Law Library Observations

1. I saw two people walking through the library today holding hands. Granted I'm not a big on public displays of affection, but this one can't be just me, can it? The library?

2. Talked with a couple of 1Ls who were studying for Torts. They were pretty nerved up. I used a joke I stole from Barely Legal: The Blog : "don't worry, Torts is the gym class of law school, you'll be fine." They looked at each other and then back to me. "Yeah well, what you don't know is that when we went in to office hours the Prof said 'I don't usually tell students this, but you probably ought to go buy the [popular Torts study aid].'" Ouch.

3. Another couple of 1Ls were studying for Constitutional Law near me. They each had a stack of 5 x 7 note cards in front of them, along with laptops, books and papers. Apparently they had each written their own set of flashcards. I was wondering what you write on a Con Law flashcard when it became clear from their conversation that they had each written the name of the case on one side and their understanding of the holding on the other. After my recent foot-in-mouth (see #2), I just couldn't bring myself to tell them what a colossal waste of time that was.