Uh oh...

While taking a break from reading about how to cite legal documents, I was IMing my friend Shannon (aka Shanno) and mentioned how amazing THE GOOGLE is. Well, now I'm even more impressed. Check it out!

What's new in Lubbock?

Well, there's not much new in Lubbock. I study a lot. I'd guess last week I did somewhere around 50 hours, and I certainly wasn't pushing it. This week I'd guess I'll be up closer to 70...
On the other hand, I did find this website today that I'm excited about. It's called Texas Escapes and it has all sorts of stuff about the small towns here in Texas. Like the ghost towns and such. I'm hoping to explore the neighboring towns/counties on my bike(s)....

My first day of classes

So I just finished the first day of classes here at Texas Tech law school. It wasn't as intense as I had pumped myself up for - despite everyone during orientation saying that there would be no introductory class, every class was simply an intro session. So far, so good, but now I have a ton of reading and briefing to do. But, since this is my first post in a week or so, I figured I'd put down a little about the transition to Lubbock.

Umm... it's had its hard points. Leaving Provo was a good thing, but a really tough thing to do. I'm very thankful that my sister Kristi and her husband Justin are here so I at least know someone (and their son Caden, whom I discovered is very ticklish). I've moved into an apartment right next to the Lubbock Temple, about 2 miles from Kristi. Here's the view out my bedroom window.
Yup, that's Moroni. Ironic that I move from Provo UT to Lubbock TX and I'm now living the closest to a temple in my walking life (when I was an infant, my parents lived in Wymount).

Also, it's kinda fun being 'the Mormon' again. So far I've found 2 inactive LDS law students - both of whom sit right next to me in all 3 of my major classes - so I have some fun missionary work to do. And after I get through studying today, Texas Tech has some pretty nice boxing equipment. So that's where I'm at - but I'm also getting a hankerin' for some adventurin'.

The sad farewell

I'm finally leaving for law school, in about 5 hours. I'm packed, the farewells said, and I leave first thing in the morning with my dad, almost exactly 10 years after he dropped me off for my freshman year at BYU.

I'm excited for what lies ahead in the coming weeks and years, but right this moment I'm sad to be leaving my friends behind, and a place I love, for Lubbock Texas. To all, thank you.

Mandy

If there's one thing I'm aware of, it's how horrible Barry Manilow is. Forced to endure countless hours of his music while on road trips as a child with my parents, the torture probably warped my mind in ways nobody should discover.

And this, well, this is incredible