Sunday, February 19, 2006
The Man in Action!
Good news: I got my official passport! Of course this was at 2:30 on the last working day before I leave, but that's cool. It made it. (Again I don't think my sarcasm is evident online.) Bad news: the State Department lost my personal passport. They mailed in to one of four addresses, but they can't tell me which one. They don't have a tracking system and they use a different address each time. I love the consistency. That makes me feel good about my odds of getting it eventually. That's okay though. I really look forward to the judging that will happen anytime I use my gov passport with any foreigners. You know they love us. They just hide it deep down inside. :)
Thursday, February 16, 2006
I'm a hobo!
It's official now: I am a hobo. All of my stuff is on a boat (I hope). All I have is a bunch of clothes and a laptop for the next month... when I get more clothes and some books. Yippee.
Sad news: They couldn't ship my skis with my unattended baggage, so I won't get them for two months. Ski season will be sadly short this year.
Funny/majorly depressing news: Only I would find this funny because it verifies every stereotype of the government. I called the Pentagon Passport Office on Monday to check on the status of my official passport only to be told that they didn't have it because I need to fill out the request form again. (Yes, one of the 21,987,234 government forms.) Apparently someone had written (rather than typed) the block that said DESTINATION. Wha? It took 4 weeks to realize this? Were they planning on telling me there was a problem or did they think I have mindreading skillz? Good thing I was calling every 2 days because I'm a nutcase. Of course they still can't guarantee that they will have my passport since I leave in 5 days. But that's okay. I don't need to tell Germany I won't be coming. I'm sure they won't mind if I'm a few days late. I also don't need to change my plane ticket. These things are easy. It actually would be pretty easy to change since not everyone is fortunate enough to get the middle seat. I know that seat is coveted by many and will be snatched back quickly.
Random rant done. Blame it on lack of sleep. Don't trust Lisa around any males.
Sad news: They couldn't ship my skis with my unattended baggage, so I won't get them for two months. Ski season will be sadly short this year.
Funny/majorly depressing news: Only I would find this funny because it verifies every stereotype of the government. I called the Pentagon Passport Office on Monday to check on the status of my official passport only to be told that they didn't have it because I need to fill out the request form again. (Yes, one of the 21,987,234 government forms.) Apparently someone had written (rather than typed) the block that said DESTINATION. Wha? It took 4 weeks to realize this? Were they planning on telling me there was a problem or did they think I have mindreading skillz? Good thing I was calling every 2 days because I'm a nutcase. Of course they still can't guarantee that they will have my passport since I leave in 5 days. But that's okay. I don't need to tell Germany I won't be coming. I'm sure they won't mind if I'm a few days late. I also don't need to change my plane ticket. These things are easy. It actually would be pretty easy to change since not everyone is fortunate enough to get the middle seat. I know that seat is coveted by many and will be snatched back quickly.
Random rant done. Blame it on lack of sleep. Don't trust Lisa around any males.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Scarlett Update
I got all excited when I realized I could track Scarlett's transatlantic cruise. Her current location: "the ocean." Thanks for narrowing that down for me, bitches.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Bon Voyage, Scarlett
As of noon on Friday the move became legit. Scarlett boarded the ship for her transatlantic cruise and I'll owe the Man lots of money if I change my mind now. We all know that's not going to happen. Here's a picture of me reassuring her that everything would be okay. :) What you can't see here is the fact that it's in the 60s at 9am.
This next picture shows a lovely gas pump in Spiceville, Indiana. If you could get a closeup, you would notice that the credit card slot (like everything else) is almost iced over. It almost stole my credit card, but it all worked out in the end. Remind me again why I'm moving somewhere with 9 months of winter? :) I think the people of Spiceville thought I was taking pictures for terrorist purposes. I hate to tell them that small town Indiana isn't really a big target. I'll send them a card to let them know.
This next picture shows a lovely gas pump in Spiceville, Indiana. If you could get a closeup, you would notice that the credit card slot (like everything else) is almost iced over. It almost stole my credit card, but it all worked out in the end. Remind me again why I'm moving somewhere with 9 months of winter? :) I think the people of Spiceville thought I was taking pictures for terrorist purposes. I hate to tell them that small town Indiana isn't really a big target. I'll send them a card to let them know.
