divine angst

Our community service activity today could have been better organized. Of course, part of the problem was that the animal shelter was not really equipped to have twenty-five volunteers show up late in the day when all the animals had already been walked.

But never mind that; we got to play with cute dogs (including one great guy named Cesar, with a bulldoggish face and funky markings who, within five minutes, rolled over and gave me his belly with a big grin). And we got to meet each other. Frankly, the latter is why Law School plans these sort of events. I’m sure they want to provide great opportunities for people who enjoy volunteering, but they also want to give us a chance to meet each other outside of the academic setting.

So it was a good day. I met several girls who live near me, one of whom is in my section. I met a guy in my Legal Writing class. I found out that my legal writing prof rocks (whew!). And tonight is Bar Review—the orientation kickoff party (their description, not mine).

I’m looking forward to a light day tomorrow. No law school events planned! But there’s an air show in town, and I am DEFINITELY going to see that. I love air shows.

Mr. Angst and I walked through the farmer’s market on our way home from the “students and spouses” breakfast this morning. I LOVE the farmer’s market. We got some beautiful yellow squash and zucchini; a gorgeous stripey eggplant, fresh raspberries, and three giant bundles of herbs: mint, rosemary, and basil. There’s no way I can use all of these things before they start to go bad, but I will try my best.

For the time being, my kitchen smells delicious. I think tonight, I’ll saute some of the squash, after marinating it in some lemon juice, olive oil, and basil.