Oh what a day....

In my mind, there really are two 'law schools' - the first is very practical, where one learns of corporate structures, taxation & securities - the second is very 'academic' where one takes 'crunchy save-the-world classes' and is confronted with incredible social/human problems that an inept legal system is ill-equipped to handle.

Generally, most students have a little of each. This semester (and next, and probably the two after that) is really heavy on the 'crunchy' for me - which by and large is fantastic - but today I feel mentally & emotionally drained.

I'm not going to really elaborate - but my day was largely spent thinking/talking/listening about the following three issues/problems:

1. Female Genital Mutilation: Cultural Relativism v. International Human Rights
2. Interminable Racism & the Genocide of African Americans in the United States
3. Race and Reproductive Freedom/Welfare Reform (with a little bit of Breastfeeding discrimination)

Accordingly - I decided against going to the Film Festival tonight - I don't think I could have dealt with a movie about Hate Crimes.

Yeah - Injustice is tiring. So - I'm going to pop in an old Hitchcock movie, have a glass of wine, and chill out.