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Moving ~ma, Emily.

to expand on pre-existing conditions, depending on the policy, they may never be covered, or they may only be covered after a waiting period.

How do you feel about moving?

Hmmm... okay. I'm kind of excited about it. I'm sure there will be all kinds of downsides, and I'm not really looking forward to the whole packing process, or the figuring out what to do with my furniture, but I'm really focusing on the upsides right now. Like no rent.

Serial: Come on, people, post! Or I'll have to do one of the mountain of things I'm supposed to be doing! Fair warning!

Ooh, or I could watch Dr. Who...

Dr. Who! Yes!

(P.S. Moving~ma to you!)

I approve mightily of this Dr. Who plan.

You guys are a bad influence. You know that, right? I still have to work on "In your own handwriting, provide any additional information you desire that will afford an additional understanding of your qualifications. Your goals, objectives, philosophy, and other background factors are of special interest."

My goal is to get a job. My objective is to... get a job. My philosophy is that having a job provides money and medical care, both of which are good. My background includes other jobs, and also lots of school.

My goal is to get a job. My objective is to... get a job. My philosophy is that having a job provides money and medical care, both of which are good. My background includes other jobs, and also lots of school.

Maybe you should mention your background also includes sarcasm, in case they miss it?

eta: And why do they insist it be in your own handwriting? They don't want you to use a computer and scanner? Or they think you might cheat?

I like the "in your own handwriting" part. I sometimes wish I'd made certain students submit samples before I let them into a class because I end up crying over the scribbles in a bluebook.

And why do they insist it be in your own handwriting?

It's a good question. I mean, it's not like I could type it -- seriously, I think the gap between the lines is too small. I handwrote my "Additional remarks and/or explanations" and barely managed to fit in the explanation (and I feel a bit of schadenfreude for whoever has to read it, especially the faxed version). So the only thing they're ruling out is having somebody else write it.

There is, no exaggeration, about a centimeter between the lines. Acrossthehall!Teacher suggested I treat it like a child's composition book.

Moving~ma, Emily! I hate those forms where you have to write things in by hand. I don't write small and my lines always end up slanting up towards the righthand corner. It looks stupid.