Better Safe Than Sorry

Jury Duty Check-In...In Person

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES = CITY HALL + COURT HOUSE

I forgot that one of the tricky things about doing jury duty in Los Angeles County: you MUST keep your Juror Identification Number (JID) and Personal Identification Number (PIN) saved somewhere safe and secure.

Guess what I lost?

Without those two magic numbers, I can’t check to see if I’m even needed using the court’s automated systems. Not the phone line. Not the website. And since real-life human agents only work Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm, my only real option is to go to the courthouse in person. All the way in Downtown Los Angeles.

So, long story short, I am currently on my way to the courthouse.
Joy, joy, joy, down in my heart.

I may not even need to be there. But then again, I might.
That’s the roulette wheel of jury duty for you.

There is something humbling about being reminded that no matter how organized or grown up I think I am, life will always find fresh ways to laugh in my face.

I spent most of the weekend making plans for studio time, new montages, and the usual Manic Monday admin tasks. And now, all of that is paused simply because I misplaced (and probably threw away) a piece of paper.

Fuckity fuck fuck fuck.

To be fair, jury duty matters. I genuinely believe in the system and in doing my part. And Lady Justice needs all the help she can get these days. But jury duty is a total schedule killer. One lost postcard and I’m having to go downtown instead of easing into my morning like a civilized human.

So here I am, heading to the courthouse, hoping the universe rewards me with a quick check-in and a quiet return home. And if not, well, at least I will have a fresh story by the time this adventure is over. Fingers crossed. Better safe than sorry, right?

Keep calm and carry on….
Clint 🌈✌️

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ON THIS DAY = NOVEMBER 17

BIRTHDAYS

• 1881 = Mary Harriman Rumsey = American activist and government official 🌈

• 1891 = Lester Allen = American circus, stage, and screen actor

• 1897 = Frank Fay = American actor, singer, and screenwriter

• 1901 = Lee Strasberg = Ukrainian-American actor, director, and acting coach

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• 1906 = Soichiro Honda = Japanese engineer and Honda co-founder

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• 1928 = Arman = French-American painter and sculptor

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• 1558 = The Elizabethan era begins when Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I.

• 1800 = The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.

• 1947 = The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

• 1950 = The 14th Dalai Lama assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of 15.

• 1973 = During the Watergate scandal, at a press conference in Orlando, POTUS Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors “I am not a crook.”

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