"I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done."- Hudson Taylor

Getting through the NY Bar was definitely a great work of God... thank you Lord!

A few pics of our fun (and extended!) wedding weekend (4/8-4/11/05) ...

Disneyland 2005 crew - shiny happy people. 

Post-wedding 2005 Disneyland crew showing off their tricks. 

The original annual Disneyland crew (minus a couple folk.) We dragged Tuan to come along. 

Hands down, these guys stole the show.  

One of my favorite pics from the wedding rehearsal. Those crazy wedding party folk... 

Our wedding rehearsal (4/8/05) - the bridesmaids are freezing, but they bear patiently. 

Day 6 before the New York Bar Exam.

I just realized that it has been nearly 3 days since I have stepped outside of my apartment (other than picking up the newspaper.) Scary.

FreshDirect vs. Food Emporium (delivery)

I must say that I'm pretty happy with FreshDirect (FD). I received my second order from them today (they've always delivered timely), and I ordered a lb. of their French Roast coffee (they will grind to whatever specification you wish - mine is Electric Drip (Basket filter)) for $4.99 - it's really good! Plus, they added a few bonuses - a big chocolate-chip cookie and a couple cans of tuna (hope Jason likes tuna.) Nice touch!

I know that Food Emporium (FE), a chain of larger grocery stores, also provides online shopping & delivery as well, so I was curious as to what their system is all about. If you shop FE online (rather than going in-store, FD has no actual stores) the delivery fee is $8.95 for same day, but only $3.95 for next day delivery. (FD is $4.95 for delivery, earliest is next day morning, but you can order as late as 10:59pm the night before.)

I haven't tried FE online before, and perhaps I will after comparing prices. (FE store prices are not so competitive - generally, FD beats them.) I'm not sure I like the navigation on the FE website, though - it's not as intuitive or user-friendly, I think.

Another great thing about FD (which I'm not sure if FE has) is that it stores all of your previous orders, so if you like certain products you can just recall them (and the quantities) and order them again easily. That way you don't have to navigate through your choices again, esp. if you just order certain basic essential items over and over.

Technology can surely be fabulous. With the help of grocery delivery and our amazing high-tech dishwasher, I'm on the way to being a domestic queen! (Now if only we had a washer/dryer in the apartment... ok, ok, I'm getting greedy.)

So... it just occurred to me that in blogging about, thinking about, and posting pictures about my bar study, I have - in essence - not been actually studying. Go figure. I think there are many other things in life that are the same way, but that most interesting topic will have to wait for another post on another day.

Okay, break's over - time to get serious...

The 23 subjects of the NY Bar Exam. To satisfy my need to reduce this chaos into some manageable order, I filed my notes and color-coded the subjects. Red = most critical. Yellow = pretty impt. Blue = should know, but less critical.

The main bar review books (there are about 4 other huge supplemental ones that I haven't really looked at.)  

When I received my New York Public Library card this past week, I suddenly felt as if I had now officially become a New York City resident. As one of about 2 million people in possession of this amazing piece of plastic, I can access its 4 research libraries and 85 branch libraries (39 in Manhattan), 20 million books and an additional 30 million other items (including maps, manuscripts, CDs, DVDs, videos, film, etc.)

And the technology is awesome - I can do (nearly) everything online. I applied for my card online, I can check materials out online, and - WOW - there are eBooks and eAudio(books) for download online as well. And it's all free! (Oh wait a second, that's where our New York City taxes go... ok, ok, it's worth it.)

Now if only the libraries were like the restaurants here and provided free delivery...