more silly teenage angst, intersecting with more rejection of religion and quite a bit of misanthropy. i may make an interesting observation or two, but the reality here is that i sound just as brainwashed as the masses of people i was looking down on...and if i'm going to criticize myself, or feel embarrassed, it's on that level of a lack of originality, rather than the actual content.
this is actually a sort of a neat track, though, musically, i think.
recorded in november, 1996. remastered on oct 21, 2013.
Monday, October 21, 2013
this new melt banana record is going to be insane to see live
the new melt banana disc is phenomenal. the alvin-joins-ministry thing (i suppose there's already an al in ministry, maybe it's a metamorphosis) is still in place, but there's a massive influence from vision/creation/newsun era boredoms, and it's taken it to a completely different level. this is one of the best INDUSTRIAL records i've heard in a long time.
more to the point, this is going to be awesome to see live. i don't think i'm going to get my stupid card in time. if you're near where they're going, though, i think you want to not miss out on this tour....
more to the point, this is going to be awesome to see live. i don't think i'm going to get my stupid card in time. if you're near where they're going, though, i think you want to not miss out on this tour....
dropping a link to “walkerville mixed tapes”
hi. i've only been in walkerville a few months, and i'm exclusively a studio artist, but here's some stuff to sort through if you'd like to.
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/
Sunday, October 20, 2013
demo #12: the wonderful noise
i suppose this is my first real "noise" construction. i was going for a sort of an "obliviously insane" feel. like, imagine bach just losing his mind one day down at the cathedral. i think i hit it, overall, but the tools i had available to me at the time weren't the best; this could have been more unsettling than it is, if i did have access to better tools (i was thinking that at the time). this was constructed on a 4-track tascam with the aid of a kawaii and a few effects pedals....there were no computers involved...
the "hurricane" part of the noise was constructed by looping little bits of sound over themselves. this is oversimplified, but basically it: i took every cassette i could find and dubbed them all on top of each other. not simultaneously, but in different bits. so, i guess if you had more advanced wave analysis tools you could deconstruct that...
the rest of the noise is multiple tracks of guitar noodling through multiple effects patches, mostly high feedback.
a part of the composition involved fucking with cords and pressing pause while i was mastering it. i was sort of playing with the fantasy/reality split. i wouldn't have been able to articulate that then like i could now, so i'll just sort of let that be. i was thinking in terms of being awoken out of a dream.
please use headphones.
recorded in nov, 1996. remastered on oct 20, 2013.
the "hurricane" part of the noise was constructed by looping little bits of sound over themselves. this is oversimplified, but basically it: i took every cassette i could find and dubbed them all on top of each other. not simultaneously, but in different bits. so, i guess if you had more advanced wave analysis tools you could deconstruct that...
the rest of the noise is multiple tracks of guitar noodling through multiple effects patches, mostly high feedback.
a part of the composition involved fucking with cords and pressing pause while i was mastering it. i was sort of playing with the fantasy/reality split. i wouldn't have been able to articulate that then like i could now, so i'll just sort of let that be. i was thinking in terms of being awoken out of a dream.
please use headphones.
recorded in nov, 1996. remastered on oct 20, 2013.
Re: [Ticket#2013102010009848] TekSavvy Invoice for account # CID290674
From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: Accounting Department <accounting@teksavvy.com>
that's perfect, thanks.
j
To: Accounting Department <accounting@teksavvy.com>
that's perfect, thanks.
j
Re: [Ticket#2013102010009848] TekSavvy Invoice for account # CID290674
From: Accounting Department <accounting@teksavvy.com>
To: death.to.koalas@gmail.com
Hello
Thanks so much for the email. I have verified in your acccount that you were active on 10/02/2013 meaning your billing cycle is the 2nd to the 1st of every month.However being a prepaid company we do bill five days in advance thats why your invoices are due on the 29th of every month. As per your request we can mae them due the first of every month to accomadate your pays thats no problem so that means your invoice that shows currently owing for 10/29/2013 wont be due till 11/01/2013
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To: death.to.koalas@gmail.com
Hello
Thanks so much for the email. I have verified in your acccount that you were active on 10/02/2013 meaning your billing cycle is the 2nd to the 1st of every month.However being a prepaid company we do bill five days in advance thats why your invoices are due on the 29th of every month. As per your request we can mae them due the first of every month to accomadate your pays thats no problem so that means your invoice that shows currently owing for 10/29/2013 wont be due till 11/01/2013
Thanks for choosing TekSavvy and please don't hesitate to email us back or give us a call at the number below!
