Saraah!

Actually what’s there not to like? The study of law is the buzz. I’ve heard a lot from people going through different forms of mental high. I know one who claims he’s reached carbon dust nirvana from sorting through piles of xeroxed materials. He says there’s nothing quite like having your thoughts duplicated/replicated/photocopied over and over in your head like that virus/trojan that infects hard coded system files. The last I heard of him he was stuttering provisions like crazy. Kind of like Leonardo on the Aviator: get the blueprint, get the blueprint, get the blueprint and so on more than I’d bother to repeat.

So on to my top ten reasons to like law. First off, drawing up lists is the easiest way to catch people’s attention. Ordered enumerations build high anticipation. Ranking gives the idea of magnitude, of greatness or of other things used to logically denominate one item from the other. If done well the reader will salivate midway through the list until he satisfies his curiosity at the end of the article. Unfortunately, I don’t believe in ranking. All my reasons are equally great. It just so happens that I’ve come across an idea, or more like a realization why I like the study of law. I said ten things but I’ve yet to discover the rest. For now, there’s just one. Okay, boo. You can stop reading now.

I like law because it helps me appreciate what it’s like not to study law, how to actually have a life. The long weekend gave me the chance to look into things not related to anything lawish. I’ve been downloading video clips from ted talks and from the discovery channel and movies I missed out this year. Truth is, I’d filled myself up with new information I’d like to share with everyone now. If there’s anything to this list is the gem of ideas you’d likely love as I did after the video marathon.

I recommend watching the “Biography of Earth”; it’s a three hour three part special of how our planet works. It’s amazing to say the least. The world is just awesome. Bring in Discovery Channel’s new musical spiel: boom tiyaya boom tiyaya boom, I love the mountains, I love egyptian kings ladidada, and you’re all to set to become an instant naturalist convert like me.

If that’s not your thing, you may wish to begin your journey by looking up videos in teh internet. Ted talks’ website is a great place to start. You get a broad range of interests to choose from: statistics, evolutionary ethics/biology/politics, neo-liberalism, economics, automobile, engineering, literature etc. There are law topics as well but I find that they are not as well-presented humor-wise than the rest.

Anyway, there are new things to learn everyday and it’s nice to break away from all the stressful conditions of law. Albeit the midterms for property is just around corner, I’d rather spend my free time really learning something useful. As was said before, life is one big entree, don’t fill yourself up with bread. Hmm. Maybe I can squeeze in family guy episodes in my hectic alternate learning experience.

Have fun!

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