The Bar Exam Is Over!
One week ago, I was in Albany, NY, sitting for the New York bar examination. Afterwards, I made my way down to Connecticut to sit for the Connecticut bar examination. It was a grueling three-day process. Since wrapping up the bar exam, I have been recovering from two straight months of studying. My wife and I hosted a party over the weekend, and family and law school friends came to our new home. It was a lot of fun to see friends from NUSL, as well as family members who I had neglected ever since graduating. My aunt remarked that my NUSL friends all looked pretty shell-shocked from the bar exam. I bet I looked the same!
I will spend this week recovering from said shell shock. My plans include reading Justice Thomas’ book, My Grandfather’s Son, which I just picked up from the local library; assembling a crib for our first child who is due at the end of September; riding my recumbent bicycle through my new environs; playing some old school video games; and catching up on podcasts that I have missed during the bar exam. On Friday, my wife and I will head out for a week on Cape Cod. I’m excited to smell the salt water for the first time this summer.
While studying for the bar, I was putting in about seventy hours per week. As a result, I fell out of touch with current events. I have been catching back up, but have quite a backlog. I have not yet read anything about the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment case, the coming Olympic games, or the state of the presidential race. Starting my morning off with the New York Times is a ritual that I really missed during the bar review process. Getting back to my usual life feels terrific.