Week one down...

Well. The first small week of law school is over and the first full week lies ahead. So far, most everything has gone pretty well. I've been prepared for class. I've felt like I understand what has been talked about. I like my professors. Taking notes on a computer is actually easy and kind of awesome.
There are only two things that seem to be bothering me now. The first is that I am feeling more than a little out of place among the young kids who make up the most of my section. I sort of expected it, but at the same time it is a little bothersome. I have always been a quiet person and it's not always been easy for me to open up and make friends and being older makes it a little harder. Not having the same references. Not being at the same place in life. There's a number of different things that make it a little harder to get to know people. On Thursday I went to Billy's, the local bar that William Mitchell kids seem to frequent. I went as part of an event that was being thrown for a law fraternity that I am planning on joining. I was the oldest person there. Which wouldn't have been bad, I guess. But, I just couldn't get my feet underneath me in any conversation and I felt horribly out of place. It was more than a little depressing. I do think that ultimately, law school will be the more important thing and ultimatley I'll get to know people. But it's still something I worry about.
The second thing I worry about is how much I worry about things. Friday, after my last class of the day, I couldn't get my brain to stop thinking about law school. Not the subject matters as much as my reading schedule and when I'm going to get everything done. I know my worry is a function of how much I want to do well, but it's hardly a comfort. I just have to get better at relaxing and trusting the schedule I set up will get me at least most of the way to getting things done. And realize that I need the time off as much as I need the time on.
Mostly though, things are going well. And that's the important thing.