 production weeks before I did another pledge week. I wouldn't have traded my CalPIRG experience for the world, but if you thought EIC was a thankless job...

Anyway, should get to Con Law.

Things to do After the Bar (In no particular order)

1. Read, maybe finish the Game of Thrones series
2. Lose bar and last semester of law school weight
3. Find a job
4. Frolic around Europe
5. Finish Buffy
6. Watch all of Dr. Who
7. Finish Boys Over Flowers (because I never finished that one)
8. Hike or engage in other activities that require me to be outside
9. Finish Project Learn to Run
10. Complete LA Noire
11. Play the Portal games maybe?


I'll add more later