Archive for July, 2008
« Previous EntriesChina’s Three Gorges Dam
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008I just found out that a documentary that I worked on doing research is going to be airing on WPBA in Atlanta (I believe it’s the Atlanta affiliate of PBS) on Thursday, 31 July.
You can check out the website at China’s Three Gorges Dam and learn a bit about the film as well as the [...]
Monday Morning Misfit
Monday, July 28th, 2008I’m having a hard time getting started this morning. I was up until 2am reading – woke up at 7, continued dozing until 9 or so, got up and have accomplished absolutely nothing. Nada. Zilch.
The yard sale went fine – not as lucrative as I’d have liked, but I got rid of some stuff. My [...]
Oh, The Fluidity…
Friday, July 25th, 2008Today was spent running errands with my father; I wanted to hit the Apple store down in Palm Beach Gardens to pick up World Traveler plugs for my laptop and he wanted to go by Williams Sonoma. We made a morning of it – hit the stores then grabbed lunch before heading back home. After [...]
Back to the Grind
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008I meant to post last night, but not only did I get home much later than anticipated, I also ended up with a nasty sinus headache that had the potential to get much worse. I basically got home, unpacked my car, grabbed a little bit to gnosh on, then curled up in bed and watched [...]
In My Grubby Little Hands…
Friday, July 18th, 2008I hold my visa!
Woo Hoo! I meant to post last night that it had arrived, but I got sidetracked.
Imagine that!
So things get really busy from here on out – there are things to pack and reservations to make and train tickets to buy and yard sales to have and The Dark Knight to [...]
The Final Hurdle…
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008has been surpassed!
I ran a couple of errands this morning and came home to an email from the Chicago visa office informing me that my application had been approved and my visa issued. And, as stated in their previous email, a UPS tracking number was included.
Just for s & g’s, I tracked it a few [...]
3 Days and Counting Down
Monday, July 14th, 2008Today I received an email from the British Consulate in Chicago indicating that they had received my visa application (which, of course, I already knew since I’d tracked the package on Friday). They requested I wait 3 days for it to be reviewed; if all is in order, they’ll mail me my visa and send [...]
Oh, How Time Flies
Monday, July 14th, 2008This weekend has been an absolute blur. Actually, time has been going by at a frenetic pace since I got home. I’m trying to figure out where it all went.
There’s so much to do and I’m wondering if I’ll be able to get it all done before I leave. I do feel kind of bad [...]
The Wait Begins…
Thursday, July 10th, 2008FEDEX’d my visa application / info this morning.
Let the waiting begin.
Please keep good thoughts going. If the visa gets denied for any reason I’m pretty much screwed.
The Final Countdown
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Kinda, sorta.
I received the last piece of information I needed to finish up my visa application and everything is ready to be overnighted to Chicago tomorrow.
Once it’s mailed, I simply get to sit and wait until they approve my visa or tell me a big fat no.
Hopefully it’ll be the former.
Other stuff on my list [...]