short update (10+ mo.)

It's been 4 months since my last post...
...and I've become an unhappy individual. Maybe the braces were keeping my life in perspective for me. Law school sucks butt right now. It's more like law school sucks the life out of my soul. But anyways, March is fastly approaching and surprise, surprise, we get a spring break!!!! Who would've guessed? So I'll be going home to wish my mommy a happy 53rd birthday and see my OS for a 6-month follow up.
I think I'm going to ask to get at least some of my hardware taken out. My lower left jaw has very sharp, hard bumps on the surgery site and the doc said it's bone growth and would smooth out eventually but I have a feeling it might be a screw working its way out. Besides, the skin on that area is almost always slightly irritated. I might be developing adult acne, but then it's strange that it's mostly just in that area. And that side/part always hurts most when I try to bite...which reminds me, I can eat slivered and blanched almonds!!!! That's huge progress...I started w/ single pieces over Christmas. I even try sandwiches and I'm not too shabby w/ them, but sometimes when the bread is crusty, I still have major issues. I'm happy about the progress. It's been just over 10 months now.













<-This is me about 10 months ago...













This is me like 9 months ago...-->









And this is me today. As you can see, both me and my siamese twin aren't happy about law school...and the hopelessness that studying brings to my life.












BUT...I have an interview w/ CVLS in March! Yay! An interview for an unpaid legal job!!! woohoo!!! I already asked my parents and I'll be allowed to live at home if I get that job so I just have to pay for commuting and maybe for some minimal spending money. I really, really, really don't want to take out any loans at all for the summer. I might also be applying for funding from public interest funds/support organizations...but that means more work.
I just submitted a proposal for a summer internship with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland! I really hope I get it. The funding that's available thru the Global Health Initiative here is a maximum of $5000 and it won't cover even half of my 10-week minimum stay in Geneva (only one of the top 5 most expensive European cities to live in!). But I guess it's interesting opportunities to work w/ some international organizations on international law and human rights issues. I really hope I get it.
I also have 4 scheduled interviews w/ some public interest internship positions here in GA on Friday...and a couple stand-by interviews too. Kinda hoping for an offer from a paying position, even if it's minimal, it would help out my impoverished status.


well...back to studying Property....practice exam tomorrow. phooey.