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pushing onward
Mar. 9th, 2010 02:52 pmMy day, so far..
I've been up since 7am. Got up and got ready to finally go up to the Japanese Consulate to put in my visa application. But first I had to stop by Kinkos to get even more passport photos taken, and make a copy of my Certificate of Eligibility.
Then sped my way to Detroit, to the Consulate. It's in the Renaissance Center, which was easy enough to find. The problem was that the center is comprised of five buildings, and I wasn't sure which one I needed to go to. I knew the Consulate's address, that it was Suite 1600, but which building? The buildings were numbered as hundreds - as in, the 100 building, the 200 building, etc. - and after walking around a while I realized the "400" in the Consulate's address (400 Renaissance Center, Suite 1600), probably meant it was in the 400 building. ...... Duh, me.
The actual applying for the visa was easy enough. I'd already had the application printed from online and filled out, so I just had to sign it and turn over my passport. *laugh* And here I was all dressed up, thinking there would be some kind of interview and/or interrogation. Nah, just give papers, then come back in three days. It'll be ready Thursday after 2pm.... Of course, I have to work Thursday evening, so can't get it then. And I have to work all day Friday, so can't get it then. .... And the Consulate is closed on weekends, so can't get it Saturday or Sunday.................
SON OF A BITCH!
So it'll still be a week before I can pick it up, even if it's ready before then, because my life is stupid.
*huff*
Anyway. After that I bought some snacks and ate while sitting outside the Renaissance Center, gazing at...... Canada. ;P See, there are very, very few things I like about Michigan, but the fact that there are places here where I can sit outside and stare at a foreign country while eating an apple makes me oddly happy.
Then, I had to stop by the post office to get shipping quotes for some stuff I sold. And get gas, and attempted to wash my car, but the car wash place only takes cash, which I don't carry. Then run home and find a box for the stuff I sold. And so on.
So I've been running like crazy all day... and I haven't even gone to work yet. .>_>
I've been up since 7am. Got up and got ready to finally go up to the Japanese Consulate to put in my visa application. But first I had to stop by Kinkos to get even more passport photos taken, and make a copy of my Certificate of Eligibility.
Then sped my way to Detroit, to the Consulate. It's in the Renaissance Center, which was easy enough to find. The problem was that the center is comprised of five buildings, and I wasn't sure which one I needed to go to. I knew the Consulate's address, that it was Suite 1600, but which building? The buildings were numbered as hundreds - as in, the 100 building, the 200 building, etc. - and after walking around a while I realized the "400" in the Consulate's address (400 Renaissance Center, Suite 1600), probably meant it was in the 400 building. ...... Duh, me.
The actual applying for the visa was easy enough. I'd already had the application printed from online and filled out, so I just had to sign it and turn over my passport. *laugh* And here I was all dressed up, thinking there would be some kind of interview and/or interrogation. Nah, just give papers, then come back in three days. It'll be ready Thursday after 2pm.... Of course, I have to work Thursday evening, so can't get it then. And I have to work all day Friday, so can't get it then. .... And the Consulate is closed on weekends, so can't get it Saturday or Sunday.................
SON OF A BITCH!
So it'll still be a week before I can pick it up, even if it's ready before then, because my life is stupid.
*huff*
Anyway. After that I bought some snacks and ate while sitting outside the Renaissance Center, gazing at...... Canada. ;P See, there are very, very few things I like about Michigan, but the fact that there are places here where I can sit outside and stare at a foreign country while eating an apple makes me oddly happy.
Then, I had to stop by the post office to get shipping quotes for some stuff I sold. And get gas, and attempted to wash my car, but the car wash place only takes cash, which I don't carry. Then run home and find a box for the stuff I sold. And so on.
So I've been running like crazy all day... and I haven't even gone to work yet. .>_>
