I had such a great weekend! Friday I had a very new experience. We got some good news about my SO's job opportunities in the USA and we wanted to celebrate. So I asked around and one of my ultra liberal friends (bisexual, married and non-monogamous, feminist, etc) said she was going to a Kiss Party to help support a local LGBTQ group. My SO and I decided to go!
We made some ground rules- no tongue. A peck on the lips to me is innocent, I mean that's how my grandma kisses me. So we decided we would do pecks or cheeks and that's it.
After a really long time in traffic (they closed the main road of the most popular place to go out on a FRIDAY NIGHT. What a clusterfuck of a country) we made it to the bar. The bar was freaking packed and it made me nervous to be around so many people. Within 10 or 15 minutes someone ordered a kiss from me! He asked for a french kiss for $1 (the money goes to the LGBTQ group) I was like NO WAY. I counter offered with a peck. This guy was so adorable and timid I ended up kissing him!
But that's all the action I got. My SO didn't have any kisses bought! But he did say he felt like a piece of meat in the bar. He said now he knows how women feel around a bunch of men. haha I think we would have had more action, but we went to an outside part because inside was too many damn people.
Then Saturday my SO and I went to dinner to celebrate my birthday. We went to a very mediocre restaurant that we won't go back to. The service was awful (and I'm hardly ever one to complain). At one point the waitress comes up to get our order and right when we're telling her she says "excuse me" and WALKS AWAY. Uhh? Then she came back a few minutes later and said "so what did you want?" ummm....
Yeah, afterwards we went to a gin and tonic bar. Of course my SO got a beer and I had a few Amarula's on the rocks. I love that stuff. After that we went to a shitty bar in the ghetto where my SO likes to hang out. We walk up and there's a bunch of shady guys playing poker and my SO is like "Stay here while I get some beer" Gee thanks! So I made friends with the shady guys.
Sunday morning we went to the mall (because we're old people and like to get to the mall before everyone else gets there) and bought my SO a really nice interview suit. He now owns TWO suits. Balla! Then we went to our friend's apartment complex to hang at the pool. We stayed until 8pm!!! Just drinking and eating and being in the sun all day. It was great. My SO got wasted.
Which brings me to my mini meltdown today. But first let me talk about my SO's awesome job prospects!
We emailed the president of the PA company and he said he is very interested in hiring my SO! They sent a few more emails with the engineering director. What I wanted to do was have them make some sort of offer before we left so we could know where we were moving to, but it's not going to happen. They do want him to come in for an interview when we're back in the USA so woo! Also, my step brother is a free lancer and has a bunch of projects that he wants my SO to work on. They're starting on one now! So we also have a connection there. Basically lots of good things happening.
So although I should be excited, I'm just pissed. I 'm so pissed all the time about visa shit. All. the. time. It has been way too long (14+ months). Right now I'm waiting for "Case complete" which is when they assign us an interview date- probably in July. I really think I should get it this week. The only thing left for them to approve is the marriage certificate. They said it wasn't certified, but it was. So I basically just sent in the exact same thing again with a post-it note where it says "CERTIFIED". (I have now sent in a total of FOUR certified marriage certificates) I'm so freaking worried they're going to deny it again. It's just a piece of white paper with a raised seal, it doesn't look like anything fancy. But that's what the county issues. I wrote my senator with concerns and she asked for scanned copies of the certificate. I sent them to her and she said her "contact" in the visa place couldn't "confirm the validity of the document" with the scanned copies. I told her SOMEONE NEEDS TO CALL THE DAMN COUNTY TO CONFIRM.
Ugh. I hate everything so much.
When I get "case complete" I'm turning in my letter of resignation. I so have "senioritis" there. I float by. My teaching is sucking and I know it. But I simply don't care enough to change right now. We're so unappreciated. Hell I never even get paid on time. I just need this next part of my life to start. You know, sooner rather than later.
So yeah, mini meltdown. My SO has said he expects me to have a meltdown once a month. But since visa shit has ruined my life it's about once a week.
Also since I've been partying so much recently I feel hella fat. Which I probably gained a shit ton of weight eating and drinking so much.
Also I haven't gotten laid for a while. That needs to get fixed today.
And I think I want a bottle of Amarula. It's expensive, but it's delicious and I DESERVE IT.
Hope I didn't debbie downer your day! Have a good one
One thing that I find very weird, why would the senator ask for a scan if a scan is irreceivable for whatever crap she was going to do??
No, wait, no. That visa crap you're going through is shitty and will never be not shitty. Buy the booze!!
And lyons- [to the last part] truer words have never been spoken.