Well, for an update on my life–here you go.

I went to two mock trial meetings, wherein I discovered trial law (if it is anything like this extracurricular activity) is not my cup of tea.  Throughout high school I participated in cross-examination debate and regret not being able to yet in college.  This activity led me to believe I would probably enjoy the world of litigation and prosecution.  I found this is not so, as I stumbled my way through an impromptu direct examination of a witness I knew not much about.  There was no real analysis involved, and this is what I am all about.  As I combed through the possible careers associated with my major, I noticed two which stuck out.  Senator/Politician and Journalist.  I, so far as I know, am not crooked, therefore the first is more of a back-up and requires prior experience anyway.  The second however, when I investigated it more, came to be more and more applicable to my skill-set.  Before I continue, I digress to define Journalist.  A journalist may be anything from the persistent microphone being shoved in a politician’s face to the man or woman presenting the news every night at 8.  I think I can fit somewhere in there.  The reason why I have had such a sudden epiphany is my Google reader.  I absolutely hate this particular assignment wherein I must get five hard copies of the NY times and cut out and article from each.  From there I write a short paper about them, but this part does not bother me.  I dislike the archaic methods we use in the class to ascertain information; I believe the student should be able to choose which process works on an individual basis.  Certainly this would provide more motivation and resources.  This proposition, however, begs the question of the hour: “Won’t newspapers continue to shut down if we all switch to the free online version?”  Well, according to the New York Times reporter who visited Baylor last week (his name escapes me), the papers would indeed run out of resources by which to produce stories.  Despite all this, I may in fact continue on with my law school plans and hope for the best.