Thingee

Thank you for the congratulations.

Here's what we did...I called the State Department yesterday and said "Is everything OK?" Was informed they had issued the visa the 4th. (I also called the 5th actually...was told we were in AP(WHAT?!?!) Called my man and said "It should be on it's way." He called the embassy to get the couriers number, called the courier, and was told unless it's 5 days missing they don't much care. After all this went on between 8:30 and 10:00 my time(1:30 and 3:00 his). Visa was delivered at 4:00 his time.

As a warning, he didn't get any notice at all it was coming, or had been dropped off.

My guy interviewed on the 2nd and hasn't gotten his visa either. Glad I'm not the only one in this boat!

On a sad note, honey left me several chocolate eggs as an Easter treat. I was being good and saving them until after Sunday. They were being kept at the very back of my kitchen counter, and all the children had been threatened with death, or worse no TV, if they so much as looked a them too hard.

The friggin' dog ate all of them two nights ago. She's fine, no ill reaction at all, but I'M ill as I didn't even get a nibble.

My fiancee came for a visit recently and had no issues at all. I am the worrywart in the relationship, and had him bring all sorts of proof, including a copy of his interview letter. They didn't ask anything about the K-1 being processed-so he had a good laugh at my expense. He came through Dulles International.

Ok, his flight is taking off in about 20 minutes. I'm suddenly paranoid they're going to deny him entry. He's got all sorts of proof of ties, mortgage stuff etc etc, and his appointment letter from his packet 4. He jokingly said he was going to bring his bank statements to point out that doing things the proper way is costing more than the flight.

I just need a head pat and someone to say, "Silly woman, everything is going to be fine."

"Open yer eyes, ya wee bloody dwarf!!" I was taken to a football game my first visit there, and there were some rather excited Scottish gentlemen behind us.

Things that have crept into my American vocabulary:

mank or manky

for fcuks sake

done and dusted

daft

Things I purposefully avoid saying as I sound like an idiot saying them with a Southern accent:

footie

tube

Pro? It's fast.

Con? If you PLAN to get married on the spot that's immigrant intent. This leads to other bad things.

The procedure? I have NO idea.

The worst that could happen? You get deported and barred from re-entering.

Called the State Department Friday and was told his interview date, April 2nd 9AM. The lady I spoke to actually laughed at my reaction. I hope she gets the hearing back in that ear really soon.

Was informed today that we're now on the waiting list for an appointment. Typical response on how long it'll take to get an interview date.

Caved and called the State Department today. We aren't as yet in the system. ARGH! I wonder how long you're in the system before Packet 4 goes out. Hmm.

I've only ever spotted one celebrity. It was sad actually. This was years ago while the Scream movies were huge.

I was standing in line at the post office, sneaking peeks at this guy in front of me in line. It looked like he had cut a sleeve off of a tshirt and was wearing it as a hat. I was being discreet with my peeks trying to figure out if it WAS a t-shirt sleeve. I live in a fairly small town and he was chatting with the Postal service people..figured he went to school with someone's daughter. So he leaves and I go up and plunk my packages on the counter. The lady looks at me and says 'You have no idea who that was do you?'..."Um, no. Should I?" Turns out he was the male lead in Scream, I can't remember his name. He apparently lives around here.

Ahhhh geeeeeez. I promised the SO I wouldn't call the State Dept. Now that's going to be a doozy of a promise to keep. He wants to be the one to tell me the good news.

The medical btw, was totally uneventful apparently. He had a titre done as he had no possibility of getting shot records, and they came back indecisive. Turns out according to the official doctor he needs a couple of boosters. One MMR and tetanus.

I would say it's OK. Course, I've only been waiting a week and am already dancing a bit with impatience...and waiting for a phone call or email telling me how the medical went.

Good thing I wasn't doing those dishes. I'd have washed the pan and deprived hundreds of people their vision.

Is there anyone that shipped a goodly amount of household goods? Honey is planning on shipping a good deal. His kitchen equipment is high end, and really is cheaper to ship than to replace(I mean pots and pans, china etc) He's also got a couple of wardrobes he's fairly attached to, which would be ridiculous if I owned a house with closets...but my house has NO closets, and I mean that literally. From what I understand shipping is by volume as opposed to weight so he would be able to fill up the wardrobes with the kitchen stuff.

Yes, her father is going to have to fill out an I-134 as well. You don't need to supply all the information on all her accounts, only those which you think will help your case.

*I was too late. Deleted*

Being John Malcovich (sp)

*Deleted*

Pulp Fiction

Little Johnny was sitting at the kitchen table doing his math homework while Mom cooked dinner.

"2+2 the son of a b!tch is 4. 2+3 the son of a b!ich is 5." Little Johnny recited as he worked.

"Johnny! Where did you hear such language?" asked Mom horrified.

"Teacher taught us." replied Johnny calmly.

Mom, of course, went to school the next day to have a talk with Johnny's teacher. She relayed in furious tones what her son had said. Mom became more enraged when the teacher burst into laughter, and demanded an explanation.

"Oh, Mrs. Smith, I'm sorry for laughing. I taught the children 2+2 the sum of which is 4."

Can't play punch buggy with it though.

OMG I want one!

I agree that obesity has a lot to do with early onset of puberty, but it's only part of the puzzle. I don't think we'll know the definitive whys for quite a long while.

Breast size has a lot to do with genetics as well. As for the picking on the ladies with big breasts, well, I'm not sporting GG's (thank goodness) but feel quite safe saying that I would be picking on myself.

If you're looking for an over the counter solution what about Aleve? I can't remember the blend of drugs in it, but it certainly helps me quite a bit. I had major knee surgery five years ago and can get pretty gimpy with weather changes. If you don't mind topical solutions what about those heat patches? I've got pretty constant back pain at this point (stress makes my back knot up, immigration isn't helping that situation) and those heat patches can really help.