Remember moot court? Remember how I was going to take advantage of my light courseload, job-in-pocket and completed journal submission to take on an activity that would make my law school experience more well-rounded?
That isn't happening anymore. My partner was only doing it because he promised me he would. I was doing it only because I thought everyone else was, which is far from true.
A few days into my lethargy, I'm enjoying the freedom. This weekend will be largely empty, save about 60 pages of reading. Without overcommittment at school, I can read books, watch movies, even take the occasional road trip. In fact, I think it'll make me healthier, and not just because I have more time to go to the gym. Here's my theory: when you know you will have free time, you can plan to do things, like travelling or going to a game (I still haven't seen a Bulls game). When your free time only comes in unexpected pockets, usually at night, the options are narrowed and usually involve 1) going out drinking; 2) renting a movie and drinking at home or 3) going to someone else's place to drink. Counterintuitively, I predict that more free time will result in less drinking.
Here are some options for my newfound freedom:
- Start DJing again;
- Finish The Power Broker, which I purchased in 2002;
- Form a band with my roomates, buy a beat-up old van and travel the country;
- Learn how to cook really, really well;
- Fullfill my lifelong dream of seeing Milwaukee.
We'll see how it turns out.
milwaukee in the winter = saddest place ever.
and if you go on a Sunday, when all the breweries are closed...? "sucktastic" is how I'd describe it. wait till it gets warmer--supposedly there's a "river walk" that's worth doing when it's above freezing outside.