Braving the elements... One floor makes a difference

INVESTMENT:
A jacket
INVESTMENT:
Comfy flats (sorry guys... you might have to find something similar)
MISSION:
Layers... oh so many layers.

This week we've been lucky enough to have a preview of LOVELY fall weather. Well, the fact that it is cooler is just about the only thing LOVELY about it. Rain, rain, and more rain may count to a degree, but that really has very little to do with the atmospheric changes here at the law school.

We are in weather purgatory. It's cool outside, so we think heating might be a good idea. But then again, there's the chance, because we live in Kentucky, that it could be 100 degrees next week, so we want to make sure the air conditioning is prepped should we need a rescue from the oppressive heat. What results is dicey weather within the law school.

As we all remember in undergrad, there is usually no telling what kind of classroom temperature you will encounter upon entering. Maybe today, tropical. Maybe tomorrow, arctic. It's an adventure. Difference being, in undergrad you could get away with a little snooze  if the room should get a little warm and you happened to have an 8 am class (ok, more so my evening graduate program and less Centre). Or, if you went to one of those larger state schools, your presence was "optional" and you making it to class was about as predictable as whether or not it rains in Louisville during the month of May.

Ok, DIFFERENT in law school. Take today for example.
Lower level = burning sauna of doom
1st floor = arctic tundra
Hallway/Lunchroom = temperate
Library = Boston ice storm

Not only do you have to travel between these rooms, but, like any 8 hour job, you live in these rooms from the time you arrive to the time you set out to your own home-made climate. Also, like any 8 hour job, you're expected to show up AND be a productive member of society. Thankfully, we are still at the point where we are still too paranoid about being called on, forcing the slightest glimpse of nap time to be quickly dismissed as just plain "stupid." Refer to image 1 The Sleeper

So in preparation for the new weather (remember, this whole fall thing is new to me.... I'm used to 2 seasons and that's it!) time to realize that you WILL be uncomfortable.