Whaaa? I don't know anyone who hasn't been earwormed with it!
Jayne: You wanna go, little man? Wash: Only if it's someplace with candlelight.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Strix - Nov 14, 2011 1:29:46 pm PST #6577 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Connie Neil - Nov 14, 2011 1:36:19 pm PST #6578 of 30001
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Just got the schedule for Thanksgiving--I CAN HAZ TURKEY IN NICE RESTAURANT!
ie, I do get that day off, despite dire murmurings of "Well, we're open, and *somebody's* going to be working that day."
Consuela - Nov 14, 2011 1:53:57 pm PST #6579 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yay, Connie!
I will be co-hosting Thanksgiving at my sister's house, per usual. Gotta order the turkey soon. And plan the pies.
Jury duty accomplished: they didn't want me. So I came back to the office, since I'm a good worker bee. Rumor has it the OccupyOakland gang is reconvening at 4PM at the main library: I do hope this doesn't mean another march on downtown. I'm a bit protested out.
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2011 1:57:58 pm PST #6580 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
they didn't want me
Oh, don't talk like that Consuela. They do want you. It's just that...just...okay, I got shit. Congrats on not missing paid days, though. Sorry if you wanted some civic duty.
Kat - Nov 14, 2011 2:51:25 pm PST #6581 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think the law only mandates time off to serve; not for mandatory salary reimbursement for time lost due to jury service.
This is certainly true. Teachers can't serve on juries during the school year unless the trial began prior to school starting. We don't get paid for jury service.
JZ - Nov 14, 2011 2:51:38 pm PST #6582 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Dude, you've got a law degree, a daunting level of knowledge of current events, all-purpose smarts for days, and a job with the government. I'm shocked you lasted an hour without someone strenuously objecting to your presence in the building!
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2011 3:10:21 pm PST #6583 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm shocked you lasted an hour without someone strenuously objecting to your presence in the building!
I thought that was supposed to be urban legend that lawyers don't get picked. However, during the one jury selection I was involved in, the defense lawyer was really keen on finding out who had legal experience or connections. The other lawyer didn't seem to care much.
Consuela - Nov 14, 2011 3:14:25 pm PST #6584 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Hah! Well, to be honest, I never made it to the jury pool. They called one large set of jurors up to the courtroom, had the rest of us wait around for an hour to see if they needed any of us, and then sent us home.
The closest I've gotten to jury duty so far was last year, when I actually made it to voir dire for a local Grand Jury. But they only needed 18 of the 24 of us left in the courtroom, and they didn't call me during the drawing for that, either.
It's just luck, really.
...and now the bus company has announced they're not running buses through downtown this afternoon, so I shall have to hike a bit to catch a bus. Glad I wore a fairly comfortable pair of shoes today...
Strega - Nov 14, 2011 3:26:30 pm PST #6585 of 30001
The ACLU & National Lawyers Guild have filed suit against the Oakland PD and requested a temporary restraining order, based on their indiscriminate & excessive use of force.
SuziQ - Nov 14, 2011 3:27:08 pm PST #6586 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I haven't been called to jury duty since I moved to Colorado. I wouldn't mind, really. I know my company pays for my time, I just have to turn over what I get from the court.