I love the NFL

Well, another week has gone by. It is almost Wednesday, and I cannot believe how fast my year has been progressing. Next week will mark the completion of my first month as a 2L. 3 months until finals! The last couple of weeks have been rather hectic, but then, what else is new? At least I can enjoy my NFL games now that I have Mondays off to do schoolwork. This Monday, however, I had a second interview with a Chicago-based intellectual property firm. I think it went pretty well, but one never knows until one gets the acceptance or denial. I have not received any denial from any of the firms with whom I interviewed, and I am feeling a lot better about my job prospects. I am also feeling better about my schoolwork. I have taken my uncle Ravi’s advice into the new school year, and the result has been even more free time (yeah, right!). Seriously, his advice on getting up early to get some work done in the wee hours of the morning is something that I highly recommend. My classes are a lot of fun. I am enjoying all three of my traditional classes, and I also have a pretty good handle on my legal writing class. Everything just seems a little routine now.

Now I am going to get into a discussion of the NFL season thus far. For those of you who could not care less, skip on down to the next paragraph. For the rest of you, all I can say is: wow, what a season. For the first time in a long time, my favorite teams are all winning. Let’s start with the Baltimore Ravens. Since Art Modell oh-so-wisely moved them from Cleveland (don’t believe me? Think about the Lombardi Trophy he won within 4 years of the move versus the 30 years of futility he experienced in Cleveland), the Ravens franchise has been in search of a passing game. We had some wonderful times with Vinny Testeverde passing to Michael Jackson, but since the move from Cleveland, the Baltimore quarterback roster has included (and Aaron, correct me if I am wrong here): Vinny Testeverde, Jim Harbaugh, Scott Mitchell, Eric Zeier, Stoney Case, Tony Banks, Anthony Wright, Kordell Stewart, Chris Redmon, Jeff Blake, Trent Dilfer (Super Bowl winner (!)), Kyle Boller, and now Steve McNair. The last time we had the receivers and the quarterbacks on the same page, however, was way back when Vinny was firing darts to Michael Jackson and Derrick Alexander (oh so long ago). We never had a chance to match up a great passing quarterback with great receivers. Now, we have a quarterback who is 2 years removed from an MVP season passing to his favorite receiver from that time (Derrick Mason) and a future superstar in Mark Clayton (I hope) plus the best tight end in the game. We are set for offense. Our defense is healthy. The only teams that would seem to stand in the way of the Ravens are the Bears (NFC) and the Chargers, Bengals, and Colts (AFC). The Ravens will play the Chargers next week, a game that will be a match up of undefeated teams. After the way the Ravens limped out of Cleveland this week, I must admit to being a little scared.

There has been no time for movies or relaxation (save for my precious NFL)! The life of a law student is upon me. Help!