The Beast

So it has happened. The beast that is law school has consumed life. Law school is not like Montacorn the white tiger that mauled Roy Horn head on either. No, law school is a far more stealthy and silent killer, like the python: you return for the next semester full of hope and optimism that your new found hobbies, interests, and social relationships will continue as they were over break- you are in denial. But almost imperceptibly the black python is already curling its body around your unsuspecting legs. By the time you realize that the python is now firmly coiled up to your chest and is beginning to constrict, it is already to late.

You probably realize for the first time as you are chatting with friends or writing an email to someone. All you can think of to write is how annoying some kid is in your class who thinks he is a supreme court justice, or how your one professor is incredibly old and he reminds you of Jimmy Stewart. At the point you probably try some meager attempt to resist shouting, "Really, I am still going to keep up with my photography experimenting and I will still go out on friday nights!!!" but it is pointless, the python is too strong- he has swallowed mightier men then you whole.

And then finally you accept your fate. You accept that unless it relates to law school, you probably cannot have a normal conversation with anyone. Your key concerns are whether you will run out of legal pads before you can get that student loan check or how soon you can get an appointment with the new career services guy. The beast has squeezed the life out of you and has proceeded to swallow the lifeless corpse of your life outside law school. Somehow I picture the grin on his scaly face to look something like my evidence professor...

Comments

[J.P.]

It's been brought to my attention that it was Roy, not Sigfried that got mauled. The post has been edited accordingly. I should have known this since I was watching the interview last night-- I guess my mind was elsewhere...

[tom]

The python may eat law students whole, but I guess the upshot is that after three years one tames the python, and it then does your bidding.

The beauty of being an officer of the court has a price ...