'Shindig'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
NZ really hates letting people in. It's supposed to be one of the hardest places to emigrate to
Lately when I've been fantasizing about emigrating, it's usually places like Sweden or Norway that I think about. Dunno why - maybe it's my Finnish blood? Anyway, isn't Sweden really hard to emigrate to as well?
But we have family there
Only immediate family counts in their calculations. My cousin being there meant nothing to them. Advanced degrees are good, as is the right industry. However, if you're over 30? 35? they subtract points. I misremember, I'm sure.
I'm near the A train, so I just usually take it to Howard Beach. Except when I get lazy, and wave down a cab before I make it to the subway station.
I used to do that when I was near the F instead of the Q. I'll see you at the gate tomorrow!
Actually, I'm pretty sure she's kidding. She likes the climate zone for growing roses, but the grandparents wouldn't be happy.
Here's NZ points system: [link]
Ever since I started reading the Steig Larsson books, Sweden has become a very dark and violent place in my mind's eye.
I think part of the problem with Obama is that he has been assumed to be a lot more progressive than he really is
Yeah, but on stuff like Haiti that is no excuse. There is no reason he has do a higher IQ version of Katrina. That is the one of the most recent and most heartbreaking. But, for another example, why the fuck did he not give out orders to stop enforcing "don't ask, don't tell" on national security grounds when he got in? That would have been a smart centrist thing to do. Or take health care. OK, so he wanted a centrist health care plan. Why the fuck didn't he fight for it? Why not get out front from the beginning and constantly explain in press conferences and speeches why the health care plan he favored was a great thing? And why take single payer off the table. Having some pressure from the left would have made his plan look centrist.
I love Sweden for their vacation and parental leave policies (did you know they PAY YOU MORE when you go on vacation there??? because you're on vacation and need spending money!) but the high alcoholism and suicide rate are points against.
My fantasies always involve Canada.
It's the path of least resistance, what with the citizenship and all.
It's the path of least resistance, what with the citizenship and all.
No citizenship for me, but I do own a house. Well, a cabin. Well, 1/48th of a cabin. That's not winterized.
But still.