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My visitor visa to the States was denied. After an hour spent queueing out in the rain in London and several more queuing inside. Fuck me.
I don't think there's any hope for attending Inkhaven this time, and I was really looking forward to that. I would have met Scott, Gwern, and even Aella (academic curiosity only). I'd have gotten so much done. On the plus side, I guess I can publish the essays I was holding out on.
Despite advice given to me here to the contrary, it turns out that American visa officers are bemused by claims to be attending an unpaid writing retreat. I was asked why I hadn't applied for a J1 (uh.. because it's not applicable here?), and other nonsense that showed a questionable grasp on the situation. They didn't ask for the documents I had brought as supporting evidence, and I was handed the denial before I could even proffer them myself. Is a single, young Indian male a flight risk? Probably. But I haven't heard of many doctors jumping fences. Absolute misery.
I am considering going through this ballache again, as I said, it won't suffice for Inkhaven, but I do want to make a wedding in Texas. I might even try and hit up a few Mottizens and other people I know in the country, it's not like I have a shortage of annual leave now. Or I might give up and apply for a Schengen instead, Spain and Greece seem awfully inviting when I know what the Scottish winter entails. We'll see.
Likely story buddy.
Joking aside, I'm sorry dude, that's a nuisance.
She's the world's most renowned/infamous sex researcher! I had to see how she did the data collection on important metrics like "came in fluffer", ideally via a practical demonstration.
Thank you. I'm trying to look at the bright side, which is fucking off for a vacation somewhere nice and warm. I knew the visa approval wasn't guaranteed, but I still thought it was more likely to go through than not. I'm as squeaky clean as it gets, but alas, not clean enough.
I recently went to Greece for the first time and stayed for a week. I had a fabulous time, I enjoyed it more than Italy. Ate my own body weight in gyros, drank loads of cheap red wine, didn't see a drop of rain the whole time I was there. Highly recommended.
You had me sold at no rain. The winter here is bad enough without the constant drizzle that can't quite be arsed to turn into snow.
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