Big Firm Bonanza
As I sit here at Law Carrel #3-143, I can't help but notice that there are 600 people in this library and they're all reading The Buffalo Creek Disaster. Was it really like this last year? Maybe when you're part of the herd you don't realize you're doing herd-like things.
Today is Day Two of the month-long recruiting bonanza, and I've already learned a lot about myself. I don't respond well to arrogance (although I can usually keep a straight face as long as needed, it takes about 24 hours of being pissed off to feel normal again). So clearly I'm doing the right thing here by interviewing at large law firms. I know everything will work out in the end, so I'm not terribly worried.
So much has happened in the 24 days since my last entry, but much of it would bore you to tears. One quick story before I go, though:
I was in class yesterday with an unnamed professor on the fourth floor of Stuart Hall. For those of you not familiar with BC Law, Stuart is the oldest building in the complex, and lacks many of the amenities that the newer East Wing building provides, such as wireless internet access and climate control. Yesterday, of course, was ridiculously muggy (not exactly the best conditions to be wearing a suit and tie all day). Well, anyways, without central air, the classroom in question was cooled by a window AC unit in the back of the room.
The professor was lecturing away and decided that the fan on the unit was much too loud; as he spoke, he walked to the back of the class and turned it off. With the air conditioner off, however, the other background noises were no longer covered, and the voices of people in the hallway become audible. Thus, again while still lecturing, he ambles over to the classroom door and closes it. Just to summarize, he has turned off the air conditioning, and with the door closed the air in the room could no longer circulate.
Not five minutes later -- in mid-sentence, mind you -- he interrupted himself to note, completely seriously, "Boy, it is hot in here!"
You think?
Today is Day Two of the month-long recruiting bonanza, and I've already learned a lot about myself. I don't respond well to arrogance (although I can usually keep a straight face as long as needed, it takes about 24 hours of being pissed off to feel normal again). So clearly I'm doing the right thing here by interviewing at large law firms. I know everything will work out in the end, so I'm not terribly worried.
So much has happened in the 24 days since my last entry, but much of it would bore you to tears. One quick story before I go, though:
I was in class yesterday with an unnamed professor on the fourth floor of Stuart Hall. For those of you not familiar with BC Law, Stuart is the oldest building in the complex, and lacks many of the amenities that the newer East Wing building provides, such as wireless internet access and climate control. Yesterday, of course, was ridiculously muggy (not exactly the best conditions to be wearing a suit and tie all day). Well, anyways, without central air, the classroom in question was cooled by a window AC unit in the back of the room.
The professor was lecturing away and decided that the fan on the unit was much too loud; as he spoke, he walked to the back of the class and turned it off. With the air conditioner off, however, the other background noises were no longer covered, and the voices of people in the hallway become audible. Thus, again while still lecturing, he ambles over to the classroom door and closes it. Just to summarize, he has turned off the air conditioning, and with the door closed the air in the room could no longer circulate.
Not five minutes later -- in mid-sentence, mind you -- he interrupted himself to note, completely seriously, "Boy, it is hot in here!"
You think?
posted by mike at 1:14 PM
1 Comments:
Wait, are you jon or are you Paul? Somebody should tell Jon that Paul is using his account to comment in popular blogs.
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