Thursday May 13, 2010

Remember that bar exam I took back in February? Well, guess what? The freaking results are out!

But first, some back-story:

After I completed the last portion of the exam, I had to fill out an information card. One of the questions asked where I wanted to have all future exam-related correspondence mailed, and I assumed this included my test results. Scores were going to be sent out approximately 12 weeks after the exam, and since I knew I’d be back in California by then I, of course, put down my California address.

The results weren’t scheduled to be released on any specific date, but I figured I’d find out sometime in May because that’s when previous February exam scores were released. And I already had an idea of how that fateful day was going to play out:

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Okay, I don’t know for sure if I’d be throwing the envelope aside in favor of watching an episode of “Cops,” but I know I would not tear it open the moment I received it. I’ve been dreading this day ever since I took the exam. I didn’t study as hard as I should have; I didn’t do any practice exams; I half-assedly went through a multiple choice workbook–there was no way that envelope contained anything more than a “FAIL!” notice and a b*tch slap.

I was sure this was inevitable outcome, and it was probably going to ruin my day. So I planned to put off the whole finding-out-my-fate thing until I had, like, giant elephantiasis balls–or at least balls that were so big they could cushion the beat-down of failure.

But waiting it out was most likely going to be difficult…

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Damn you, talking envelope! Damn you!

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I’d eventually have to open up the envelope though, because I don’t think my parents or friends would accept hearing excuses like, “I didn’t receive it yet, even though it’s December 2011,” or “I think one of the cats ate it,” or even, “There’s no such thing as a bar exam–stop smoking crack!”

But before I did anything, I’d try to purge the aura of failure from the envelope!

First, I would give it a human sacrifice! Or, rather, a Hunan chicken sacrifice because human sacrifice = prison.

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Then I’d bless it with holy water!

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I had been playing this scenario over and over again in my head, and was expecting all these things to happen–right down to the creepy talking envelope. The only thing left now was to wait for my results to show up in the mail.

And then my dad called:

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He sounded distressed, like something really bad had happened…

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Did I just hang up on my dad? OMG! I hung up on my dad!

Why did the bar people mail it to my parents’ house?! I wrote down my California address on the card! The results were supposed to be mailed to me so I could grow giant balls, do a Hunan sacrifice, and bless it with holy water! Now everything was messed up and completely out of my control!

And on top of all that, my dad was calling me back…

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I hung up on my dad again! I am the worst daughter ever!

And again, my dad called me back.

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Posted 5/13/2010 at 4:58 PM

71 Comments

So did you pass or what?

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:17 PM by Mr_Jin

NICE! *thumbs up* Also I love your cats reactions to all this. =)

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:22 PM by sumoneoverthere

Congratulations!

-ray leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:26 PM by jigg

wassup, JD!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:29 PM by ScrapPaper

Congratulations Miss!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:27 PM by zircle999

this post was awesome! congrats!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:31 PM by kirlynz

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:40 PM by deux02

and your sexy time dance needs work…

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:41 PM by deux02

Congratulations!!! I love the Hunan sacrifice idea. I will keep that in mind next time I need to pray to the uh… gods.

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:41 PM by shoujo

Congrats!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 6:15 PM by yakko1

Congrats!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:49 PM by chinkdub

oh nice! congrats congrats!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 6:8 PM by wonderland7386

Hey! Congratulations! 

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:50 PM by dirtbubble

Congratulations! 

Posted 5/13/2010 at 5:41 PM by Les_Sylphides

Yay!  Your cats don’t have to go to a shelter now!  (Can I put you on retainer?)

Posted 5/13/2010 at 7:6 PM by whotakethmycoke

That’s awesome! Best of luck to you!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 9:9 PM by wired_cynic

Congratulations Sylvia. Hunan Chicken part was awesome lol

Posted 5/13/2010 at 7:3 PM by mistermino

Congrats!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 6:15 PM by yakko1

congrats!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 7:15 PM by owbert

That’s amazing.  Congrats on your achievement!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 9:9 PM by Roadlesstaken

Now the next step: ….uh, what IS the next step?

By the way, if your cats need a new home, there’s one right hereeeee 😀

(CONGRATULATIONS! Now if only I can get my way into grad school….)

Posted 5/13/2010 at 7:28 PM by lilxwunxnxluv

Surprise + congratulations = Surgratulations!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 12:39 AM by Thegirlwhoknowstoomuch

Yay!!!!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 11:12 PM by GodsGirl62

great comics….and congrats on ur bar exam!=)

Posted 5/13/2010 at 7:33 PM by Mistykalady

good. now i don’t have to write you off as a mega-fail. gre scores are given back immediately after you take the test. no chance to hide from the scores.

Posted 5/13/2010 at 7:34 PM by aimlessdrive440

Congratulations! 

Posted 5/13/2010 at 11:37 PM by IngSuki

Congratulations!  And thanks, this was entertaining and somewhat similar to what goes on in my imaginations!

Posted 5/13/2010 at 8:57 PM by Recognize_Twen

OMG CONGRATS!!!! 😀

Posted 5/13/2010 at 6:35 PM by noree_n

Congrats on passing the exam.  🙂

Posted 5/13/2010 at 11:44 PM by Thoughts_Of_P

I didn’t study as hard as I should have; I didn’t do any practice exams; I half-assedly went through a multiple choice workbook

You are not serious are you?
Either you are extremely intelligent and quick,
Or they switched your exams with someone else.

