RE: Hello! [email to Cherise]

No worries about the photos; I'm sure you'll send some when you can.  I'm trying to find out who had the disposable camera at the end of the weekend so that I can get it developed and put on cd.  Then I can start sending some emails.

Thanks again for your positive words.  I've been feeling so happy lately; law school was very difficult for me on many different levels.  To have persevered really proved something to myself.  I feel like I've grown in some really important ways since I first went into it.

And to turn the focus on to you, I've learned a lot from your dedication to your dream to dance.  I really respect that a lot, because only so many people have the commitment to keep their eyes on the prize.  In that way, you're definitely a leader!

Anyway, my weekend was absolutely wonderful.  From the anticipation I had waking up on Thursday morning to getting back to Philly on Sunday afternoon, and everything in between from Philly to New York and back, it was just what I needed: to have fun, laugh, be crazy, drink a bunch of beers, listen to lots of great music of all types and in different places, spend quality time with my family, get crunk with my friends, and a couple of deep conversations with them too; it was all good.

But now it's time for me to slowly start to re-focus, because the big baby is coming in just a little over two months: the bar exam.  But I won't think about that too much just this minute.

Lastly, I haven't gotten any dates yet from Ronald.  But as soon as I do, I'll pass them on to you and let you know the prospects of me coming out there.  In the meantime, take care.  And be sure not to take for granted all the natural beauty that you get to see everyday.  These are the photographic memories that you'll hold for the rest of your life; treasure them!

Call me this Saturday if you have some spare time.  It will be nice to talk again.    Tighe

RE: Weekend [email to Pito]

yeah, from grad thru this wkend, i had a great time.  thanks for hanging out for a while after grad; that was a big part of what made me happy.  let's talk this wkend so i can tell you some stories from the wkend.  i'm about to get into bed here, since i'm still trying to recover from the non-stop of the wkend.  so i'll email you the dimensions tomorrow.  but i did in fact join the gym today and get in my first workout.  although i was tired, it felt really good to get back into the mix.  and cherise called me around 2am on thu night, when i was totally drunk in a cab, to congrat me on the grad.  we talked again on sat afternoon for about half an hour and it was a good convo.  alright have a good day tomorrow.  i'll email again.  peace.

grades + directions [email to Pito]

i just checked grades, and 3 out of the 4 classes are in.  i got a B in employment discrimination, the final exam i took last monday.  i got a B+ in advanced trial ad, the final trial that i did.  and i got an A in current issues in family law, which means the prof gave me a higher grade than she said she would.  it also means that's my best grade in law school.  the 3 grades put my semester gpa at 3.44, by far my highest ever.  of course, the grade i'm waiting for, the research paper in race & ethnicity, will bring that down.  but i'll enjoy this good news for now.

i'll see you on thursday.  mita told me that she wants you to call her to talk about driving on thu; she tried calling you a couple of times on sunday.  i figure if you guys arrive in philly at 2pm, we'll be good on time.

by the way, here's a recap of driving directions from medford: when you come off the ben franklin bridge, stay in the 2nd & 3rd lanes from the left-hand side, then go through the traffic light & intersection to get on to 676-West.  once you're on that, you'll recognize where you are => art museum exit is the 2nd one up ahead on the right-hand side.

see you on thu.

address? [email to Paul]

Just a reminder to send me your address when you get this.  Also want to reiterate that you're a great friend, and so I'm sorry when I heard that you were hurt by what Luz said.  There is an old saying, I think it's Buddhist: "when the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear."  I have faith that it's the same way when you find the girl you're meant to be with.  In the meantime, we'll keep living and learning and trying to make progress towards our goals one day at a time.  And the goal next weekend will be having pure, don't-give-a-fuck-type fun.  Be good, brother, and thanks for everything.  Peace, Tighe

No subject [email to Paul]

yo, i got ur text msg.  i still have 3 days left, so let's not count our chickens until we're eating the chicken fingers.  so how was sat night?  i couldn't hear the voicemail too well, but i figure it was good shit when i heard girls squealing.  you'll have to tell me about it when we talk later this wk, prob wed night when i'm done.  thanks for all ur support, it seriously means a lot to me, and some of ur msgs even helped me through some tough days.  alright, back to the final stretch....

RE: Midnight Oil? [email to Pito]

My days here are definitely winding down.  I have a final exam in Employment Discrimination next Monday the 7th.  And next Wednesday the 9th is my last day to hand in my research paper for Race & Ethnicity.  So far, though, I've been doing a pretty good job of getting in several hours of work done during the day, so my nights are pretty much just dinner and watching tv before going to bed.

I've been working a lot on this research paper so that, even if my professor wants to exercise any personal bias against me, it can only go so far.  It's very well-researched.  Right now, it's 26 pages long single-spaced, and I'm in the pain in the ass process of whittling it down to 25 pages, double-spaced.  So I've got to delete at least 6 more pages before I can expand the spacing.  But the hard part is done since now I can just keep the best material.  I'm gonna use the weekend to study for the exam, so I'll come back to the paper again next Tuesday and Wednesday for a final fine-tuning.

The more I think about it, the more I'm really looking forward to the 17th.  By the way, they gave me only one free parking pass for that day.  Are you gonna drive right to the ceremony?  If so, then I'll give you the pass.  The ceremony begins at 6pm, but traffic will be on the heavy side, so keep that in mind if you do plan on driving straight there.  The other option is to park in Center City and meet me at my place.  I'll be leaving my place at around 4:30pm to catch a subway to get up to school for check-in at 5pm.  So let me know what your plans are.

Alright, back to "LA LUCHA"!!!