All About the Bar!

Finally-- I am posting right in the middle of the Bar Exam! There are a few details that I haven't shared with you yet, so I thought I'd post and catch you up.

First off, I left kind of early on Tuesday to make sure there was plenty of time to settle in before the exam start. For some reason, I was under the impression that time meant something to these people. The first thing I encountered was a $7 charge for parking! Like they haven't already charged us enough to take the exam! You would think they could afford to cover parking-- or at least charge us ahead of time. I'm just glad that I had cash so I didn't have to figure out what to do about parking.

So, I parked and walked towards the building. The exam is being held in the big expo center-- it's a flea market on the weekends, just so you have an idea of how big this building is. Of course, we were not allowed in the building yet, so all 2,000 of us were in a big, long line out into the middle of the parking lot. We waited for 40 minutes. That was my first clue that they didn't really think starting on time was that important!

So, I already told you about Candy Boy who sits next to me. What I didn't tell you was how he stretches RIGHT NEXT TO ME before each session. I don't think he is very aware of his surroundings, because if he was-- he would have seen that there was a ton of space at the back of the room where he could stretch as much as he wanted WITHOUT nearly hitting me in the face.

As I've already told you, the questions the first day were Torts, Con Law, and Contracts. I have gone back and forth from fairly confident to pretty sure I really messed up all three questions! There's no way to really know (and I'm not willing to look things up right now). All I know is that I DO NOT EVER have to know about Con Law again, if I don't want. :D

I have come back to the hotel for lunch both days which was absolutely the best idea. It's nice to come back to a home base and regroup before going back. The nights are really boring, though-- and lonely. I'm glad I went down to Sunnyvale this evening. It was great to hang out with Rusty for a couple hours and see the kitties. Home is so comforting.

So, I think I'm all ready for tomorrow. If you've checked back at my predictions, you'll see that I was totally wrong about Contracts. So, I guess that shows you how much I know! Still, I think that it's likely that there will be a Crim question, and probably Evidence (cross your fingers!). We'll see soon enough!

Anyway... it's 9pm and I really want to shower tonight so I can sleep in a little tomorrow. I'll let you know how things go!