When I first spoke with Robert Cox about blogging the Libby Trial on week six, I realized it was a lot like buying tickets to game six of the World Series. The whole thing could be over before I get there, or I might be going down for the most exciting time.

Well, week six starts tomorrow. The jury hasn’t reached a verdict, so I am going to hop on a train this evening and show up at the courthouse bright and early. Today, I’m struggling getting over a stomach bug and trying to make sure my logistics are all lined up. Where will I stay Monday night if they don’t reach a verdict on Monday? Do I have all the proper technology?

For example, you aren’t allowed to bring cameras into the courthouse. Unfortunately, my cellphone, like many of them these days, is also a camera. I traded my cellphone with my daughter who has a simpler cellphone. That does mean we need to answer calls and explain that we’ve switched cellphones. This is particularly challenging to me since my daughter is an ESL volunteer and I’ve been getting assorted calls from people who need help with their English.

I always worry about finding a power outlet for my laptop. It is an older laptop and the batteries just can’t make it a full day without recharging. Jeralyn, of TalkLeft, who has been spending time in the media room said there are ample outlets, but it might be a good idea to bring a power strip, just in case. I remember when I was blogging Sen. Edwards’ announcement tour in New Hampshire that there weren’t enough power outlets there and someone came up with a power strip. It is probably a good idea to carry a power strip with you when you go to an event that is likely to be heavily blogged.

I’m calling friends to see if I can find a good place to stay. I’m reading blogs about the trial. Savannah Guthrie of CourtTV has a great post about an associate on the defense team that keeps the whole thing in perspective.

I’m also trying to figure out what I’ll do while waiting in the media room. Christy Hardin Smith has a wonderful post about what do to while waiting. For me, I’ll probably mostly work online. Read emails and blog entries, maybe put up a few blog entries myself. Maybe I’ll hang out in Second Life a little. That might break new ground, live blogging a trial in Second Life. I might bring a book or two that I’m supposed to review. Maybe I’ll try to capture some of the feeling of the courthouse. I’m open to suggestions.

So, I will go and I will wait, like waiting for Godot, waiting for a friend to give birth, or another friend to die, waiting for an epiphany like we do during Advent. Robert commented that this phase of covering the trial is sort of like a lottery ticket, you could sit around with nothing, or at one moment, you could hit the jackpot. I hope I’m lucky this time.