Dave here, using the state-provided wireless connection in the Central Jury Room in the Kings County Supreme Court building.

Would it surprise you to learn that blogging isn’t really a recognized profession around here. I’ve had to answer a few questions about my employment so far and amongst the everyday Joes who have real jobs that really benefit people on a personal basis (dude I went through security with was a janitor!), my “profession” has been raising some eyebrows. Good news: the State pays me my $40-a-day!

Since I’m still waiting to be further questioned, I thought I’d drop some stories on you, just to keep y’all busy on this autumn Friday.

News for those who are fans of Sherlock Holmes: The newest Guy Richie film where Robert Downey Jr plays the Greatest Detective has finally cast it’s Watson. And it’s Jude Law.

You might remember that JJ Abrams told the online media that he had written a part in his new Star Trek film for Captain Kirk, but ended up cutting the cameo because he couldn’t reconcile it with the film’s plot. If you don’t remember, CLICK HERE for a sec. We’ll the Shat has something to say to that, namely: “Maybe you wrote it, but it never presented itself to me…[I] wouldn’t have wanted to do a cameo, because that you would have clipped that out.” Also, Will isn’t buying the whole “plot” thing: “If you make another one maybe you can think of ways of bringing Captain Kirk back to life. I brought him back to life in one of my books, very easily.”

Nothing like a good resurrection, eh? You can see Shatner’s video blog where he makes the above statements by CLICKING HERE. I wanted to, but my janitor friend was watching my YouTube over my shoulder, and it was weird smelling.

I hope he didn’t just see me write that…

UPDATED: I have returned after watching a hilarious video about the history of the jury as well as a Diane Sawyer video instructing me about how real courts are nothing like the courts we see on TV. This was accompanied by several ridiculous clips from movies where people confess to the crime at the end of the trail. Diane Sawyer assured me this wouldn’t happen today.

The guy at the podium told us we’d all be here until 5PM or we won’t receive credit for our once-in-four-years responsibility.

What a day this is going to be.