Wow, how things change in one short week...
I feel absolutely great currently, I got over that stupid sickness with no major complications and now I'm just trying to catch up.
Thursday night of last week, I got the chance to watch Utah beat Utah State in the rivalry game and that is always a good time. Utah played okay. Definitely not their best win in the last few years but still a pretty good performance.
Friday, I stayed home and just watched the football games and hung out. Nothing too special.
Saturday, was an interesting day.... It started out shaky as Oklahoma St. went down 7-0 fairly quickly. They soon rebound and won the game 24-10. A good performance in which the offense struggled and the defense carried the team. Which is unusual to say the least. After that was the no infamous OU-BYU game. I'm torn.... As a Utah grad I hate to see BYU win, but as a OSU fan I hate to see OU lose. As well, I'm LDS so you'd think I should support BYU, but I'm an OU grad student so I should be supporting OU... So torn... It was a lose lose for me.
Sunday was a fun day. I first went to church which wasn't anything amazing but fun nontheless. I got called to be on the fun zone community. I guess every saturday before a home game they do a "fun zone" at the institute. So I was called to help put that together. I'll probably wear my OSU orange each week. After church I headed to Stillwater and I got to spend the night with Pollie. That was fun, I beat Jacob at Monopoly card version each time, but don't tell him that.
Monday, I was with Natalie and Jacob still and we went and bought some OSU shirts, ate at Eskimo Joe's and then went to Braums for treats. Good times.
Tuesday-Thursday have been class-eat-study-sleep-study-class-eat-study-sleep and repeat. Only one small incident to report. My classmates told me that in Torts we were going to be started on intentional inflection of emotional harm. So being the person who I am, I prepared from there on and then started chronologically from where I had missed. Well.... We were actually two cases from that point, and I got called on. So I was not prepared at all for the cases I as selected for. That is a bummer. Important less learned there, don't trust your classmates!
Not much else going on
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
I'm Sick
Ugh,
So I'm sick. It's flu like and I'm just going to assume it's H1N1. Symptoms started around Sunday and they have continued through to today. It's a bummer, but at least I'm getting sick before the first or second mutation so I should be able to get over it soon. I hope.
Other than that, school was going pretty well until yesterday. I haven't been in class since Tuesday so who knows what I'm missing. I can't believe I enjoy contracts as much as I do. I wouldn't have expected that coming in. Overall, I have been enjoying all of my classes.
Not much else to say
So I'm sick. It's flu like and I'm just going to assume it's H1N1. Symptoms started around Sunday and they have continued through to today. It's a bummer, but at least I'm getting sick before the first or second mutation so I should be able to get over it soon. I hope.
Other than that, school was going pretty well until yesterday. I haven't been in class since Tuesday so who knows what I'm missing. I can't believe I enjoy contracts as much as I do. I wouldn't have expected that coming in. Overall, I have been enjoying all of my classes.
Not much else to say
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I think I have time to post.... I think...
Wow... Law School to this point has been very time intensive and that is for sure.
We arrived, we being my parents and I, in Norman on Wednesday after two days of unspectacular road tripping. The most surprising thing about this trip to me is the fact that no one actually lives in Wyoming... I mean no one... I didn't see a single Wyoming license plate... Take that evidence as you will.
Thursday morning I was up bright and early to attend Law School Orientation which was interesting in part, boring in part, and confusing in part. Overall, good information was given but I have seemed to have forgotten it all since then.
My parents, my sibling and sibling-in-law (Natalie/Jacob), and I, all went to the Oklahoma City National Memorial after orientation and that was quite a somber experience. I remember the attack on the Federal building and the aftermath and as I was walking through the memorial all those memories came back to me. For those who haven't been or haven't been recently you should go again. Although, this may be heresy, that attack had more impact on my life then 9/11.
Friday, my parents and I, bought a lot of supplies and stuff for my room (ie fridge, shelf, hangers, etc...) and then road tripped it up to Stillwater. For those who forget, I was born in Stillwater and still consider it my hometown. Although I didn't remember everything about Stillwater, I did remember the last house we lived in and we did go see it. It's amazing how small it looks today when compared to how I remember it. I also got the pleasure of meeting the infamous Pollie. What a dog!
Saturday, my parents, sibling and sibling-in-law(Natalie/Jacob), and I got to tour Boone Pickens Stadium and Gallagher-Iba Arena. Oh how many games I have watched broadcast from those two and it was amazing to finally tour them. Boone's (as I chose to affectionately call it) was absolutely amazing. The locker room was amazing... The weight room was amazing... It just was. I even got to see the stable where Bullet chills between performances. I loved every minute of that tour. The tour of Gallagher-Iba Arena was incredible as well. I've really wanted to go there someday and now I can say I have. Of course, I still want to attend a game but that will come.
