splinters

The things you give up to get through law school are surprising. I'm trying hard to hold onto some sort of normalcy, but the unending wearing away does have an impact. It is hard to maintain my old friendships in the face of no time, and I find myself interacting more with my fellow classmates than anyone these days. I think that must get old for my family and friends, I can see it on some faces. But surviving through 4 years of law school requires that I engage with the other students, and of course, the intellectual and mental stimulation is like a drug. I seek more of it, not less.

But I am sure that we must be a bit obnoxious. We are embarked together on an intensely emotional, mental and even physical journey, with lots of personal and important events along the way, and it binds us, not unlike other highly compressed events. Only the effect of this one going on for 4 years is that we must fully engage with each other.

I'm looking for ways to integrate both the law and non-law areas of my life, to bring the people together so that I may feel less splintered and pulled. Dinner last night was a very nice start. It was good to bring some people from two areas of my life together and have them get to know each other a bit. On the 16th I'll try another layer or two.