So it’s been a month. I’m sure you’re all thrilled to finally hear that I didn’t die in a fiery plane crash. In fact, I had a pleasant, if short, trip to Nashville to see my brother graduate and then a lovely week in Vancouver with John to celebrate the last few days before he turned his life over to the Man.

Yes, my fiancé is now working full-time for a huge worldwide (but relatively non-evil, IMO) corporation. It would be tragic if it didn’t pay so damn well. Still, I haven’t seen him much lately. They put him up in a hotel in town for the first week of training and flew him out of state for the second week.

I’ve started my own summer job this past week—an unpaid internship at a place downtown—so that’s kept me busy. The job’s only vaguely related to law, which is fine by me. I’m planning to find a standard summer job clerking at a small firm for the second half of the summer, but I might as well diversify a bit for now, right?

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I just sent in my application for what sounds like the perfect summer internship for me. I don’t want to jinx it, but I will say that I had to look up whether the British prefer “toward” or “towards” (Ans: “towards”). Hi, I’m detail-oriented, it’s nice to meet you.

The job’s still in Houston, though, so nobody flip out. Somebody’s got to stay here to look after the dog.

Which reminds me—did I tell you that John’s going to Abu Dhabi this summer? No? Well, he is. Part of the training for his new job takes place in the UAE, so he’ll be there for six weeks. We’re not sure exactly when he’s leaving, but it’ll probably be near the end of June. And to think I was bummed when he moved to College Station. Oy.

Instead of throwing out scattershot comments on my life over the last month (month!), I’ll talk a little about OCI.

OCI (On-campus interviewing) is the way many incoming 2Ls (that’d be me) get their 3L summer jobs, and it’s the way some 3Ls line up their first jobs after graduation. In case you skimmed that last sentence, that means that a couple weeks from now, in AUGUST, I’ll be interviewing for jobs that start, at the earliest, next MAY. A bit insane, no? Does any other profession do this?

When I start my 3L summer job, I will have twice the law school experience I have now. Don’t employers want to see my fall semester grades? See how well I handle journal work? Maybe they’re just as frustrated with the situation as I am.

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