Almost Time!

I only have about a week and a half left before I leave! I'm getting so excited. My dad is joking that after I have been over there for 3 months I may never come back! I dunno...I'd come back to finish GGU and then I'd move over there! Right now I'm staring at my bed with the huge piles of clothes that I'm trying to decide to take. The suitcases look huge but I know that once I pack my books and extras there won't be much room for clothes. That is the part I am not looking forward to...I don't like having to wear the same outfit once a week for 3 months. Unfortunately, I cannot afford anything in Paris aside from H&M so clothes-shopping is most likely out of the question.

I'm also getting really excited considering all of the side-trips I may be able to take. I know definitely that I will go to Venice. After Paris and SF, Venice is my favorite city in the world so I am really looking forward to that trip. I'm hoping that I can also fit in a trip to Rome as the last time I was there I only had a few days and barely had time to see anything. My best friend and her husband are thinking of meeting me in Venice and maybe Rome. That should be really fun. Although I have never been to Venice during the flood season I still think it would be beautiful. Maybe this time I'll have time to walk around the city and explore more. I'm getting excited just thinking about being there! I can't wait!

I'm also hoping that my uncle has some projects brewing in other countries becuase he said he'd take me around to see them. We're already going to travel around France and visit his current projects (plus probably go visit my aunt on the Riviera). Seeing the country with someone who knows it will be great. My uncle is a very good tour guide. When my dad and I went to visit him in 2000 he took us all around Paris and gave history and arcitechture insight that guide books never have. I'm also one of my uncle's favorites so that makes it much better. ;)

Alright, off to clean the fish and back to packing. Au revoir!

Crappy Day

Today was a bad day, no question about it.

So, today was the MPRE (one part of the Bar Exam). I had been studying for it all week and I felt that I was prepared. I had to take it in Walnut Creek so I left at 10:30 this morning so I could have plenty of time to find out where I was going and to sit in traffic. OK, fine, driving down Lakeville towards Highway 37. No one in front of me, no one in behind me, just driving along my merry way and then I pass a highway patrolman. God damnit if he didn't hit the brakes, put on his flashers and turn around to stop me for speeding! He said he clocked me at 73 in a 55 but I'm not so sure about that. Sadly, there is nothing I can do about it because I'm leaving in 3 weeks. I made it almost 3 years without a damn ticket and of course I get one this morning...on my way to the MPRE. Like I wasn't stressed out about it enough. That was a wonderful way to start my morning.

To study for the MPRE I signed up for BarBri. Let me just say now that it was a waste of time and I want my $185 back! I was a good little girl...I went through the practice tests, went through the PR summary and the full-on content in the book. There were so many questions on the test that I had never even heard about. And BarBri is not very competent in explaining things. The book is like a professor that understands what he's talking about and doesn't understand why no one else does, so he just keeps repeating the same convoluted thing over and over again. Way to go! I hope that someone from BarBRi calls me within the next 3 weeks to ask what I thought of their test prep program. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that I pass this test and don't have to take it again in March. Thanks-a-fucking-lot BarBri. Hope you enjoy my money!

Then, after all of this other crap that happened, it took me almost 3 hours to get home. I originally planned to stop in SF and pick up a book from the bookstore but once I hit highway 24 it was dead stopped. Normally, you can get off of a highway exit and just turn around to get back on the other side...nope, not this one. I kept getting off and the only way to go was to get back on the highway. What asshole came up with that solution? "Gee...how can we screw with drivers? I know! Let's make exits that aren't exits at all!" So I finally made it into SF after about an hour, stopped at the bookstore and then got back in the car to drive home. Seeing as though it's Friday, everyone leaves at 2pm so traffic was at it's finest. I'm going to be so happy when 101 is finally widened or they extend BART all the way up here. Of course I'm going to be retired by the time that happens...

I don't know who the hell I pissed off today but I really had to pay for it with my crappy day.

6 Semesters Down, 5 to Go!

I finished my last summer final today! Now I'm over half way done with school. Just think...2 years from now I'll be finished with 2 graduate degrees and have taken the Bar Exam (hopefully the only time I'll ever have to take it). I know I pretty much failed the multiple choice exam today. Half of the things on the exam I had never even heard of. I guess that makes me feel better because no matter how much studying I did I wouldn't have known them. Oh well...maybe with the A on my midterm it'll work out to a decent grade.

On a side note...I can't believe I only have a month left until I leave! I'm so excited. I'm getting nervous, too, though because my French still sucks and my unlce told my dad the other day that soon after I arrive my uncle is going to have a "meet Megan" party (I love when I'm the center of attention!) so everyone can find out why I wanted to come to France. My mom was laughing saying "hmmm...do you give them the real reason or make up a diplomatic reason about wanting to learn about France?!"

Although I love France, I think aside from San Francisco, Paris is my favorite city in the world, there are a lot of things I am going to miss. Of course I'm going to miss all of my friends and D but I'm going to miss the little things, too. I am definitely going to miss having a closet. I hate living out of suitcases! I'm also going to miss driving. The metro is great becuase I don't have to mess with parking but in the metro I can't turn up the stereo really loud and sing with the music. :) I'm also going to miss Fishy. (See Babe, he has a tail!)



Now that finals are over I am going to read Harry Potter. Everyone has been telling me that it is so good and that I should read it but I knew that once I did I wouldn't put it down. Now it is time to get the reading on!