Re: TekSavvy Invoice for account # CID290674
From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: accounting@teksavvy.com
hi.
my hookup date was oct 2, 2013. that would suggest to me that my payment date should be on the second of each month, *if* i understand things correctly.
it may seem like a silly thing to point out, and to an extent it is. however, i sort of like the idea of payment being at the beginning of the month rather than the end of it, because i get paid at the beginning of the month. it would simplify my life greatly.
so, i think the invoice should be modified slightly, and would like it to be if it should.
j
To: accounting@teksavvy.com
hi.
my hookup date was oct 2, 2013. that would suggest to me that my payment date should be on the second of each month, *if* i understand things correctly.
it may seem like a silly thing to point out, and to an extent it is. however, i sort of like the idea of payment being at the beginning of the month rather than the end of it, because i get paid at the beginning of the month. it would simplify my life greatly.
so, i think the invoice should be modified slightly, and would like it to be if it should.
j
Friday, October 18, 2013
i had to firmly end things after she asked to drop by
Shelly Teagan
Hey jess. Can i come visit you this week?
Jessica Amber Murray
are you coming down to windsor for some reason?
Shelly Teagan
Oh no. Im just depressed and want to travel a bit.
I might just hang out in guelph
Jessica Amber Murray
erin, i wasn't sure how to bring shit up with you. i found myself in a really difficult position last month. when i say i wish you the best, i mean it in absolute sincerity. even as i was trying to wind things down, i couldn't bring myself to hang you to dry when you needed somebody to talk to. i may or may not have made a good judgement call regarding timing, but it was a thing that was going to happen. maybe we could meet for coffee to talk if you come down, but i'm not comfortable with you staying here. i think i know i'm being paranoid, but there's just this competitive streak you have that really scares me and that makes me feel really vulnerable to being taken advantage of. i just have some really profound trust issues and certain bells went off. i need to follow my gut.
Shelly Teagan
Im a little confused and dont know what youre saying. You dont want to be my friend? Was i shitty recently?
Its ok i get it. I hope youre doing alright.
Jessica Amber Murray
i don't think it's any one thing, so much as a culmination of observations. the approach you're taking to existing in a social reality will probably serve you well in the long run, once you can get beyond the institutionalized daycare system that the elites have constructed for us, and is keeping people chained to their own ambitions pushing into their late 20s. it's exactly the quality that i lack, and has kept me from being able to succeed socially. but, that juxtaposition puts me in a situation where i'm in deep peril in the medium-term because i'm not equipped to respond. it's not that i don't want to be your friend. i actually sort of do. i rather like you. it's that i've come to understand that it's not safe for me to continue along that path, that there's an inevitable endpoint that will cause me harm. i realize you might not fully understand, and i'm sorry if you don't, but i have to keep myself sheltered from certain things. and, i do hope things work out for you in the way that you want them to.
Shelly Teagan
Lol i dropped out of school if that makes you feel better. Also i have no ambitions anymore.
Baha. I seriously dont give a shit about shit.
this elite, institutionalized daycare!!!!!
Jessica Amber Murray
well, that doesn't make me feel better. why did you drop out?
Shelly Teagan
I think i want to go to algonquin and become a technician or something.
Jessica Amber Murray
i dropped out several times and went back, if that makes *you* feel better. i was going into third year when i said "fuck it, i'm going to get a job in a coffee shop and make music". i took the semester off, drank a ton, had a lot of fun and then want back in the fall. yeah. i was kind of getting the impression that maybe you wanted to study something other than music.
