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Jury duty?
Seriously?

Yes, I know I deferred several months ago, thinking that I would be smart enough to send in the right form at the right time stating that I am a student,therefore I am impervious to the inconveniences caused by civic duty. Unfortunately I can spell procrastination better than I can spell affidavit, so here I am.

Drone on, cheap county video that defends the idea that jury duty is a "privilege", not a burden. I'm sure you just convinced the 400+ people here in this one room that dodging Atlanta traffic, missing work and other things to potentially provide 1/12 of a judgment call on someone else's problem is undoubtedly the best way to spend a day.
Oh well...I'm sure I'll get sent home. That's good, I have to go to lab, it's our busiest week. It'll work out.

TAM-ERR-UH Johnson? That's me, more or less...
Cool, there are 35 other people with my fate, they only need 12...I like my odds.

So, why did the judge just call my name?
Statistics, you have failed me.
Well, at least the trial will only last toda--did he just 2-3 days?
OK, my boss may be a bit pissed since this is my first day on our new project.
OK, I will be missing a physics lab...thank God we can drop one.
OK, I'm going to be missing class, lab, and life.
OK, I'm a little upset.

Alright, I survived the 5 hours of court today. I'm pretty sure the judge saw me dozing, don't know how I'm going to pull off this alertness thing for 7 hours tomorrow. Now what do I do? I want to be, need to be in lab with the firs and the grasses! I would prefer not to miss my one class in the summer. I would rather roast outside in the 100 degree weather than roast under the tension of expensive arguments.
Blurrrgggg

OK, I'm at Tech now, I can just meet with my physics professor and sort everything out. He's a pretty reasonable guy, and it would be better to show my face than to email him. He usually stays late, and it's just 5:30.

Had to leave early. See you tomorrow. ~EM

Little Post-It note, innocently hanging on Dr. Murray's door, thank you for being the straw that broke the camel's back.

I'm Frustrateddazedperplexedtiredoverwhelmed and I don't know how to stop.
Just another situation out of my control, another situation that's all my fault.
Just another stressor, just another addition to the summer of bizarre.


What is this written in the cement? Crazy vandals, always ruining our new construction projects on campus. What does it say?

CONSIDER IT JOY


Come again, sidewalk?


CONSIDER IT JOY


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Well played, Author and Finisher person.
Well played, You who are in the sky and also here on the gravelled ground.
Well played, You whose love is often inconvenient.
Well played, You who created domesticity, physics, Frasier firs, fellow jurors, and Post-it notes.
Well played.