I’m at WKRP in Cincinnatiiiiiiiiii….

NEWS FLASH – Cincinnati, OH snags couple reeking of Awesomejuice.

After months of waiting, wondering, sometimes arguing, sometimes freaking out, the day has finally come and gone. On Thursday the 19th, Holly and myself found out that our future is bound the rolling hills of the “Queen City”, Cincinnati, OH. Sometime in June, Holly will move, and as of July 2009, she will officially be Dr. Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD, Internist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. I will finish out my education here in Indianapolis, finishing my MBA this summer and my JD be December.

It’s hard to explain to non-med students just how difficult this decision was. There were so many layered and nuanced considerations that had to go into Holly’s decision of ranking Cincinnati first on her list back at the end of February. It was so very hard because she really was digging the idea of living in the South in Nashville. She really liked the program, the director, and of course, she new that I like the idea of being closer to my Bama peoples.

At the end of the day, however, we just didn’t think we could pass up this amazing opporutnity to advance her career. In the easiest way that I can illustrate it, check out the latest U.S. News and World Reports rankings of Children’s Hopsitals.  As you can see, Cincinnati was ranked #3 in the nation; Nashville was #23. 

I’m also really excited about Cincinnati – it has alot of my favorite things. First and most important, for th first time in my life, I will actually get to live in a city with Major League Baseball. That’s right, my summer’s will contain a lot of Great American Ballpark for at least the next six or seven years. Also, they have the largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany, and they have a Hofbrauhaus. From a career standpoint, Cincinnati is actually probably a better target for me to establish myself and get a foothold into a larger, business oriented law-firm. Nashville would have me competing with Vanderbilt JD’s as well as the South’s best and brightest who want to live in “glitzy” Nashville. Because Cincinnati is a little less of a glamours destination, I’ll hopefully face a little less competition for a job once I’m out of here.

Now, nerves are starting to settle in just a little bit. There’s this feeling of, “Oh my God, we’re not going to be students much longer.” The stark reality of bills, loan payments, mortgages, all of these things have started to settle in. We have a great adventure ahead of us. I’m just buckling in an getting ready for the ride.

The crazy un-real reality of “Mad Men”

In celebration of her Match Day results, and with it being just that time of year to go traveling, Holly has gone with her sister and nephew out to her brother’s place in Orange County, CA. That has left me here to hold down the fort. Deciding that I needed one day of true relaxation, I decided to go to our local video store (non-chain, kinda shady video store crawling with locals – my kinda place) and pick up the first discs from Season One of AMC’s acclaimed “Mad Men” series. Honestly, its kind of a mind trip to watch it.  The things that were and weren’t acceptable are kind of shocking to the senses. Then you go a little farther to realize that, wow, this was only forty or so years ago. The character are extremely complex and layered, and its really just a very interesting show to watch. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out. I know you probably have already, because I’m always late to the party on these types of shows. Oh well.

On being a Working Man

For those of you who may have not gotten the memo, I’m now officially a working man. As of the first Wednesday of this month, I am a Law Clerk for the firm of Lee, Cossell, Koeuhn & Love, LLP. It’s a smaller, 15+ lawyer firm in downtown Indianapolis. They focus on plaintiff’s cases, including personal injury, worker’s comp, family law, and other strands of civil litigation. I’m working 20 hours a week, and so far, I’ve really enjoyed it. For those who aren’t quite clear on why I’m at this type of firm, knowing that I’m getting my MBA and planning to do Corporate Law, it’s pretty simple to explain. Jobs are hard to come by – plain as that. I have friends in the JD program with excellent resumes, one who actually won Moot Court, and they haven’t found jobs yet. The market for legal jobs is just ridiculously difficult. So, I’m working here, and then when I graduate, I’ll hopefully have the firm experience that will help me land a job that more appropriately lines up with the type of law that I actually want to practice. Either way, I am enjoying it so far, and its at least confirming for me that I do enjoy the practice of law, no matter what type of law it may be.

Some quick points and observations:

• Funniest post-political sketch: Will Forte, of SNL, doing Tim Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury two weeks ago. Just watch and laugh at how horrible our situation really is.
• Michigan won it’s first round game against Clemson after making the dance for the first time since the late 90’s. I’m as happy as a little girl.
• I’m not gonna lie – I feel bad for Obama getting slammed about his “Special Olympics” joke on the Tonight Show. Why? Because as “politically incorrect” as it is, it’s a joke that a ton of people across this country probably would have made. He was trying to be personable and create an atmosphere that him and Jay were just two guys talking. In trying to do that, he made a joke that probably all of his friends (and my friends) have made at some point when trying to describe a friend who struggles at a certain athletic attempt.
• A quick side point to this. Both Tim Shriver, President of the Special Olympics, and Sarah Palin, Media-lover. . . I mean Governor of Alaska and mom of a special needs child, have made the following point in trying to take on this situation, “And actually, these special athletes are probably better athletes than most of us Americans.” Sigh . . . no, no they are not. They aren’t. They are wonderful people and kids who aren’t letting their handicaps keep them from competing on the Atheltic fields, and that’s very admorable; they are not better atheletes than most of us. Once again, the equalization of America strikes again (We’re all the same, no one is better than anyone else, you kid is no smarter than my kid, even though your kid gets straight A’s and mine eats paste, blah blah blah).

One love to you all. Holla atcha boy.