Shelly Teagan
I was trying to show you how un-competitive im being. Lolll.
Anyways i might not come to windsor this week. I might go to guelph only, and midland maybe
Jessica Amber Murray
that's very competitive of you :P
you shouldn't try to change yourself for others.
Shelly Teagan
Im confused again. Damnit!
Bahhh i cant win!
Jessica Amber Murray
always trying to win...
Shelly Teagan
Shitt..... nvm. Ok gotta run. My phone is about to shut off.
Jessica Amber Murray
listen, i wouldn't make you sleep outside, either. i just think we should be going our separate ways. good luck.
Shelly Teagan
Lol ok, jess. See ya.
Jessica Amber Murray
and, erin, just one more thing? realize that i'm not happy about this, that it hurts me to do this, probably more than you. now, i'm having this fear that you wanted to come down here to see me, and it's like a stab in the heart that i responded like i did. you know that feeling you get when your emotional hormones just go haywire? but, that's exactly why i had to.
Shelly Teagan
Youre just trying to find reasons to cut people out so you can feel more alone than you already do. Im not taking it personally. I just feel bad that you feel like you have to alienate everybody you know
Hey jess. Can i come visit you this week?
Jessica Amber Murray
are you coming down to windsor for some reason?
Shelly Teagan
Oh no. Im just depressed and want to travel a bit.
I might just hang out in guelph
Jessica Amber Murray
erin, i wasn't sure how to bring shit up with you. i found myself in a really difficult position last month. when i say i wish you the best, i mean it in absolute sincerity. even as i was trying to wind things down, i couldn't bring myself to hang you to dry when you needed somebody to talk to. i may or may not have made a good judgement call regarding timing, but it was a thing that was going to happen. maybe we could meet for coffee to talk if you come down, but i'm not comfortable with you staying here. i think i know i'm being paranoid, but there's just this competitive streak you have that really scares me and that makes me feel really vulnerable to being taken advantage of. i just have some really profound trust issues and certain bells went off. i need to follow my gut.
Shelly Teagan
Im a little confused and dont know what youre saying. You dont want to be my friend? Was i shitty recently?
Its ok i get it. I hope youre doing alright.
Jessica Amber Murray
i don't think it's any one thing, so much as a culmination of observations. the approach you're taking to existing in a social reality will probably serve you well in the long run, once you can get beyond the institutionalized daycare system that the elites have constructed for us, and is keeping people chained to their own ambitions pushing into their late 20s. it's exactly the quality that i lack, and has kept me from being able to succeed socially. but, that juxtaposition puts me in a situation where i'm in deep peril in the medium-term because i'm not equipped to respond. it's not that i don't want to be your friend. i actually sort of do. i rather like you. it's that i've come to understand that it's not safe for me to continue along that path, that there's an inevitable endpoint that will cause me harm. i realize you might not fully understand, and i'm sorry if you don't, but i have to keep myself sheltered from certain things. and, i do hope things work out for you in the way that you want them to.
Shelly Teagan
Lol i dropped out of school if that makes you feel better. Also i have no ambitions anymore.
Baha. I seriously dont give a shit about shit.
this elite, institutionalized daycare!!!!!
Jessica Amber Murray
well, that doesn't make me feel better. why did you drop out?
Shelly Teagan
I think i want to go to algonquin and become a technician or something.
Jessica Amber Murray
i dropped out several times and went back, if that makes *you* feel better. i was going into third year when i said "fuck it, i'm going to get a job in a coffee shop and make music". i took the semester off, drank a ton, had a lot of fun and then want back in the fall. yeah. i was kind of getting the impression that maybe you wanted to study something other than music.
Shelly Teagan
I was trying to show you how un-competitive im being. Lolll.
Anyways i might not come to windsor this week. I might go to guelph only, and midland maybe
Jessica Amber Murray
that's very competitive of you :P
you shouldn't try to change yourself for others.
Shelly Teagan
Im confused again. Damnit!
