In Absentia

So I was thinking the other day, "You know, I promised myself I would keep up with the blog, but I just haven't been.  I'm feeling a little guilty."  And then I checked one of my other favorite blogs last night, and saw what basically felt like an admonition for not posting regularly.  It's like my internet hero swooped down and shook her finger at me for not complaining to all 20 of you who read this.  (And yes, I know there are at LEAST 20 of you.  I've checked the stats.)  So let me apologize.  And then let me say:

I AM STUDYING 15 HOURS A DAY FOR FINALS.

Seriously, LSBFF sent me a text yesterday that said, "Are you in the library or dead in a ditch somewhere?"  (It's so good to know someone cares.)

Point being, I have to go outline now (and forever).  Things are going to be irregular for a couple weeks.  But I'm going to throw up my handy dandy exam tips that have nothing to do with substantive material over the weekend.

Can I offer you some advice right now?  Quit trying to win on a technicality.  Professors generally don't CARE about technicalities.  They have 80 exams to grade.  Figure out the rules, a couple general policy concerns, and get ready to write an essay or two.  Seriously, there is NO POINT in trying to understand all of Wigmore's and Blackstone's advice now.  They are a million years old and all of their advice has been codified into one form or another by now anyway if it matters to a single legislature in the United States.  If it hasn't been, then their advice was probably stupid anyway.  Also, your professor doesn't care about it.  80 students, 240 essays to read.  They're just skimming for the rules and how you apply them anyway.

In other words: Study like myself and my father before me.  The KISS method:  Keep It Simple, Stupid.  My daddy taught me that when I was 11, and it hasn't failed me yet.

In the meantime, I'm going to try to hit 45 hours on Pandora by Sunday while trying desperately to understand what's going on in my courses.

For all you other law students/undergraduate students/graduate students in other disciplines:  Just hold out.  It's just a couple tests for the love of Pete.*

Go ahead, wish each other luck below.  You know that karma wants you to.

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*Who is Pete anyway?