"oy, this visa" written by Ladycroft on estrip.org

06/29/07 02:23 - 71ºF - ID#39846

oy, this visa

Yesterday I had my appointment to take care of all my medical testing. Bill: $279. I got my physical, vision tests, chest x-ray, urinalysis, shots and blood work done. Pisser of it was I had to fast for one of the blood tests. By the time they got around to sucking out 5 vials of blood I hadn't eaten in 16 hours.

I didn't just have a little 'faint'. I checked out of that hotel for a good 2 minutes! The last thing I remember is telling the nurse, "I'm starting to feel dizzy", then I slumped over in the chair. When I came to she was holding me upright by my forehead with an icepack. I was soaking wet with sweat. I couldn't see or hear anything.

Slowly I could begin to make out sounds and a silhouette. Apparently they were trying to get me to take a cup of orange juice but I couldn't see it and I was so weak I could hardly lift my arm. They wheeled me into a room and put me on a bed. 15 minutes later I finally had enough colour in my face so they let me sit up. It was fun and all but I felt like I was on drugs the rest of the day.

Today I had to tackle the fingerprinting. I finally got my card from Albany. Dropped $15 for some guy to ink me downtown and another $50 to send it back to Albany.

Then I went to the Registrar's office at Canisius to work on my diploma authentication. I thought I had to get a certified copy of the original, like everyone else, but noooooo. New York State requires the actual diploma, so now it's going to get all messed up with signatures and stamps. They want $30 for a replacement copy for myself.

I dropped another $3 for the county clerk's signature, $10 for the State to verify the county clerk is for real and another $7 for US to verify the State is for real. This will probably take 3 weeks with the use of Fed Ex overnight super expensive service.

Hey, at least I made some progress before I head out of town! I fly to Houston tomorrow so I can say good-bye to my thousand relatives and help my mom drive her 'new' car home. Which is ironic because she doesn't drive really.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: potpourri

06/27/07 03:49 - 86ºF - ID#39829

i been thinkin about my doorbell

when you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it?

theecarey messaged me with this and it reminded me i didn't mention the funnies of sunday afternoon.

someone came in through our outer front door and stole the doorknobs off our front doors. for serious. they were the fancy ornate ones like pmt have on their door, traditional old buffalo home knobs. yep, walked right in and yanked them bitches off the door.

i wonder if it's the same pecker heads that stole my bike.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: potpourri

06/27/07 02:18 - 85ºF - ID#39827

my process

I finally have one thing going smoothly. After about 20 phone calls to various clinics and doctor's offices I found a place that can do all of the tests required for my visa. I'll have that all done tomorrow. Bonus: it's going to be much, much cheaper than I anticipated.

I'm still waiting on my fingerprinting card from Albany.

I just found out I also have to authenticate my diploma with the same lengthy process as the fingerprint card.

Let me hear you say, oh shit!

My leave date is not going to happen July 16.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: america fuck yeah

06/24/07 12:15 - 74ºF - ID#39792

fingerprinting

It seems Buffalo's fingerprinting department is a one man show. He was on vaca forever. Then he yelled at me saying, "You're just trying to make things difficult for me aren't you" when I told him I do not have my own card.

Silly me to assume a fingerprinting office has the actual cards you get fingerprinted on. No, I have to call Albany to have them mail me a card because my employer from the middle east did not supply me with a NYS identification recorder. True story.

I'm so far behind in the process now I probably won't make my leave date of July 16.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: dream

06/20/07 05:05 - 72ºF - ID#39742

shades of aqua

I had such a beautiful dream last night. I was walking through a lovely forest full of redwoods and giant ferns. The sun was beaming strands of brilliant light to the forest floor. I could hear a few insects, a few birds, but I knew I was alone. I came upon a small hot spring. The surface sparkled in shades of aqua. I removed my clothes and slipped in. I drifted in the floating abyss. I was overcome with peace and happiness. I wanted to stay there forever.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: potpourri

06/17/07 08:04 - 80ºF - ID#39708

bus bombs

yah. i've upgraded. car bombs aren't enough for this gal. i created the bus bomb. it's super sized guinness gluttony at its finest! woot.

but it was a little hot in the sun so we retired to the fanned living room for a pitcher of mojitos. which is now gone :)

i love durnk sundays. i love boys that aren't jerks. i hate girls that are double standard magicians. i'm drunk and i didn't have 12 toooters. we ordered food.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: poetry

06/16/07 11:31 - 70ºF - ID#39699

the vortex of you

My shell might be tough. My eyes may be vacant. But there is still a soul in here. Push me out the door on a lonely road. My hands and knees aren't wounded. But my veins still run with blood. I'm not a fucking super hero. I don't always know the answer. But I do what I think is right. I fight to protect the genuine. You call me a monster.

