One more tutorial and I'll have completed my first year of law in OxfordDear lord I'm tired. Having to compete with serial high achievers is exhausting. On the other hand, I'll actually have a shot at whatever life I want after this. I'm not as ungrateful as my complaining might imply 😂
Today is also 5 years to the day since my last alcoholic drinkI knew the moment I finished the last sip that I would never touch it again. These 5 years have done my life a world of good. Even in my wildest dreams back then, I could never have imagined how wonderful my life would become.
I just had a law mootIt's like a mock trial type of thing. I only slept for 10 minutes last night, loaded up on caffeine, and did a pretty good job regardless. The burnout is insane rn but I keep taking steps forward.
I got my law exam results a few days agoI was a few marks away from a distinction. I'll take that. Not a bad result considering where I am and how little work I did for most of the year so far. Now the serious work begins.
No more examsI made it through them all, thank God. Now I can try to relax and recover from what has been a very tough experience 😅 I won't have any more law exams for 2 years.
Second exam doneI did way better than I had any right to. No more criminal law during this degree. I just have constitutional law left on Friday and then I've made it through the first major series of hurdles.
I made it through my first examIt was okay. As okay as anything in that format can be anyway 😅 Now just two more and I don't need to think about law for a month.
I have a Roman law exam on monday4 1200 word essays in 3 hours 🥲 Then 2 more exams on Wednesday and Friday Thoughts and prayers pls 🙏
I have had the best week of my life so farAll those long days suffering before were worth it. I knew they would be. I always said I'd be alright in the end. More than anything, when things are horrible, faith is the key.
I just received a distinction grade for the first time since I started at Oxford.It was on a Roman law essay about the concept of property. I was convinced it was a pile of shit too 😭 I genuinely believed it to be the worst thing I'd ever written.
When I first arrived at university, everything was surreal and crazy to meThe crazy thing now is how normal it all is. I sometimes pause and consider how unlikely it is that I came from violence, addiction, crime and almost dying, to being a student in Oxford University. 3 years ago I was still using hard drugs and... See More »
Sober for 5 years this yearThis isn’t a sad story. I don't need anyone to feel bad for me. I do appreciate the thought but it isn't necessary I often read stories about people feeling fragile many years after they quit drinking. Those are the people who we should feel bad... See More »
