Making stuff happen, one step at a time.

It feels good to have the impression of accomplishing something. Even better to get affirmation that at least one of my ideas actually has merit, and people are willing to get behind it. Allow me to explain it in, in part, through the form of internal dialogue:

Me: I came up with the idea to have an intramural international law moot here at Pitt.

Me: Why?

Me: Because the school needs it, mostly.

Me: Yeah, but why do you care? I mean, you leave this school (and the town) for good in a couple months.

Me: Well...um...I kinda got mad at how much better a lot of the moot programs are at other schools, and...um...

Me: That's it?! You are doing this because you got mad that other people were better prepared than you?

Me: Basically. And if Pitt has a good moot program, it will improve in the rankings, and I will have a better chance at getting a job someday. That, and I am so used to having a ton on my to-do list, and, maybe most importantly, I wanted to feel like I was accomplishing something.

Me: Finishing law school isn't accomplishing something? And don't you have finals to do? You know, those tests that you are supposed to spend all your waking life preparing for? And what about job searching?

Me: Yeah, but that's all just the usual crap. And once law school ends I still have to do law. So this is a nice break. Besides, job searching is the ultimate "you-will-fail" task I have these days, so it's good to have something that makes me feel vindicated.

Me: But...but...pah! (exits in a huff)

Me: ...Okay then! Off to make stuff happen!

Fin

And I did! After a month or so of laying the groundwork with professors, finding other students to help out, and coming up with a coherent and plausible proposal idea (adding RB's idea for a summer international law workshop), me and RB made a presentation today and officially received backing from a student organization. So we have the support of professors and students, and it's on to the next hurdle: administration. Will I survive the bureaucracy? Who knows!