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do the trees bend down for you
So I've now been in my new apt. for four days, and it's quite lovely. Getting the furniture out and in was not so fun, and I felt horrible Saturday night when I let Libby loose in here for the first time and had to watch her freak out. But we are both settled in now, and it's good, even if the stress of the weekend did give me a cold.
I felt crappy enough to stay home today. Which I feel kind of weird about, since five weeks ago I'd never called in sick ever and now I've done it twice. But there is something about not getting paid for the work I'm doing, and it being the last week, and not being entirely thrilled with the people I work for, that allowed me to pick up the phone and call in. Even if I did have to call my mother first and make sure she didn't think they would think I was a wretched slacker for it. She pointed out that they would just as soon not get what I have. True enough.
On-campus interviews start very soon. That would be, yes, interviews for jobs for next summer, never mind that this summer isn't even over yet. It's mostly big firms that do OCI, so I didn't apply for much. Villanova doesn't have any lottery system or anything so who is interviewed is based entirely on the preference of the employers. Which is just as well, in a way; I'm not so stunningly charismatic that an interview would completely make up for the fact that I lack the main hiring criteria of big firms - I'm not on a journal and I'm not in the top twenty percent of my class.
I did, however, get interviews with the places I'd actually be interested in anyway - the Philadelphia DA's office and the City Solicitor's office. The first of which is September freaking first, which is way too soon. I am doing my best to just not think about it until I absolutely have to.
I am feeling better about my summer experience, mainly because it's almost over - no, not really. But maybe kind of. I still think it is what I was meant to do, and even things I don't agree with are things I can learn from. And what I really really needed, more than I even needed experience in a legal environment, was to spend time with other law students I didn't DESPISE. And the other interns gave me that - I can't be sorry for this experience because I'm just glad to have met them, and to have worked with them.
I've gained a whole new appreciation for Philadelphia, too, and a comfort level with the city I never really imagined I'd have. I know my way around. I'm comfortable with all modes of public transportation. I'm going to miss all that.
I felt crappy enough to stay home today. Which I feel kind of weird about, since five weeks ago I'd never called in sick ever and now I've done it twice. But there is something about not getting paid for the work I'm doing, and it being the last week, and not being entirely thrilled with the people I work for, that allowed me to pick up the phone and call in. Even if I did have to call my mother first and make sure she didn't think they would think I was a wretched slacker for it. She pointed out that they would just as soon not get what I have. True enough.
On-campus interviews start very soon. That would be, yes, interviews for jobs for next summer, never mind that this summer isn't even over yet. It's mostly big firms that do OCI, so I didn't apply for much. Villanova doesn't have any lottery system or anything so who is interviewed is based entirely on the preference of the employers. Which is just as well, in a way; I'm not so stunningly charismatic that an interview would completely make up for the fact that I lack the main hiring criteria of big firms - I'm not on a journal and I'm not in the top twenty percent of my class.
I did, however, get interviews with the places I'd actually be interested in anyway - the Philadelphia DA's office and the City Solicitor's office. The first of which is September freaking first, which is way too soon. I am doing my best to just not think about it until I absolutely have to.
I am feeling better about my summer experience, mainly because it's almost over - no, not really. But maybe kind of. I still think it is what I was meant to do, and even things I don't agree with are things I can learn from. And what I really really needed, more than I even needed experience in a legal environment, was to spend time with other law students I didn't DESPISE. And the other interns gave me that - I can't be sorry for this experience because I'm just glad to have met them, and to have worked with them.
I've gained a whole new appreciation for Philadelphia, too, and a comfort level with the city I never really imagined I'd have. I know my way around. I'm comfortable with all modes of public transportation. I'm going to miss all that.