I write this blog mostly blind, watching the Major League Baseball All Star game. So, I'm typing all fingers and only infrequently glancing at what of worth, if anything, I may be writing. I caught a little bit of the game at the gym, but now it is tied at three in the eleventh inning. Tense and riveting. It reminds me of the NLCS Braves game against the Mets in 1999 that went to the 15th inning (sadly, the Braves lost). Of course, in 2005 the Braves and Astros set a record and went to the 18th inning (which Atlanta also lost).

Obviously, I'm a Braves fan. A pretty devoted fan. Yet, I must say, living in Boston can make you into a Sox fan real quick. Unless you're a Yankees fan. Well, that might be a stretch. Even a misguided Yankee fan could be converted. The Sox magic is powerful and pervasive; you can feel it all throughout Boston. Lucky for me, Atlanta is in the National League and Boston in the American. So, I only need to worry about the interleague games.

Thirteenth inning. That's almost 1:00 a.m. on the East Coast where the teams are going head-to-head.

In school news, we registered for classes yesterday. There were some expected glitches, like the software the school uses malfunctioning and giving us a repeated error message. I suppose if I chose to register via telephone, which was an option, I might not have encountered the error message. There were some unexpected glitches, such as the codes for two new classes not being published by the school. As of this moment, those codes are still not available. I suppose the upshots are that no one can register for those classes, one of which I would like to take, and that this round of registration is open until August 1st.

Registration at NUSL is an interesting process--one with which I was not familiar from registration in undergrad. Upper level students, who provide all the great guidance in this area, tell us that we're to register for as many classes as possible. Well over the number of credit hours we need to take, and even if we're only somewhat interested in taking the class. The best explanation I've gotten for doing so is that many classes are of "limited enrollment." Those classes, with only a certain number of slots, are chosen by a lottery of some sort. The calculus behind the lottery is unknown to me. Nevertheless, if you don't get in the lottery class that you want, you have a back up.

Following that advice, I'm currently registered for 40 credit hours for next quarter. Hopefully I can whittle that down to 13-16 sometime around the start of classes. All very interesting and a little confusing.

Bottom of the fifteenth inning!

For those of you starting law school in the Fall, worry not about the registration experience I encountered. You'll be told which classes you're taking. Whatever choices you're given and processes you encounter won't be for a time yet. For now, focus on having a great Summer (if possible for you) and getting your life and affairs in order before classes start in a little over a month. In a short time, you'll get to focus on the choice of used books or new books.

Buy used.