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Ser Simon Strong has just died and Alys has already gone and raided his wardrobe 😩

[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat." Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons." Me: What's the medical reason? Clerk: He's a cat. Me: That's not a medical condition. Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving. Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later. "Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement." Took the letter to my vet. Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty. Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty? Me: Excellent question. No good answer. Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten. Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve? Vet: On what grounds? Me: He's a cat. Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings." Me: Perfect. Sent it in. Got another rejection. "Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court." My roommate thought this was hilarious. Roommate: Felix is going to jail. Me: This is serious. Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens. Decided that was actually the only option left. Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters. Checked in at the courthouse. Clerk: Name? Me: Felix Martinez. Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix? Me: Yes. Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat. Me: I've been saying that for six weeks. Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption? Me: I filed three. All rejected. Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation? Me: Twice. Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this. Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me. Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote? Me: You tell me. Supervisor: This is a data error. Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out. They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience. Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry. Me: Appreciate it. Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted? Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats. Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card. For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was. Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud. Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent. Roommate: That's what they all say. Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now. Fitting end to his legal career. end id]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭I'm so happy

Then he remembers.

But the real problem is John. John's default mood seems to be anger. He's getting better, relaxing and working on himself, but he's still the most tense and snippy out of everyone. Bob knows they're friends and John would never hurt him but sometimes he gets so scared. It doesn't matter what the context is, John always seems to be yelling. Yelling at the reporters for asking him "trick questions," yelling during battles, yelling at Ava and Yelena when they get on his last nerve. The girls think it's funny to push him to that point, but Bob really wishes they'd stop. At night, John likes to watch football to unwind. Ofc, he gets really invested and yells at the screen as real fans do. Bob hates that. Sometimes it's obvious that he's watching a game--"What are you blind, ref?!"--but sometimes it's a little too much like Bob's dad--"You dumbass! Just stay down and out of the way!" Bob locks himself in his room and plays music to try to drown it out but would be lying if he said John's football yelling hadn't given him at least one panic attack. Bob has never told anyone tho bc what is he supposed to say? "My friend is enjoying one of their harmless hobbies to unwind and it's scaring me?" It sounds pathetic.

Having been named after a character in The Great Gatsby by my English-major dad, I thought I would ask about this.

THUNDERBOLTS* (2025) dir. Jake Schreier

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PITT ON ITS 25 EMMY NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING 13 ACTING NOMINATIONS

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They are SO SO married in Cured <3