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June 17, 2005
Jury duty
Jury duty wasn't as bad as it could've been--the attorney who did most of the speaking in the first jury selection pool I was in was jovial and asked potential jurors a lot of of questions which made sitting in the room more interesting, we got a one and a half hour lunch break which was punctuated by a summer performance series sponsored by the local Business Improvement District, they showed a movie in the central jury room in the afternoon, and I got through a chapter or two of my book (the chapters are long--it's a really lengthy book that's been taking me forever to read). I won't get into the details but let's say I narrowly escaped becoming an alternate juror for a case.
The aforementioned lunchtime entertainment was held in the plaza fronting a courthouse across the street from the one where I was serving jury duty and included record spins from a pretty good DJ and choreographed dance performances. The best part was when the dancers decided to do what they called "The Courthouse Slide" (a better danced version of the Electric Slide) and got one of the courthouse judges and some attorneys to join them. I wish I had my digital camera so I could've shared photos with you.
Posted by Jennifer at June 17, 2005 09:48 PM