Will the weak. Feed the fire. Propagate the pitiful. Clap for the crazy.

Why can't you SEE???

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: potpourri

06/16/07 12:11 - 73ºF - ID#39691

son of a motherless goat!

I just got an e-mail that says in fact they screwed up and I do have to take ALL of those medical exams before I leave!

I don't even have a doctor here. Supposedly the lady I saw in high school might still be around but I don't think a small town doctor can do all those tests. How do you even walk into an office and say "I'd like chest x-ray please". It's not like they give you a hypochondriacs menu to select your testing options.

I attended a bachelorette party at the Chocolate Bar last night. The place is a lot smaller and not as fancy as I imagined it. These two older guys were hitting on us and it was pretty gross. Seriously, they approached me and said, "We just want to put it out there that we both got waxed today. Our backs are clean". Who SAYS that???

dimartiste writes at 01:27:02 06/17/07 - Comment #19812: SOrry about all the difficulties. A freind of mine keeps telling me it is all in the stars, maybe I should take up astrology to chart when these types of crazy things will end. Oh Mercury was in rerograde from Friday to Saturday. Maybe monday will bring a better time of it!

I always get hit on by older men and they are old enough to be my father! SIGH I hear you. At least we both know when we are old and wrinkly we will still be attractive to the older generation. Remember to take the complement as well as the joke in stride. The older men have the courage and insanity to come up to you. I did not say they had any control over what came out of their mouths! Maybe they were just nervous. Maybe they thought is was funny. Maybe they just did not want to keep talking to the same person that they came into the bar with and that was the best they could do as the goddess of you passed them buy between the bar and your table. Did you have a good time?! Maybe we should celebrate being single instead of commiserating and thinking we should be with someone... what do you think? Stray thought popping out of no where! -Dimartiste

mrmike writes at 08:58:37 06/16/07 - Comment #19793: Hey, on another subject, thanks for the Tae Kwon Do advice. I followed what you wrote today. He did indeed get bopped in the face again, but instead took some pointers and got back in there, leaving class smiling.
:)

I appreciate it.

metalpeter writes at 05:17:54 06/16/07 - Comment #19788: I just thought of something. That is the difference between Guys and Gals. See if an older (not so older that she is old)lady came up and did that to a guy it would be so hot. But when us guys come up to some girl it comes off as creppy. I guess they thought the entire wax thing was funny, at least they added the back part cause if not then it would be even crepier. To give it a positive spin maybe they looked older then they where. To add a little bit more positive light you get hit on in one night more then I get hit on in like a year or two or maybe event 3 or 4. Granted I'm a guy but still. If a girl crashes into me its is allways "sorry". Being a guy I can't go something like "Oh no actully I liked that next time hit me a little Harder" If they are with someone that is how fist fights happen. In any event I hope you still had a good time, and I wish you luck with getting those tests.

ladycroft writes at 04:59:55 06/16/07 - Comment #19785: yep. you're right peter. in 2 years time i was approached once by some older men. i guess now i can't say 'never' :)

metalpeter writes at 04:44:44 06/16/07 - Comment #19783: Before we get to the serious stuff I just have to joke around a little bit (sorry) in your posts it seems you have no luck I can remember a little bit of a post from what seems like ages ago where you said something about how people don't come up to you in bars if you campaired this one to that one now the people who come up to you, you don't want very ironic, ah but what ya gonna do. Be happy that they at least came up to you, It is only creppy if they have a daughter your age.

Now in terms of seriousness I have no idea how you get all those tests done. If you have any paper work that states you need those tests done then if you can find someone to do them it might work. I have faith that you will find someone or someplace to get them done.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: birthday

06/15/07 04:25 - 78ºF - ID#39679

happy birthday larsons!

Happy 29 Joshua and Jason!

Thanks for the coffee Josh. I really enjoyed our conversation :)

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: potpourri

06/14/07 02:29 - 77ºF - ID#39657

hallelujah!

I got the loan I applied for, I don't have to do all those medical tests, and I have an official leave date! July 16.

Even better, the route they have me on sends me on British Airways! This means I get a full fledged Boeing 747 on a good airline. Not that puny crap Continental stuck me on for 9 hours from Berlin.

Now I can get back to concentrating on packing/storing my things and completing my visa paperwork/security check.

Oh, and carey, carbombs this weekend fo sho. I gots the Jameson and Baileys, you bring the Guinness!