I Feel So Smart

Do you ever have days when you just feel like you are smart? I used to have them all the time in high school. But since coming to law school I have had them less and less. Sitting through Ward's Tax class is enough to make me think I've completely lost what intelligence I once had. But today I had a smart day. While doing research for my note topic I had to check out several books to my carrel and as I sit here staring at them (yes, sadly I am writing this while sitting in my carrel on a Sunday afternoon) I feel like I am smart again. Now granted, I have yet to open them and read anything in most of them, so there is no guarantee I will understand any of it. But I imagine if someone walked by my carrel and peered into the glass part at the books they would think a smart person must live here. They would also sadly think I have a love, or perhaps even an obsession for Contract Law since I have 4 different case books on Contract Law. That would be thanks to the lovely Professor Gaulding who has had me doing research for her contracts class. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I didn't learn anything since I had such a wonderful Contracts I professor. I gotta say though, since reading one of these books I feel like I finally get what consideration is. It only took me a freakin year of law school. But some other titles that make me look smart: well first there is a Seventeenth edition of the Blue Book. Actually that makes me look dumb, cause I bought it for Pettys small section, only to learn that the wonderful people at Harvard and Yale decided to come out with a new edition over the summer, so I had to go buy a brand new one just so I could do internet citations correctly. Can you imagine if you were one of the editor's of that thing? Talk about boring. I also have my text books from IP Law, Corporations, and Real Estate, but those are fairly normal so I think I just look of average intelligence from those. But then, staring back at you in bold maroon I have my two wonderfully fascinating books on Pension and Employee Benefits. Talk about a couple of page turners there. The tax code and ERISA have never been so engrossing. You just can't put them down...unless it is in a fire.
But actually its the books I checked out today that make me feel smart. And while you know that I haven't read them yet, just imagine how smart I will be if I actually do read them and understand what they are talking about. I look forward to such a day, when I can say I know about some random stuff that really isn't even appropriate for cocktail party conversation. So here is the list of books I just checked out:

The Kemalists
A Changing Turkey
Islam
Introduction to Islam
The Constitution of Iran
History and Documentation of Human Rights in Iran
Human Rights and the Legal System of Iran
Law and Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Don't those just make me look so smart. Well maybe not the introduction book, but the rest for sure. How envious of me are you that I get to read about the constitution of Iran? Feel free to stop by my carrel and bask in the knowledge that radiated from it...while Im not there. I kind of dim the radiance with my presence so its best if you wait til the space is vacant. Well anyways, I have to get to writing a 10 page memo about some of the stuff in those books, so enjoy!