The "performative reading" fad led me to contemplate which book I took to jury duty yesterday
In the end I decided to lean into it with my copy of Masculinity In The Modern West by my former history lecturer Chris Forth, whose unit History of The Self I failed but enjoyed a lot.
Sitting at the courthouse gave me a couple of hours of reading time and, aside from being the only person I saw reading a book, I was also the only person wearing a mask.
Anyway, dear reader, my performances didn't stop there.
The case involved a couple who'd been arrested with a commercial quantity of cannabis and the judge clearly did not want any jurors who didn't want to be there.
He implored people to come forward if they have sleep apnoea!
So I raised my hand and took the opportunity to tell the room that I supported drug law reform and in particular thought cannabis should be decriminalised.
The judge told me I was dismissed.
