sigh.

i am sitting in the bar in the marriott, because i think it's about the only thing open right now. downtown des moines is dead on sunday afternoons.

i am trying to finish that paper, but failing miserably. i really should hang it up and see if they need a new person to play the dirt cheap chicken.

des moines was fun. right now i'm a little sad, a little stunned...i watched chicago's round this morning, and i would have sworn they took both ballots. it was against a very good team, but i thought our witnesses had more character and energy, and our attorneys didn't get flustered as often. i thought we took both of them...which, if it happened, would have won chicago the division title and the chance to take on virginia for the national title. instead, loras took them both. by a lot. loras was a good team...but i'm still a little disappointed. our witnesses, especially, were amazing...and our opening was possibly the best opening i've ever seen anyone give in college trial. i was impressed.

i'm sure i have more stories for later, i know i do, but i'm going to go pretend that i'm not going to flunk out of law school. i alternate between being really excited for my law school future (i got into the criminal justice clinic next spring...), and really unhappy about my law school present. right now the present is kicking me in the head, and i'm sad again.