Here's To The Next Chapter

Yes, I'm still here. Just haven't felt like posting. Everything is boring here.

My unofficial father-in-law, Chaz, died from lymphoma a month ago. Only two months after being diagnosed. It is a fucked disease. He loved Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, going to the movies, and running ridiculously long distances in the mountains. He hated barking dogs, Mad TV, and the thought of peeing in a container from bed even if it meant he didn't have to walk to the toilet. He was a genius (complete with crazy quirks), he was stubborn, and he had a great sense of humor. He knew everything about computers, but didn't own one. He once told me he was a technophobe, and I think that was true. You should've seen his microwave - I think it was a prototype one before real microwaves even were truly invented. I'm grateful I got to know him. He had a lot of living left to do, and I'm glad my old man shares a lot of his dad's good qualities (even if it means he also shares that Chaz Stubbornness).

Tomorrow I find out if I passed the CA bar. I've 95% convinced myself that I passed. I had to of passed. If I didn't, dark days are ahead. So, I had to.

If I passed, I get sworn in on December 1. I have to take an oath of professional conduct. Which seems like a joke since every lawyer I've ever heard of breaks every professional conduct rule like it's nothing. People should know, I will TRULY be an honest lawyer. And, I don't need to take a stupid pointless oath to prove that. It's the only way I can imagine being.

If I passed, I can start seriously looking for a real job. The environmental law market is non-existent, so I'm just going to apply for every law job there is and hope I either (a) find something new to love or (b) get enough experience from whatever it is to get me an environmental law job.

Here's to the next chapter.