Thursday, November 10, 2011

Annoyed


I spent the first two days of this week in the Lancaster County court house serving my very first jury duty summons...ever.
Ergo, I spent the first two days of this week being annoyed.
Yes, annoyed.

I was annoyed that I had to get up earlier than normal.
I was annoyed that I had to drive into the city.
I was annoyed that I couldn't wear jeans.
I was annoyed that I wasn't able to get my beginning of the week tasks done at work.
I was annoyed that I couldn't remember if I locked my car in the parking garage.
I was annoyed that I had to take off my watch when the metal detector went off.
I was annoyed that I had to wear a red juror button.
I was annoyed that I was sitting in a room full of people I didn't know.
I was annoyed that the chairs were horribly uncomfortable.
I was annoyed that the loudest typer in the world had to write a novel on his laptop.
I was annoyed that everyone had to ask the bobbin lace making lady what she was making.
I was annoyed that the bobbin lace lady also knew everything about everything and wasn't afraid to voice her opinions about every single detail...loudly.
I was annoyed that the bobbin lace lady touted the superiority of New York drivers in the middle of a PA juror holding room.
I was annoyed that people didn't know how to put their phones on vibrate.
I was annoyed that non-smart phone users were texting without silencing them first. (beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, well...you get the picture...)
I was annoyed that I didn't bring my phone in with me the first morning.
I was annoyed that I didn't consume any coffee.
I was annoyed that my non-caffeinated head bobbed several times throughout the morning.
I was annoyed that I couldn't focus enough to read with all the chatter going on around me.
I was annoyed that the smokers got special privileges to go outside.
I was annoyed that I got my hopes up thinking we might get to leave early.
I was annoyed that they made ten of us squish together and sit in one pew.
I was annoyed that the courtroom smelled of a strange horrible mix of fish and urine.
I was annoyed that the judge had to over-explain every single detail.
I was annoyed that people stood up and gave irrelevant answers to the judge's inquiry.
I was annoyed that the courtroom benches were super hard and made my butt fall asleep.
I was annoyed that the courtroom temperature continued to rise to a boiling point.
I was annoyed that we had to come back a second day.

But mostly...
I was annoyed that I didn't know what to expect.
I was annoyed that, in my opinion, my time was being wasted.
I was annoyed that my normal routine was being interrupted.

Basically, I am a selfish, spoiled little brat.  :-/

Apparently do everything without complaining or arguing totally went out the window this week. Wow. **sigh**

And now I am annoyed that I was annoyed.  :-/

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