rock or be rocked

Tomorrow, Monday 16 June 2008 at 12:30, I will be taking the Law School Admissions Test. My scores are all over the board, and I'm sick, distracted, and scared to death but if Elle Woods can do it, so help me...

I can't help thinking of how nice it would be to have been recently dumped by some really hot girl for no other reason than I'm just not senator or senator's husband material. That's all I need--someone to stick it to. 

I wish someone would say, "What? YOU're taking the LSAT? What makes you think..." etc. But no, everyone I talk to has to be supportive. "I'm sure you'll be fine," they say. Sure it's comforting to know that other people, who don't know how up and down my practice test scores have been, have confidence in me, but I would really appreciate it if someone would seriously question and challenge my ability to do well, really point out the fact that I am up against insurmountable odds, like "Remember the Titans," "The Great Debaters," "Rudy," "Hoosiers," or the plus-size girl in "America's Next Top Model," and despite the odds, rise to the challenge and rock the LSAT, coming out of the testing center with "We are the Champions," or any other song by QUEEN, screaming in my head.

The truth of the matter is, if I come out with any sort of a half-decent score, the victory will have to be credited to Divine Providence.

here we go...

Westwater Canyon is considered by National Geographic to be the best one day white-water river trip this side of the Mississippi. The trip begins and ends with long, calm stretches of the winding Colorado River, banked by the usual red rocks of Southern Utah. Sandwiched between the two is an unbelievably intense section of white-water that makes even seasoned river guides loose in the bowels or, as is clearly recognizable by this picture, a little sweaty. As only Mother Nature could design it, the rapids are formed by a section of Vishnu Shist, a black, glossy rock that is less prone to erosion than sandstone and therefore compresses the river into a much narrower canyon and multiplies the speed and pressure of the water. Rapids such as Funnel Falls and Sock-it-to-me have stuck-it-to-me and many others. The most notorious rapid however, is Skull. This delightful rapid encompasses Skull Rock, Razor Rock, the Room of Doom and the Rock of Shock all in one clean package on a nearly ninety degree turn of the river. Looking down river as you race toward it, the river appears to drop off and dead end. If you row it correctly, your passengers don't even get wet and it simply blends in with the other rapids on a trip that they will never forget.

This week has me thinking of the river. And not just in the whiny, "I miss the river" sort of way. Somehow I have managed to compress more into this summer than ever before and time is flying by. This week is the last week of class and my last week to memorize everything for Nauvoo and study for the LSAT. Monday, June 16, is the LSAT and the first day of rehearsal for Nauvoo. Wednesday I take my final for Physical Science 100. After rehearsal ends on Saturday, I have three days to finish my proposal for my research in Romania. Then, it's off to Colorado for Nikki Wilkin's homecoming/road trip with friends. The day after I get back from Colorado, I fly out to Nauvoo. The day after I get back from Nauvoo, I fly out to Romania. The day after I get back from Romania, I have a training seminar on our new French 101 curriculum. Then school starts, work starts and law school applications start.

I will spare you the details on how unprepared I am for all of this and simply say that I am going to enjoy every minute of this summer.