Lobsters shed their shells
about 4-5 times per year.
(c/o Answers.com)











For most of my life I've had this nagging feeling that everything I experience is building up to a climactic variety of application - but I guess I'm still not sure what that means exactly. Stranger still, I feel like I've reached optimum comfort in my new 'shell'. I don't believe this metaphor applies to everyone, but there are some on this planet who live life shedding their 'shells' and growing into new ones. (I'm not talking about the 'shells' acquired via plastic surgery.)

I realized I was using mental energy feeling like a failure due to lack of financial accomplishment - which means my 'spent' energy wasn't used to make more money. I pondered sitting through another two years of classes to get a degree in something that would make me qualified for a job that would afford my being able to pay back another huge loan. Nope. That sounds really boring. But sitting at this stupid cubicle desk for the next two years and still not being able to save a dime sounds pretty boring too.

I discovered Opinionistas just before she quit her job as a lawyer in a NYC law firm and revealed her identity. She was fun to read because of the role she played - a witty, perceptive young woman who has a great take on the law office environment. In real life, she was experiencing a conflict of interests and decided it needed resolve. The blog will never be the same without her working in a law firm, but she demonstrates how going back to school and getting a degree that awards a better paying job doesn't quench the thirst.

I've decided to get a better paying job without getting a degree, so I've broken it down and determined that I'm going to educate myself and take the Bar Exam. Much cheaper and I'll be able to make a significant addition to my resume (assuming I pass of course, which I will because I'm so f*cking brilliant I've figured out that I can take the exam again if I fail, until I pass.)