The INS, Dark Shadows, and possibly some Deep Thoughts

[chelseagirl]

. . . if I haven't forgotten them already.

Excellent news -- M. has his INS interview for June 7th. I have to go with him and we have to prove we are really married.

The only thing is, his friends (all the Irish bartenders he hangs with) have told him that they ask questions like "How many steps up to your apartment" (I've lived here 12 years and *I* don't know), "what color underwear did your wife wear last night" (I was wearing it and I haven't got the slightest clue, so why would he?), and "What color is your husband's toothbrush" (I'm not sure what color his is, or mine. His are on the lefthand side of the toothbrush holder, and mine are on the righthand side. I don't pay attention to this stuff.)

Hopefully the joint tax returns, joint bank accounts, and 500 wedding photos will have an impact. Too bad my dad couldn't have actually signed the marriage certificate; he's licensed in NY State but not NY City, blah!

Thanks to havocthecat for posting the URL for the new Dark Shadows, which looks like it's going to be both bad, and not bad enough in a good way. An under-30 Barnabas? No cardboard sets and visiting microphones? No false eyelashes that transcend time? Fie, I say! menikoff and I were AIMing about this (if you're on my FL and don't have my AIM, it is rather tediously chelseagirlcas), and she wrote it up perfectly, so go to her journal and read her thoughts.

Okay, the one deep thought that remains with me: My students are far more scornful of pop culture than I am. How odd. One of my students googled me and found the Buffy article I published, or a reference thereto. He was absolutely unbelieving that I had written it. (M. suggests this means he didn't think I was dorky enough to be a fan, but I don't think that's it . . . ) Then in my semi-history class, I used Bach's Coffee Cantata to introduce the Atlantic System of trade, and two of my students snickered and suggested Bach had run out of ideas. *sigh* I got the idea from a textbook and *I* thought it was funny . . .

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I posted to the Salon but am afraid you didn't see it!

[teenygozer.livejournal.com]

...speaking of popular culture... did you get a chance to see "Murder Rooms: The Dark Origins of Sherlock Holmes"? It's right up your alley! Check out your local PBS station for it. I have a truly crappy copy of Part 1 on my Tivo if you really need it, Part 2 is coming up tonight.

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the INS assumes that really, truly married people can't answer those sorts of questions, because really, truly married people don't care.

I couldn't tell them what color my husband's toothbrush is because he keeps it in a different bathroom from mine!

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Well, your comment really made us laugh, anyway!

[reginaspina.livejournal.com]

I used Bach's Coffee Cantata to introduce the Atlantic System of trade, and two of my students snickered and suggested Bach had run out of ideas. *sigh* I got the idea from a textbook and *I* thought it was funny . . .

Stupid students! Pffft! I think it's funny too :)

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the assurance that I'm not totally lacking in the funny! ;-)

[seanmoon.livejournal.com]

Wow, good luck. You'll have to watch that movie Green Card a few dozen times. Or, wait, maybe that'll be your punishment if you get the questions wrong.

Let's see: Green, and clear plastic with gray trim. Yay, I could totally pass, if they made me take the test to update K's green card.

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

M. says we'll practice.

He's got an aversion to Gerard Depardieu; it's one of those British anti-French things they all seem to suffer from. So, no Green Card.

Does K have her permanent one? I think M. will get his temporary one, and then in two years . . . All I know is we can *finally* starting thinking about taking a trip to England.

[silme.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what colour Ian's toothbrush is. I'm not sure what colour mine is, to be honest. I just know which one I grab. :) I do know we use different toothpastes; he has Colgate and I have Sensodyne.

Sometimes students like to play at pretension. I knew so much more when I was that age than I do now. I'm thinking of the Bob Dylan song -- "I was so much older then..." :) I've had students google me and fine my CD and book reviews. The problem is that they don't know much about the type of music I review.

Ah well, at least the interview is scheduled. I'm sure you'll do fine; I had friends whose interview came sooner than thought because of 9/11. They were nervous -- even asking friends who'd been to their house for dinner to write references. They passed easily.

I need to look into the whole dual citizenship application soon. I think I'm elegible to apply as of late May. Somewhere, I have the letter with the phone number for more details.

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Ah, but I'm afraid there may be fanfic under my real name, from when I was first on the 'net and knew nothing. I really need to find it and have them take my last name off!