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sewing proceeding apace
I'm no angldst but I've made good progress on my saloon girl costume this week. :) I just have the bias tape around the neck and arms, and the beaded fringe along the lower edge left to do on the bodice, and I have vauge hopes of finishing at least the bias tape tonight. The 6am alarm for our morning flight tomorrow is looming large though. Plus I need to ( Read more... ) -
um, *blink blink* PERM case approved
I got my new birth certificate, copied it and sent the pdf to my immigration lawyer via email. She wrote back:
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maps
This morning I unthinkingly pitched the road atlas that got soaked when the car took on 2 feet of water. It wasn't until I was well away from the dumpster that I remembered that the double page map of North America at the start of the book was where I'd been highlighting all of the highways on which I'd driven. :/ Basically, if it's near the ( Read more... ) -
summertime, travel, sewing
It's a sign that we've been having a really hot summer when I'm all bouncy about how cool it is today, and it's still 26C/79F ( Read more... ) -
gone again
Another weekend, another trip to Canada. :) -
home again, for a while
Got back from Ottawa last night, at a decent time and had a nice relaxing take out dinner on the porch. Then I returned my landlord's call and found out that there was a flash flood while we were gone. 2 feet of water in the driveway and garage, but luckily this time he was able to plug the holes into the basement (he broke a broomstick and sledge ( Read more... ) -
productive night
Last night I was enjoying riding my bike so that I could easily make stops on the way home: library, bank and grocery store. I missed having a bike in Toronto, having to plot out my travel at $3/pop was a bit complicated, though the weekend $10 day passes (good for two people) were much easier. Of course I then got home to see that my tutorial ( Read more... ) -
stupid Verizon rep
So, when I bought the phone I asked about swapping into an international rate for the weekend. Rep says sure sure, no problem. Call today, support says "nope, phone has to have been active for 90 days". Of course I'm doing most of my travel outside of the country over the next 30 days. *kicks things* So, voice calls will be 69c/minute, and I'm ( Read more... ) -
entering the modern world
Just bought a smartphone (well, got it free with the 2 year contract), after *mumble* years on a pay as you go plan. The monthly bill (even rolling over my unused balance) is going to be a shock after $15/month and never using up my minutes. I got a Palm Pixi Plus (the Pre was noticeably slow just playing with it in the store) and it has a hard ( Read more... )