Mid-Summer

It's been a while.

I have been articling for 1.5 months. I am half way through my rotation in Drayton Valley, my home town. It's been interesting running into high school friends I haven't seen since graduation. Sometime awkward ( very awkward) and sometimes quite pleasant. My parents are away in Europe so I have the house to myself, which I find more lonely than pleasant, but it isn't too bad.

Also, I kinda like my job. Though this type of law (working for paying customers) isn't where my heart really lives, I think I could do it for a while if I needed to. I find it interesting and challenging. I am learning tons. I still feel like I only know a small fraction of what is required of me but I think I am picking it up at an acceptable pace. Liking this law thing is good news as I was going into articling thinking I might hate it all, or at the very least (or most?) find it unstimulating, but it's OK, even more than OK.

I've walked people through real estate sales, applied for probate of an estate, written wills and personal directives, prepared a commercial lease, subpoenaed a witness, and incorporated a company. These are run-of-mill tasks for any lawyer but for me they are firsts. I like knowing how to do these things.

On another note, I've joined an internet dating site. eek.