The coolest thing I've done since I've been back

So, the title's a stretch. But really, would you have read this entry if it was called My Day at Jury Duty? I didn’t think so. I think I can correctly assume that no one really enjoys their own jury duty, never mind reading about someone else’s. You probably wouldn't have made it this far yet. But now you're committed so why not just finish reading.


Seeing as this is the fourth time I’ve been randomly selected to perform my civic duty – I think I’ve served my share. I'd prefer they give someone else a shot. But even though I wasn’t enjoying any moment of my day, I actually was hoping to get selected for a trial. The $20 a day reimbursement sounded pretty nice to an unemployed struggling writer. It was $20 more than I made yesterday and $20 more than I’ll make tomorrow. And if I was lucky enough to get a really long trial (anywhere past 5 days) it’d be $50 a day. Sign me up.

But I waited. And waited. And wrote a blog entry. Started an article. Wrote a cover letter. Texted some peeps and checked FB about 14 times. In between all that, I just watched other people – the most fascinating of which was the guy who didn’t do anything the entire day (he beat out the one that practiced yoga moves at the front of the room that resembled a slow motion version of the Staying Alive dance). He literally brought nothing to keep him entertained. No phone, no iPod, no laptop, no iPad, no book, to crosswords, no walkman, no paper or pencils. Heck, he wouldn’t even check out the free newspapers or magazines. I was mesmerized by him while he was mesmerized by the Restroom sign. I almost asked him to proofread for me just to give him something to do.

At the end of the day, neither he nor I got hired as a juror. I got teased by being called into the interview session only to be dismissed after a settlement was reached. Eh. You win some, you lose some. Guess it wasn’t really my dream job anyways. Maybe next time...cause I have a feeling there will definitely be a next time.