Just a very quick update…

Jury duty thankfully concluded on Friday and so I’m now a free man! The case involved nearly $4 million in blow - that’s 13.2LBS to be exact - with a mandatory state minimum sentence of 15 years in state prison.

And so the planned road trip begins now…… I’m heading to NY today for the party and then bright and early on Sunday I start the first leg of the trip. Look on facebook for status updates, mobile uploads and other notes on the voyage. I may do updates here at bigger destinations.

Just a man.. His Harley.. And the open road.. See everyone soon.

I can’t talk about any details other then to say that things have proceeded very slowly. This is a major criminal case, and with that, proceedings are run very carefully and very slowly to ensure the order of the law.

Because of this, I will be in court at LEAST through Friday of this week, and most likely into next week. This means my trip to NY and the start of my vacation is now totally up in the air. I have not decided if I want to drive to NY on Friday night if I do have to report to superior court on Monday. I may simply miss the big party in NY on Saturday..

I think it’d be good for me to get out of the city, so if weather isn’t a factor I’m leaning towards that direction. However, this has been an extremely draining 3 days, and is so incredibly mentally heavy, with the extreme consequences for the accused parties involved.. I’m just not sure what I will be up for or I’ll be able to get into the party mood.. So, I’m sorry in advance if I don’t end up making it.

After a lengthy day of empanelment on a civil case and criminal case, I was unfortunately selected as an official juror for a substantial criminal case today. I can’t give any details, but the Judge has told us that they expect this trial to last 3-4 days and that she’ll have a better idea after the trail starts. The court case starts at 9AM tomorrow with court getting out at 4PM each day. Multiple felonies, multiple defedents, some translators.. Its a small buffet of legal stuff..

My HOPE is this wraps by Friday because I’m scheduled to be on vacation from 7/20 - 7/31 for a HUGE road trip out west on the Harley!! If things go according to plan.. I’ll be heading to NY on Friday. Saturday I’m going to Zack and Jamie’s HUGGE party. And then Sunday, I head west and continue west for a few days.. I’m going to stay a night with my sister in Omaha. And I expect to be in Aspen, CO by Wednesday or possibly Thursday. Stay there at Maurie’s for a few days of party’s, paragliding, spa/massage treatment (I’ll be really sore after days of riding) and then hit the road back east on 7/27…

The trip is over 4,300 miles long, 11 states total in 2 weeks.. Just a man, his Harley and the open road.. Can’t wait.. I’m taking I-80 out and I-70 back part of the way to change it up. I see something cool.. I’ll stop.. No diehard schedules.. Hopefully, I don’t get too drunk and hungover on the locals homemade corn liquor through the Plains and delay the trip.

Just a quick post for this weekend.. Parents got in fine on Friday evening and we just chilled.. Saturday morning we had breakfast at my favorite breakfast place in the city, The Pour House… Then it was off to the Tall Ships (http://www.sailboston.com) for the day.. We did a ton of walking starting up by the USS Constitution and Navy Yard and worked our way down the harbors south to see all the ships. Then we had a really nice early dinner in Chinatown and it was back to the house where everyone collapsed. Sunday morning, breakfast at IHOP on the way back to my work and they headed home.

Tomorrow I have to report for Jury Duty for the second time since I’ve moved to Boston. Hopefully, I don’t get sequestered or on some huge trial because I have travel plans starting Friday (still to be officially announced).

A couple pics from the weekend…

Weekend in Maine was a lot of fun. I hit a good amount of traffic heading up on Friday, which is somewhat my fault for leaving right before lunch time, but I still made it up in a decent amount of time [w/lunch stop].

Once everyone made it to the camp Friday, we set out for some shoreline fishing, and caught absolutely nothing. I didn’t really do any fishing, I just relaxed and drank a couple beers though. We also didn’t end up chartering a boat so getting sea sick wasn’t a factor this year. Friday night, we grilled and just chilled at the campsite drinking and battling some thunderstorms. Luckily, Chad and Skip engineered a great tarp over a majority of the camp site so we actually held strong for most everything.

Saturday, we went out to breakfast and a hit up a huge hunting/sporting shop the guys like. I have never been to one before but they’re huge: Cabela’s. Then we went back to campsite for a few hours to chill. Had a nice Lobster dinner out and hit up the strip for fireworks and partying.

We were up super late but still managed to get up early this morning, broke down camp and hit the road back south. Luckily, I had no traffic problems this time and it was smooth sailing back to Boston. Once I got home, I took a shower and passed back out with the sox game in the background.

I didn’t take many pictures, because a lot of it was just chilling at the campsite, but they’ve been loaded to facebook for everyone. Here is a couple quick ones… They were handing out viewing glasses at the pier that made fireworks look more sparkly - so we had some fun with it. ha. Back to work tomorrow… blah..

Zeus’ first camping trip…

Tomorrow, I’m headed up to Old Orchard Beach, Maine on the Harley for some camping, fishing, drinking, partying with Chad and his friends. Its a guys weekend so we’ll see how much trouble we get into. This year, I’m going to take some ’stuff’ so that I hopefully don’t get sea sick again. Two years ago the highlight of the fishing trip was me being the only one to boot. I don’t want that to happen this year… ha.

This week, the weather has been pretty rainy straight through, but luckily I think Friday to Sunday its supposed to actually be nice. Yesterday, I went to the Harley dealership and ordered some saddlebags designed specifically for my bike in preparation of my huge road trip (yet to be officially announced, stay tuned). So now I’ll have those bags plus the large rack bag. I also picked up a couple odds and ends I’ve been meaning to get.

Back to work… Maybe I can sneak out early today.. hmm..