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I want to tweak my template more, but I'm having serious issues right now and not enough patience to cope with them. I had to go get a paper from the government today, demonstrating I have no criminal record. That necessitated a drive down to the southern side of downtown, a hunt for a parking spot, and a looooong wait sitting in chairs at the Office of Records & Identification. Me, I thought all they had to do was enter in my driver's license number and hit print. Apparently this is not the case, because despite my being the *only* person there, and despite the lack of line or any time required to hand over my license and passport and sign my name on the list, it still took around 45 minutes to get that little piece of paper, stamped all over in official purple ink. (Which, btw, is what "sealed" means. It doesn't mean they stamp it once, all nice and neat and official-like, and then seal it in an envelope, it just means they stamp the crap out of the thing before they hand it to you. That poor printout looks like Christmas. But I digress.) Unfortunately, despite my naive belief I had gotten there in plenty of time to get it taken care of (which was bolstered by my being the ONLY person there who needed anything done), I underestimated by 9 minutes. Ah, arrogance, thy name is Katie. Requirements for Long-Stay Visa to France Passport valid for x-amt of time. Check. Place to live in France. Check, though not fully officially. Need the lease agreement. Application in triplicate. Not yet checked, but will be by week's end. 3 passport-size photos with clear background. Ditto. Proof of health insurance...in triplicate (everything has to be in triplicate). Ditto. Letter by me certifying I will not have any paid work while in France. Ditto. Police clearance document stating I am not a criminal. Check. And a $65 parking ticket, to boot. I hate LA. Peace out, copyright 2002
- 2005 Katie Doyle; all rights reserved
In which Katie shares sad news - Wednesday, Apr. 01, 2015
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