I have friends heading to Venezuela teaching a class for the quarter starting at the end of the month. Think they will be back in the U.S. before Raq gets there or I ask about hook you and hubby up with them. Lefties, but also knowledgeable with a lot of contacts and could probably give you info beyond what the embassy or consulate has about things to visit, places to to shop, places to eat and so on. If you email me where you will be located, I'll ask them for tips to pass along for when you move.

Oh, that reminds me I meant to say: msbelle, you definitely need a you! Too bad yous are few and far between. (This is a top reason I don't ever want to move....)

JenP, I will hold you accountable.

People pay your tickets before they go to warrant and get your car inspected and registered. I swear that the call to borrow money from family or friend to do these things is better than calling to bail your ass out of jail. I SWEAR.

I am done with any attempts at being productive for the rest of the day. I am going to watch the Doctor and possibly bake.

Urgh. I think I have a late fee to pay on a ticket I paid the original amount on. Do they charge late fees on late fees? I have to sort through my mail.

Found my iPod! Jesus, flake.

I still have not found my iTouch since November. I think it may really be lost lost. hate that.

I just paid a parking ticket from 2006 because it came up on my credit report again!

Both my cars are overdue for smog checks. I paid the registration fees on time, but getting to the inspection station is a pain, and I don't know where the paperwork is for the one that's really very like close to a year overdue. I'll get the one that I have paperwork for done on Monday, though, I promise. Especially if someone nags me about it...

We're having a bit of a fuss because the city went to electronic parking meters (pay at a central station, get a ticket, put it someplace visible on the dashboard) and has recently made it possible for people to pay from their phones. Great, right? Except there's a glitch in the system (isn't there always?) and it turns out there's a delay between people paying from their phone and when the parking enforcement people can actually see that information. oops

As a result, a lot of people paid by phone and got parking tickets. Our big boss among them. It's getting a lot of news coverage and they're promising to get it fixed.

I also have to renew my passport! That's another $30. As far as I can tell, I just fill out the form and then mail them my passport book and they put in a new card and I get to keep everything else inside? What sorts of mailing bonuses should I use? Delivery Confirmation? Signature Confirmation?

Oh, balls, I have to go get a passport photo too. I meant to take one over the holiday.

Both my cars are overdue for smog checks.

oooh, thanks for the reminder, -t. I need to do that in the next three weeks as well.