Finished
Yesterday I finished the second-year of law school. It was a murky experience that defies easy summarization. So I won't try. I enjoyed it, it's over, c'est tout.
This coming week will be one of the more hectic of my life. In addition to the wondrous pleasures of a law review citecheck, I'll be moving out of my apartment, only to then drive up to D.C. on Friday so that I can briefly settle in before my 13-week law firm career begins on May 17. My excitement for both the city and the firm have only grown in the six months since I accepted the offer, and it sounds like they have some very exciting cases that I might have the opportunity to get involved in.
On a less serious but equally important note, I have decided to reinvest myself in the photographic hobby. I became an enthusiastic amateur in the latter years of high school, but sold my Canon 35mm outfit during college to fund other pursuits. My first entry into digital photography was the Olympus E-10, which I had for a few months during my last year of college, but I had to sell it to finance my move down to Charlottesville. Now that my finances are more stable, and I'm spending the summer in one of America's most photogenic cities, I thought it was time to get involved again. If nothing else, it is a hobby that gets me outside. As someone who has become almost wholly devoted to reading, blogging, and playing the guitar, an outdoors pursuit is most welcome.
Long story short, I bought the Canon Digital Rebel with the kit lens, and the BG-E1 battery grip (to make the camera comfortable in my largish hands). It does not have all of the features (particularly full control over exposure) nor the build quality that I would be most comfortable with, but the price is astonishing for the feature set. To accomodate the expected influx of photos, I set up an account at Smugmug. They have a very cool feature allowing "cobranding." Thus if you go to handfulofsand.smugmug.com (or click on the photos link above), you might very well think you haven't left this site. I think that's pretty neat.
Enough for now. I'm going to try and finish Emma, pack some stuff, make some flight reservations, and maybe even relax.