Bahhh i cant win!
Jessica Amber Murray
always trying to win...
Shelly Teagan
Shitt..... nvm. Ok gotta run. My phone is about to shut off.
Jessica Amber Murray
listen, i wouldn't make you sleep outside, either. i just think we should be going our separate ways. good luck.
Shelly Teagan
Lol ok, jess. See ya.
Jessica Amber Murray
and, erin, just one more thing? realize that i'm not happy about this, that it hurts me to do this, probably more than you. now, i'm having this fear that you wanted to come down here to see me, and it's like a stab in the heart that i responded like i did. you know that feeling you get when your emotional hormones just go haywire? but, that's exactly why i had to.
Shelly Teagan
Youre just trying to find reasons to cut people out so you can feel more alone than you already do. Im not taking it personally. I just feel bad that you feel like you have to alienate everybody you know
i picked up this little one person blender (500 ml) for $10 and it's
pretty much the greatest thing ever. one banana, one peach, a handful of
strawberries and some vanilla soy, all blended up. it's pretty much all
i consume, now.
well, that and tomato sandwiches. and some eggs and pasta every few days for some protein.
well, that and tomato sandwiches. and some eggs and pasta every few days for some protein.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
demo #11: schizoid
this is another one of the creepy tracks where i'm exploring mental illness from the perspective of an isolated 15 year-old; the person in the song is dealing with satanic voices that are keying on traumatic childhood taunting and suggesting violent outbursts as a means of self-defense. this has induced a serious level of agoraphobia.
musically, this is one of the tracks that are a bit of a step up. i'm kind of shifting from learning how to use the studio into actually using it.
recorded in november, 1996. remastered on oct 17, 2013.
musically, this is one of the tracks that are a bit of a step up. i'm kind of shifting from learning how to use the studio into actually using it.
recorded in november, 1996. remastered on oct 17, 2013.
RE: is a passport required for a nexus card? **13-41051** link to **13-40951**
From: "CBSA-ASFC_CONTACT" <CBSA-ASFC.CONTACT@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>
To: "'Jessica Murray'" <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
We recommend that you contact the NEXUS Enrolment Centre nearest you for assistance. A directory is available at:
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/prog/nexus/location-eng.html
Also, you may contact the following NEXUS Canadian processing centres during regular business hours:
• 1-866-496-3987 for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents
• 1-800-842-7647 for Ontario and United States residents
• 1-866-399-5887 for Quebec and Atlantic residents
Should you wish to obtain more information on NEXUS, we invite you to consult the Canada Border Services Agency Web site at:
http://www.nexus.gc.ca
Thank you for contacting the Canada Border Services Agency.
To: "'Jessica Murray'" <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
We recommend that you contact the NEXUS Enrolment Centre nearest you for assistance. A directory is available at:
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/prog/nexus/location-eng.html
Also, you may contact the following NEXUS Canadian processing centres during regular business hours:
• 1-866-496-3987 for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents
• 1-800-842-7647 for Ontario and United States residents
• 1-866-399-5887 for Quebec and Atlantic residents
Should you wish to obtain more information on NEXUS, we invite you to consult the Canada Border Services Agency Web site at:
http://www.nexus.gc.ca
Thank you for contacting the Canada Border Services Agency.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Re: is a passport required for a nexus card? **13-40951**
From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: CBSA-ASFC_CONTACT <CBSA-ASFC.CONTACT@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>
i appreciate the response, but you didn't come close to answering my questions.
is a passport required to apply for a nexus card? does having a nexus card come with an implicit assumption of having a passport? can a nexus card be used as a replacement for a passport?
maybe i'll give you a call tomorrow...
j
To: CBSA-ASFC_CONTACT <CBSA-ASFC.CONTACT@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>
i appreciate the response, but you didn't come close to answering my questions.
is a passport required to apply for a nexus card? does having a nexus card come with an implicit assumption of having a passport? can a nexus card be used as a replacement for a passport?
maybe i'll give you a call tomorrow...
j
RE: is a passport required for a nexus card? **13-40951**
From: "CBSA-ASFC_CONTACT" <CBSA-ASFC.CONTACT@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>
To: "Jessica Murray" <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
You may qualify to participate in NEXUS if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the United States and have lived in Canada and/or the United States continuously for the last three years.
