Bouncing Back...Again

I've surrendered to the reality of having only temporary spurts that somewhat reflect recovery. It's like taking a peek into heaven. It's like a free download of a great episode from your favorite sitcom. These spurts include great dates, productive studying, academic achievement, and other sorts of reaffirmation.

I've had a recent spurt. Actually, I'm still in it. My long-awaited date is tonight. I'm excited. She's extremely pretty, well-educated, a successful professional, and seems to have a lot of thoughts about life. It's one of those John Cusack-movie moments: the "did-she-just-agree-to-go-out-with-me?" type of feeling. This is a perfect way to end a week full of many affirmations: I was lauded by my trial practice professor, a real judge, for an opening statement I presented in class; I was affirmed by teammates for a speech I made in preparation for an exciting moot court tournament; and I received an A in a pretty tough class (it was then I realized that I really had some competent legal writing skills). All roads pointing to litigation? Perhaps. After all, it was after watching "The Practice" http://abc.go.com/primetime/thepractice/ (now Boston Legal) that made me want to come to law school (what was I thinking). *Funny enough, I landed a place in a Boston law school.

So anyway, the date is on. I went to my stylist today to get my haircut. I'm preparing my clothes and will take a nap in a short while. Oh, some relatives of my ex-fiancee contacted me to see how I was. It was very sweet. Of course, some of my friends went ballistic when they found out that some of her relatives were in touch. At this point, I've made separate independent relationships with these people, and it would just be too much to sever ties with them. I also feel like it's ok to be in touch so as long as it doesn't give me horrible reminders of my past relationship and doesn't obstruct the whole recovery process.

I digress. Stay tuned next week for a little summary of my date. I put Jeff Buckley on the side for a bit. Soundtrack of the week: Jamiroquai www.jamiroquai.com (buy their new album "Dynamite" if you like 70's type disco-ish acid jazz. Listen to some of the new songs on their website)