Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by TexLex
Congratulations! But remember "should" is the operative word here - these are the folks who deem fingerprints expired every 15mo or so and who lost my entire file (and then told me I didn't exist. Nice.). I will keep my fingers crossed for you for the next three or four years to be safe.

-T(INS Bad)L

edited for spelling

What a drag for you. Yes, I have experienced a few big bumps on my road so far too. I make about 5 copies of everything I send to them and keep a file at my home, my lawyer's etc., as well as keeping a constant paper trail to remind them that I exist. To tell you the truth, I am amazed that mine was actually approved with all the horror stories that you hear.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Either I change the cats' litter or do do the laundry. Me, I'm a litter guy.

Whipped.

TM

[dtb]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Sebby, I can't imagine you having anything to do with a cat's litter box whatsoever.

Right? I'm still reeling from the fact he has a cat -- what have you done with Sebby?

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by dtb
Right? I'm still reeling from the fact he has a cat -- what have you done with Sebby?

A. I like dogs, but you think I want to care for one?

B. If cleaning the cat litter is the price I have to pay for being allowed to do mostly whatever I want, I'll take that bargain.

C. I've had cats since I was a little kid - I'm so used to them I couldn't imagine being without one.

D. When I get more space, I'll probably get a dog. Gotta have wide open acreage for the sucker to run... probably a Golden. Can't beat a Golden - killer pet.

Originally posted by dtb
Right? I'm still reeling from the fact he has a cat -- what have you done with Sebby?

Is he talking about cats as in felines, or cats as in men he encounters?

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
A. I like dogs, but you think I want to care for one?

B. If cleaning the cat litter is the price I have to pay for being allowed to do mostly whatever I want, I'll take that bargain.

C. I've had cats since I was a little kid - I'm so used to them I couldn't imagine being without one.

D. When I get more space, I'll probably get a dog. Gotta have wide open acreage for the sucker to run... probably a Golden. Can't beat a Golden - killer pet.

You're not Mr. Lex are you?

-T(you're kinda freaking me out)L

p.s. If you are Mr. Lex, get home early today so you can finish the taxes.

[dtb]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
A. I like dogs, but you think I want to care for one?

What's to care for? Of course, there's the daily walks (but that's not so hard for me -- my husband does it...), but the feeding is easy, she just kind of lies around the house.

Even when she can run around outside and chase this chipmunk (her arch-enemy), she mostly just sits on the porch or in the yard.

What could be easier?

(And she's a BIG dog.)

No offense intended, by the way, about the cat -- you just struck me as someone who wouldn't want a cat as a pet.

Originally posted by dtb What's to care for?

Speaking as someone who is gone from home for significant portions of the day (and night), I suspect I would arrive each night to a floor that needed mopping.

-TL

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by dtb
What's to care for? Of course, there's the daily walks (but that's not so hard for me -- my husband does it...), but the feeding is easy, she just kind of lies around the house.

Even when she can run around outside and chase this chipmunk (her arch-enemy), she mostly just sits on the porch or in the yard.

What could be easier?

(And she's a BIG dog.)

No offense intended, by the way, about the cat -- you just struck me as someone who wouldn't want a cat as a pet.

I'm neither a cat nor a dog person. I like both for different reasons.

At this point in my life, I don't think I could give a dog enough attention. Dogs need more companionship than cats (Yes, the notion of children scares the shit out of me).

My concern with getting a dog is making sure we get a smart one. We have one very smart cat and one idiot. Its comical to watch them interact. I'm afraid, however, that a dumb dog lumbering about knocking shit over would be intolerable.

If the wife makes me go to the burbs, however, I may get a dog asap. My uncle's got a wonderful lab which he uses as an excuse to leave the house for long walks... to the pub. I hear dogs are a great cure for screamin children in this regard...

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by dtb
No offense intended, by the way, about the cat -- you just struck me as someone who wouldn't want a cat as a pet.

Just like you wouldn't expect P.J. O'Rourke to have a cat.

I too was surprised by the cat ownership but the litter box thing just dumbstruck me. Seb's posts do make it clear that he's crazy about his wife, so maybe it's not so surprising, after all.

r(You call it love, TM calls it whipped)p

P.S. I cannot IMAGINE life without dogs. It does make the weekend trip to a sunny clime a bit more complicated, but is so worth it.

And, by the way, what the hell is the point of living in the burbs anyway if you don't have a dog?

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by dtb
What's to care for? Of course, there's the daily walks (but that's not so hard for me -- my husband does it...), but the feeding is easy, she just kind of lies around the house.

Even when she can run around outside and chase this chipmunk (her arch-enemy), she mostly just sits on the porch or in the yard.

What could be easier?

(And she's a BIG dog.)

Aside from the bi-monthly bath, there's really not much to taking care of the Displaced Dog. We go on a walk in the morning, go on a walk at night, and otherwise play. Sure, there was training when he was a puppy, but these days, he's probably better socalized than I am.

[evenodds]

I don't understand the shock, surprise, or dumstruckedness over Sebby's cat ownership.

We have a cat. She is beloved by the man of the house -- except when she does her nightly laps at 11 pm or is frightened by packs of animals in the nature preserve behind us (as she was this morning around 5 am).

I clean the automatic box. He is the "Bringer of Food."

[evenodds]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
but these days, he's probably better socalized than I am.

That's quite a low bar, isn't it?

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I am pleased to report that the trusty INS, after years (not kidding) of contemplation, has seen fit to approve my green card petition.

Congrats! Just curious, though: Are they still using the old stationery that says INS, or the new stuff that says Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS). The answer to this cxould tell you how long your approval was sitting on the final person's desk waiting to be mailed.

[AngryMulletMan]

I want to know what Sebby means by "mostly whatever I want".

If we draw a Venn diagram that shows, in one circle, what Sebby wants to do and, in the other circle, what Mrs. Sebby lets him do, what sort of things lie outside the diagram?

AM(Paigow, stop using my name in vain!)M