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Show us your favorite celebrity chef.
Submitted by Connie.
I have no interest in cooking, but I wish I looked like Nigella...she's gorgeous! I'm sure my husband wished I could cook like her. LOL I just love her curvy body.
Right, so yesterday I had to go to the downtown Justice Center for a jury duty summons at 8am. I live alllllll the waaaaay on the other side of town just outside the city limits where scorpions and rattlesnakes in the garage are not uncommon. I had to wake up at the ungodly hour of 5:30am! I usually don't wake up until 8am or so. I hate going into the downtown area as it is not a nice area and it is dull and boring. AND there is NO public transportation, and the parking garages regulated by the city are usually full so the only other parking lots are privately owned and cost $14 a day to park regardless of how short or long your stay is! I am fortunate enough to have a husband who was more than willing to wake up at the same time as me and drop me off at the Justice Center.
After walking through the metal detectors and avoiding a body pat down, I was glad I wasn't the only idiot at the center at 7am...a full hour early. I waited in line for the doors to open and while I waited the lady in front of me struck up a mini conversation. She has only been a citizen of this country for only a year and has only been in the city for less than that, and already she had been called for jury duty. Most of us born citizens spend our entire lives trying to get out of jury duty. This was not technically my first jury summons. I was called twice before, but because I was in school at the time, I didn't have to show up, but now I'm not in school so I had no out.
At 7:45am we walked into the jury central room, picked up a button that said "juror", sat down, listened to the judge tell us the drill, got sworn in, and then waited. The first group of 60 potential jurors were called out and taken to the courthouse. Then 30 more potential jurors were called out. I was one of them...Juror #19. I was taken with 29 other folk upstairs to court #8 for a DWI case (Driving while intoxicated). We were questioned by the Texas attorney and the defendants attorney to see if we could be potential jurors in the case. They only needed six of us, so they questioned us to see if any of us were biased or could judge fairly. I did not get picked. They don't tell you why, but I suspect the following reasons:
1) I am related to a police officer (and in DWI cases it's usually the arresting officer against the defendant).
2) Two of my family members have been in the same situation
3) I am a Buddhist and a compassionist. <--not a real word but I'm using it anyway, LOL!
4) Because I am a Buddhist, I don't feel I can judge another human being and that was one of the questions asked and I couldn't lie so I raised the card with my number on it....I wasn't the only one who felt this way.
5) I don't drink at all...combined that with the above and I look holier than thou on paper.
The jurors not picked were dismissed by the judge for lunch. We had to report back in an hour and a half (1:15pm) to the central jury room downstairs. The cafeteria was just across the hall from the jury room, so I just grabbed a chicken salad sandwich, green tea, and a bag of sun chips crisps. I read a book and waited. 1:15pm came and went and I waited some more. Thank goodness the seats were the cushion kind. At 2pm we were notified that two of the courts were canceled for the rest of the day. If you weren't assigned to those courts then you would have to stay and wait until 5pm. Court 8 was canceled...Yes! No more waiting. I was given my release card and I headed straight for the....bathroom. It was freakin' cold in those rooms and I had to pee frequently because of the insanely cold temps. It didn't occur to me to take a sweater 'cause it's nearly 100° (37°) outside and very humid.
I walked several blocks north for 10 minutes towards the downtown library and called my husband to pick me up. He doesn't know the downtown area very well and it's a bit tricky to maneuver and I didn't want to stress him. On the plus side, I LOVE walking and there was a slight breeze that made it pleasurable. We went home and I slept for an hour.
That was my exciting day at jury duty.
So my husband and I have food poisoning. Last night we both were a real big mess...thank god we have three bathrooms in this house.
We must have gotten it from our regular Mexican go to place. Somewhere something went horribly wrong. We were fine for a few hours and we even had a great work out, but it hit us like a tornado in the middle of the night.
So here I am in bed trying not to throw up. I feel like utter shit right now...but that ain't gonna stop me from being online. LOL! I'm so addicted.
In Migration news, we did get our required photos taken at the ever so helpful Wolfe Camera store. I was going to get all my paper work together and write the story of us thingy and send off the application, but even blogging is making me sick. So I'll be out the rest of the day.
We were suppose to call my brother-in-law, but we just quickly told him we weren't able to chat this morning. Gosh, I love hearing the Aussie's voices. It makes me feel all tingly and warm inside...really! I genuinely want to move to Melbourne and know everyone better. I love my husband's family and I hope to make them my "adoptive" family when we move.
I hope all the Greeks had a lovely Easter on Sunday.
OK, I'm logging out for today. Let's hope I don't have to hug the toilet the rest of the day. I really hate throwing up.
Hope your day has been better than mine.
Loves,
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| ... afterward, loulou asked out a chair then made sweet, sweet love to it. | |
| 'How will you be remembered in history books?' at QuizGalaxy.com |
I happened on this guys blog and he was just so funny and down to earth that I decided to buy his book. Apparently, he and his wife just decided to move to Oz and he chronicles life in Oz and what he has learned. He, also, provides a lot of info if you plan on moving Down Under.
Cool.
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Positive Traits: humorous, sympathetic, charming, affectionate, imaginative | |
Negative Traits: sarcasm, self-pity, critical, unrealistic, irrational expectations | |
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Quiz lifted from circuscat!
Just wanted to test this. (^.^)
Show us your favorite flower.
Calla Lily
And Gerbera Daisies (the brighter the better):
Show us a smile.
I stuffed a cookie in my mouth and started giggling. For some odd reason, I really like this photo of me.
Show us a picture of your reflection.
