TO MOLLIFY LINGJACKSON OVERDRIVEBERT WHO IS THE SQUEAKY DESERT FIEND, POST ON THIS THREAD AND ONE OF YOUR FRIENDLY ITR MODS WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE WICKED AWESOME, AND POSSIBLY OFFER AN EFFUSIVE ST

you be benedict, i'll be arnold

next time the thread title breaks, it would be great if we could have the smack someone around scalia quote appended to it just to make teh peeples mad

TO MOLLIFY LINGJACKSON OVERDRIVEBERT WHO IS THE SQUEAKY BO, POST ON THIS THREAD AND ONE OF YOUR FRIENDLY ITR MODS WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE WICKED AWESOME, AND POSSIBLY OFFER AN EFFUSIVE STATEMENT OF HOW IT WOULD BE ABSURD TO SAY YOU COULDN'T, I DON'T KNOW, STICK SOMETHING UNDER THE FINGERNAIL, SMACK HIM IN THE FACE

tent. proposal

I should really read that thread more carefully, but I'm trying to avoid headaches.

I also endorse John's thread title suggestion, but am saddened that Scalia himself will never see it. ;_;

NO NO NO DO NOT READ THAT THREAD

It's sweet that you are trying to protect me from myself, but it's probably a wasted effort.

in a perfect world that thing would have been pipecock.jpged into oblivion by now srsly

i mean if you have a few hours to kill and want to watch people alternate between high-fiving each other and rallying around a flag of cranky illogic that cannot be surmounted by rational thought, be my guest

I'm srsly trying to decide whether that sounds better or worse than my intended evening plan of laundry, treadmill, study study study.

one day until i am the only non-married person in my family

They're getting married on Valentine's Day?! Um... wow.

oh no that is an awful awful choice

admittedly, proposing on valentines day = somehow worse i think

so glad i am dating someone who has the same ewwwwwwwww reaction to valentines day that i do

try working at a restaurant on v-day. fucking horrendous night ahead of me.

I don't really hate Valentine's Day; I just think it seems like asking for trouble to get married (or propose on - John's right) that particular day. I don't know if that is cynicism or what.

Yeah, it's a manufactured day to make people buy stuff, but a lot of people get into it and you don't really want to make it worse if, say, you're one of the 50% of marriages that dissolve.

(Am I too cynical?)

Rubyredd - I'm so sorry; that is not going to be fun.

I used to work at a bookstore, and around Valentine's Day we always sold out of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. This made me want to smack everyone on earth.

oh THAT made you want to smack everyone on earth. WELL

GRUMBLE GRUMBLE GRUMBLE GRUMBLE!!! That's what I think! Et cetera!

I flipped off the sky twice today because of the weather

xpost Many things make me want to smack everyone on earth, Tombot. That one just stands out for this particular time of year.

Sorry your weather is sucking.

they are just having their "visa wedding" in the living room with a justice of the peace: the real wedding will be next summer. but to a brother...

hey the scalia thread started to suck less while i was gone

just don't load the 300 posts in the middle and it might even be stomachable

hello

wait i should be letting this lapse in order to get the new title in place

of course, by saying that (and this) i am defeating my own goals

It makes me feel better about myself to see the visual evidence of John monologuing.

Hello

Hi W4lter!

bump

Hi Sara + Remy

Did I tell you guys I shaved my head??

My gf wanted me to do it.

It's pretty short, like no. 1 length.

I kind of hate it.

My head isn't ridiculously mong-shaped so it could be worse :-/

Hi Choose Leif!

W4LTER - sorry you hate it - maybe you'll get used to it?! My husband is constantly shaving his hair off; the first time he did it I thought it was crazy, but now I like it that way.

hi leif

I am going to hang up my line-dry laundry and go to sleeeeep...

Good night, ITR. Sweet dreams. (OF GRAPEFRUIT!)

hi all.

i think lxy should turn up at her work's valentine's shindig with cochineal stained teeth, carrying an empty plate with a few red crumbs scattered on it.

(lxy, i will send you email.)

good night sara!

just watched "King Of Kong" and it is unbelievably good.

jesus fucking christ they finally released info tonight about the 12 month work visa to the US. would like to know how ridiculously expensive it is? yes? i thought so:

Costs of Work USA Plus

Program Fee $995
Visa Fee $170.30
Sevis Fee
(Student & Exchange Visitor
Information System) $TBA

Proof of Funds:
• with pre-arranged job US$1,000
• without pre-arranged job US$2,000

Flight to LA Approx $1,899
(incl.taxes)
QBE Comprehensive Insurance for 12 months $1,670

also: that price list does not include the airfare to auckland for the visa interview, or the SECOND airfare to auckland for the compulsory pre-departure orientation (about $200 for each of those flights).

WTF with orientation??? i've watched shitloads of american tv, i don't need a goddamn orientation.

so my calculations come to about $8,000. at best, i had planned on having about $6000 by the beginning of april.

any rich dudes reading ilx, you can paypal me donations.

Paging rich dudes: we need to import Rubyredd!!! (bump)

I also apparently need to find out what the hell "King of Kong" is.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752/

http://dlisted.com/node/23563

Dear United States of America,

Please let our Rubyredd in for cheaper, because we really want her to be nearby.

Thank you for considering.

lxy
ITR Representative

Thanks John. Dan - Wow, lol. lxy - good idea!

ruby, i know this doesn't make it any better for you, but some of those costs are in NZdollars, right?

also, have you always been 100% commited to coming over legally or have you ever thought about showing up as a tourist and overstaying your visa? (not recommending, just wondering what your thought process has been)