Hi guys!I took the LSAT on Saturday, so my hiatus is officially over. I think it went well, and I'm trying not to fret about it. (Though not succeeding). I'm getting my results on the 20th of October, so be prepared for terrible disappointment or unimaginable ecstasy that day. The waiting will be agony, but I shall endure.

I'm still sorta busy with school, but I think I'm handling it well so far. I really, really like my classes, except Cognition. Don't get me wrong, I think the ins-and-outs of amnesia are fascinating, but I truly couldn't care less how we lay down memories and recall them. But it's a degree requirement, unfortunately. Should have taken psychology of reading. *pout* My two writing classes are really, really great, though. They're small classes, and we get to have all sorts of discussions and debates. One of my professors is a former judge, which I'm pretty excited about.

Hmm...what else. Oh! So, I was talking to one of my coworkers about my practice LSAT score, and she says, "I had no idea you were smart." I didn't know whether to be offended or not, eschpecially when I told her my GPA and an expression of pure shock crossed her face. We were talking about our classes a couple of weeks later, and she said, "I still can't get over the fact that you're smart!" I asked her why, and she told me that I need to dye my hair brown or cut it all off. My thought is "WTF?!" but I'm curious about what you think. Be honest, now. Do you think my blonde hair is going to hurt my career as a lawyer? I definitely don't want to be Elle Woods, thanks. And yes, I do have big boobs and a high voice.

Everything is going pretty great overall. I'm having a bit of a hard time as an officer in one of the on-campus organizations, though. My president is...well, a bitch. She talks down to us, treats me like an employee, and it seems like she singles me out for "chastisement." I'm seriously thinking about quitting. This is my last year, after all. I don't need this. I feel like I'd be failing to live up to my responsibilities, though. I did agree to a year-long position. What do ya'll think? Should I take it and tough it out until May?

The roommate thing is going good, too. They all feel a need to listen to music and watch tv at a very high volume, but their schedules and mine are pretty compatible, so it hasn't bothered me too much. Funny story, though. So, the night before the LSAT, I get woken up at 5:30 in the morning by a group of people coversing casually in my living room. I asked them to stop talking, and they left. I went back to bed. 20 minutes later, I hear moaning and girly squeals from the living room. Apparently a now former friend of ours, after he'd left, when he'd been explicitly told he couldn't kip on our couch, came in through our back door and was screwing a new friend on our couch. Yeah... My life can be so awkward sometimes. I'm ashamed to admit I listened at my door, not knowing what to do, and grudgingly thinking that our friend must have some good technique. Thankfully, my roommate woke up and caught them, and booted their asses out. Seriously, who breaks into a friend's apartment to have sex? He's is now on our shortlist of banned persons, and we have told everybody about it in petty, awful revenge. We also gave our couch a serious wipe down. Ugh.

Have I mentioned that my brother made it out of the Marines, alive and unharmed? We're all very happy about that. He's living with my mother and going to the community college here. Only thing is, he has a girlfriend. They've been dating for several months, and he brought her home with him. Picture this: three adults, two of whom are young and constantly screwing, in a small 2/1 apartment, with the second bedroom having folding doors leading to the living room. Also, apparently my brother is an abusive ass. He used to kick my ass when we were younger, but slapping his girlfriend in front of my mother is a totally different thing. It's pretty sad; I like my brother's girlfriend, but she's too good for him. I think she should move back home to her family, before she gets knocked up. But my brother is very handsome, and can be very charming when he wants to be. His behavior offends me as a person and as a woman, but I don't know what to do about that (either). He's not exactly open to criticism.

Okay, this is getting to be a bitch-fest. What's going well...

My mother has a new job that she loves.
I think I did well on my LSAT.
The weather has been wonderful.
I have a lot of money. (Thanks for the extra financial aid, Obama!)
The former equals a really awesome vacation this summer, before I go to law school. (Are there any good HP cons coming up this summer? And would anyone recommend Cedar Point in Ohio?)
If I get the LSAT score I'm expecting, I have a 50% chance of getting into Harvard.
I did well on my first exam of the semester. This is nice because not a lot of people did. That's Schadenfreude, I guess.
My "ex" (the one with whom I was the other other woman with) contacted me. He's back in town and wants to "do lunch." I have't called him back, even though I haven't had sex in 16 months. I shall try to continue resisting the temptation of falling back into the "I have to have sex with him so he'll like me" mindset.
My family is all really, really proud of me, and they tell me all the time. And I am going to have a lot of people at my graduation in the spring.
I'm reading a book. For fun. Leisurely.
Two of my three letters of rec were offered to me, thereby eliminating most of my worry about asking for them.
I haven't quit smoking, but I've cut down. That's a start, right?
I feel pretty good about my life and excited about my future. Which is really the most important thing.

In conclusion, I'm so happy to be back. Have I missed any big fandom developments? Any "you must read this right now" recs? And how are you doing, f-list?