Jun 26 2012

Nervous

Published by at 9:27 am under Bullshit,Detroit,Travel,Work

Well, I wrote a post a few days ago, and then I got paranoid and deleted it, and then I had second thoughts and thought I’d restore it, but it seems that when WordPress deletes something, it stays deleted.

Told you decision-making was not one of my strong suits.

Last Friday, my boss/partner called me to say that I have been subpoenaed to appear in front of the Grand Jury in Detroit in a couple of weeks. This is even scarier than that audit we went through a few years ago.

Also, it’s going to take forever to get there and I haven’t flown in so long that I can just feel my flying phobia in full bloom again. And then there’s the whole court thing.

Right now, I’m planning to work at the jobette on the Monday, drive to San Francisco after work, and take the red eye, arriving in Detroit early on Tuesday morning. I’m supposed to meet with our lawyers that day to be prepared for the Grand Jury on Wednesday. Then I’ll fly to San Francisco on Wednesday night, stay overnight, and drive home the next day.

That’s a lot of hassles and 6,000 miles just to tell people that I don’t know anything, because I don’t. I got paranoid and took the earlier post down because I was afraid that the Powers That Be might somehow find it and read it, even though I hadn’t said anything that could get me in trouble.

I think.

I told my good friend A about the whole thing, and she said to think of it as exciting and glamorous, and being part of a courtroom drama. Another friend said I should feel really special, since there aren’t many Grand Juries convened and your chances of being called to testify in front of one is about one in a million. It will be an experience, he said, but I think it’s one I’d rather not experience.

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2 Responses to “Nervous”

  1. Guy Charbonneauon 26 Jun 2012 at 11:50 am

    Everyone fears the unknown, appearing before a Grand Jury is rare indeed but not fatal, I’m sure you will get through this in fine manner as you’ve gone through many other stresses, just remain calm and know that we are all pulling for you and keeping you in our thoughts.

  2. Joyon 28 Jun 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Count to 100….or so…..take some deeeeep breaths and breathe……above all breathe.

    You are just a witness, not the accused – you ought to remember this. It is the accused that should be all uptight and worrying. So shake yourself & get rid of these fears girl…..they are not good for you.

    jx