It's about time!

FINALLY, after being forced to practice much more patience that I feel is really necessary, I received the official results of my 180 Literary test that I was feeling quite confident about. I received a solid 97.2% and I am thrilled to have passed the first of my exit-level Lits. I now have four more weeks before the semester ends to pass a second Lit. WHEN I do (yes, that's right, only positive words allowed) I will have reached my goal for the semester of passing all my exit-level speeds test for both Jury and Lit, as well as my mentor tests. I'm so excited! Only those dreaded Q&As will remain.

I also just registered for my final academic course for next semester! The end is FINALLY starting to feel like it is just around the corner. It's about time!

Update

I am feeling rather uninspired, so here is a brief, yet random rundown of my very unexciting life:

Temperature: Still hot!
Mood: Adjusting, but optimistic
Health: Experiencing surprising relief from all those darn sinus headaches. I knew there was way too much mold in Cincy.
Job: Still unemployed (but then again, I really haven't put ANY effort into that either)
Internship: 20 hours down, 40 to go
Test Pass - Had a "close, but not quite" 180 Lit. with a 94.4%. Seriously?! Waiting...Yes still waiting to hear on another. Patience is not my virtue.
Bank account: dwindling
Shoe Shopping: On hold as a result of the previous.
House: Unsold (boo!)
Mr. Darcy: Casually employed...see below.


Whenever D feels up to it, he goes to work at my mom's office.


Sniffing for treats in the kitchen (one of his main responsibilities)


Charlie, one of D's co-workers.


D doesn't think this work thing is so bad. Now if only he got a paycheck!

Back at it.

I have been settling in and adjusting back to life in Arizona and now I find it time to get back into a routine and start focusing back on the things that matter most: money and school. Okay, so I'm still delaying the money thing, just a little longer, but only in hopes to get some internship hours out of the way first. I met with an owner of a court reporting firm here in Phoenix for about an hour and a half yesterday, which was fantastic, and I will start shadowing with that firm next week. I also went back to the federal courthouse today. My experience today was quite interesting. The first part of my day was shadowing a reporter who had an Evidentiary Hearing for a high profile case here in Phoenix. They even had extra security beyond the routine security to enter the courthouse. There were additional security guards and another metal detector just outside the actual courtroom. They also had a sketch artist in the courtroom, as there is no photography allowed in federal court. Hmm...who knew I was going to make my sketching debut?! The hearing was in regards to a bombing here in Scottsdale back in 2004. The man accused of being responsible is tied to a white supremacy group. The victim was present to speak to the judge and the purpose of the hearing was to hopefully overturn a decision by a magistrate in Illinois to release the defendant on a cash bond. The trial is scheduled for the fall. I have attached a link for a local article on the hearing today.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/homepagetopstory/stories/phoenix-scottsdale-news-081109-bombing-suspect.ccf720d4.

The other hearing I went to was a complete nightmare. It was a Final Pretrial Conference with eight attorneys present. The case was quite contested and heated, and the material was thick and difficult. There were four companies being represented and trying to keep all my speaker designations straight and trying to write all the thick terminology was quite difficult. The reporter warned me it would be difficult, as the case itself was quite involved. I was completely spent by the end. Both hearings were non-stop writing and to say the day kicked my butt would be an understatement. Tomorrow I will return to the courthouse and continue on with the copyright case. It will be going to trial, so I will be sitting in on the Jury selection and opening statements. I'm hoping it won't be quite as intense as today.