Bigger Brother

Got the anticipated letter from the State Department today. They want five additional pieces of identification from an approved list within ninety days or I will receive neither my passport nor my application fees. Further, they want me to complete a worksheet that involves listing family members, prior places of employ, previous residences, and schools attended. In a word, I was livid. Thankfully there was no phone number to call because I would have not been pleasant.

While I understand we're on permanent Orange Threat it still feels like harassment. I submitted the exact documents they requested. Further, I will use the same documents I provided them with already to acquire these additional documents. It feels like their gathering additional information about me, wanting me thoroughly tagged before releasing me from the country.

Not sure if I have any avenues of appeal, but I've got the time to find out.

No One Else Around

Paid extra for some vibrant flowers while picking up groceries. Normally carnations are enough but these caught my eye. The checker made the usual assumption, saying something like, “Those will make someone happy.” Yeah. Me.

Working as Intended

Normally I can eat a little over a pound of chicken in the evening when I'm doing the no-carb thing yet today I was filled up on half that. In fact, I've noticed that when I'm more active my appetite is much lighter. For instance, during my very busy Saturday in New York I ate half a sandwich for lunch then the other half for dinner and nothing else that day. In Seattle on my last day I ate dinner with John then didn't eat again until dinner the next day.

I'm thinking that is normal but it sure seems unfair. Having a higher appetite when indolent combined with the lack of metabolism means fatness. Definitely unfair. Something to fight.

Damn Technology

Love the little USB drives for archiving the endless digital detritus I accumulate. Been doing a lot of scanning/purging so figured I should pick up a new one. I ordered a Western Digital 400gb from Buy.com last week and it arrived today. Naturally there's an ad from Buy.com today for a 650gb drive for $2 less. *sigh* Normally I'll just shrug it off but this one bugged me. Got an RMA number for the 400gb then placed an order for the 650gb.

Queen of Mean

Lisa Lampanelli is going to be here in May. Tim introduced me to her… she's totally trashy, racist, and sarcastic. A guilty pleasure I will be indulging in.

Like Clouds

Would occasionally catch parts of Lady Gaga's various videos at the club but it wasn't until this weekend that I had a chance to watch all of them. Wow. Granted having near naked men in all of them creates some of the allure. Yet the choreography and visual impact (costumes, props, make-up, et cetera) are more compelling. My favorite is Poker Face… the way it starts with her coming out of the pool in that skin-tight body suit. *str8 shivers* Heard some chick at the club saying that Gaga's songs have another six months of play before being gone for good. Sure it's fluff, but I hope not. I need fluff.

Not Bitter!

Decided not to wait until tomorrow. *smirk*