imbuktu and was so very impressed with his storytelling and look forward to seeing his take on different characters and situations.
3. I woke up today and thought I would accomplish a great deal today.
4. Why does there never seem to be enough time?
5. The last thing I ate was yoghurt with Kashi cereal mixed in.
6. January has not met my expectations and that’s a good thing.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include sanding, staining and applying layers of poly and Sunday, I want to fill up the new pantry my husband and I have been building!
Welcome to the Friday Fill-Ins :-) Thanks for playing, glad you had a great weekend and btw, I love your blog design!I'm not gonna give you any advice on job prospects/dropping out v. staying in/ etc- that seems well handled. 

I will say this: do you think you might be depressed right now? The general despair that's coming through your language is hitting a lot of the flags for me- especially the confusion about how different you feel now compared to when you started, and the dread you have about the future. 

Do you have someone you could talk to about how you're feeling right now? not just about law-school, but in general. The state of the world + lawschool makes for a GREAT (awful???) set up for depression. I have a history of it myself, and I have to check in with myself pretty often to watch my thought patterns and mood. 

Does your school offer any kind of counseling services?San Francisco, Dec 15 (IANS) Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted a photograph with “The Boring Company” and “December 18” on it, indicating that his infrastructure and tunnel construction firm is set to launch its first tunnel under Los Angeles in the US.
Boring Company was earlier slated to launch the tunnel on December 10 and postponed it.
The company reportedly said they would offer the first public test ride with the electric transport system inside the tunnel.
Earlier in October, Musk had announced that the Boring Company was “almost done” with its maiden test tunnel and they would open the project to the public around December 10.
According to Musk, the company is building a watchtower at the exit of the tunnel with bricks made from dirt dug out of the tunnel.
“Electric skates will carry between 8 and 16 passengers, or a single passenger vehicle,” according to the Electrek.
In order to implement this system, the company will have to dig the tunnels and deploy the infrastructure to move those “autonomous electric skates” inside the tunnels.
British designer Vivienne Westwood recently struck a bold change of image. His fiery red hair she turned in ultrashort haircut ashy hue. It turns out that such a step 72-year-old Vivian explains the decision to join the action to protect the environment.
"First of all, a new hairstyle is her support action on global climate change. Second, the transition to a gray color - a desire to show respect for his age, "- said a spokesman for the brand.
Vivienne recently officially stated that it plans to expand the brand due to the fact that it will continue cooperation with Greenpeace, supporting a project to preserve the Arctic.
Earlier Vivien openly opposed the thoughtless buying clothes and recommended "to invest in the development of the world».
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