Field Trip

Yesterday we all went to visit the Court of Justice in London. We got to sit in on a case and see the judges laugh at the barrister, and we also laughed at their silly wigs. I swear one of the judges was playing solitaire on his lap top. Then some other appellate judge sat and answered our questions in his AIR CONDITIONED chambers. It was fabulously cold, and he was a pretty impressive guy, too. He has actually argued cases before the European Court of Justice, and drug his whole family there to watch a case. I want to go, too! Then two SCU students competed against two English barristers in a moot court competition, and I could hear parts of it over the traffic noise from outside. I didn't feel like asking people to shut the windoes given the stiffling heat in the room, so from what I could tell, they did a good job. Next we went to have dinner at one of the four Inns of Court, and it was all formal and English, and no one at out table knew what they were doing, so it was sort of silly too. I met some nice girls working on becoming barristers, and we talked about teaching, rude teenagers, and basketball. I'm afraid I wasn't much help on the last one though. Finally, we ended the night with a visit to the pub next door. We were only there an hour but most were sufficiently drunk when we got on the bus to come home, so it was a roudy, loud, and odd ride home. I got to talk to James a bit, and the I fell asleep. I'm such a party animal. Today I slep in until 11:00 and then took a nap before my class at 3:00. Ha ha. Oh, and Ben looks ADOREABLE with a beard, and you know how I feel about guys and facial hair. Hate it. But sooooooooo cute! Stephanie and he are going to have the cutest children if they ever meet.

I just got back from checking the mail for my paper. Yeah! I got a 67. It's my highest grade so far. Sure, it sounds like a D, but it is actually a B+ (I think). The system is weird here, but at least I know that all my work won't be for naught. I have also played sodoku, called my mom, and changed the background on my screen-saver 4 times. I don't want to work anymore. I quit. Of course I am kidding, bu seriously, my vacation is wearing me out and I don't feel nearly so enthused about going back to law school in a few weeks as I thought I would.

On the more distressing side, my Mom has a fever and is supposed to leave for Florida and then here in two days. Also, Skye apparently had a stroke yesterday. She's all disoriented and having trouble seeing, or something. I guess she is eating and drinking, but it's not so good. She is 13, so it's not all that shocking, but she was doing so well. It'll be so sad if she has to live out her last days all blind, deaf, and disoriented. Worse yet if we have to put her down soon. Sigh. I guess this is just the way life goes.

Oh, and Sven's girlfrend broke up with him. I have mixed feelings about this, but I guess it could be a good thing. It might just be sad. Or it might just be news and nothing more. Hmmm.