success

well, that went well ^_^
i got through quite a bit, things are looking good. i ran into some old friends on the upper floor, and just enjoyed doing real work!

i hate filling in forms. i have a few to handle now, and i can't figure out where to begin :(

i spoke to my mom on the way back... she didn't realize that the visa application would take so long. i have no idea what's going to happen, all i know is that we need to get everything sorted out soon so that i can begin asking for permission to go.

i was talking to her when i got on the bus, so i just stood and finished the conversation before paying the driver. he got really upset, and i got really irritated because he was interrupting my call. dammit - i don't look like the kind of person who'd hop off without paying, and i was standing next to him the entire time, so let me make my call in peace! dammit!

he told me that bus drivers in england wouldn't have let me get away with that. i told him we're not in england. i thought that was pretty succinct. some twat behind me made a comment, which i skillfully ignored. i thought that was appropriate.