Feverish Communique

[catelin]

I went away and ended up at a completely different destination than the one I'd been headed for. It was a terrible surprise in a lot of ways but inevitable, given who I am at the heart of all things. The journey continues to amaze and vex me all at once...but that's life, stings and honey bees in ever varying proportions. I write and write, but still haven't completed a thing. I'm all bits and pieces trying to put themselves together. My kids greeted me upon my return with wide smiles and giant breathy kisses. A week later we're all recovering from strep throat. Ah, the joys of parenthood. My magnolia trees are blooming and I have tulips sprouting in my yard. I horrified my neighbor by revealing that my secret to keeping the deer out of my front flower beds was human piss. City folk. Well, I say city folk...truth is, most people in the NYC likely deal with a lot more human piss than I do on a daily basis...so I suppose I shouldn't generalize. No knitting group for me tonight, since I wouldn't want to spread the germs to any of the little old ladies at the Senior Center. I have also decided to take the NJ bar exam this summer instead of next. Maybe it's the fever talking, but the more I think about it the more I just want to get it over with. It's like taking a beating...so I'd rather have it sooner than later. Anyone around here know anything about any of the bar review courses for Jersey? I know they vary from state to state, so any advice would be appreciated. The rub of it is, I could waive into the NY bar (which I still may do at some point) but NJ has no reciprocity with any other state. I even have to take the fucking multistate exam again (which won't mean a thing to most people, but I know some of you will be wincing in pain with me at the thought). I shouldn't think about it too much or I'll come up with a hundred reasons not to do it. So, for now, I'll console myself with leftover Easter cookies and TurboTax, dreaming of all the other ways I could have found to be this poor.

Comments

[chaizzilla.livejournal.com]

what's "waive into the NY bar" mean in this context?

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Basically, all I'd have to do to become a member of the NY bar is fill out some paperwork and pay my fees. They "waive" the exam for states which do the same for NY licensed attorneys. This is what's call "reciprocity."