Jury Duty Calls

So... Just when I thought my life would be getting back to normal soon, now that we are down to only 1 ( yes 1!) apartment at Columbia Commons - everything changed with a little thing called a jury summons. 

A couple of weeks ago I was "summoned" for jury duty. Sure enough, my name came out of that little bingo-esque twirly contraption not once ( as a potential juror for a specific case) but twice! - the second time resulted in me sitting in one of those very  uncomfortable juror chairs to be voir dire'd ( the legal term for being asked a lot of questions to see if I am someone both attorney's would accept as a juror on the case).

***Now a little background here - I have already served on criminal cases twice before. So, by now I know, if my name is called, and I wind up in that chair, I am pretty much going to be chosen. ( Why is it my name is never chosen to actually win something from all those raffle tickets I am forever buying each time I am asked?) And BINGO - sure enough, I am now I juror on this case. ( sorry, not allowed to disclose the deets - check back in a few weeks)   

And here is the best part (not) - The case is expected to last up to 6 weeks. Let me repeat that - SIX WEEKS!!! All of a sudden I have another job that I wasn't even looking for. (since it pays me all of $40 dollars a day, I can't say that I would ever be applying for such a job.)  But none the less I now spend every weekday ( except Thursday's when the judge has something else to do) in a courtroom, listening to testimony, while doing real estate (my real job) during breaks and lunch, and on Thursday's and weekends. 

So much for thinking I was getting back to spinning classes and regular gym workouts this month. Ugh! 

I did have a nice night out this week with the girls. We had dinner at the relatively new Beauty and Essex ( same owners as Stanton Social) - which I must say has just crept up the list to be one of my favorite dinner/lounge hang outs of the moment.  The food is very good ( drinks could be a little better) - the scene is nice - decor is excellent - and the best part free champagne in the lounge area of the ladies room! Ingenious! 

Here are a few shots from the inside:  

         

         

         Too bad the courthouse doesn't have free champagne in the ladies room!