Today begins the bar exam for newly graduated law students around the country. Eeep. The barzam strikes fear and loathing in the hearts of all law students, past and present. I don’t think future law students are sufficiently scared of the barzam yet because they’re too busy being scared of law school. But they should be.
I follow a lot of people on Twitter who are taking the barzam this week, and their angst-filled tweets have grown more and more angsty leading up to today. I have no doubt in my mind that I’ll be an intolerable BEAR when it’s my turn. I mean, more than usual. Whatever.
So that got me to thinking about how I could reward myself and Ninja Kid when it’s all over. Of course, I’ll be rewarding myself for having made it through law school and barzam prep and the barzam itself, although the results of the test aren’t known for several months afterward. Still. I deserve a reward. I’ll also be rewarding Ninja Kid for putting up with my bearyness for the three years of law school and the barzam prep and the stupid test.
You’ll remember that it’s a well-established fact that I like to travel. So, what better reward than a fantabulous trip to somewhere fantabulous?!
You’ll also remember that I have multiple quests underway all at once. There’s the quest for the perfect shampoo, the quest for my favorite beer, and the quest for the most wonderful facial moisturizer. All these questions (and more) are lacking answers; hence the quest. And now I have a new quest: the quest for the most fabulous trip of all time, ever and evar. Because that’s the trip I want to take with Ninja Kid after I finish the barzam.
This quest is complicated because I have to strike a delicate balance between too much activity and not enough. If it were just me, I’d be happy to plop myself down on a beach somewhere and stare at the water for about four or five days. Ninja Kid will not be entertained by this lack of activity for that long, however, so I want to go somewhere that has enough options to keep us satisfied. On the advice of Twitter, I don’t want to go someplace where I’ll feel like I need to do a bunch of sightseeing, like Washington DC or New York City. I definitely don’t want to go to an amusement park and stand in long lines in 453° heat with 148% humidity, which was Ninja Kid’s original suggestion. (She wants to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and ZOMG so do I, but not after the barzam.) Also, I don’t want to go anywhere in the Caribbean because it will be August, which is prime hurricane season. Believe me, people: If a hurricane would ruin anyone’s barzam reward trip, it would be mine. Let there be no doubt.
So, we’ve narrowed it down to a few destinations, but we’re still open for new suggestions on where to go. This is where you guys come in. You can vote in my poll and pick one of the spots we’ve already considered, or, if you have another idea you can leave a comment and/or vote for “other.” I mean, I know we’re talking about a trip that’s right at two years away. I know. But humor me, okay? Vote. Don’t let the terrorists win (that’s what happens if you don’t vote).
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Aruba! Just come to Aruba! Come dance in Aruba! Che valia soo bee! ARUBA! doo-doo-doo-doo-dee-diddle-dee-dah-dee-dah-dee! Ruba! Just come to Aruba! (what? That’s what the commercial sounds like. I don’t really understand the words, and I like mine.) ARUBA!
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When my wife was Ninja Kid’s age, she was horse crazy. Her dream vacay would have been touring horse farms in Kentucky.
For my part, I voted Alaska Cruise.
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Hawaii. Its pretty much the best destination ever, or so I’ve heard. Plus, luau’s. They’re awesome. And potential blog posts about you learning how to surf are another reason for my vote.
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Why are people trying to send you to alaska! no! HAHA. This is supposed to be a celebration
You’re right, I don’t think I’m sufficiently scared by the Bar just yet because three years of law school are just over the horizon and coming in hot!
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Aruba!! We honeymooned there and I can safely say that it is a FACT that it is below the hurricane belt!! It is also pretty affordable and has beautiful beaches and enough activities if that’s what you want to do, but not so many that you feel obligated to get out and do them—if you listen to no other advice re: Aruba, do NOT forget this—STAY ON EAGLE BEACH. DO NOT STAY “DOWNTOWN.” I could write you an entire novel about how horrible the beaches were downtown. Man made. Fake sand that hurt to walk on. Said fake sand only a couple of inches thick on top of cement. Narrowest “beach” possible. No chairs because it’s so crowded. I was head over heels in love with where we stayed and have so many money saving tips (like the Arubus, round trip less than $3 per person). Really. I am already writing a book. But if you want to know more, email me
We’re planning a trip to Europe. Yes, it will be hard to go sightseeing, but it’s one of those things where if we don’t take advantage of the timing, we might never make it. Have fun planning!
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