Saturday, February 7, 2009
Personal Statements
So for those of you who don't know, I'm applying to law school. Well, technically I should have applied two months ago but my application process has been delayed a bit due to one outrageously ludicrous requirement, the personal statement. Along with all of the other insane and costly requirements for the application process you have to write a personal statement. It's supposed to be a way for you to introduce yourself to the admissions board. Maybe relate a unique experience. State why you are interested in going to law school. Explain why you would be an asset to the law program. Blah, blah, blah. I didn't think that this would be too difficult for me but it's turning out to be a major hangup. The application deadline is coming up pronto but every time I sit down to write my personal statement I keep coming up short. It's not good enough. It's not deep enough. It's not articulate enough. It (I'm sorry Mom) just plain sucks. I think the biggest problem is.....I'm just not that interesting. Sure I've had a few accomplishments in my life, but nothing that really makes me unique. I'm just an average girl trying to live the dream. This is such a crucial aspect of the application though, I really feel the need to submit something extraordinary. I probably won't get accepted anyway since I'm applying so close to the deadline but if I don't at least complete the application and turn it in then I'll always wonder. Who knows, if my personal statement turns out to be really bad then maybe I'll post it so you can all get a good laugh! Until then, feel free to give me other ideas of something to do with my life just in case this whole law school thing doesn't work out.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures!
Okay, it's confession time. Are you ready? You better sit down for this....
Last week I walked into the Centerville Wal-Mart.......
And I actually purchased something.
Sigh.
I feel better now that it's off my chest!
Some of you may not know that Wal-Mart and I.....well, we're not best friends. I refrain from shopping there as much as physically possible. I don't want to get into the nitty gritty of it all, but just know that I do my best to stay clear of it. Last week, however, I was in a state of emergency and it became necessary for me to swallow my pride. I only have myself to blame.
So about 2 years ago I went with my roommate to the movie "Stardust." Have you seen it? I loved it! She loved it! I vowed to buy it when it came out, I enjoyed it that much. So I guess I should insert here that in addition to my Wal-Mart issues I also have a firm policy to not purchase a DVD unless it costs less than $10. It's just ludicrous to otherwise because you can always find them on sale. Okay, back to the story. So "Stardust" was released on DVD and my search began. I really wanted to buy it and knew it wouldn't take very long until it would go on sale. I spent the next year and a half looking for this movie. I looked in every Target. I looked at Costco (which I happen to frequent quite regularly so I know I didn't miss it there). I looked online. I couldn't find it anywhere for under $10.
So last Tuesday was my roommate's birthday. Happy Birthday Erika! Anyway, I knew the perfect gift for her would be this movie. So I stopped in at Target to see if they had any copies in. There was one copy for $13. I decided that Erika was worth breaking my rules as long as I could get a copy of that dang movie! So there was a girl standing right in front of the shelf where Stardust was calling to me like a beam of light from heaven. If I could just get her to inch a little to the left, I could just excuse myself and bend down to grab it. Right as I was about to say those magic words homegirl bent over and picked up the final copy! All right, I'm down but I'm not out, right? So I lurked around, waiting to see if she would put it back. Nope. She walked to the register and bought it!!!! I know, the nerve of some people!!!! So I was back to square one. There is a Target near my work so I thought I'd go the next workday to see if there were any copies available there. No luck. Sold out. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. It was the day before Erika's birthday and I had nothing. There was a Wal-Mart right across the street from the Target that I was at so I thought I'd just walk in to see if they had the movie. No harm in walking in the store, right? I slowly made my way to the entertainment section (slowly because the store is so HUGE no one can find where anything is so you end up walking past something and thinking, "Oh, that could be useful," and purchasing way more things than you would have if you knew where you were going in the first place). I peruse the movies and there it is. For only $9. All my hopes and dreams are dashed because I know I don't have a choice but to buy it.
Long story short, she loved the movie.
Last week I walked into the Centerville Wal-Mart.......
And I actually purchased something.
Sigh.
I feel better now that it's off my chest!
Some of you may not know that Wal-Mart and I.....well, we're not best friends. I refrain from shopping there as much as physically possible. I don't want to get into the nitty gritty of it all, but just know that I do my best to stay clear of it. Last week, however, I was in a state of emergency and it became necessary for me to swallow my pride. I only have myself to blame.
So about 2 years ago I went with my roommate to the movie "Stardust." Have you seen it? I loved it! She loved it! I vowed to buy it when it came out, I enjoyed it that much. So I guess I should insert here that in addition to my Wal-Mart issues I also have a firm policy to not purchase a DVD unless it costs less than $10. It's just ludicrous to otherwise because you can always find them on sale. Okay, back to the story. So "Stardust" was released on DVD and my search began. I really wanted to buy it and knew it wouldn't take very long until it would go on sale. I spent the next year and a half looking for this movie. I looked in every Target. I looked at Costco (which I happen to frequent quite regularly so I know I didn't miss it there). I looked online. I couldn't find it anywhere for under $10.
So last Tuesday was my roommate's birthday. Happy Birthday Erika! Anyway, I knew the perfect gift for her would be this movie. So I stopped in at Target to see if they had any copies in. There was one copy for $13. I decided that Erika was worth breaking my rules as long as I could get a copy of that dang movie! So there was a girl standing right in front of the shelf where Stardust was calling to me like a beam of light from heaven. If I could just get her to inch a little to the left, I could just excuse myself and bend down to grab it. Right as I was about to say those magic words homegirl bent over and picked up the final copy! All right, I'm down but I'm not out, right? So I lurked around, waiting to see if she would put it back. Nope. She walked to the register and bought it!!!! I know, the nerve of some people!!!! So I was back to square one. There is a Target near my work so I thought I'd go the next workday to see if there were any copies available there. No luck. Sold out. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. It was the day before Erika's birthday and I had nothing. There was a Wal-Mart right across the street from the Target that I was at so I thought I'd just walk in to see if they had the movie. No harm in walking in the store, right? I slowly made my way to the entertainment section (slowly because the store is so HUGE no one can find where anything is so you end up walking past something and thinking, "Oh, that could be useful," and purchasing way more things than you would have if you knew where you were going in the first place). I peruse the movies and there it is. For only $9. All my hopes and dreams are dashed because I know I don't have a choice but to buy it.
Long story short, she loved the movie.
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