You may not qualify if one of the following applies:
• you are inadmissible to Canada or the United States under applicable immigration laws;
• you intentionally provide false or incomplete information on your application;
• you have been convicted of a serious criminal offence in any country for which you have not received a pardon (for U.S. background checks you may be questioned about your full criminal history, including arrests and pardons, which may exclude you from NEXUS);
• you have a recorded violation of customs, immigration or agriculture law; or
• you fail to meet other requirements of NEXUS.
Effective June 30, 2012, Canadian and American citizens living outside of Canada or the United States or who have recently returned to either country and have not previously been able to meet the three-year residency requirement are now eligible to apply. In addition, certain permanent residents are also exempted from the three-year residency requirement. For further information on any of the above, please visit the NEXUS Web site at:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/nexus/elig-admis-eng.html
Both Canada and the United States must approve your application for you to become a member of NEXUS. If you do not meet all of the requirements, your application will be denied.
Should you require additional assistance, we recommend that you contact the nearest NEXUS Enrolment Centre. A directory is available at:
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/prog/nexus/location-eng.html
Also, you may contact the following NEXUS Canadian processing centres during regular business hours:
• 1-866-496-3987 for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents
• 1-800-842-7647 for Ontario and United States residents
• 1-866-399-5887 for Quebec and Atlantic residents
Should you wish to obtain more information on NEXUS, we invite you to consult the Canada Border Services Agency Web site at:
http://www.nexus.gc.ca
Thank you for your interest in the NEXUS program.
To: "Jessica Murray" <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
You may qualify to participate in NEXUS if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the United States and have lived in Canada and/or the United States continuously for the last three years.
You may not qualify if one of the following applies:
• you are inadmissible to Canada or the United States under applicable immigration laws;
• you intentionally provide false or incomplete information on your application;
• you have been convicted of a serious criminal offence in any country for which you have not received a pardon (for U.S. background checks you may be questioned about your full criminal history, including arrests and pardons, which may exclude you from NEXUS);
• you have a recorded violation of customs, immigration or agriculture law; or
• you fail to meet other requirements of NEXUS.
Effective June 30, 2012, Canadian and American citizens living outside of Canada or the United States or who have recently returned to either country and have not previously been able to meet the three-year residency requirement are now eligible to apply. In addition, certain permanent residents are also exempted from the three-year residency requirement. For further information on any of the above, please visit the NEXUS Web site at:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/nexus/elig-admis-eng.html
Both Canada and the United States must approve your application for you to become a member of NEXUS. If you do not meet all of the requirements, your application will be denied.
Should you require additional assistance, we recommend that you contact the nearest NEXUS Enrolment Centre. A directory is available at:
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/prog/nexus/location-eng.html
Also, you may contact the following NEXUS Canadian processing centres during regular business hours:
• 1-866-496-3987 for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents
• 1-800-842-7647 for Ontario and United States residents
• 1-866-399-5887 for Quebec and Atlantic residents
Should you wish to obtain more information on NEXUS, we invite you to consult the Canada Border Services Agency Web site at:
http://www.nexus.gc.ca
Thank you for your interest in the NEXUS program.
is a passport required for a nexus card?
