OH MY GOD, I'M GOING TO VOTE IN THE NEXT ELECTION
Remember the clusterfuck of a backlog the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services experienced after they jacked up the price of citizenship last year? Eh, you probably don't, but I sure do, because I became eligible for citizenship three days after the price hike, so not only did I have to pay $700 to apply, I was sure that the insane pile-up of applications directly before me would hold up my application past this November at least.
Apparently, however, publicity over the backlog has caused someone to throw money at the problem, because I just got a letter requesting that I appear for my naturalization interview (and civics exam) on May 30! Assuming I pass, I may be naturalized on the spot, or at the worst, at a swearing in ceremony a few weeks later. Holy shit! I'm going to be a citizen! I'm going to vote! I could make money on the side as a notary! I no longer need to fear deportation every time I get a traffic ticket!
I'm so excited. I'm going to find and buy the cheesiest Americana sweater in the world to wear to the interview. And then, as soon as I get my papers, I'm going to buy and wear this shirt as an expression of my FREE SPEECH AMERICAN VALUES RONPAULRPONPAUL:
In cat news, it turns out Hunter does not have hyperthyroidism or any kind of wacky disease that would show up in her blood work. I am relieved that she won't have to take pills for the rest of her life! But in the meantime, I have to keep shoving diarrhoea pills down her throat twice a day, so she hates me, and there's the prospect of paying more money for more diagnostics down the road if it doesn't clear up.
Apparently, however, publicity over the backlog has caused someone to throw money at the problem, because I just got a letter requesting that I appear for my naturalization interview (and civics exam) on May 30! Assuming I pass, I may be naturalized on the spot, or at the worst, at a swearing in ceremony a few weeks later. Holy shit! I'm going to be a citizen! I'm going to vote! I could make money on the side as a notary! I no longer need to fear deportation every time I get a traffic ticket!
I'm so excited. I'm going to find and buy the cheesiest Americana sweater in the world to wear to the interview. And then, as soon as I get my papers, I'm going to buy and wear this shirt as an expression of my FREE SPEECH AMERICAN VALUES RONPAULRPONPAUL:
In cat news, it turns out Hunter does not have hyperthyroidism or any kind of wacky disease that would show up in her blood work. I am relieved that she won't have to take pills for the rest of her life! But in the meantime, I have to keep shoving diarrhoea pills down her throat twice a day, so she hates me, and there's the prospect of paying more money for more diagnostics down the road if it doesn't clear up.
Labels: cats, immigration, politics
posted by Mormolyke at
10:21
4 Comments:
One more weapon in the fight against REPUBLICANISM. Congratulations!
I keep ending up parachuted into safe electorates where my vote is about as relevant and impactful as the Journal of Creation Science. Northern NSW: safe Nationals seat. Randwick: safe Labor seat (as was Summer Hill I imagine, that's the safest Labor seat in the country apparently). St Lucia: safe Liberal seat (the safest in Queensland - about the only one left at state level which the Qld Libs actually hold.) Dunedin: safe Labor seat (except they spell it with a U.) And ironically though the local member is the Minister for Research, Science and Technology, Labour's offering to do arse-all for basic (i.e. real) science in this year's election whereas the bastard Nats (who are odds on to get in) are offering fistfuls of research funding cash which would directly benefit MEEEEE. Conflicted. I'd vote for Screaming Lord Sutch, but he's dead.
Hey!! Yayy!! That is terrific Mel! So, I think we're gonna get over to Philly to see you on April 20th. Looking forward to it. I'll bring your Borribles book back then. My new copy is on the way from Alibris as I write this. Very happy for you on the citizenship thing.
Loving the shirt - I think it's a Fashion MUST for any citizenship formality.
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