Ugh

I have done it to myself. And all of it is self-inflicted and 100% voluntary to pursue intellectual fulfillment. But can I just say, for the record, that I am loathing, absolutely loathing this exam period. I am particularly loathing the material of a course with the deceivingly benign title of "Partnership Tax." It is a hideous mess of laws that Congress over the years tried to "simplify" and made an even bigger mess of things. This is not like calculus or physics or computer programming -- where I knew that my brain was having some problems grasping the material but the subject matter was logical and gave further credence to my general belief that the natural laws of the universe help point to an intelligent designer of infinite wisdom. The subject matter of Partnership tax is Congress made and is totally f***ed up. I don't think I've ever had nearly as much dread over an exam as this one -- and that includes two bar exams. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.

There's a huge curve for the course. 20% is passing. 75% is an A. You read that correctly. 20% is passing. But it's little comfort. After all, there is the pesky little matter of my pride.

On a totally unrelated note, Sinjin seems to be a Lady Gaga fan. He often listens to it while riding around with me. But when I played the "leaked" new single, Judas, while we were eating breakfast the other day, he started dancing in his seat and said, "again" when the song was over. He then proceeded to make me replay it 4 more times. I guess I've got a little monster in the making.