Well here we are at the end of the summer, and what do we have to show for it? Definitely some shiny new bling on my finger :-)

And for those waiting for pictures...sorry. But here's the only one I have and I'm using it as my computer background. If you want to see more then please let me know and I'll track down the disk and we can have a picture party! UPDATE: Go to facebook and see it...sorry guys blogger is not letting me upload pictures! I found a big file of photographer pictures on my computer and uploaded 42 decent ones there.

The interviewing process is long and tedious (as opposed to the interviews themselves which are short and sweet). After my last 2 interviews today, I will have had 27 in 16 days. Most of them on the Thursdays and Fridays in this 2 week span. So when I'm talking to other students and I say I do not know who else I am interviewing with today, they giggle because that sounds so absurd to them. But honestly, first interviews are all the same. Leave an impression, ask some general questions about the firm, and try to have a good conversation. Who cares what firm is on the other side of the table...just connect with the person. I am apparently sought after probably because of my IP background, so hopefully with most of these interviews going well I can get some callbacks and go to the firms. And yes, when there is one firm I am seeing all day I will know who it is and be able to talk about it. After 27 interviews, all I am going to remember about my first interview with Fish and Richardson (for example) is the people. Not what we talked about. Thankfully after these 2 more today I will be done with first interviews until OCI kicks up again September 6. Of course I have the callback to dallas on September 1, but this just means I can have more time to research that firm and prepare for that interview.

Stats on that job by the way: $2400 a week summer, $135000 starting associate salary. Location is perfect (Dallas). they are an IP firm. Hmmm...going to have to say if I get offered a job, probably going to take it unless another firm REALLY REALLY wows me off my feet. Now, just have to get the offer :-)

The honeymoon was great, as I'm sure you read my last entry (which I believe was all about that). Moving sucks as everyone knows, but man it is taking forever to get everything in the proper place when two people come together for the first time. At least I did not have anything for furniture, so we did not have to trash a lot of good furniture. We moved my stuff Thursday, got it where it was supposed to be Friday, moved Kelley Saturday, and have not completely caught up at all on her all week. But we do have a living room, kitchen, and study basically completed. Once the clothes get put away in our bedroom basically everything will be done except for downstairs (Kelley is making me a poker room for my birthday, so I'm not allowed to touch it till she is done). Then we can settle in since school starts next week and I'll be busier than usual again.

Journal Acc-Check was not all that bad, but it is time-consuming and boring. Lots of busy work, but it looks fantastic on the resume and since we all know law school is just a scam to get us all jobs, I'm loving journal :-) In all seriousness, we do have a great group of people and I think I fit in a lot better with this group than the people I saw on "main" journal. I call them "main" journal because that's what we do at JDR...we are very established and the official journal of the ABA in the dispute resolution field (Harvard has a journal too, but we are better). So we brag that we are the real main journal. Whatever...doesn't really matter what journal you do, they are all the same in the end I think. Just more prestige BS lol.

So Italy won the world cup, and all I have to say to that is the US was the only team to beat them (I know it was 1-1 and I know Italy scored on themselves, but if you cannot beat an obviously subpar team while a man up for the whole second half...it's a victory for the US). Woot. Germany took home third and since I was cheering for them, that was nice too.

OSU is preseason number 1 again, just like 2003 after they unexpectedly won the title in 2002. That year we had way more experience and went 11-2. Hopefully we only lose one at most this year, and it better not be to Michigan at home since I'd like Tressel to keep his job. the pressure is on as every week we will be target numero uno, especially after we knock off the defending national champs Texas in their own stadium (sound familiar Longhorn fans...). Anyways, we shall see how it goes but it is an exciting season to be a Buckeye I think. Add that to Acc-Checks, Classes, and Interviews and I just cannot wait for winter break already. Oh wait most people write their journal notes (35+ page paper) over winter break? Maybe I should look forward to the summer instead.

Man I cannot wait for August 31. What a great weekend...job interview with a dream firm in Dallas and fly back up in time to see the Buckeyes play their opener against Northern Illinois.

Time for lunch and get ready for another interview. Man I gotta get some work done...or not. Last weekend to relax before it gets crazy again, so I think Everson and I are going to chill tonight and then who knows what tomorrow. Have a good weekend everyone, and I'll see most of you readers at school on Tuesday.