I was planning to write in this blog much more often, but some stuff happened. Some of it was personal, some of it was my home being occupied by a federal force.
But the sun is out and so am I. It’s almost pride month, and it’s time to discuss what’s going on.
I got to serve on a jury last month. I expected to spend a day or two in court, but ended up serving for a civil trial that lasted two weeks. The case made the news, and was brought by the lawyers who were the first to make Alex Jones pay financially for his lies about Sandyhook.
This case was regarding the same type of vehicle and issue that caused Anton Yelchin’s accident. The plaintiff’s car rolled back on him at a gas station when he thought he put it in park, the front door catching on a bollard in front of a gas tank. The car rolled over his leg, causing injuries that would later cause the lower portion of his leg to be amputated.
It was a gruesome two weeks. The last day of the trial, the defense showed us an image of his leg’s injury, and it was so gruesome I’m still thinking about it. They showed us X-ray images before, and those were enough for me.
At the end of the day, the jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, and awarded over $18 million dollars. That’s such a huge amount to be a part of and I am actually proud of the work I did with my fellow jurors.
I was bursting to talk about the trial the entire time it was happening, but now I’m allowed to talk about it and it feels much less interesting. We could not even discuss the trial with our fellow jurors until it was over.
I feel like I blinked, and now it’s basically Pride month. I’m excited to go to events this year. I feel a lot more connected with the queer events going on. Hopefully I will get to a point where I have enough time and energy to volunteer. But even just going has been great.
My little sister came to visit recently which was a great time. We got to go to a drag king show with the fiance and some other friends, which was incredible fun.
Other than that, I’ve been focusing on keeping myself grounded and whole. I’ve been doing a lot of reading, listening to music, and playing video games, so posts on those should be forthcoming.
The fiance and I have been watching ER, which has been a trip. The ’90s feel so far back. Which, thinking about it, me watching ER is the same as my parents watching shows from the 60’s when I was a kid, so it may actually be that far back. So many issues with healthcare we see today were already a problem back then, but it’s also amazing to see the advancements we’ve had. Just the difference in treatment options for AIDs patients between seasons 1 and 5 are staggering.
So, yeah, this is basically a post to say hello, I’m alive, I haven’t forgotten about this, and I’m planning to post more soon. Stay tuned.