It's official. I am no longer employed. I am officially in semi-retirement. Lots of reasons why, but primarily I've decided that I have gotten out of engineering what I wanted and it was time to move on and find something else to do. Fortunately, I am in a financial position where I can afford to make this move now. I've decided to attend law school and pursue intellectual property law, with the intent of becoming a patent attorney. With my technical background in engineering I believe that patent law makes the most sense, although I will go into law school with an open mind and if some other area of law strikes me as particularly interesting I will consider it.
With that being said, I am currently studying for the LSAT. Or more accurately, I guess I should say I will begin studying for the LSAT. My wife has been gracious enough to give me one month of being a bum, and I don't really have to do anything other than help out with the kids and be a stay at home dad for a while.
I do plan on playing poker and blackjack to supplement the income, but that's not really needed. More of just another small little cushion. Although with that being said, I've been on a huge downswing to start off 2013, so that's not looking so good, but I'm sure it will turn around.
Part of the downswing occurred last Friday, where I went on mega-tilt and blew through a 20/40 bankroll in the span of 20 hours. Given that I plan on playing for actual money now, I will have to make some adjustments to my mindset and playing style, but they are probably for the better anyways.
So that's it for now. I plan on being back in the workforce sometime in 2016 or 2017, just in time for my eldest daughter to be nearing high school, so I will have enough time to make up for my unemployed status.
I do have a Las Vegas trip planned for my birthday this year, so I am looking forward to that as well. We'll see if I can get back some of the money that Aria owes. Hope I run well.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Congratulations and best wishes on your next career!
One other thing. If you happen to see me at a casino please be discrete and not mention anything publicly. It's not common knowledge and I'd like to keep it that way.
Lsat prepratory courses are worth the money and effort. Good luck.
For starters, don't waste your time with a prep course. With your great memory you aren't going to gain a lot from it. Also, since you are going to be limited in where you can go, a few extra points aren't going to make a difference.
Speaking of where you are going to go, any way that Mrs. Wacky would be okay with you going to one of the LA schools? Being limited to SD schools (USD, Western and Jefferson), is just terrible as they are so poorly ranked, or were the last time I looked. (Think only one of them in the top 100) Whereas, both LA schools should still be in the top 20 and would provide better opportunities.
Although, none of this might matter since you will probably excel and be near the top of the class and have your choice.
Do you think you will try and go back to Q or a similar company that has in-house patent attorneys or look to go private?
Best of luck
-BK
Post a Comment