Making Friends

Today was my first official day for Grand Jury duty. I have to go every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (starting this Friday) from 10am to 1pm for 4-6 weeks, and yes you read that right. Grand Jury duty is different than actual “he looks guilty now let me out of here” duty because you don’t get to decide guilt or innocence. They think the case I am on (narcotics and multiple murders which is way more than I’m allowed to actually say) will be completed by the end of March but if not there will be a few additional sporadic days in April as well. And before you ask, the answer is no, I still have to go to work at 7:30am, then to jury duty, then back to work!

Can someone please explain to me, when they say “a jury of your peers” who is the "your"? Is it the degenerate criminals? Because I’m telling ya, none of these jurors are my peers! They were all so annoying asking questions, being confused, talking. I seriously may be forced to stab someone by the end of it, if that happens and you are in my jury you’ll already know they were asking for it. When they were calling roll one woman actually said, “Here, and I’d like to know why there are 7 people up there doing nothing and wasting our tax dollars!” That went over really well as you can imagine.

The woman sitting next to me wasn’t paying attention at all during the explanation, she sat there going through her purse, counting her money, dropping things and then afterwards kept raising her hand asking a bunch of questions that they had just covered. She followed that brilliance up with randomly talking, to no one. Example: “I'm not going right back to work after this, I'm going to eat lunch with my friend.” Now picture me looking around to see if anyone cares or if she's addressing anyone in particular and no, the answer is NO ONE. So when she turned to me to try to strike up conversation, I rolled my eyes to which she completely FREAKED out over and told everyone, "That girl just rolled her eyes at me!" (a tattle tail on top of having imaginary friends). Way to make friends on the first day! I’m lucky she didn’t roll up her sleeves and punch me out right there. I was praying I wouldn't have to sit anywhere near her for the next 6 weeks but I am juror #1 and she's #3. Maybe if I’m lucky on Friday she & I can have lunch together.