Congrats.

Posted 5/13/2010 at 11:31 PM by Vairyl

awesomeness! congrats!!! 

Posted 5/14/2010 at 3:19 PM by krnprecious84

u got me hella nervous reading thru the post.  :p

Posted 5/14/2010 at 4:39 AM by jennievu

your posts are so freakin entertaining.  congratulations!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 12:10 PM by RiKa951

yay to awesome!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 3:57 AM by infinitiNY

hahaha I love the sacrifice and prayers. Good of your father to call and give you the news. I would prefer someone telling me I passed a licensure exam over having to open those letters. ugh.

Congrats now you can partaaY

Posted 5/16/2010 at 3:14 PM by joooolie

Cue the lawyer jokes. . .  Congratulations.

Posted 5/14/2010 at 1:42 PM by Ewithani

congratulations! 

Posted 5/14/2010 at 1:25 PM by ViCkIoOoS

hahaha aww poor dad. congrats! 😀

Posted 5/14/2010 at 6:42 PM by elizyma

YAY!!!!! I hope that’s me in August 🙂

Posted 5/14/2010 at 1:56 PM by RaVnR

CONGRATULATIONS.

you’ll never take a test like that ever again, huh?

Posted 5/14/2010 at 1:13 PM by TheBigShowAtUD

you are so spoiled, how dare you hang up on Daddy???

Posted 5/14/2010 at 9:10 AM by Konrado

awesome! congratulations!!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 5:53 PM by AttractHappiness

Congratulations on passing the bar! 

By the way, your jig is indeed awesome.

Posted 5/14/2010 at 9:1 PM by kckckcking
wow; that must of been hard xD but congrats! ^______^; now you’re a lawyer I’m assuming..haha
Posted 5/14/2010 at 8:21 AM by Hinase

congrats 🙂

Posted 5/14/2010 at 6:5 AM by vchink

Congrats! 😀 Cute post! 😀

Posted 5/14/2010 at 2:28 AM by iamthebella

lol, this was great. congratulations and God bless.

Posted 5/14/2010 at 3:32 PM by rowancv

Lol. Yeah, those big tests are hard and demanding. As much as you want to know, you don’t really want to because if it’s bad it means you have to take it all over again. Something you don’t want to do.

Posted 5/14/2010 at 3:22 PM by evilcleo

Congratulations, that’s really great news!

Posted 5/16/2010 at 3:37 PM by vwagenjetta

LOL, this cracked me up. Congratulations!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 6:7 AM by SecretNeverTold

LOL that was great. 

Congratulations!! 

Posted 5/14/2010 at 1:33 AM by pandora__x2

Awesomeness! Imagine if he hadn’t called you, all the other crazy thing you might have done before opening the envelope…he probably saved you tons of time. 

Posted 5/15/2010 at 12:31 AM by tenshii_rage

That’s awesome! Congratulations 🙂

Posted 5/14/2010 at 8:15 AM by TheCheshireGrins

Congrats!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 2:16 AM by X_Beautifully_Fragile_X

lol, this was cute.  fav was the perverted envelope upskirt…
congrats on passing!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 1:23 AM by tsotofu

I’m going to assume you passed, and for that, nothing but HUGE props girl! 

Posted 5/15/2010 at 12:39 AM by Dreamere124

My heartfelt congratulations!!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 7:49 AM by Bricker59

so did you really need to write all that just to say you passed? congrats!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 3:16 AM by mediocricy

Whoot whoot!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 6:35 AM by ItsWhatEyeKnow

Yessss!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 7:17 AM by mycontinuity

CONGRATS!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 8:50 AM by loopyamaranth

Congrats!!

Posted 5/14/2010 at 3:40 AM by KarmaDiffuser

lol, congrats!

Posted 5/22/2010 at 3:53 AM by Trinity86

wow, congrats!!!!!! you smart mofo, I knew you could do it 🙂

Posted 5/19/2010 at 9:25 PM by YOUNGAZNTIGER

Super congratz!

But write comedy on the side of your super-successful law career, okay?

Posted 5/25/2010 at 3:36 PM by FoliageDecay

Congratulations!

Posted 6/8/2010 at 3:31 AM by Movie_Misfit

congratulations. I read this post because of today’s post. lol I thought the cartoons were delightful.

Posted 5/25/2010 at 4:33 PM by HUMOR_ME_NOW

lol Congrats! I’m catching up on your blog today; I haven’t signed on to Xanga in forever!

Posted 6/7/2010 at 4:0 PM by sam

Good Job!
BTW, I love your post.
I was already giggling because of the cats comments, but when you say you
hung up on dad I lost it.
You are totally adorable and hysterical.
Oh, and I occasionally utilize the power of gray skull too!

Posted 5/29/2010 at 9:51 AM by Mastema71

: )

Your posts are amazing!

Posted 6/7/2010 at 4:59 PM by ChasingPirates

ahahaha. i love you!  this is very amusingly written! =)

Posted 6/8/2010 at 6:0 AM by ms_coco

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