Sunday was church with my parents and then I took them to the Airport. On the way to the airport we stopped at Braum's and ate. I was still in my white shirt and tie and thus a nice gentlemen confronted me asking what I learned in church that day... To be honest I was scared out of my mind. I hurried and responded that we learned about self-improvement and such, and then asked him what he had learned. I quote, "We learned about Moses keeping up his hands, and they were victorious." It was something along those lines. My dad enjoyed this.
I got my parents to the airport and was fine until the security gate... I cried I'll admit it. I soon bucked it up though and lessened my tears for the entire ride home. By the time I got to my apartment I was fine again and no one was the wiser as to what occurred.
Classes have been challenging. The reading material isn't so hard as it is complicated. Missing a single fact or sentence can change or ruin your interpretation of the case. I'm doing pretty well I think. I was called upon today for answers and I feel that I adequately gave them (I nailed them imho). I've gotta go to bed 'cause I've got four classes tomorrow. I'll make sure to start posting regularly. Usually every Wednesday about this time.
We arrived, we being my parents and I, in Norman on Wednesday after two days of unspectacular road tripping. The most surprising thing about this trip to me is the fact that no one actually lives in Wyoming... I mean no one... I didn't see a single Wyoming license plate... Take that evidence as you will.
Thursday morning I was up bright and early to attend Law School Orientation which was interesting in part, boring in part, and confusing in part. Overall, good information was given but I have seemed to have forgotten it all since then.
My parents, my sibling and sibling-in-law (Natalie/Jacob), and I, all went to the Oklahoma City National Memorial after orientation and that was quite a somber experience. I remember the attack on the Federal building and the aftermath and as I was walking through the memorial all those memories came back to me. For those who haven't been or haven't been recently you should go again. Although, this may be heresy, that attack had more impact on my life then 9/11.
Friday, my parents and I, bought a lot of supplies and stuff for my room (ie fridge, shelf, hangers, etc...) and then road tripped it up to Stillwater. For those who forget, I was born in Stillwater and still consider it my hometown. Although I didn't remember everything about Stillwater, I did remember the last house we lived in and we did go see it. It's amazing how small it looks today when compared to how I remember it. I also got the pleasure of meeting the infamous Pollie. What a dog!
Saturday, my parents, sibling and sibling-in-law(Natalie/Jacob), and I got to tour Boone Pickens Stadium and Gallagher-Iba Arena. Oh how many games I have watched broadcast from those two and it was amazing to finally tour them. Boone's (as I chose to affectionately call it) was absolutely amazing. The locker room was amazing... The weight room was amazing... It just was. I even got to see the stable where Bullet chills between performances. I loved every minute of that tour. The tour of Gallagher-Iba Arena was incredible as well. I've really wanted to go there someday and now I can say I have. Of course, I still want to attend a game but that will come.
Sunday was church with my parents and then I took them to the Airport. On the way to the airport we stopped at Braum's and ate. I was still in my white shirt and tie and thus a nice gentlemen confronted me asking what I learned in church that day... To be honest I was scared out of my mind. I hurried and responded that we learned about self-improvement and such, and then asked him what he had learned. I quote, "We learned about Moses keeping up his hands, and they were victorious." It was something along those lines. My dad enjoyed this.
I got my parents to the airport and was fine until the security gate... I cried I'll admit it. I soon bucked it up though and lessened my tears for the entire ride home. By the time I got to my apartment I was fine again and no one was the wiser as to what occurred.
Classes have been challenging. The reading material isn't so hard as it is complicated. Missing a single fact or sentence can change or ruin your interpretation of the case. I'm doing pretty well I think. I was called upon today for answers and I feel that I adequately gave them (I nailed them imho). I've gotta go to bed 'cause I've got four classes tomorrow. I'll make sure to start posting regularly. Usually every Wednesday about this time.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Upto August 10th
Oh Wow.... How this summer has faded away like a bruise from football season.
As the summer has worn anticipation and excitment for law school has grown in leaps and bounds and I'm ready to leave.
On July 29th, I purchased my new car. Its name is Stanley and he is a 2008 Pontiac G6. He is used but was a rental car in Las Vegas and only had 33k miles when I got him. I was pretty excited about that and I love the car. It has XM radio and all the features we got a good deal on him.
