[torradan]

Well, now I know what is taking so f***ing long.

They misplaced my FBI background check.. AGAIN Maybe the third time is a charm. They did send back our photos and things, so that is at least a positive note. If photos come back, and nothing else, that is good. It means they're just waiting on more information to finish processing, and don't require them anymore.

They only accept originals, not copies, which I have as proof. I've emailed the consulate because heaven forbid they allow you to talk to a f***ing human about possibly using the copy I have here.

I'm also calling Michelle's MP tomorrow to see if he can do anything for us.

So, while I await a response, I've ordered the fingerprint cards from Albany, because I can't get them at the police station of state police barracks.

Take time off work to get fingerprinted.

Send the prints off to Virginia again.

Send the FBI their fee again (another $18... not much, but $18x3 adds up).

Then hope like hell that they can expedite them again, otherwise their website says 16-18 weeks to process. I've read that people who ask for them to be expedited have had them back as soon as 20 days.

What a goddamned f***ing joke this has become. I'm not even telling Michelle tonight, going to tell her after I arrive tomorrow.

I'm going to get so drunk tomorrow, and then I'm going to piss on the first maple leaf I find. And then choke a beaver.