Clark Gable ~ The Postal Service

I know it's been a while. So, my one reader out there (and you know who you are), I hope you're happy. I'm only doing this because I miss reading your blog--you'd better update it soon.

My journey through law school is continuing. I'm now over halfway done! And with that, comes job applications. Most of the applications will need to be in sometime in May. However, I decided to get in a practice round by applying to the courts. There are a few prestigious spots available for students to do a portion of their articling requirement by working with judges at the courts--I had no illusions (at first) that I would actually get one of the positions, but instead viewed it as a chance for me to update my resume and write my cover letter sooner rather than later, and, if I somehow got an interview, practice up for interviews that would later (hopefully) occur with law firms.

I got my resume and cover letter updated, found a legal writing sample of mine, and got a professor to write me a reference letter. Then, I submitted the applications. To my surprise, I was asked to come in for interviews at both the Court of Queen's Bench and Court of Appeal in Edmonton! I still didn't really hold out any hope that I would get one of the jobs, but I thought it would be good practice for interviewing and kind of cool to meet some judges.

The interview date came. I was nervous, but I thought both interviews went quite well. There were a couple of questions to which I knew I could have had better answers, but I felt like the interviewers liked me. I began thinking that maybe I had a chance after all.

I was told that offers would be made at the end of January or first few days of February. I kept my phone near and charged up at all times, waiting for a call. Yesterday, as I was sitting in an area of the law school, I heard a nearby group of girls talking about how one of them had been offered a job the day before at one of the courts. I thus realized that I hadn't got the job, or would have known already.

So, I just participated in an experience all but the few at the top of the law school pyramid go through at some point in their legal education--rejection. At first I was pretty disappointed, but as I've come to grips with it, I have found that there definitely is a silver lining to this cloud. Articling at the courts would have added 3 months to my articling requirements. Also, I'm a firm believer that everything in life works out the way it's supposed to--so I'm not all that crushed.

The Postal Service--their album "Give Up" has been around for a while (since 2003), but I discovered it about 2 years ago. Ben Gibbard is a part of the duo, but if you're expecting the cheefully melancholic sound of Death Cab you're in for a bit of a surprise. It's upbeat, and electronic, and explores themes such as atomic warfare and heartbreak--typical Gibbard. I would encourage you, if you're a fan of the relatively new Owl City, to check it out.