The Morning Of

Today I have a couple of interviews. It's funny to me, particularly because to a non-law person this either sounds like, a) it's not a big deal, or b) I'm a job-less loser. So I should take a second to explain. In the legal community, getting a first year internship is huge and I can see why. Someone likened it to me like this, "you know just enough to be dangerous, but not enough to do much." First year is cluttered with doctrinal courses and it lays the foundation for becoming a lawyer. But in all reality being a lawyer requires constant education. And in all reality I know jack. So instead, firms will look at you in the fall of your second year. It's kind of like the minor league for athletics. "Hey kid, you've got some potential, so next year, why don't you come see us next summer. You can work for us, and we'll see if you fit our team's needs. If that works out, maybe we'll make you an offer."

What sounds like maybe just an interview is really setting the course for my future. A firm that I interview with today may be a firm that I might work for next summer, which in turn might be a firm I work with once I graduate. Scary stuff. Now these are the first of (hopefully) what ends up being many, many, more interviews. But, as we all know, tomorrow is never promised. So I have to make the best of what I have.

Sitting at the dining room table, eating eggs and oatmeal, enjoying a bottle of water and coffee, I ponder this. And as my heart races, I realize it's 8:05. I should finish eating and get showered. Naturally I slept poorly last night. Anticipation, anticipation, anticipation. Plus I was nervous I would sleep through my alarm, so of course I woke up at 4AM, and it took me a while to fall back asleep. Then 7AM hit, and so did my alarm. Wish me well.