Insurance!

Leaving home for the first time is a real pain. On top of moving all of my stuff to UVA, I've now got to pick up insurance, both medical and renter's, for the first time.

Medical is completely insane. I just have this scary idea that none of the stuff I may have need done will be covered. It's also a problem comparing prices because I live out of state and I'm not sure that the price the agent quoted me accurately represents what I should/would pay living in VA. It's also a problem trying to decide whether the UVA insurance would just be easier, given that it inherently works with all the medical facilities at UVA, of which there are great ones.

Renter's Insurance is also a pain. No, I don't know where the closest fire station is. I don't live there. I've been there once. I also did not ask them questions about the structure's construction since I'm renting it and I'm pretty sure it won't fall down in the year that I am doing so. If they used cheap materials that they'll have to replace soon, that ain't my problem.

Why does my password look like Sarge swearing?

Digital Security is no laughing matter. Since we do so much electronically without ever speaking to another person directly, our digital identity really needs to be secure. Otherwise, I can end up with "Sex and the City: The Complete Series" charged to my credit card without my knowledge. So, on top of being embarassed because someone may actually think I watch that show, I would have to pay approximately $300's so that someone else could watch it. (I could rant for so long as to why it's terrible and, just so we're not being sexist, about Entourage, which is Sex and the City II: Males Felt Left Out).

So, I understand where UVA is coming from when they come up with this very serious set of guidelines concerning my username and password (relatedly, I found the example username of mst3k hilarious). However, why the hell does my password need an ampersand to be secure? Really? That's going to put it over the top? I have to imagine that anyone smart enough to write a hacking program, would be able to write one that guessed passwords with non-sensical characters in it.

So, now I'm forced to remember a password that is completely insane, that I have to write down, which only increases its chances of being stolen. This seems counter-productive to me.

But, [Virginia Blawger], you ask, why don't you just make a new one? Ah, a fine question. The answer is that I think in little things I like to call words. That is how I remember things, let alone communicate. However, I am not allowed to make a password that is based off a word in the dictionary. Plus, there are fewer requirements for me to meet on my tax forms than there are in designing a new password. As such, I am forced, as the kids say today, "to deal."

Summer

I kinda figured my summer heading into law school would be filled with some job related to the law. Yeah, that is definitely not what my summer has been.

I don't know how much this applies to the rest of you out there, but finding a job in a law firm is really difficult when you don't have any background with the law. I pumped a couple contacts and I got nothing back from the firms, not even a phone call or e-mail.

Now, this isn't necessarily bad. I've got a plethora of easy jobs this summer, I'm reading a ton, and I'm really looking forward to Virginia. It just seems weird to be doing all these things that have NOTHING to do with law school.

First!

Hello readers. Now, I realize that there are no readers to read this at the moment as I just started the account. And, since I'm trying to maintain some sense of anonymity, I am unable to broadcast the existence of this blog, and will have to slowly disseminate knowledge of its existence to the masses over time.

This blog is not, except for me attending Virginia Law School, associated with UVA Law. It is not sanctioned by them, nor should it ever be read as an official view of the school.

Instead, this is just something I wanted to do. I wanted to chronicle my time in Law School and leave my impressions for prospective students. It is not meant to be a recruiting tool or as a forum to mercilessly rip UVA (obviously, I have to have liked the school since I'm attending so it defintely won't skew that way).

So, sit back, relax, and we'll see how long this lasts.