A Conversation with Elizabeth
2000
Re: How are you

I sent Elizabeth an email telling her I got the job offer from AOL but again the email was't saved.

From:          Elizabeth 
To:            LMixson@PEC.com
Sent:          Monday, March 6, 2000 2:18 PM
Subject:       Re: How are you
 
Well, congratulations on the AOL offer.  Is this another e-mail address change?  What part of "the city" will you be working in?  The stock will probably make up the difference.  Plus to me, it sounds more "secure" in terms of not being a contract position. You probably know Clinton came to Alabama.  In the big picture in the paper this morning, he looked RADIANT. 
 
I read in the paper about preparations for his visit.  The security was enormous.  Some sort of lunatic fringe Confederate flag march just so happened to be scheduled this weekend as well.  Clinton landed at the Air Force base here in town, then took a copter to Selma, just a short distance.
 
No one was allowed NEAR the base (it is practically downtown) and sharpshooters were everywhere. Pitch Black is the movie I had been seeing promoted.  There is another one soon though on Mars.  I was totally shocked at who is directing it, but I can't remember who that is right now.  I recall it blew me away--a big name, but not, you would think, for that kind of film. --A down sort of Friday as I lost a filling or something and had to make a dental appointment this morning.  My dentist is in Tuscaloosa.  I haven't changed to one here because he is so good.  For some reason, not just because it is a dental appointment, I'm NOT looking forward to the drive.  Usually I've liked it.  There is a wonderful place to eat breakfast there.--I had a tame weekend, but I did get to watch some of the stored up videos I have taped over the months.  I discovered one gem--a PBS mystery I had taped which I didn't know I had. (Lately I'm really moving towards liking English mystery books and shows.) It was very good.  I also watched a very long PBS show on the U.S. Mexican war.  That was incredibly good too. 
 
I did not know that Robert E. Lee was an engineer, and during that war he really did some major heroic things, charting paths through impenetrable country (such as a "lava field" in Mexico).--I also got a little gloomy this weekend over the "bar exam."  I've been dedicating every Sunday afternoon for about the past month to going to the library and JUST trying to organize materials for the bar.  While there I found stats on the exam which was just given and graded--our school's pass rate REALLY dropped--it was only 37%. 
 
Of interest though is ALL schools dropped.  University of Alabama where I have applied usually has a pass rate bordering in the very high 90's, even 99%.  It dropped to the high 80's, but ours dropped from 47% to 37%.  It is a JOB though.  The material is MASSIVE, which is why I'm starting now, even though I still have many major courses to go.  Congratulations on your job offer.  I think it always feels good to get something you really want, as you do sound quite happy about it.  Elizabeth 
 
P.S. Incidentally--even though I haven't heard from UA, I've just about decided to stay here and finish my degree.  The factors for staying are pretty strong.  But, I don't know if they have or will even accept me anyways, and if they do, I may change my mind and go.  Also, it just FEELS like I may have made up my mind.  I think its an "old" decision, i.e. one I'm making from an "old" versus a "young" perspective.  Its things like income, retirement, dental insurance, health insurance--I just don't know if I can comfortably cut myself loose and have nothing and be a "pure" student again.  Here, I could comfortably "finish" and study and pass the bar.  The rub though is "what do I do then."  I need to look closer into whether I could qualify for federal positions.  Elizabeth

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