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March 22, 2005
And The Votes Are In
After sifting through the hundreds* of responses to my recent 4 year anniversary post, there was one post that stood out from the crowd:
Called Out: October 17, 2003. This is from my 2L interview adventures, and I'd say it's a good choice. It's among the better written material here, it discusses an important part of law school, and it discusses this blog (hooray for self-awareness!).
The responses ranged from high school classmates to complete strangers and the favorite posts were diverse, with two people digging back into the apocryphal "not-linked-anymore" days for their favorites. I'm flattered that you all read and remember bits of what I say. Email from people I don't know who read this site is mindblowing.
Here are some of my own favorite posts.
+ Signs of the Times: January 14, 2003. The early stages of my 1L job search were filled with despair. This also includes one of my favorite bits, "Dear Job Market..."
+ Enlightenment, Embarrassment, & Perspective: January 17, 2003. How not to hit on a cute Dutch girl. I liked the post, and the comments turned into a discussion of what, if anything, counts as traditional American cuisine.
+ Socrates v. Buddha: On Class Participation: January 31, 2003. Another good one on a central aspect of law school (and a subject I ought to revisit sometime soon).
+ Lawyer Larvae: February 12, 2003. Law firm receptions are the source of many free appetizers, but not much else. Current 1Ls will likely identify with this. Note: I did interview with the firm referenced here, but am not working for them.
+ Writing About Writing: An Idea to Fix a Class that Needs Fixing: March 5, 2003. Lots of suggestions about how to improve Legal Writing programs in law school, followed by an excellent discussion.
+ "This doesn't taste like iced tea." "It's from Long Island. Trust me.": June 11, 2002. This is from that brief period of incredible bliss, starting after I finalized my plans to attend Georgetown, but before school started. No pressure. No worries. No excuse for drinking quite that much.
Apparently, early 2003 is the best vintage for jewishbuddha dot org. It's interesting to me that many of the posts here chronicle major events in my life and when I read over them, I find that the way I originally put it to words is still the way I tell the story today. For example, now and again, I find myself telling the story of when I got laid off, and the preceding days. It's uncanny how close my narration now is to what I wrote here three years ago (A Year). It's almost word-for-word the same. My 10th grade English teacher criticized me for writing too much like I speak. The second reader for my senior honors thesis at Dartmouth praised me for writing so much like I speak. In the long run, it seems like the latter won.
* Maybe not hundreds. Maybe sevens? Or seven? Yeah, seven. I'll keep the offer on the table though... if you email me an answer to the questions in the post linked above, I'll send you cookies.
Posted by buddha at March 22, 2005 03:58 PM
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Your 11/12 grade English teacher is the one you should listen to. 10th grade wasn't interested in making you a better or more interesting writer.
Posted by: jubro at March 22, 2005 10:12 PM
Interesting to see which ones are the most popular amongst those that chose to respond.
Posted by: shoepal at March 23, 2005 12:11 AM
I totally forgot about the hitting on of the cute Dutch girl. That is indeed a classic.
Posted by: shoepal at March 23, 2005 12:15 AM
Wow, I'd forgotten a few of those. I loved the 'gunner' one and can still relate to it. Still think you could have swooped in to save the Dutch girl from the retard.
Posted by: DK at March 23, 2005 09:37 PM