Law School Has Made Me One-Dimensional
I used to play guitar. I actually used to play alot. I wrote music and even went as far as getting a four track and recording some songs. Now? Not so much. The culprit? Law school.In the weeks before entering law school, I thought, "Boy, this is gonna be tough. I'm gonna have to be at school, doing work, from eight in the morning until maybe five at night!" To me, that sounded like alot of school work. Up to that point, I had not spent more than a few hours, a couple days a week doing homework. Now I was looking at five hours a day, five days a week! Boy, was I wrong. It turned out to be more like 8-8, with at least a little bit on the weekends.
I'm not trying to complain about the work. I understand it's all just part of the game. I can do work; I get tired of it, but I get it done. My real issue with law school is what happens to the rest of your life as a result of that work. Law school does not produce well-rounded individuals, unless of course you are referring to weight gain. I've seen plenty of law students put on more than a little weight. For some reason, 12 hours per day of sedentary labor will do that to a person. But I digress. Law school is focused on teaching you how to do alot of work and deal with stress. I'm not sure if it creates great people in its attempt to create great lawyers.
That goal is not conducive with creating a well-rounded person. I try to maintain some health and fitness activities. I squeeze in a 25 minute phone conversation with Ms. Metropolis. My guitar, however, remains in its case, buried somewhere in between the radiator and my dresser. The four track is underneath the VCR, buried deeper even deeper in dust. I think my mic stand is here somewhere, but I haven't seen that in a while. I haven't played in quite some time. I really don't like that. I really don't like that I am in not as well-rounded as a used to be. Now I find myself doing less productive things with my free time, simply because I have no ambition.
At law school orientation, every speaker told us to maintain the lives we brought to law school. If they really meant it, maybe they should consider changing the educational experience to make that feasible.
posted by Barry Metropolis @ 6:27 PM
6 Comments:
Barry, I am someone who is missing that you are one-dimesional too.I remember when you played songs for us at a party in Baldwin, and I have too say i was throughly impressed. "Ember" had to be one of my favorites, and I even recall learning the words and singing it with you. Although I will agree that law school takes up alot of your time, I believe the playing of your guitar, if only for a little while each day, may relieve some of your stress.
True dat, Wink. I should definitely keep playing. It's just one of those things that gets forgotten in a busy day.
i second that. i miss the good old days of barry singing and playing his guitar.. a more carefree time of our lives-- so you could say-- i hope we can get back to that soon! law school does monopolize a large part of your life but it hasn't changed what you love - sports, music & me!! :)
Sheesh, you're embarrassing me!
how cuuuuuutte!
Barry. I gotta agree with the Winkster on this post. I would love to hear some new material from Mr. Metropolis. I say you take some of that frustration and stress that law school throws at you and get it down on paper as some new lyrics. I do remember a time way back in 2002 when the 3rd Floor of May Hall new all of the lyrics to all of Barry's Greatest Hits. I believe there were even CD requests. And the music video for the "song that doesn't need a title" was pure genious (until it got deleted!....that was a sad day). Well anyways, I agree with the Winkzilla. Loved the music. Still do. Can't wait for more. Even if we do have to wait until after Law School.
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