On August 3rd, I finished my final paper and then gave it to my peer reviewer. After I few more edits by Marcie and myself, I turned it in on the 6th a full day earlier then it was due! I haven't heard back from the professor but I'm happy with how it turned out so I think I should be fine.
On August 8th, my residents finally moved out, at least most of them, its nice to be in an almost abandoned building, but that has its draw backs as well. I've been getting Marcie moved into her new room and we got that all finished today which is good for her but it'll take her a while to get organized that is for sure.
Wednesday, we are going to the Pie for a some-what organized seeing off and then I leave for good a week from tomorrow (11th). I'm pretty excited but a little bit scared. I'm sure I'll do okay but it is a semi-new thing for me to be in competition with peers, I probably will respect more than my current peers.
My new mail address is:
2500 Asp Avenue H 305A
Norman, OK 73072
So I expect many letters and packages... Don't let me down.
We leave for Oklahoma on the 17th.
Good Luck Ya'll
Nathan Nielson
btw.. The night before orientation Wednesday the 19th, I'll start posting regularly again. That is to say at least once a week.
As the summer has worn anticipation and excitment for law school has grown in leaps and bounds and I'm ready to leave.
On July 29th, I purchased my new car. Its name is Stanley and he is a 2008 Pontiac G6. He is used but was a rental car in Las Vegas and only had 33k miles when I got him. I was pretty excited about that and I love the car. It has XM radio and all the features we got a good deal on him.
On August 3rd, I finished my final paper and then gave it to my peer reviewer. After I few more edits by Marcie and myself, I turned it in on the 6th a full day earlier then it was due! I haven't heard back from the professor but I'm happy with how it turned out so I think I should be fine.
On August 8th, my residents finally moved out, at least most of them, its nice to be in an almost abandoned building, but that has its draw backs as well. I've been getting Marcie moved into her new room and we got that all finished today which is good for her but it'll take her a while to get organized that is for sure.
Wednesday, we are going to the Pie for a some-what organized seeing off and then I leave for good a week from tomorrow (11th). I'm pretty excited but a little bit scared. I'm sure I'll do okay but it is a semi-new thing for me to be in competition with peers, I probably will respect more than my current peers.
My new mail address is:
2500 Asp Avenue H 305A
Norman, OK 73072
So I expect many letters and packages... Don't let me down.
We leave for Oklahoma on the 17th.
Good Luck Ya'll
Nathan Nielson
btw.. The night before orientation Wednesday the 19th, I'll start posting regularly again. That is to say at least once a week.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
The Month of July
So June has come and gone and its time for a new update on the process. I'm currently waiting for a housing assignment from OU and should received it before the 13th. As well I received my schedule and it looks a bit like this:
Monday: Civil Procedure - Contracts
Tuesday: Civil Procedure - Contracts
Wednesday: Civil Procedure - Torts - Property - Contracts
Thursday: Torts - Property - Contracts
Friday: Torts - Property
Not a bad schedule and I would post it in a more user friendly approach but oh well! As you can see Wednesday will be heck and Thursday bad as well, but Monday, Tuesday, and Friday are nothing to complain about.
I'm leaving for OU on the 18th of August and I'm still pretty excited. I'll have everything wrapped up early on the 17th and be packing in preparation to leave.
In other news, my dad and I looked at a car to purchase and settled on the 2009 Pontiac G6, but just could not find it at a price that would fit my budget... Aw Super Sad! That is okay though because we will look again around Christmas break and Pontiac's will only get cheaper! Let me know how you are doing because I would be glad to hear from you!
ps BTW I have a twitter feed which is LawTyro so feel free to tweet me or to follow!
Monday: Civil Procedure - Contracts
Tuesday: Civil Procedure - Contracts
Wednesday: Civil Procedure - Torts - Property - Contracts
Thursday: Torts - Property - Contracts
Friday: Torts - Property
Not a bad schedule and I would post it in a more user friendly approach but oh well! As you can see Wednesday will be heck and Thursday bad as well, but Monday, Tuesday, and Friday are nothing to complain about.
I'm leaving for OU on the 18th of August and I'm still pretty excited. I'll have everything wrapped up early on the 17th and be packing in preparation to leave.
In other news, my dad and I looked at a car to purchase and settled on the 2009 Pontiac G6, but just could not find it at a price that would fit my budget... Aw Super Sad! That is okay though because we will look again around Christmas break and Pontiac's will only get cheaper! Let me know how you are doing because I would be glad to hear from you!
ps BTW I have a twitter feed which is LawTyro so feel free to tweet me or to follow!
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