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monster — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:37:33 +0000

June 2009 LSAT Scores…

monster — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:07:46 +0000

…are out. I think the first batch came out around 7:00 PM. The curve (for a 170) is -11.

Good luck, and I hope you did well. I’m still waiting on mine. Yuck. I believe that usually the rest trickle in throughout the night. Have fun refreshing, haha.

See the full score distribution scale here.

D-day Epilogue

monster — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:22:02 +0000

D-day, more commonly referred to as the June 2009 LSAT Administration, was yesterday. It didn’t go great, but it could have been worse. I’m signed up for September (e.g. a retake), but it’s possible, depending on the curve of the test, that it may not be necessary. I’ll know for sure in three weeks.

On the upside, until I get my score back, I’m not going to worry about it, and the ’09-10 applications for law schools have not been posted yet, so for the time being I basically have my life back. As such, I now have the opportunity to complete some of the things I have been unable to enjoy thanks to the onus of needing to study for the LSAT.

Chief among these concerns is the completion of Diablo II. I’ve been meaning to finish this game for a while now. I can’t remember who recommended it to me, but ever since I found out that Diablo III was in development, I’ve been wanting to complete it so that I can be caught up by the time DIII is finally released. (Hey, I never claimed to have lofty goals. Sometimes an itch just yearns to be scratched.)

Oh, as an aside, while I’m on the topic of gaming, I should note that Monkey Island is back, bitches. I’ve been waiting patiently for this day for almost five years, so I’m pretty damn happy. Telltale is even re-releasing the game that started it all, except with improvements (e.g. 1080i vs. VGA graphics).

Secondly, I can finally finished some of the books that I’ve been reading, I’m about part of the way through a bunch of random books, but have as of late been trying to spend any free time reading more academic material in order to prepare for the LSATs. It’ll be a relief to read stories again. Yay.

Lastly, I want to finally catch up on keeping in touch with people, figuring out random plans (trips, weekends, etc.) — that sort of thing. You know, things involving people as opposed to multiple-choice questions. So yeah, that’s what’s up with me. I don’t think I’m conveying this very well, but I’m actually incredibly thrilled to be (potentially) done with the LSAT. I’m…copacetic.

Of Lists and Things

monster — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:44:02 +0000

Thing I did during break:

I did a little bit of the things I said I would do – LSATs, sleep, getting together with people, etc. I didn’t make as much progress on the LSATs as I hoped. I still think I could do better on the logic games if I studied some more — it just takes me too long to chart out those problems right now. I want to get to the point where charting them out is second nature. I think I’m okay on the rest.

I’m surprised how many people I ended up seeing over break. It seems Marie, Sid and Nita (who I did not see) are all planning on law school as well. A bunch of people are doing i-banking or finance-related jobs: Hemal, Bo, etc. Lots of med-schoolers. Also, I finally, finally saw all the Yalies, who have been alluding all of us for the past few years. We had an awkward New Years’ party at Khang’s house — we ended up washing champagne glasses as it hit midnight because they were too dusty to toast with, haha. Also, for future reference, twist-off champagne bottles don’t “pop,” regardless of what the warning on the bottle may say.

We also managed to get in some ice skating, even if Jules, Kasey and Bo were two hours late. Yeah, thanks. Seven minutes my butt, Jules. Haha. Howie and Karen came, too. Ann and Aaron showed up together (but not “together”), but Aaron was unwilling to skate because he is a scaredy-cat. You may tell him I said that because I never got invited to that LAN party to play Diablo 2. I’m very upset. I also had a weird night out with the boys — I attempted to get into the wrong person’s car (v. awkward) and we went to a place that played explicit music videos from the late 80′s and early 90′s. Very weird, but I met Sid’s cousin. Cool.

What else…I ended up going to three movies over break. First, Enchanted with Marie, where I missed the first hour because I went to the wrong movie theater, proving, unequivocally, that I am indeed a genius. Second, Enchanted (again!) with Tina, Amy and Jeanne, wherein I finally got to see the full movie. Finally, I saw Charlie Wilson’s War with Daniel and Aaron. I would say both movies were slightly better than mediocre, but whatever.

Recently Read Stuff:

Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follet; I actually really liked this book. I’ve been in a historical fiction and mystery phase recently. (Obviously, this falls in the first category.) It was probably the lengthiest book that I’ve read continuously. Usually, I get bored at some points in more “epic” novels. It got a little overwrought with drama at some points, but I guess that’s to be expected from a former writer of horror/thrillers. Oh, it’s about building a cathedral.

The Dante Club, by Matthew Pearl; I have a feeling (however potentially unfounded) that things that are described to be facts in this book give way to much more entertaining fictions, but it’s about a group of Dante translators who discover that a murderer is going around killing off sinners in a Dantesque fashion. However, this is set at a time when Dante is relatively unknown and still only in Italian so the murder must be among their ranks. Drama ensues.

Freddy and Fredericka, by Mark Helprin; I enjoyed this, but I honestly can’t think of a single person I’d recommend it to. It’s about a royal couple who – for various reasons – get sent, penniless and with only one another, to make their own way in America. It’s a little more bizarre than I’d expected, but if you’re willing to suspend reality, you’ll probably find yourself rooting for the two main characters. One caveat, it’s a little condescending when it comes to making assumptions about the perceptions of the “common people” but whatever.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie; Good. Someone gets stabbed in the back. House full of people — whodunit?

The Clocks by Agatha Christie; Also good. A a stranger finds a dead body in house surrounded by clocks set to the wrong time. Hercule Poirot comes to the rescue.

Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella; Actually pretty entertaining. I thought her previous Shopaholic book (the & Sister one) kind of … was not great. Anyway, this one was more like the previous ones, thank goodness. Basically, our Becky has a baby, but suspects that Luke is stepping out with her doctor. It’s good, clean fun.

Other Stuff:

I booked tickets to London! Whoo hoo!

Protected: Cheers for the Holidays

monster — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:15:27 +0000