Busy, Busy, Busy

[ermingarden]

I had my last lecture of my 1L year yesterday; once exams are over, I'll be a third of the way done with law school. Hard to believe!

One little silver lining to the pandemic is that because this year's International Congress on Medieval Studies (i.e., Kalamazoo) is virtual, I will be able to attend some of the sessions! It's from May 10-15, and my last exam is on May 11. (Plus, some of the sessions will be recorded, and registered attendees will be able to view the recordings until the end of May.) I got the program in the mail yesterday and have been enjoying flipping through to see what sessions I'm interested in. "Bi- and Tri-Lingual Manuscripts and Early Printed Books" and "Saints and Animals" are closely related to my past research, and then there's "Tolkien's Paratexts, Appendices, Annals, and Marginalia"...and the list goes on! And a couple of grad student friends I know from undergrad are presenting. I think choosing law school over academia was the right choice for me, but I miss medieval studies, and I'm glad I don't have to leave it behind entirely. I know some of you are medievalists (and/or Tolkienists) - is anyone else planning on going to (virtual) Kzoo?

My maythe4thbewithyou fic is due Sunday, and I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that the stylistic thing I tried...didn't work, and a lot of the fic needs to be scrapped. [incoherent screaming] Someday I'm going to finish something well in advance of a deadline, but today is not that day.

I read Becky Chambers' The Galaxy, and the Ground Within - the fourth and final book in the Wayfarers series - when it came out earlier this week. I'll post a review (of all four Wayfarers books) after exams, but for now I'll just say that I heartily recommend it.

Comments

[shirebound]

I'll have to make sure my college roommate (that was a long time ago) knows about that awesome Congress. She teaches Medieval English and English Language at Winthrop University.

You're a third finished, wooo hooo!!

[ermingarden]

I bet she does - Kalamazoo and Leeds are the two biggest annual medieval studies conferences.

Thanks!!

[skatzaa]

Congrats on being a third finished! I have two semesters left in my grad program and im so clost i can almost taste it, lol

You're not alone with the maythe4th fics either. I only started mine... last night? Because I realized the deadline was suddenly very close :P

Good luck on exams and finishing your fic!

[ermingarden]

Thank you!! Glad to know I'm in good company with the maythe4th fic....

[pauraque]

Congratulations on (nearly) finishing your first year! What kind of law do you hope to specialize in?

[ermingarden]

Thank you! I'm planning to go into criminal law.

[independence1776]

Congrats on finishing your classes!

is anyone else planning on going to (virtual) Kzoo?

I assume me being in physical K'zoo doesn't count? :P Not that I'll still be here during the conference, anyway.

Good luck with Maythe4th!

[ermingarden]

Thank you!

Maybe not, but it does mean your registration cost for the conference would only be $5, so if any of those Tolkien sessions look interesting....

[independence1776]

Sadly, I never changed my permanent address, so it would be the $60 student fee, and that's a bit more than I want to/can pay.