Yay, Me!
January 28th, 2009 | 
Author: Yesterday I come home from work and flip through the mail and you’ll never guess what was there!! A jury duty summons! For me! Sooooooo excited!!!
First, let me give you a quick history: I’ve been a licensed driver in So Cal since I was 18, registered voter, etc. so that’s what… over 17 years? (Do your own math) Anyway, all this time I have never EVER been asked to appear for jury duty. There was even that one humiliating time when I had a free day between temp jobs so I drove down to the courthouse to see if I could appear, and they told me, “We are always short, but it just so happens today we don’t need anyone.” That’s right – not only was I never invited, I volunteered and was REJECTED! Shunned, denied, eschewed, snubbed, rebuffed, the only kid in class who doesn’t get invited to a party, etc.
So I bounce happily in to work this morning and declare glowingly to my boss that >>>I<<< was asked to appear for jury duty. I had to go in for my big speech about why I was so excited and after confirming that I really am okay, that I don’t have to be mentally evaluated by a professional, he asks me simply, “When?”
Hmm… then it hits me: I was so excited, dancing around with my invitation, that I never really actually READ the thing. Huh. Oh well, something to look forward to tonight. Ooh ooh ooh! Maybe I’ll get sequestered! Holed up in a hotel! With room service. No kids! No work! I can sleep without having to get up to chaos! Oh, the possibilities! And now I don’t feel like so left out!
Day 3 of the Year of the Ox is turning out to be pret-ty darn good!
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You’d love living in San Francisco! My first year I moved there I called in into Jury Duty, and every year since! Thank goodness I don’t live there anymore. Although, it would have been cool to be selected and experience the judicial system at work. But it sucks waiting around for hours, then coming back the next day and waiting…. and waiting… only to be sent home.