Momentum

Things are gaining momentum now. The library is busier than the long island train platform where Mrs. Palsgraph stood and there is a feeling that something is about to explode. Yes, it is that time of the semester again where everyone feels like there is not enough time to do all that we have to do. Our final memos are due in two weeks, classes end in three and finals begin shortly after that. I still have a lot of outlining to do, let alone reading that keeps piling on, but before this post drowns in the weight of pending stress, I want to point out another momentum that is gaining speed, and that is the progress of "thinking like a lawyer." "Thinking like a lawyer" is the ultimate goal of this year, and in studying for exams, we should try not to put the cart before the horse. If you can think like a lawyer, you will do well on the exams, but working to pass the exams does not necessarily mean that you will think like a lawyer. What does this mean exactly? The way I see it most clearly coming into play can be seen in the melding of ideas from different classes. The procedural knowledge from Civ. Pro. is making the understanding of Torts easier and the concepts from property come up in contracts, and on and on with almost daily examples of this kind of circular sharing of ideas.
That's all I wanted to say. Now I have to think like a lawyer and not spend a long time blogging so that I can focus on my real work: understanding express contractual conditions.