Negative Nellie (or, who I met at jury duty)
Jury duty wasn't terrible. They called one panel all day. They sent 200 people home at 11:30 (I was not one, alas) and the rest of us home at 2:30. I actually did Christmas shopping before I ran to pick up my son. I got FIVE presents yesterday (and myself a digital camera finally - hurray!)
While I was at jury duty, I finished reading Valley of Silence and writing my rough rough rough draft synopsis for the ghost hunters, and wrote a scene between my h/h. And I listened. (Okay, eavesdropped - but it was hard not to when they were two rows behind me and dropping the F-bomb a lot.)
A young man and young woman sat back there, early 20s, and as I listened to their conversation, I kept thinking of how negative this young woman was, and how it so wasn't impressing the young man, though she clearly wanted to. She complained about
the cafeteria coffee
Buffy/Angel/anyone who acted thereon (because the titles were gay)
daytime TV
NIOSA (because you get stuck with AIDS needles in the crowd)
scary movies/violence on TV (though she had seen Turistas)
jury duty (DUH)
hunting
any video game that's not Tetris
basketball (but she likes the money the Spurs bring to SA)
sewing
Halloween costumes
making finger food - a waste of time for a bite of food
the word bodacious
California
bring on time
artificial grape flavor
naps (NAPS!!)
The young man, who was really nice and seemed to like everything) finally told her she hadn't said one positive thing since they'd started their conversation. I wonder what her deal was that she just couldn't like ANYTHING. I kept thinking she would be terrible on a jury. Fortunately, she wasn't called!
The coolness - I came home from picking up my son from school and my dh was here. He'd brought me a present - a Supernatural poster he got at work! I framed the boys and am wondering where to hang.....
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13 comments:
Okay how in the world can anyone find anything negative about NAPS???!! Unless it is not being able to take enough of them.
Ah man - I'm so envious of all you got done. I was the second panel called and then had to be questioned for many hours. Then I was picked. Teachers are always picked!
Okay, this chick doesn't like Buffy and Angel? Come on!
GIR ! You have GIR!!!
Uh, yeah, okay, I've gotten over my GIR thing.
TACOS>...
(Maybe not)
Anyway, yeah, who was the gal who couldn't like BUFFY and ANGEL? Arrgh
She was absolutely anti-nap. She was just weird. I think JoAnn hit it saying she was trying to be cool, but failing sadly. I had a friend in high school like that. Never married. Go figure.
Jill, I've been lucky not to be picked yet. This was my third time called.
Trish, I was absolutely thinking of you when she went on her Buffy/Angel rant. She'd never even seen the shows, merely judged them on the titles!
Candice, I am a Gir nut. I have a Gir doll and keychain and t-shirt and bumper sticker!
I agree with Kelly. Not liking naps is just inhuman! Send the Winchester brothers after hr =)
LOL, Amie!
I wanna Supernatural poster!
Actually, I totally want that picture at the end of this post. *grabs*
I'll make my OWN poster! :)
I wanna Supernatural poster!
Actually, I totally want that picture at the end of this post. *grabs*
I'll make my OWN poster! :)
LOL, Natalie! When I opened it, I got so excited, then I thought, man, Natalie would LOVE this!
AWww, Mary, that's so sweet!
Sorry about the double post. I kept getting an error message. :(
Hey, I'm making my own Supernatural calendar. Can you believe they don't have one?
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