Mike and Russ,
I have noticed a running theme on your blog that you like to call law students nerds, and generally say that they aren't cool. Speak for yourselves. I don't know where you guys went to school, but here, there are lots of cool people. Not everyone is a nerd, and some people are really cool. So before casting every law student as a nerd, realize you haven't been every school and met every law student.
Other than that, love the blog.
Chris
(If you use this email on the blog, please don't print my real name)
Chris,
Oops, I accidently used your real name. Oh well.
The fact that you analyzed our blog enough to extract a "running theme" from our posts proves your own nerdiness right there. But to address your overall concerns, let me pose this to you: Coolness (whatever it may be) is, like all other things, relative. Think about the coolest character in TV history: The Fonz. Leather jacket, motorcycle, greasy hair...the man was the essence of cool. But look a little closer, and you'll realize that Fonzie wasn't really that cool. I mean, how cool can you be if the next coolest guy in your clique was Richie Cunningham? Throw in Ralph Malph and Potsy, and it's clear that The Fonz understood the Big Fish/Small Pond phenomenon. Surround yourself with nerds, and suddenly you look that much better.
Law school works in much the same way: A person with some decent social skills and a little bit of an attitude suddenly becomes The Fonz when surrounded by a sea of Richies, Ralphs, and Potsys. Had Fonzie tried to hang out with the other greasers, he would have gotten his ass kicked. That's why they hung out at the Asian guy's diner all the time. Make no mistake: Darry, Dally, Ponyboy, Two-Bit, and the rest of the Outsiders wouldn't have let him into their group. He reeked of Soc.
So when you see a "cool" law student, remember: The Fonz was just Henry Winkler with a pompadour.
