harbl encouragement thread

3. develop an urgent need for lawyerly assistance

4. have some thurgood marshall drams tonight

5. make next harbl drink with a dram of thurgood marshall

guh ros

lol. would be a good whiskey name.

http://www.businessballs.com/images/fantasticatbusinessballs1.jpg

say this to yrself before you go in and you will ace it

http://caseyanthonycase.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/cross_exam.jpg

ok i am going to think to myself "i am fantasticat" if i get in a bind

leaving in about an hour. they don't start instructions till 8:45 so i don't wanna sit there for a half hour but on the other hand i don't wanna be late if something happens to me on the way

good luck and see u soon!

u r fantasticat

Go Harbl! Remember to breathe!

i will now smoke an encouraging cigarette for harbl

is it done, when is it done?

maybe day 1 is done by now?
hope you knocked it out, harbs!

hi
it was ok. i know i botched a couple things and forgot some stuff in my haste but everyone did. i wrote something for every question. the only big failures were a contracts question i got frazzled on and answered in a really bizarre order and part of an evidence question that had a rule i could never understand (but it had 6 parts that i answered most of). secured transactions question was identical to one i did in practice. no con law questions. ok not gonna think about it anymore!

anyway i think i'm gonna pass. multiple choice all day tomorrow, which is hard, but more studying won't help. i don't know what to do with myself!

i keep thinking of what other stuff i did wrong. it's so hard not to ugh

i think you should go out to a movie. good distraction.
way to go!!

there doesn't seem to be anything i want to see. maybe i'll start a new book. had to bring both of my books back before they were done :(

i will probably just sit here and waste time on the internet

harbl! i'm glad you got through day 1.

yes! thank you estrella.

GOOD JOB!!!! You made through the first ever day of this special kind of hell. (xpost)

Is there a small animal nearby you can play with? Rolling around on the floor playing with one can be excellent.

yeah i can play with the cat but she sleeps from 8 am to 9 pm mostly. now i am watching her sleep half on her back with her legs spread open and in the air. yesterday when i was laying on my back reading flashcards out loud she would jump up on the bed with a chirp and lay down on my stomach. lol cats.

one thing i was amazed at was the number of people who didn't come back for the afternoon session! there were a number of empty seats. that must feel bad.

maybe your fruit flies will be up for a game.

ha that reminds me it's garbage day thanks

a good thing to consider about all those empty seats this afternoon is that those who complete the exam must have a much higher pass rate than the statistics indicate.

yeah, the scores are also adjusted so anyone that shows up and gets only a few points is bringing down the mean score, which is good (for me)

you are the only person in that exam room we care about.

you guys shoulda seen how many people in the room though! it's in a convention center "expo hall" so if you imagine an "expo" of your choice, it's the room without the boat 'n' rv show exhibits and just rows and rows of tables w/ 2 people at each. about 2/3 of the room is for laptop people, the rest for handwriters. it must have looked so strange to a normal person, or maybe if an alien came and this is the first thing it saw.

they have those downstairs below my work and it's always CPA tests. one time there were a bunch of girls out front waiting for the test to get over, holding signs to congratulate their boyfriends. my favorite sign said THE SUMMER OF OUR LIVES STARTS NOW

tell us about the proctors

i hope someone shows up tomorrow holding a sign for me! xp

proctors were late-middle aged black people without exception

that's all i know about them

maybe employees of the state board of law examiners? or some other state agency or the courts

i used to proctor tests, however i was neither late, nor middle aged, nor black, nor an employee of the state board.

i was just a person picking up an extra 50 - 75 bux on a saturday morning.

did u ever catch anyone cheating?

hmm possibly. maybe some retired people then. i just assumed they would make all their secretaries come in and proctor.

no but i heard some girls talking about it on the way out how some kid kept writing after they said stop. that definitely reflects poorly on his trustworthiness, honesty, and fitness to be a lawyer.

scandalous!

yeah, once. don't remember the details, i just passed it along to the proctor boss. not veey exciting.

i gave the cat some whisker lickin's treats as an apology for leaving her alone all day and the back of the bag says

There's a Scrumptious Variety For Every Mood!

When you curl up with your cat, something truly special happens. Make the most of the moment by giving a treat so delectable, so savory, your cat won't want the moment to end.

what kind of present do i buy myself after i complete this life obstacle

give us a shortlist.

bottle of alcohol

we have an answer

what does jergins recommend

im so proud of you harbl cant wait for you to be a lawyer

well, i hope i do get it. i'm trying to convince myself i might *not* get it so it won't be so difficult to be rejected, but i think my chances are decent? also they did have to re-list the job for an extra week after it first closed, so maybe they didn't get many applicants they wanted. my writing sample was really good.

i got my pension statement today and i'm excited at the thought that if i continue on my current pace of never using sick leave i can retire in january of 2039. accrued sick leave can subtract from your eligibility date. i will be 54. i just need to save up enough money to get me through the following 40 years. it'll be easy. also i am going to retire in spain, uruguay, or bulgaria. everyone is invited to come stay with me.

we'll be in sevilla from 2043 onwards fyi

great! see you then

shall we bring anything?

choritho

i might try to negotiate a return to my old job

how was your big day in prison

it was actually very productive. i stopped at a farm store on the way back, got home way earlier than i expected, and will get $80 in mileage moneys

i bought a sewing machine

i made a tote bag

encouragement

and congrats on the sewing. that's so cool!

^^^

ongoing encouragement

i submitted my resignation today. just two weeks left of my job. 11 years of encouragement on this thread!

Congratulations!

^_^

YAY HARBLY!

here's to 11 more

yay and congratulations!!

it’s gratifying to report that 11 years later the harbly encouragement levels are still through the roof

hbh

happy birthday harbly

hb!

thx friends. i'm agèd.

hhb hbl

la la love you, hb harby baby

aww i miss you guys :(

happy harblmas!

ty ty ty

Happy day!

hb harbly<3

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omg happy extremely belated birthday to lxy harbl!