Objectivity

Well, Tuesday's mail has come and gone, and no Socks that Rock box. It is probably just as well. I had jury duty today, and I will have jury duty tomorrow. Didn't get on a jury, but I guess I still have jury potential. I did manage to pass the day usefully in the waiting area by coloring in St. Paddy's day prizes for the kindergarten. Nothing says reasonable and objective like an adult with crayons and many copies of the same cartoon to color. Did you know there was a Jury Appreciation Day? Me neither, but I guess it's a good day to have duty. Sadly, its in May. Once I made it to a courtroom, I managed to finish the leg and turn the heel of my 2nd opal sock. With the thinking parts over with, such as they were, I will have the mindless bits finished by the time my STR get here (depending on how long I'm detained tomorrow). This means the bamboo knitting needles made it through security, once, twice, thrice, nay, four separate times. I'm not sure if my needles were noticed, the screeners seemed not to be looking at the monitor when I went through. My countenance does not exactly set off danger alert bells, so I can understand. I don't know if knitting in court is actually allowed, but I have to say that it definitely enhances my listening abilities to have a project in hand, leaving less random brain bandwidth available for my mind to wander down more interesting paths. Probably muggles don't get that, its kind of an ADD thing. This is the first time I've been party to judicial proceedings, having deferred due to child-rearing duties previously. It was interesting. Now I know why lawyers mostly wear glasses. I always thought it was because of the mountain of mind-numbing reading that was required for the job. Nope, its the godawful life-sucking, contrast-decreasing, thought-deadening lighting in the courtrooms. My depth perception was messed up because the light was so flat—I normally have excellent vision (nature's little trade-off for my badonk-a-donk butt, I didn't get to choose). Can't wait to do it again tomorrow. Hopefully, only tomorrow.