I was directed to a new site this week from a friend. Its called Pandora and is a result of a cool experiment called the Music Genome Project where they mapped out musical elements in artists and songs creating a database of sorts. Now you can enter an artist or song name and they'll play similar music for you. Its a great way to find new artists. I've already become addicted to playing it at work. Try it let me know what you think?
I've tried Sarah McLachlan. I got songs by Fleetwood Mac, The Corrs, and Natalie Merchant. Pretty cool if you ask me. Bob Dylan turned up some fun interesting choices I'd have never guessed. You can even have it tell you why they chose to put it in your station, or recommend it not be played again.
3/23/2006
3/16/2006
You've got to be kidding!
Well after 7 days of hearing testimonies from about 9 witnesses (that's right the average there is about 1.25 witnesses A DAY!). Its been mind numbingly boring most of the time. So today they wrap up everything of course finishing hours later than we had been told, and they call out the alternates names and whaddya know? I'm one of the alternates! So I just spent two weeks (work weeks) listening to a long case I don't get to even be in on the deliberating for it.
Oh well I guess that's what God wanted me to do these last two weeks... I did make one jury buddy that I might keep up with. They are supposed to call me with the verdict tomorrow. So we'll see if they do what I would have done.
Legal Lesson from this trial: If you get into a partnership with someone get it all in writing with LOTS of witnesses what each parties role is and what they are going to get out of it. Seriously it was like a train wreck, Dumb and Dumber in business together.
Things to know if you are ever on a jury:
1. Starting time is never actually the time the proceedings will start. In fact count on 30 to 45 minutes after each starting time as the actual time you will be busy. So if you think you'll be late if you stop and get that Starbucks coffee, stop anyway!
2. Wear clothing with absolutely no metal anywhere (wear a burlap sack or something). It didn't matter what I wore, every day I beeped on the way through the detectors and had to be "wanded" (as we came to call it) daily.
3. Bring LOTs of reading material and candy. There will be very long waits while people argue over things you aren't supposed to hear (see #1).
4. No matter how friendly and nice everyone is you can still truly get sick of spending all your time in confined quarters with 13 other people. I found that putting on my iPod and pretending I couldn't hear them was a good diversion tactic.
5. For Multnomah County they won't pay your parking while you are on jury duty ($9 a day). So if you are smart, park somewhere for free around the Lloyd Center and take the Max.
6. Sadly... Your experience will NEVER be like Perry Mason or Law and Order. The people just aren't as pretty to look at, and most certainly can't be expected to be exciting to listen to. The window washers outside got most of my attention for an entire day.
Oh well I guess that's what God wanted me to do these last two weeks... I did make one jury buddy that I might keep up with. They are supposed to call me with the verdict tomorrow. So we'll see if they do what I would have done.
Legal Lesson from this trial: If you get into a partnership with someone get it all in writing with LOTS of witnesses what each parties role is and what they are going to get out of it. Seriously it was like a train wreck, Dumb and Dumber in business together.
Things to know if you are ever on a jury:
1. Starting time is never actually the time the proceedings will start. In fact count on 30 to 45 minutes after each starting time as the actual time you will be busy. So if you think you'll be late if you stop and get that Starbucks coffee, stop anyway!
2. Wear clothing with absolutely no metal anywhere (wear a burlap sack or something). It didn't matter what I wore, every day I beeped on the way through the detectors and had to be "wanded" (as we came to call it) daily.
3. Bring LOTs of reading material and candy. There will be very long waits while people argue over things you aren't supposed to hear (see #1).
4. No matter how friendly and nice everyone is you can still truly get sick of spending all your time in confined quarters with 13 other people. I found that putting on my iPod and pretending I couldn't hear them was a good diversion tactic.
5. For Multnomah County they won't pay your parking while you are on jury duty ($9 a day). So if you are smart, park somewhere for free around the Lloyd Center and take the Max.
6. Sadly... Your experience will NEVER be like Perry Mason or Law and Order. The people just aren't as pretty to look at, and most certainly can't be expected to be exciting to listen to. The window washers outside got most of my attention for an entire day.
3/13/2006
Day four...
Its day 4 in the trial I am a juror on and I feel like I've heard the same exact statements over and over for days. Its like Groundhog Day, the same thing over and over... Getting to the bottom of this is taking way longer than seems necessary.
But hey at least I got to have lunch with Emily today! And I saved money by parking at a distance and taking Max in the rest of the way. Hooray, one small victory.
But hey at least I got to have lunch with Emily today! And I saved money by parking at a distance and taking Max in the rest of the way. Hooray, one small victory.
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