Breaking down

I'm not sure how my friends are doing but I would imagine I'm not the only one hitting the wall right now. My last class ended at 11:00am. I went straight to the library and studied till 6:00 pm. I had to leave. I was tired, frustrated and overwhelmed. I needed a change of venue. Venue determines where a case in federal court will take place. Under U.S.C (United States Code)1391(a)(1) diversity jurisdiction, a claim may be filed in any district where all defendants reside. You may also lay venue in any district where a substantial part of the claim arose. Sorry, where was I? I needed a change of venue. I went to the Medical Center Library and started studying. I put my head down and 45 minutes later I woke up and realized my body was just shutting down.

There are a couple of really bad feelings here at law school. One of them is feeling like everyone else is studying when you're not. As I walked out of the library, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. I wanted to study, I just couldn't. I felt so guilty. At this point in the semester, you feel like every minute you don't spend studying is a little more that you're falling behind your classmates. A sat in my truck for minute, made the long walk to the apartment and planned on going straight to sleep. Normally my mind starts to shut down at about 1:00am so getting home at 8:00pm and feeling liking I just couldn't go anymore was a terrible feeling.

I couldn't bear it. I grabbed my stuff and headed for Pizza Hut. Change of venue, that's all I needed. You try and play these mind tricks to get your body to do what it doesn't want to do. It worked. I studied for a good hour and a half. I'm home now, still overwhelmed. It's 10:00pm. I'm about to leave to the library to see if I can get a little more done. I just need a change of venue.