360 Days is Long Enough...about as long as this post, actually

Oh boy, what a day-crossover-into-night I'm having.

I had a girly lunch during the day. Girly lunches are always good because we talk about lots of fun things. In our case, we talked about Brazilian waxes, shaving down there and sexy lingerie with flasher's macs (I understand that this is not a term that is translatable in American English - I mean the mackintoshes/raincoats flashers wear, OK?). All right, I own up that the lingerie/mac combo was my idea. Try it this Valentine's Day, girls: Scare The Wits Out Of Your Man.

And here I am, still in the office. But I will leave soon.

Before I do, I'd like to point out that this blog will celebrate its 1ST BIRTHDAY on 11th February, 2004. Yes, for some of you out there, you've read this dratted thing for three hundred and sixty days already.

The reason why I'm pointing this out now, as opposed to then, is because this is going to be my last post until March. I am going into 'hiding' in M.'s flat in New York for a while. Lots of things need to be done in the next couple of weeks as I am taking the New York bar exam.

There. I've said it. Public Humiliation In Its Worst Form Is Now Guaranteed. If I don't start posting again in March, you're all going to think I've failed, right? I feel the pain already as it is. There's a scene in John Grisham's "The Firm" where the main protagonist, Mitch, is told over and over again by senior associates in the firm, 'No one has failed the bar exam before' and Mitch gets this sinking feeling that he is going to be the first one to break the record. Well, I'm getting all the vibes he must've felt. Unlike Mitch, who goes on to score the third highest or something like that and gets a bonus for it, I suspect I will be one of the cases that the board of examiners in Albany will be debating over their after-dinner whiskey:

Examiner A: "Well, Brigham, what shall we do with Candidate No. 243890? Whoever it is, he can't spell 'specialized' without putting two 's's in it! Like some English person!"
Examiner B: "Um, Harman, I reckon we should toss a coin."

*Self-Censored Four-Letter Swear Word*. If I had known how bloody hard this was going to be before I started, I would have definitely quit first. As it is, I have been studying at work. But now it's time to get out of here. Damn it, if I fail, I'm going to emigrate. Or do countries usually reject bar exam failures?

Cheers to my friends for having supported me (physically and mentally, through donations of hugs and chocolate - even plants). Cheers to you lot for reading my blog - all the best to whatever you endeavour to succeed in. I feel your pain, I do. Till we meet again (hopefully under cheerier circumstances).

P.S. While I am hibernating, recommended reading comes in the form of Sahalie's beautiful writing (Sahalie, would you take in a qualified solicitor to your dance class, even if I fail the New York bar exam?), IA's witty comments on daily life (yeah, he's qualified in New York, even if he is self-proclaimed 'incompetent'), Lotus's cheery thoughts (she's another qualified New Yorker), Kristen's travels (she's in Australia at the moment), Aileen's reports from Singapore, Eurotrash's mad account of life as an (unemployed) journalist, Fishfry's interesting dreams and thoughts, TPB, Esq.'s short stories (when he feels like it), Zach's political rantings, Devlyn's recent encounter with online harassment, Jules' storytelling, Francis's ruminations from Sweden (he is my first linker! Cheers, Francis!), Estella's new toy, her puppy (her first recommendation to me was to have Ben and Jerry's ice cream), B2's encounter with Peanuts Syndication Rights, Daniella, the bright young thing in Australia, Dayment's recipes - one of these days I will try them, Juice Addict's heart broken post, Scott-san's daily wrestles with life, baby and computer, Bleu (when are your comments coming back up?), Snowy (when she comes back with her hockey stick to put us to rights), Kinga (who will no doubt have fun stories of holiday in Germany). And of course, I helped you out and sorted out the wheat from the chaff in the 'Other Reads' section. So....Read 'em!