I'm 25, never served before, currently unemployed, and I have no criminal history. I figured that puts me into a desirable group for potential jurors - and I guess my assumption was right. I was more worried about serving because my life is all up in the air right now. I'm recovering from 3 different surgeries.

The idea of being legally required to be somewhere at a certain time or face potential criminal charges is the scary part when I'm in this condition. Each day has been a "play it by ear" and see how I feel. I almost never leave my house (1-2 times a month). Some days I'm totally fine and some days, I'm terrible. The unpredictable and inconsistent factor is the part I'm worried about - and that's the type of thing most people don't care about because it's not visible or easily explained.

While I'm 90% sure they will excuse me after I speak to the lawyers and judge, I'll still have to go there for an entire day (more time out of my house than I've spent for months) just so I can explain it to them.