the deluge

I was about 1 mile into a 5 mile run this morning, when the skies opened up and I got wetter than I've gotten since I was a child, when playing in the rain was a delight. Too stubborn to turn around, and besides, I was already soaked anyway. Sort of like this law school exam route I'm traversing-harder, and more to learn than I knew at the start. But I can't quit, nor do I even want to. I took a couple of vacation days this week to study and it gives me a small glimpse into the life of a full time student. Imagine having time to do more than the minimum, to actually absorb each topic as we move through it! I am envious. And perhaps feeling just a little self pity. Still, there is no one else to pay my mortgage and put gas in my car, so I'll keep bifurcating my life, with the hope of doing both well, or at least good enough.