January 15, 2008
Boston Legal Is a LIE
This morning, I left the house at 8:10 to catch the train downtown. I finally stuck my key in my front door at 5:40 this evening, well after it had gotten dark. And cold.
If I told you I spent three hours today actually listening to testimony, I would be exaggerating.
What the deuce is with all the sidebars??? Denny Crane doesn't need this many sidebars! Unless, of course, it's to proposition the judge or opposing council, which, I assure you, these lawyers would rather die than do.
At one point, after the billionth objection, council for the defense (whom I love because Lord that woman dresses magnificently!) actually rolled her eyes and said, "Jesus Christ!" It was awesome.
Court today started at 9:30. And yet, it was 10:50 before the jury was let into the court room. The book I started yesterday at jury selection? I've almost finished. Gonna have to bring a fresh one with me.
Around 3:45 this afternoon (after having been told to wait in the hallway at 3:00), the judge called us back to dismiss us for the day. Because apparently, the two lawyers have issues they couldn't resolve in the remaining hour and a half.
People, these are DAYS of my LIFE here! DAYS that I will NEVER get back! Days without the internet! Emails left unanswered! Personal belongings left unauctioned! Blogs left unposted! Purses left unpurchased!
Thank God that Sue has Verizon, like me, so I can text her unlimitedly for some kind of amusement. Hey, who else has Verizon?
As we were leaving, the judge told us to be sure to be at the court house by 9:15 the following morning, "Because I want to start right at 9:30."
Waitami'ute, waitami'ute. Did you, yer honor, of the hour-and-twenty-minute-late-start, just admonish US, the consistently prompt jury, to arrive early? Because I know that all y'all ain't gonna be ready to let us into that damn room at 9:30, SO STOP PRETENDING!!!
$17.20 a day, divided by three hours of actual work is still way less than I'm worth. Doesn't she know who I am?!
Comments
Oooh! *I'm* Verizon!!
Posted by: CelticElff at January 16, 2008 11:45 AM
I'm so sorry for you.
Posted by: Shannon at January 16, 2008 03:00 PM