Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
I've been called several times, and gotten selected as a juror once and an alternate once, even as a licensed attorney.
One of the times I was selected, the man who vacated my jury seat right before I was called was a partner in the law firm I was working at in the time, and the plaintiff's counsel used up his last peremptory challenge on him. The man's face just completely fell when I said where I worked.
Really? I mean, I didn't have to go to the bother of telling them?
Practically speaking.
Well, you can tell them right away, or wait until they harass you and tell them. You're not exempt from telling them.
Attorneys and other professionals haven't been exempted from service in NY for at least a decade. When I was called a quarter of the venire were attorneys or married to one-- the price of living in Manhattan.
I imagine you're not prepared today, Jesse, but the strikers are in the hood. I passed them on the way into work.
Dagnabbit! I was in midtown all day!
I have my fourth version of jury duty next month. Four different localities -- Massachusetts, DC, Manhattan, now Queens. I've served on one jury, been put on one jury where the defendent settled that night, and been empaneled for voir dire just before the defended pled out. This time it's "on call" jury duty, so I may not even have to go to the court house, but I'm not betting on it.
I also want to give Trudy due credit for the handwarmers-for-strikers idea, which is genius.
Thanks Jess. My Sister's genius actually -- she got a bunch for her husband last year.
If you want a hand with the assembling, etc. profile addy is good.
Thanks. Um, my favorite part is that I'm not planning on much assembly.
I still think there should be professional jurors.
So, donors choose update....
My friend V. submitted a proposal for lapsized whiteboards and markers. It should be approved within the next 10 days. I think, her proposal is probably for a grand total of $400. So, if you got a $100 gift certificate that you have not used (and I think if you donated as part of the blogger challenge you got one... even if you used an LJ gift certificate as the first donation) and you can wait for 10 days and you'd be interested in supporting a 2nd grade teacher who currently makes less than $26K a year, then I'll post a link for her proposal.
Sorry for jumping in the middle of the discussion without fully catching up, but from a quick skim, it seemed to me that this youtube of a World without Writers wasn't posted here yet.
The show runner of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES blogs about Bee Season. [link]
I'm not sure if this has been brought up before, but what are people planning to do about their tv habits when original programming dries up? Is anyone planning on cancelling or downgrading their cable package?
I think the WGA has asked people not to watch reruns and replacement programming like the rush-job reality shows we'll be seeing.