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[Oct. 21st, 2009|11:25 pm] |
I've been in the America six years as of today. Crazy stuff. I haven't posted in my Livejournal account for about as long. CRAZY STUFF
Just a couple of big things for now, first being my having taken and successfully passed my naturalization test last week. Yaaay! Not that the feat was anything to be particularly proud of; I only needed to study one hundred basic questions that gave a very rudimentary knowledge of the personality and history of the US of A, and it's not like they waterboard you for the right answers or anything either.
In fact, I believe you only need to get six questions out of ten right, and as soon as I got exactly six questions right, the agent stopped asking me questions. Oh, government! Now am just waiting to be contacted for the swearing in ceremony, and then I'm officially a citizen. CRAZY STUFF
Second, I've been in the Cadbury Adams plant making gum for five years as a permanent since this past July. It may not seem like such a milestone at first, but when I realized that this means I've been working in that place for longer than I've been in some of my schools, it kind of puts some things in perspective. CRAZY STUFF
Perspective being that I believe I am being kept in that place so that I learn humility and patience. I sure do wish I learned a little faster.
Nextly, one of my biggest excuses for spurning the internet and all its charms altogether boils down to a giddy, semi-nervous state of anticipation and preparation for a very special date about seven months from now. I'll be asking some of youze soon if it's possible for you to be in the general Chicago Illinois area on the 22nd of May, the Year of Our Lord 2010. Chances are, you'll get to witness me sacramentally secure myself to my sole soulmate indissolubly, and afterwards maybe have dinner with us and the family or something. CRAZY STUFF!
We hast begun the pre-marriage orientation process with our parish priest, and have been puttering about with other things besides; to follow will be a friendslocked post with a link to something we have up under construction at The Knot. Please to be checking it out, as it will have pertinent information on the both of us for the interested, including a re-post of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) allisino's version of our pop-the-question story, and some photos taken throughout the course of this not-very-long-but-feels-pretty-long engagement. Seriously, I catch myself sometimes and have to be very careful not to dwell inappropriately on the events of the wedding night. :O
Finally, I have begun reading Dante's Divine Comedy, Book One: Hell, and his description of the inferno probably helps with the troubles I intimate on in the preceding sentence somewhat. It's the translation by Dorothy Sayers, as very thoughtfully provided to me once again by the inestimable lirazel, a repeated procurer and purveyor of fine literature for my most unworthy self. I've never been an enthusiast for poetry, to put it mildly, but being exposed to what is arguably human history's best instance of it is threatening to change that. Seriously, the notes and addendums feel like I'm taking a school course on both Dante and artistic language, not to mention orthodox moral thought, all of which comprise a most pleasant and welcome surprise, yet another thing for which I must extend Lira my most heartfelt thanks once again.
I can't do very much more than very quickly skim my Flist nowadays, but please know that my prayers are still with all of you. Perhaps soon enough, when my flesh and blood and soul aren't engaged -- heheh -- in other endeavors, I can spare some soon enough for a returned resemblance of regularity on this rambling reader's ruminating r... uh... rrrr.... blog.
God bless! :D
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![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/81479400/454174) | From: mads
2009-10-23 03:03 am (UTC)
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Was tempted to email, and then I remembered I was a horrible friend, so I hung my head in shame and remained silent. :(
Hella grats, way to go on all counts.
We miss you! And dangit, send jaeai3 at teh gmail a BILL for those statues! (they are already out and on display overhanging the stairs in a custom-built case)
Love and prayers,
Joyce Ann and teh Littles :D
| From: mads
2009-10-23 03:05 am (UTC)
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Thanks! And to be honest, I'd rather that whatever you may owe me for the toys I sent you should go to whatever possibility there is of you guys coming down here to meet us. Granted, given the worth of the things, it may not amount to much of an offset for driving from New York to Illinois, but it's something!
Congratulations on all of the above! Man, it has been forever since I saw enough of you to talk to ...
| From: mads
2009-10-23 03:07 am (UTC)
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You know how funny it is that the longer you stay away from LJ, the worse you feel about suddenly popping back, and so you stay away longer, and so on and so forth? It's taken special dates and occasions lately to break the streaks I've had so far, but what if one day it just isn't enough!? WHAT THEN!? D:
I am SO glad. About many things, but also that you're liking the Dante (and the Sayers).
And yeah, I'm thinking it's time for you to be led out of the gum factory wilderness. But let's get you-all properly hitched first.
Edited at 2009-10-22 01:42 pm (UTC)
| From: mads
2009-10-23 03:09 am (UTC)
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By the time I'm properly hitched, the gum-wilderness will probably have been razed, harrowed, and harvested for my new homestead's sake. That's kind of the hilarious thing I found about tying the knot-- at first, my job was a hassle; now that I'm looking to support a family with it, it's become golden. | |
