Distractions

A good slogan for law school is that it's better to fade away than burn out. With that in mind, Hers and I try to maintain some semblance of a normal life. I mean, we could spend all day in the library and, in fact, some days we do. But you can't spend every day in the library and be expected to think straight in class. So every once in awhile, we have to recharge the batteries and relax a bit. This may involve a bottle of wine or a six pack of beer depending on the circumstances. It may also involve some quality time in front of the television.

Fall isn't just about going back to school, it's also about new episodes of our favorite shows, which means The Office and Lost. The Office is, at times, painfully uncomfortable and last night's episode was one of the most uncomfortable episodes I've seen in awhile. It's a good, funny uncomfortable though.

There are several burning questions from last year's season finale of Lost. What's going to happen to Michael and his son (I can't imagine they're not coming back next season after all the hints about the Walt's "gifts.") If Michael does come back, will Hurley kick his ass? How are Jack and his friends going to escape "the others?" What exactly is Kate's problem anyway? Did Lock and Mr. Echo survive the hatch? In regards to the last question, I suspect Lock will make it back because we still haven't found out how he became paralyzed. Of course, considering that everyone on the island seems connected to one another somehow, we'll could learn how Lock got paralyzed through someone else's flashback (perhaps Jack's father operated on Lock and screwed something up). Every season, we find out that everyone on the island is more tightly connected than we thought.

Are these question as important as knowing the elements of battery? Certainly not, but thank God we have something else to think about.