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Reminder - Scholarships

I just got a scholarship award letter, so I'm a happy camper. Har har har. "Levity" aside, every scholarship award lessens the amount of money I'll end up owing when this whole adventure is over. It would probably behoove anyone interested in saving some money, to check out some of the scholarships available to law students. For some of the more obscure ones, the applicant pool is smaller. Also, applying for scholarships can only help.

Before I gloss over the idea of school starting in about a week, I'll say that I'm getting excited about returning and digging back into the books (which will cost about $650 this semester... thank you MS Excel). I am taking a pretty hefty round of courses, but I figure they will prepare me for a broader range of co-ops to choose from.

I did some research on the FCC's website, and it looks like they have some interesting internships available in their wireless communications division. Those of you who are avid readers of EngadgetMobile are probably familiar with their FCC Friday posts. For those of you who are not familiar, mobile phone companies (Nokia, Apple, Samsung, etc.) are required to submit certain specs to the FCC for approval. They are required to submit certain images, or diagrams/schematics, and sometimes these images and specs reveal "exciting" information about the newer phones that are being released... I know, "exciting"?

I went to a wedding this past weekend--first one I've been to in ages. I can't really remember the last one I went to... ah wait, Long Beach back in March, 2007? One of my previous co-workers (and a best friend) married her beau up at the Hualapai Lodge last Saturday afternoon... awwww. In actuality, it was more like a Mohave County Superior Court Courtroom Clerk reunion. She hauled in a pretty high-profile crowd, the Clerk of Superior Court was there, our previous supervisor was there, one of the judges was there, jail staff--it was a good 'ol time.

View from the bridal suite.

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First year is over. Let the animerathon begin... I've decided that I'm going to watch the entire Macross series and eat waffles until I pass out. I'm really not kidding. After the last set of exams, I need a serious reset and waffles should do the trick.

I made it back to Arizona (in one piece unlike this last winter's terror flight), and it's beautiful here. We drove up into the mountains with our friends who are getting married next weekend, and took "some lovely... photos." (a little "Absolutely Fabulous" humor there)

So, here's the deal with school. If you've been keeping up, I am on the Fall/Spring rotation. This means that I'll begin my 2L year in a few weeks. I've signed up for a ton of classes, but it seems like the ones I am definitely hoping to get into are Bankruptcy, International Law, Evidence and maybe Communication Law? I'm not really sure though... the only one I'm absolutely 100% certain that I must take this summer is Evidence, but I've got a few weeks to think about it.

I also met with a dean to talk about my future courses, and I may be heading to Japan next spring. Haven't been there for a while! Heh. Temple University has a program that, apparently, they are trying to get some more Northeastern students to check out. I hope to spend some time over the two-week break looking into it, and maybe applying to the program.

I'm looking forward to enjoying Boston in the summer time. There will be very few undergrads, and Boston is an entirely different city. The weather should be really nice, and instead of sweating in a suit, I'll be able to sweat in shorts and t-shirts.

So that's what's up.

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Reminder - Scholarships

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