Banquet Al Liquorosi – April 9, 2008

Minus the long, three-class day, nothing noteworthy occurred. After my morning contracts class, M, another friend (next year’s student government president, as it turns out) and I drove to a restaurant for a banquet. The organization under which my Fellowship falls held its end-of-the-year luncheon to say goodbye to the outgoing third-year students and thank the staff and faculty who makes our program possible.

The lunch was good. M filled up on some amazing bread. Sometimes her appetite is beyond the size of her stomach – this is not difficult to do since she is tiny. After the bread baskets were decimated, freschetta, fried zucchini and fresh cuts of mozzarella were delivered to the tables. As if the incredible amount of appetizers were not enough, Caesar salad was dropped in front of me. The salad was amazing, and could have been a meal in itself.

But, just as the three courses of consumption fell like stones into my stomach, the main courses were delivered. We had our choices, and we made them well. M went with the pasta dish that had alcohol in the name. She cannot resist it, apparently. Her “penne al liquorosi” was very good. I ordered ravioli in a spinach sauce. It was a spectacular choice, especially since I was unable to eat a lot and had a ready-made dinner to take home.

The rest of the day was relatively decent.

I am excited for the summer. As I was telling one of my friends, I know law school is horrible when my idea of a vacation is working an 8-to-5 job, five days-a-week over the summer. Yeah. Law school messes up everybody’s mind.

This is what I wanted. Who knows why.