Okay... So it's been a long time since I've done the Random Tuesday Thoughts thing. And since I'm severely lacking in time these days nor can I think of anything to write about for this week's polka dot theme for Thursday, it's time to write some randomness...
I was watching "Empire Records" the other day. Andrew was sitting on my lap, totally entranced by the scene where Liv Tyler starts stripping off her clothes for Rex... And he busts out with "LET'S KISS!" We are in such trouble when he gets older! I mean, he's 2 and already declaring he wants to make out with Liv Tyler? I suppose he has decent taste... She is hot after all.
I think I need to move. It's too freaking cold! So I either need to go somewhere warm (Hawaii sounds nice right about now) or I need to head back up to the great white north. See, in New England no one bitches about the cold. It's always cold. You get used to it. And you don't want to be the only one complaining about it.
My mailman hates me. It's not my fault that I'm busy... Too busy to check my mail on a daily basis. Okay... I'm lucky if I remember to check it once a week. So the mailman has to shove about a week and a half of junk mail at a pop in my mailbox. Maybe he can just go the extra step and throw the junk mail away for me without my needing to look at it. I mean, if given a choice, I will wear my most faded jeans and an old law school sweatshirt. Do I sound like someone who needs catalogs from every clothing company known to man?
And I know my name is relatively gender neutral... But let's get something straight. If you aren't smart enough to know that I'm female, I don't want your freaking product. I don't care if you have the best product in the universe. This Jaime is not a Spanish man. I'm not registered for the draft. I don't have to be, thank you very much. I don't care how much Uncle Sam wants me...
I got called for jury duty this week. What's the point? No one wants a lawyer on their jury. Can't we just exempt me preemptively? The scary part is that there are MAJOR trials being picked right now. A little 4 month construction case. Six murder trials which will run 3 weeks a pop. We're prepping for a major trial, so right now my boss starts getting twitchy if I'm not in my office for longer than a lunch break - he'll go nuts if I actually get put on a panel.
Actually, he called the assignment judge and begged for me to be excused from jury duty. Supposedly I'm all clear and excused. But I have this nagging suspicion that after I don't show up on Wednesday, some sheriff's officer is going to come knocking on my door trying to arrest me for skipping out on my civic obligation. That'd be just my luck!
I tried cooking over the weekend. You see that I used the word "try" here. Because it didn't turn out very well. I followed a damn recipe and everything. Maybe I should just give up and order pizza and Chinese the rest of the week. It's hard to ruin food that someone else prepares and I only have to warm in the microwave...
Sound like a good plan?
18 comments:
I quite like this Random Tuesday Thought idea. Sometimes it is these little random thoughts that make up a fascinating picture.
sounds like you are going to have your hands full with the little guy, smiles.
its pretty blistering cold here too.
oh joy, jury duty!
nice random jaime!
Your little boy is a perv? At two years old? LMAO!
I have never done Jury Duty. At this point, I might find it interesting.
It is 18 degrees here this morning. Miami is the place to be!
Cold, oh yes, we've got the cold. Yesterday was a delightful 10 with the wind chill. I moaned about it. Pretty much to everyone. Maybe Philly doesn't count for being in New England but dang it! It's cold. I put so many layers on my kids when they go out to the bus, I can't even find them.
Happy RTT!
Lovely random post. I love Empire records!!! so funny! That little man is gonna be a casanova!
Sounds like you will have your hands full when Andrew gets older! ;)
I don't mind the cold - just wish there were some good snow to go along with it! :) Though I sure wouldn't protest a move to Hawaii or the Caribbean... ;)
My mail-lady hates me for a different reason - because I want her to actually do her job.
I get the same thing with the gender email addressed to "Mr. Stacy"...drives me crazy!
You'd think when they generate jury duty notices they'd already have your status in their files, what with you being a lawyer and all! I got called for jury duty back in September - apparently my letter with the phrase "I feel that I cannot be fair and impartial" did the trick as I did get excused... ;)
I also never get my mail out of the box. Then when I do everything is wedged in there. I think I'll have to assign that to one of the kids.
I didn't know lawyers even got called for Jury duty. Sorry about that, and I'd be leery too.
Here you're exempt from Jury duty if you have kids under 18. I managed to dodge it so far . . .Haha 'tried' cooking. You sound like my daughter, she avoids it like the plague unless it involves chocolate! Fortunately, because I live on a street of five acre blocks, the junk mail doesn't get delivered (it's not delivered by post here, just dropped into the mailbox by walkers.)
I'd be curious to know if anyone ever does let an attorney on a jury. I'm almost afraid to say the words jury duty for fear a notice will turn up in my own mailbox!
Wow, I would think that lawyers would exempt from jury duty. I have not seen Empire Records in years. I live in Wisconsin and I am fed up with the cold as well. I want to live somewhere warm and the hubby wants somewhere he can fish. Hawaii does sound nice though :)
Haha your little boy sounds like he will be a ladies man when he is older.
I dated a guy from El Salvador whose name was Jaime (well pronounced "Haime"- like the Robot in Get Smart!).
For the record...I would be entranced with Liv Tyler stripping too...
OMG. I had a sex dream last night and for the life of me couldn't remember who it was with until just now. John Cusak. I know it was a start from way back when but WTH.
Seriously, I think lawyers should be preemptively excluded from jury duty. What's the point of summoning you?! Good luck with the cooking. I was just thinking that I should probably make dinner. I had some cheese and crackers instead. Nothing like shirking responsibility!
BTW, Empire Records is one of my faves. Have you noticed that the DVD has multiple additional scenes that weren't on the VHS?!
We're in Florida and the lows today are in the high 30s which is cold to me, because I'm a big sissy.
Can they really arrest you for not showing up to jury duty? I'd think they'd have dangerous felons to chase after or something, right?
Thanks for stopping by yesterday.
Ha, my name is gender neutral and my husband's name is Jamie so people are always calling me Jamie and him Casey. Like people we KNOW. WTF.
I was just thinking I need to move North to live in the cold, maybe we can house swap. :)
Live Tyler, eh? Could be much worse.
Amy Winehouse?
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