Nilly! Yay!!!!
Also, I love how you write. You should publish your story of the Embassy of Lines. Like:
A line to be proud of.
It was a line to tell stories about.
Really. Those are fantastic!
Where's the praising and extolling of my virtues? Where's the love?
Host ,'Not Fade Away'
F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: New Orleans! May 20-22, 2005!
Steph L. - Jul 12, 2004 5:13:21 am PDT #6085 of 9999
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
CaBil - Jul 12, 2004 5:17:54 am PDT #6086 of 9999
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Heh.
I see they were preparing you for the US. Where our bureaucracy is even less efficient...!
And there are more lines which are less well managed...
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 5:17:55 am PDT #6087 of 9999
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like the idea of the staff sitting around and wondering "Do you think that light is flattering the line? Maybe if we put it over there? No, that's not it. There?"
Astarte - Jul 12, 2004 5:32:01 am PDT #6088 of 9999
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Nilly's one step (and several long lines) closer to being in the US!!!!
Yay!
Lyra Jane - Jul 12, 2004 5:33:33 am PDT #6089 of 9999
Up with the sun
Yay Nilly! My fingers are crossed for you.
Nilly - Jul 12, 2004 5:35:39 am PDT #6090 of 9999
Swouncing
This is very exciting!
Oh, yeah.
Thanks, Teppy. I amused myself through the wait with all these descriptions, so it's good to know I'm not the only one amused.
The Israeli version of bureaucracy is find somebody "on the inside" that you know, or that knows somebody that you know, and try to use that in order to push through the line. Either that, or just simply try to push through the line. Somebody seemed like he was trying to do something like that (on another booth, with a much shorter line - I think it was that of "Problems"), and it seemed like it failed quite loudly (most of the employees in the reception booths were not Israelis. The guards, however - all Israelis).
I like the idea of the staff sitting around and wondering "Do you think that light is flattering the line? Maybe if we put it over there? No, that's not it. There?"
I like ita's version.
And thanks, all, for being happy for me. I really appreciate it. Updates to follow.
billytea - Jul 12, 2004 5:36:07 am PDT #6091 of 9999
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
That's a simply wonderful story. All embassies should be the sources of such stories.
The people at the embassy seem to be concerned most with the creation of lines, arranging them nicely, and once they're satisfied, moving them to some other place in the room, to see how they look in there.
Am I mistaken, or was Nilly almost slightly just-a-little sardonic there? America is already corrupting her!
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2004 5:43:40 am PDT #6092 of 9999
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Nilly, that's a great story. I especially loved how the "Those...etc." bit got shorter and shorter.
Three days!
Kate P. - Jul 12, 2004 5:47:10 am PDT #6093 of 9999
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Somebody seemed like he was trying to do something like that (on another booth, with a much shorter line - I think it was that of "Problems"), and it seemed like it failed quite loudly (most of the employees in the reception booths were not Israelis. The guards, however - all Israelis).
This is so interesting to me. Did he fail because the people in the booths weren't Israelis? What nationality/ies are they?
Nilly - Jul 12, 2004 5:53:27 am PDT #6094 of 9999
Swouncing
Thanks, P-C.
Did he fail because the people in the booths weren't Israelis? What nationality/ies are they?
I think that mostly, yes, but it's a combination of things. The employees seemed to be American (as in, USA citizens), and quite strict in following the rules. However, the stricness of the rules themselves is in and of itself not-so-Israeli. Here many things are more "just relax and trust that it'll be OK, and it will", if I'm making any sense.
Also, KATE! I don't remember when last I posted with you! I don't think I even got to compliment you on how great you looked in the F2F pictures (see, I manage to make this both on topic and not entirely meMeME n one sentence, and I even realized it only after I typed it and was wondering how off-ropic I can go).