K. comes for a visit

So good to see my old roommate and fellow A-type. She could only come for a little bit and had to split her time between her numerous friends and family, but I was glad to could squeeze me in. We met at Starbucks (that bastion of environmental responsibility) to exchange gifts (through Oxfam --my favorite charity--she purchased three water jugs and a sheep in my honor). What followed was lots of guacalome and lots of catching up. We also saw Blood Diamond, which is my pick for best movie of the year.

So amazing to see you as always, K. Next tapas is on me!

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight:

So, Merry Day After Christmas. Monster and I went over to his parents Christmas Eve for a feast with his paternal side of the family. I sat outside with candles and chocolates, listening to the sound of the rain pounding on the tin roof of the gazebo. It poured. There were actually tornadoes the next county over. Here in Florida you often hear about the possibility of tornados in a rainshower but dimiss it. Yet, to be on the road and driving in one makes you feel so vulnerable and small. Very scary merry-making.

Now that the holiday is in full swing, it is time to let it be known that we have made Big Plans for ourselves come the new year. We are moving to Vancouver! Not right away, of course. There are a lot of details to be sorted. It all happened very organically but now that we have made up our minds to begin this new adventure, we look at each other and say, "Why didn't we think of this eons ago?!" My Canadian applications to law school are already in the mail and we are working on sorting out other details. It will take time to come together but someday we will be heading out into the unknown again and it feels good.

I finally found a link that works

This Coldplay video is not the live version I was looking for, but it works, so it is the Chosen One. Oh wait! I just found a live version (see first link.) What the H.E. double hockey sticks was wrong with these links yesterday?
When my husband and I were in our courtin' days about three years ago, we got into a horrible fight about something right before a social gathering. Never one to pass up a party, I insisted we still attend, but on the way there I kept this song on repeat. You know, to teach him a lesson. M. drove through twenty straight playings of that song, and can still enjoy it today, which is a testament to both his endless patience and Chris Martin's haunting lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w7WJYQpBk0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ51okKYicI

The Coldplay link isn't working...bah humbug

UPDATE: There is nothing in this post. I should just take it down but I don't want to disturb the authentic chronology of the posts.

All I want for Christmas is...my LSAT score.

So, the wait is over and I got my results from lsac.org. Actually, they never sent me an email as they "supposed to." Instead, I received two early morning frantic calls from my fellow test-takers. They got their results and were calling to commiserate. I logged on to my account, and there was that NUMBER staring me in the face. 169. I think it is enough, combined with my GPA, to get into the school of my choice. It has been a long, tedious adventure this LSAT-studying and taking and I couldn't have done it without the help and support of my friends, family and--most of all--my husband. He is the one who allowed me to take time off work while he supported us. He is the one that encouraged me everyday. I love you, Baby. At least half of those points are yours.

In honor of this holiday season, I will post a youtube clip of our favorite live band, Coldplay. A bit of history: last year, right before I left for Oxford, Matt and I had tickets to the Tampa Coldplay concert. It was being held outdoors at the amplitheater, which in MO is the best way to enjoy live music, with the stars and breeze and the big screens. But, the day of the concert, Coldplay cancelled. Luckily for me, they didn't reschedule until I was safely back in the States and able to enjoy the performance with my husband. (After all, who else would he go with? He couldn't exactly invite one of his guy friends...to a Coldplay concert. No.)

The concert was magical for us, that is the only word, however overused, that describes it. We felt so in love, so happy with the performance (except when Chris Martin fell on stage and smashed his knee!) To me, that is Christmas is about--the magic part, not the banged knee part. Although...

Enjoy!

UPDATE: The link was broken so I took it down.

Finally Time to 'Fess Up

Although this blog is called "Tales of LAW and Love" I realize I have done very little posting about the law part. I took my LSAT in September, completely prepared and ready to face it, thanks to the total emotional, physical and financial support of my amazing guy. However, life is fully of random craziness, iznit? There is no other way to say this: I freaked out. I froze. I couldn't get through the games section, even on my most proficient games. So...after much beating myself up, advice from trusted colleagues, friends and family, I cancelled my score.

Canceling my score was a hard decision. After all, I quit my JOB to study for this F'er. I spent six hours a day preparing for it. Six days a week. For two months. If anyone was ready, it was me. Nevertheless, the freak out remains.

So, I took a part time job and spent another two months further preparing. And this time it wasn't so bad. I felt a lot less nervous. I know I had some issues (especially with the games section. Again.) but I am more confident this time. I should be getting my score in two weeks and hopefully, it will be high enough to allow me entry into the schools of my choice.

That's the story of the LSAT, as my (one? two?) reader(s) may have wondered why I suddenly stopped mentioning something so central to the topic of my blog that it is actually in the name.