I’m Officially a Twit

I just opened a twitter account. I twitter here.

Hopefully, I will be more verbose on Twitter since I don’t have the agonizing pressure of coming up with something post-worthy to say. Sadly, WordPress (this free version) doesn’t allow java script or I would have a neato badge in my sidebar. I have it linked instead (which is boring).

The practice is going well – I actually made enough to pay all my monthly bills last month and then some. Hopefully the trend will continue since making a living is the point of this venture.

Meanwhile, the weather this Winter Spring? is hideous. It snowed last weekend. Today and yesterday was rain-slash-hail. My poor perennials are bravely heading upwards as they stubbornly insist that snow is “so yesterday” and green is the new black.

It’s hard to believe, but this time last year I was studying for my last set of law school finals. Damn the past year went quick.

Getting Perspective

I get worried about not having a job yet and frustrated at the local job market for attorneys.  But today out in the Blawgosphere I happened upon a blog from a repeater of the California Bar who found out in November she didn’t pass – for the third time.  As it happens in the Blawgosphere, the first blog led me to other related blogs by clicking through sidebar links to read a number of repeater Calbar takers who are coping with the bad news and studying for the exam again in February.

I Wasn’t Kidding About Moving

Yeah, so I did it. I moved. Here I am in WordPress. All of me is here in WordPress, not just some of me. The import of all my posts from both my Movable Type-driven site and Blogger went like a breeze. I’m still rattling around setting things up in this new environment.

I like the ease of use but there are some limitations. But they are limitations I can live with. For instance, I am limited on widgets. To counter-act that, I have the ability to set up pages outside of my posts. So I lose cool stuff like my LibraryThing, but I can set up a page of links to my favorite authors so it’s an even trade off.  The themes are limited (for instance, this is the only Christmas theme), but the layouts are customizable and I can add my own header when I have the time.  Again, a reasonable trade-off.

Ohohoh, before I forget, all my photos and comments came over with the imports!  I expected to hit a snag with those, but like I said, the import was dreamy.

Enjoy the new environment.  My apologies to regular readers who have to change their RSS feed again.  I don’t mean to be such a pain, truly.

Oh yeah, I caved and changed the name.  I agonized over the name and then realized the simplest thing was to evolve from becoming to being which is exactly what happened.

I may be moving…again

I’ve been eyeing WordPress and I’m pretty sure it’s time to make the move. It has more functionality than blogger, but doesn’t appear to have the pain in the ass elements of Movable Type.

The biggest selling point is that it appears I can import my old Movable Type entries and my Blogger entries into WordPress without having to cut and paste individually. This is a huge deal to me because I still have a gazillion entries to move over from Movable Type.

So there you have it. My excuses and justifications. Keep your eye out for directions to my new home.

Interior Decorating

I love people who design xml blog templates and then post them on the web for me to use for free. Although I have a link credit in my sidebar, I should call attention to the designer of this lovely new template located here.

I gotta go reserve my spot in bed before a wiener dog is given my space. Bulleted info dump:

• I have a new desk for my future home office. woot!
• If you like different hip-hop/rap with great lyrics and produced by the always-wonderful Trent Reznor check out Saul Williams’ latest release. You can download a low quality version for free or get it in the format of your choice for only five bucks! Trust me it’s awesome and it is here.
• I have a new pre-lit fake Christmas tree. I love it. No needles on the floor and no lights to hang. I just unhinge the perfect tree and hang my pretties.
• I have a hair appointment to get my “natural blonde” touched up and to plot either a brief grow-out or a new cut.
• I have a manicure/pedicure schedule just a couple of days before my swearing-in. I’m going to be glam in a suit.

That’s it for now. This creature may be invading my personal bed space right now. Must go defend territory.

Shout Out to Evan Schaeffer

Evan Schaeffer over at Legal Underground has linked this blog a number of times and my thanks for the referrals is woefully overdue. Legal Underground is a must-add to your RSS feeder if you follow law blogs.

Tonight is actually a real Sunday night for me. Since leaving my previous internship in April, I’ve lived the life of leisure – well, except for that whole bar exam thing. Anyway, tomorrow I’m starting another internship while I wait for bar results. With reluctance I’ve dusted off my suits and inserted insoles and heel guards into my dress shoes. Back to the real world.

If I’d realized how much I would enjoy this break, I probably would have put off this internship until September. I worked full time while getting my bachelors at night, then I continued to work the maximum amount allowed during law school and full time in the summers. It’s been seven years of work and school for me and had I paused to reflect on what I was doing, I would have imploded! Now that I can look back I marvel at my own insanity. Good thing I was too busy to dwell on what I was doing, if that makes sense.

Well, I’m going to enjoy the rest of this evening while I can. Back to Anna Karenina (which I am thoroughly enjoying).

New Widget. Same Life.

I try not to go widget crazy but sometimes I see one I can’t pass up. I spotted the Petfinders widget and just had to add it to my sidebar. I’ve been a crazed adopter of shelter pets for eons and I can get all soapboxy on the subject real quick.

The days are sliding by and I’m determined to enjoy my freedom until my new internship starts. It’s unnerving how quickly I adjusted to having nothing to do.

I had the new FX series Damages recorded and I finally got around to watching it last night. It’s a pretty good show with an interesting storyline. The manipulative lead character played by Glenn Close has some eerie similarities to a former employer which makes it a little unsettling to watch. On the other hand, Glenn Close is incredibly good at playing sly, conniving women and I’d be uncomfortable watching her plotting even if I didn’t have a point of reference.

I Am Inconsistent

Just a few posts ago I was whining about being bored. Well, since that post I began to wallow in my open schedule. I started renewing my interest in CSS, digital photography and digital art. I picked up a few books and decided to dive into my inner geek while I had the chance.

Unfortunately, before the bar I talked with a public agency about volunteering after the bar to get a feel for the place and possibly apply when my name appears on the bar pass list. I was told to check back after I finished the bar. During my short boredom period I called to let them know I was ready to volunteer. I didn’t hear back from them right away and to be honest, I wasn’t all that eager to begin due to my sudden interest in devoting my time to self-indulgence.

Well damn, I got a call back. I have a meeting tomorrow. Before I could stop myself I said I could be available full time. Does my ambition know no bounds? Could I not be a little coy and perhaps volunteer part time?

So my play time is almost over because I wimped out on a little boredom.

In other news, I went back to moving posts from the old blog into this one. God, I did not know how to shut up during my 1L year. I posted every freakin’ day, sometimes twice a day. While such exuberance is nice for journaling purposes, it really sucks when I have to copy and paste every single entry. But I’m determined to have everything nicely tucked into one fat blog.

This Blog is On the Move!!

Please change your bookmarks to:

http://becoming-a-jackal.blogspot.com/

I’m in the process of moving all the posts from here to there. It’s a time-consuming project since they have to be individually cut and pasted.

Unfortunately, I don’t think I can move comments. I’ll give it my best shot, however.

All new posts will be at the new spot.

Why, oh why am I doing this?

Because it’s free.

That pretty much sums it up! Also, the blogger setup is freakin’ easy. I don’t have to worry about upgrades and all that doo-doo. I don’t have to do anything but sign in and indulge my ego.

For now it’s pretty minimal looking. I’ll probably do a custom template in the near future.

This Blog is in a weird stage

I am currently moving over 200 entries from another blog of the same moniker located at another domain in Movable Type. As I cut, paste, date, etc., this blog is going to look a bit schizophrenic.