Thriving Under the Influence
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The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
it is the end of a very exhausting but fulfilling week...
i got home at 4AM last night after falling asleep at warner's, coming from daniela's bf's b-day party... even though we said last weekend we wouldn't see each other until tuesday when i'm supposed to go watch his show, we ended up spending a lot of time together this week anyway... which is all well and good, i can't say i don't enjoy it, and i've had nothing but a great time being with him this past month...
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
it is the end of a very exhausting but fulfilling week...
i got home at 4AM last night after falling asleep at warner's, coming from daniela's bf's b-day party... even though we said last weekend we wouldn't see each other until tuesday when i'm supposed to go watch his show, we ended up spending a lot of time together this week anyway... which is all well and good, i can't say i don't enjoy it, and i've had nothing but a great time being with him this past month...
but that late night was in addition to a week which totalled probably no more than 25 hours of sleep over 5 nights... with technical and dress rehearsals for the Mock Trial early during the week going well past 10PM, not to mention having to be at school for classes, and the shows themselves taking place wednesday, thursday, and friday nights, i can't believe i managed to stay alive and focused with everything else that's going on...
in case you're wondering, the Mock Trial is the law school's annual variety (comedy/musical) show put on by the talented (and not-so-talented) crop of lawyer-wanna-be's... for those of you that didn't realize even law students have a sense of humour or have talents beyond making elaborate and wordy arguments out of nonsesne, this show really proved you wrong... it was a great effort put on by a bunch of seriously amazing people who put together skits, song parodies, and dance numbers to celebrate the funny (advertent or otherwise) aspects of law school... it was a real privilege to have gotten acquainted and worked with so many talented colleagues at school... more importantly, the show raised $8000 for Jacob's Ladder, a charitable organization facilitating research to discover and develop therapy and diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases... it was a great success for the cast and the producers and the school, and especially for the charity...
the lack of sleep was due to a series of after-parties also, specifically thursday's pub night, which was a first for yours truly... i don't tend to make appearances at campus events, but since the whole cast was attending and a bunch of friends came to support us, we made a real night of it... fun shenanigans galore and an amazing time all around, although some of us paid for it with hangovers the next morning...
but there were plenty of reasons to celebrate this week... notwithstanding the continuing series of projects i have on the go, i made time to party because i landed two jobs this summer... after nearly 4 years, my days at TD Canada Trust are coming to an end... i was offered a 2-month contract research position with a professor (the same one soliciting asisstance about his book), and the best part about it is that i didn't have to apply -- he sought me out specifically for the job... apparently, i have a "certain anal-retentiveness" that would be suitable for the role...
little does he know...
i also succeeded in getting a placement with the Innocence Project, a clinical intensive education programme at the law school developed to address the phenomenon of wrongful convictions in Canada... of all the things i wanted to get involved with at the school, this was at the top of the list, mainly because i believe it is an opportunity to get involved at a very real level with the pursuit of justice... and more importantly, it's about the most selfless project one could be involved in: there is nothing but an intrinsic reward in this line of work... on the other hand, i was also very lucky to not just get a placement for september 2005, but also to receive an offer for a paid position in the summer doing case work, analyzing and investigating the cases of persons who have applied to the clinic for assistance and acting as duty counsel once every few weeks, and generally managing the administration of the clinic...
all in all, it's nice to know that the hard work is paying off...
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Current mood: tired/accomplished
Current music: "Osgoode Paradise" (from the Mock Trial soundtrack)
in case you're wondering, the Mock Trial is the law school's annual variety (comedy/musical) show put on by the talented (and not-so-talented) crop of lawyer-wanna-be's... for those of you that didn't realize even law students have a sense of humour or have talents beyond making elaborate and wordy arguments out of nonsesne, this show really proved you wrong... it was a great effort put on by a bunch of seriously amazing people who put together skits, song parodies, and dance numbers to celebrate the funny (advertent or otherwise) aspects of law school... it was a real privilege to have gotten acquainted and worked with so many talented colleagues at school... more importantly, the show raised $8000 for Jacob's Ladder, a charitable organization facilitating research to discover and develop therapy and diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases... it was a great success for the cast and the producers and the school, and especially for the charity...
the lack of sleep was due to a series of after-parties also, specifically thursday's pub night, which was a first for yours truly... i don't tend to make appearances at campus events, but since the whole cast was attending and a bunch of friends came to support us, we made a real night of it... fun shenanigans galore and an amazing time all around, although some of us paid for it with hangovers the next morning...
but there were plenty of reasons to celebrate this week... notwithstanding the continuing series of projects i have on the go, i made time to party because i landed two jobs this summer... after nearly 4 years, my days at TD Canada Trust are coming to an end... i was offered a 2-month contract research position with a professor (the same one soliciting asisstance about his book), and the best part about it is that i didn't have to apply -- he sought me out specifically for the job... apparently, i have a "certain anal-retentiveness" that would be suitable for the role...
little does he know...
i also succeeded in getting a placement with the Innocence Project, a clinical intensive education programme at the law school developed to address the phenomenon of wrongful convictions in Canada... of all the things i wanted to get involved with at the school, this was at the top of the list, mainly because i believe it is an opportunity to get involved at a very real level with the pursuit of justice... and more importantly, it's about the most selfless project one could be involved in: there is nothing but an intrinsic reward in this line of work... on the other hand, i was also very lucky to not just get a placement for september 2005, but also to receive an offer for a paid position in the summer doing case work, analyzing and investigating the cases of persons who have applied to the clinic for assistance and acting as duty counsel once every few weeks, and generally managing the administration of the clinic...
all in all, it's nice to know that the hard work is paying off...
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Current mood: tired/accomplished
Current music: "Osgoode Paradise" (from the Mock Trial soundtrack)
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