The Point is Moot

The world of first year law school guarantees several things: 1) your class mates are / think they are all smarter than you; 2) Stress exudes from peoples pores and affects you by osmosis; 3) everyone hates mooting.

Tid-Bit of the Day: A moot point is one of those phrases that once had a firm and well-understood meaning, but no longer does. It means a matter that was uncertain or undecided, so open to debate. It is not a mute point. The mute spelling is a development that has come about because moot is now a fossil word; there is an understandable tendency to convert the unknown into the known, and mute seems to fit the new meaning rather better. But it’s wrong.

What I'm Rockin' Out To: Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield (Simply b/c "the point is probably moot")

Thursday I moot. I stand in front of a panel of judges who will undoubtedly rip me to shreds as though they were vicious tigers pouncing on a lone and feeble gazelle. I have to present why I think a trial judge was correct in how he ruled and answer any questions. Will I get the thumbs up? or the Thums down and be fed to the lions?!