Before I delve into my aforementioned series of posts on baseball as it relates to studying for the Bar Exam, I think I’ll pay tribute to another favorite relaxant of mine: music. Certain songs are already becoming etched into my subconscious as defining this time in my life. Among those, the following seem especially ironic and appropriate:

1. Brain Damage. A gem from Pink Floyd that actually features what sounds like a madman laughing in the background in the middle of the song. I had somehow never really listened to this song until the first day I was driving home after BarBri. Favorite line: “The lunatic is in my head.” Where lunatic equals the bar examiners.

2. Afternoon Delight (Anchorman Soundtrack Edition). I’ve always liked this song (and movie), especially with the voiceover that describes the song as being about daytime lovemaking (the naughty type). Anyway, this beauty appeared on the iPod’s shuffle list while driving back to the lecture center after lunch to start the second half of the Simulated MBE. I’ll be playing this song as I drive to the actual Bar since of course that will be such a delightful time (though maybe I shouldn’t ruin the song?)

3. Imagine. This classic song by the late, great Beatle John, came on the radio while I was waiting in traffic to leave the testing center. You know the line that goes, “imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can”? It dawned on me that John was even more of a genius than I had previouslyt realized because without possessions, there would be no property law and thus that subject would no longer be on the Bar Exam. Damn you Mark David Chapman! I hope you rot in hell! (Oh wait, in Imagine, there is no hell below us. Well, maybe you’ll drop your soap in the shower.)

In other news, the MBE was exhausting so when I went shopping later, it seemed like a good time to find out what organic wine tasted like. It works great, I’ll describe what it tastes like some other time.

-jd