diagnosis: brain paralysis; prescription: vacation

6-hour practice multi-state bar exam today. 200 multiple-choice questions. my brain is in revolt. good thing i'm going away to seattle for the long weekend. i will try to do at least some studying - at least, i will probably break down and self-grade my exam just to figure out if i scored a 40%, 50%, or 60% - but my poor enfeebled brain simply won't allow me to impose much more pain upon it. so i will pack my swimsuit, my sunscreen, and my white sun hat, and prepare to actually enjoy myself for a few days. maybe i'll finally finish reading that freud biography! (erm, yes, i have a somewhat unusual conception of leisure activities. whatever.)

when we're in seattle my boyfriend will have the chance to meet and hang out with my ex-girlfriend. is that weird? i'm friends with most of my exes so it doesn't seem weird to me. (anyway, we're going to the wedding of one of his ex-girlfriends in a few months.) i think it'll be entertaining to observe the clash of worlds between my nerdy internet executive boyfriend and my punk rock, quasi-working class, tomboyish ex-girlfriend. well, he does love heavy metal, underneath that buttoned-up exterior, and she's actually pretty smart and nerdy, too, under that tough and streetwise exterior. and they do have similar taste in girls, i guess. so they will have a few things in common.