Sleep and work
Damn I’m tired. I’m not staying up late or anything, but my sleep does seem to be less peaceful than before I started school. Besides general stress, which can make sleep less refreshing anyway, I have the extra bonus points of my classes sneaking into my already screwed-up dreams. For example, the other night I was reading, in bed, a comedic novel that had undead characters in it. Just to get my mind out of the lawbooks and to try to relax before sleep. That night I dreamt about whether the rights of a finder (a current topic in my Property class) would be the same for the undead or how they might vary.
This is some seriously warped thinking and I believe it is not letting me get really good rest.
Christopher’s snoring and Benito’s kicking me in the head (he pushes me off my pillow) don’t help. I can put in earplugs for the snoring, but the cat, well, that I can’t really do anything about that (and besides, it is darn cute and heartwarming to have a purring kitty snuggling up to me).
So here I am, on a day when I have extra time because of optional student/professor meetings in Contracts (so no formal class), and I just can’t seem to get myself moving. I’m just tired.
However, overall I do feel better than I had been feeling–mentally at least. I think I’m starting to find my groove when it comes to the coursework, which is fantastic compared to where I was at. I had been feeling terribly muddled–like I never quite had my feet under me though I also was not ever lost or completely clueless. I’d almost rather be completely lost than having that niggling feeling that I was just barely missing something. Now I’ve got my outlines started and things are fitting into place. I’m past the most annoying of the Legal Skills busy-work assignments and, though it is still my least favorite class, I can get through it with an effort more in line with what it should be (it was taking up way too much time).
So, a bit more caffeine for me this morning, perhaps, and then I’m off to read for CivPro this afternoon.