From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: contact@cbsa.gc.ca
hi.
i've just moved to windsor. i'd like to get the proper documents to be able to go over to detroit to see some concerts. nothing particularly difficult in the request.
however, i'm finding the reference requirements to obtain a passport to be very difficult. i just don't know a lot of people, nor do i know anybody that could act as a 'guarantor'. finding two references is difficult enough; four is virtually impossible for me. that's not a reflection of my fitness for very short-term cross-border travel, though, it's just a reflection of my social skills.
in searching for alternatives, i've found the nexus card. it seems like this process interviews me directly, rather than asking me to provide references. that's a process that is better suited for me to go through.
i'm just a little confused as to whether a passport is required to apply for a nexus card. i have a valid birth certificate, a valid health card, a valid sin card and various other things (although i never took the time to learn to drive, and consequently don't have a driver's license). i'm unclear as to whether the application is requesting a passport AND a birth certificate or a passport OR a birth certificate.
i'm also a little confused about the longer term usefulness of the nexus card. i've read some things online that suggest that, should i be stopped, i would be asked for a passport. yet, i'm looking to get the nexus card because i can't find the references to get a passport.
so, i guess the question i'm asking is if a nexus card is something i could use as a valid replacement for a passport in the context of just going over for a few hours to catch a show and then coming back.
j
To: contact@cbsa.gc.ca
hi.
i've just moved to windsor. i'd like to get the proper documents to be able to go over to detroit to see some concerts. nothing particularly difficult in the request.
however, i'm finding the reference requirements to obtain a passport to be very difficult. i just don't know a lot of people, nor do i know anybody that could act as a 'guarantor'. finding two references is difficult enough; four is virtually impossible for me. that's not a reflection of my fitness for very short-term cross-border travel, though, it's just a reflection of my social skills.
in searching for alternatives, i've found the nexus card. it seems like this process interviews me directly, rather than asking me to provide references. that's a process that is better suited for me to go through.
i'm just a little confused as to whether a passport is required to apply for a nexus card. i have a valid birth certificate, a valid health card, a valid sin card and various other things (although i never took the time to learn to drive, and consequently don't have a driver's license). i'm unclear as to whether the application is requesting a passport AND a birth certificate or a passport OR a birth certificate.
i'm also a little confused about the longer term usefulness of the nexus card. i've read some things online that suggest that, should i be stopped, i would be asked for a passport. yet, i'm looking to get the nexus card because i can't find the references to get a passport.
so, i guess the question i'm asking is if a nexus card is something i could use as a valid replacement for a passport in the context of just going over for a few hours to catch a show and then coming back.
j
Jessica Amber Murray
hi. you guys have passports, right? could i use one of you as a "guarantor"? i just want to be able to go over to detroit to catch the odd concert. the process to be "allowed" to do that seems really ridiculous, but this is how things work... i hope things are going well with you guys. life here has been different. i went into a little bit of a funk when i got here (the whole process of moving here was just really overwhelming, with everything happening all at once), but i'm starting to get out of it. really, i'm glad i had the time away from people and free of external pressure to reflect, heal and adjust - and enough things to d to keep my mind occupied. it's what i needed. but, yeah, if i can use you as a guarantor it would make this process a lot easier. as it is, i'm going to have to rely on some documentation and argumentation...
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
no passport enhanced driver license would that help
Jessica Amber Murray
no. i don't even have a g-1. thanks anyways...
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
no will a enhanced help you get a passport
Jessica Amber Murray
no. or at least i don't think so. i should probably check to make sure though.
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
we can help
is it an identity
you can put us down as knowing you
Jessica Amber Murray
i'm sorry, i'm not understanding the question. i have two choices. i can get a guarantor (somebody with a passport, i'll check to see how flexible that definition is) + 2 references or i can just go with 4 references. reality is i have 0 references, so going with the guarantor would make it a lot easier to further argue with odsp documents, etc.
i could use you as a guarantor, but not a reference, because you're family.
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
what does a guarantor have to do
Jessica Amber Murray
i'm under the impression that a guarantor is simply somebody with a passport, and that itself is enough to act as a reference. i have to look further into that... very little of this process is making sense to me, so i'm not really expecting to find a valid purpose or explanation.
