jury duty
mood: 
accomplished
accomplishedmusic: Christine Andreas -- Will He Like Me?
It was a good experience: they kept us informed of what was going on the whole time, bringing a judge in to explain the delay in impaneling us, and having us watch a badly-degraded videotape on the whole process, the content of which was probably made in the 1980s.
I did several homework problems while listening to inane television shows in the background (Regis & Kelly), and was faintly disturbed by the fact that the majority of the jurors had not even brought a book. They sat like doped sheep in front of the TV for two hours. (Except for one break where the jurors were able to go across the street to Dunkin' Donuts and most came back with coffee.)
They sent us all home just before 10 a.m. I am all set for another three years. :)
Yes, thank you for reminding me. When the security guard asked me to please remove the knife from my bag, for one second I went into panic mode (a la that lovely and perfectly nonsensical "has anyone put something in your luggage without your knowledge?" question that they ask at airports), and thought, "KNIFE?! THERE'S A KNIFE--oh. Right. I put one in there for spreading hummus on sandwich makings..." and I removed it for her. They gave it back to me on the way out of the courthouse.
This hummus is GOOD! mmmmmmm....
and
2) i would prefer Truss' book...but I haven't read it..but anywayz :-p
Anyway, I had julienned carrot sticks, which worked just fine as spreaders. :)
i've heard of confiscated crochet needles on airplanes...even the plastic ones...so
but u know
even fingernails can do damage..
(Anonymous)
-gelok
Thank heavens they did not try to take my BRA away from me when it set off the metal detector in the courthouse. Mild embarassment when you walk into Passaic County Superior Court with two of your bosses and two co-workers (the two co-workers and I were invited to watch the trial proceedings of a case we had worked on extensively) and your UNDERWEAR sets off the metal detector!!!