When G.G. was sorting through the mail the other night he stopped, then started to chuckle. And then he handed me an envelope in which a Jury Summons was contained.
He chuckled because he has been called twice, and I have never been called.
And for some reason he thought that wasn't right, or fair, or something.
Well, I got mine.
But it turns out I need to ask them a favor. To postpone my civic duty until after the holidays.
Because before the holidays I am responsible for planning and overseeing and/or executing all year end marketing and PR for our little company, as well as publishing our final edition of an e-pub that now distributes to over 300K people each edition, so it needs to look good. And not have spelling errors and stuff.
And then when that e-pub flies? I'll be flying, literally, to Providence, then to Europe and the Middle East.
There's a lot to get done before I go, and I'm desperately hoping that our jury management system accepts my request for postponement and lets me finish all of my year-end work.
Because really, I want to perform my civic duty and serve on a jury, I really do.
Just right this moment in time, when they're requesting my presence to perform my civic responsibility?
Sucks.
He chuckled because he has been called twice, and I have never been called.
And for some reason he thought that wasn't right, or fair, or something.
Well, I got mine.
But it turns out I need to ask them a favor. To postpone my civic duty until after the holidays.
Because before the holidays I am responsible for planning and overseeing and/or executing all year end marketing and PR for our little company, as well as publishing our final edition of an e-pub that now distributes to over 300K people each edition, so it needs to look good. And not have spelling errors and stuff.
And then when that e-pub flies? I'll be flying, literally, to Providence, then to Europe and the Middle East.
There's a lot to get done before I go, and I'm desperately hoping that our jury management system accepts my request for postponement and lets me finish all of my year-end work.
Because really, I want to perform my civic duty and serve on a jury, I really do.
Just right this moment in time, when they're requesting my presence to perform my civic responsibility?
Sucks.
So sorry about the timing of the summons :( Excited for you about your upcoming travels, sounds amazing! You'll get it all done somehow, I just know it.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty incredible, actually. So, if you lived in DC, you would be called every two years, pretty much to the day. And to federal as well as DC court - one doesn't get you out of the other.
ReplyDeleteI think they automatically give you one postponement, don't they?
HK- It will all come together..with jury duty it may be hairier than I'd like, so let's cross our fingers for a postponement!
ReplyDeleteLG - Wow, DC takes the whole participation thing seriously, no? :-) Postponement, I've heard, is almost automatic. So that's good!