Topher Cyll

I had a blast seeing my parents. I was hoping to do a day by day blog, but we were just too busy. A boatcruise, books at Powells, lunch at the waterfalls, a day in the national park on the ocean, meals with friends. I miss having them around.

The good word is that Sarah and John have found their way to Seattle. My plan is to head up there after work on Friday, and spend two nights with old friends. I can't believe I've been in Portland for more than a year now and I've never wandered up to Seattle.

Some of you may know that I was recently summoned for Special Jury Duty. Estimate time of service if selected: 4-6 weeks. My impression is that Special Jury Duty is a lot like Regular Jury Duty, except more Special.

Unfortunately, it is my solemn duty to report that today I received a postcard in the mail, cancelling my summons. "We appeciate your willingness to serve and look forward to meeting you at some time in the future." Now, if there's one thing I don't like to hear our legal system say it is "We... look forward to meeting you sometime in the future." But its nice to be off the hook. I'd love to do jury duty sometime. Just maybe a little shorter, and a little less special.

posted on: 09/07/2005 | path: /life