You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


The Crying of Natter 49  

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sarameg - Jan 29, 2007 3:53:39 pm PST #6758 of 10001

People are taking nutritional advice from the lady who eats popcorn for dinner?

A friend got a similar ticket in VA, which is notorious for being bad-assed. It carried with it an actual criminal charge, I think. And since she's here on a greencard, and has various other immigration weirdness, she got a lawyer. I should ask her how it went, since she's still got her license and obviously is not in jail...


Nora Deirdre - Jan 29, 2007 4:03:07 pm PST #6759 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

And since she's here on a greencard, and has various other immigration weirdness, she got a lawyer.

Hrm. Green card is like, permanant residency though! It's not like, "here on a work visa" or "here on a travel visa" or "here totally illegal-like."

Not casting aspirsions on the story, but, dang. Can't the permanant residents get a break? It's a pain in the ass enough to get the damn thing, and citizen is the only thing that trumps it. Annoying.

Er, I get defensive. 'cause of the shifty non-USian I'm harboring in the house.

Seekrit message for government spies: He has a green card!


-t - Jan 29, 2007 4:05:37 pm PST #6760 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I was considering having popcorn for dinner, because popcorn sounds delish right now, but I promised DH sausage and potatoes. Maybe I'll have some popcorn after.


bon bon - Jan 29, 2007 4:13:08 pm PST #6761 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Hrm. Green card is like, permanant residency though! It's not like, "here on a work visa" or "here on a travel visa" or "here totally illegal-like."

Yeah, one of my cases is all about immigration weirdness. Suffice it to say almost no one save a few immigration lawyers know all the statuses-- big problems when you deal with government officials.


Nora Deirdre - Jan 29, 2007 4:14:27 pm PST #6762 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Suffice it to say almost no one save a few immigration lawyers know all the statuses-- big problems when you deal with government officials.

Very, very true.

t holds Tom's work-provided high powered immigration lawyers close


sarameg - Jan 29, 2007 4:14:37 pm PST #6763 of 10001

Yeah, I thought it was weird, but maybe because of the criminal charges? She was fuh-reaking out, in any case.

I would dread habing to deal with INS or ICE or whatever. I'm sure there are nice, helpful people in it, but I've rarely had a pleasent interaction (courtesy of where I grew up.)


Jesse - Jan 29, 2007 4:21:35 pm PST #6764 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

People are taking nutritional advice from the lady who eats popcorn for dinner?

Hey, I never claimed to be giving nutritional advice.


sarameg - Jan 29, 2007 4:22:47 pm PST #6765 of 10001

Candy corn for dinner for grownups is OK?!

I call that dispensing advice.


Jesse - Jan 29, 2007 4:23:57 pm PST #6766 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's not nutritional advice, it's stick-it-to-the-Man advice.


bon bon - Jan 29, 2007 4:25:45 pm PST #6767 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Popcorn is nutritious, right? Candy corn, ::chews some more:: not as much.

Anyway, I heard popcorn is nutritious from Good Eats, so it must be right.