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
let use know if we can help
Jessica Amber Murray
i will, thanks.
hi. you guys have passports, right? could i use one of you as a "guarantor"? i just want to be able to go over to detroit to catch the odd concert. the process to be "allowed" to do that seems really ridiculous, but this is how things work... i hope things are going well with you guys. life here has been different. i went into a little bit of a funk when i got here (the whole process of moving here was just really overwhelming, with everything happening all at once), but i'm starting to get out of it. really, i'm glad i had the time away from people and free of external pressure to reflect, heal and adjust - and enough things to d to keep my mind occupied. it's what i needed. but, yeah, if i can use you as a guarantor it would make this process a lot easier. as it is, i'm going to have to rely on some documentation and argumentation...
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
no passport enhanced driver license would that help
Jessica Amber Murray
no. i don't even have a g-1. thanks anyways...
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
no will a enhanced help you get a passport
Jessica Amber Murray
no. or at least i don't think so. i should probably check to make sure though.
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
we can help
is it an identity
you can put us down as knowing you
Jessica Amber Murray
i'm sorry, i'm not understanding the question. i have two choices. i can get a guarantor (somebody with a passport, i'll check to see how flexible that definition is) + 2 references or i can just go with 4 references. reality is i have 0 references, so going with the guarantor would make it a lot easier to further argue with odsp documents, etc.
i could use you as a guarantor, but not a reference, because you're family.
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
what does a guarantor have to do
Jessica Amber Murray
i'm under the impression that a guarantor is simply somebody with a passport, and that itself is enough to act as a reference. i have to look further into that... very little of this process is making sense to me, so i'm not really expecting to find a valid purpose or explanation.
The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
let use know if we can help
Jessica Amber Murray
i will, thanks.
i really don't have the slightest idea just how big this sprawling metropolis in front of me actually is.
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/07/22/how-sprawl-got-detroit-into-this-mess/
(the corporate tax cuts spurred on by neo-liberal nonsense couldn't have helped)
the new ranaldo disc is really stellar, btw.
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/07/22/how-sprawl-got-detroit-into-this-mess/
(the corporate tax cuts spurred on by neo-liberal nonsense couldn't have helped)
the new ranaldo disc is really stellar, btw.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
you know, i don't mind the border people doing all kinds of inane checks into my history. in the end, they might not like my politics, and it might harm my employment opportunities (if it hasn't already, and i'm sure it has), but i don't expect that to be a serious limit on anything i actually want to do in life. i don't find surveillance to be particularly bothersome, not even at a deep level. i dunno, call me a political voyeur or something...
...but the reference requirements are really quite onerous. if you don't know anybody with a passport, you need to find four people that aren't family and have known you for more than two years and they have to vouch that the information you provide (which is mundane shit like address and work history) is valid.
i couldn't even find one person that's known me for two years well enough to verify that.
nor is it really useful in any kind of...well, anything. security wise, references are stupid. i've been through this argument with employers. do you expect me to give you a bad reference? really, what the process is doing is determining if the applicant has the social skills to build personal friendships or not. that's at least arguably valid in an employment situation. it's of almost no value in a passport situation.
all of this is so that i can walk over a bridge to see a concert, maybe have a few beers. to spend money in the local economy, if you want to phrase it like that.
i'm good at 'splainin'. i can run off odsp documents, write an essay. i'm sure i'll convince them.
...but the whole process is really quite stupid, regardless of the angle it's being approached from.
...but the reference requirements are really quite onerous. if you don't know anybody with a passport, you need to find four people that aren't family and have known you for more than two years and they have to vouch that the information you provide (which is mundane shit like address and work history) is valid.
i couldn't even find one person that's known me for two years well enough to verify that.
nor is it really useful in any kind of...well, anything. security wise, references are stupid. i've been through this argument with employers. do you expect me to give you a bad reference? really, what the process is doing is determining if the applicant has the social skills to build personal friendships or not. that's at least arguably valid in an employment situation. it's of almost no value in a passport situation.
all of this is so that i can walk over a bridge to see a concert, maybe have a few beers. to spend money in the local economy, if you want to phrase it like that.
i'm good at 'splainin'. i can run off odsp documents, write an essay. i'm sure i'll convince them.
...but the whole process is really quite stupid, regardless of the angle it's being approached from.
demo #10: mellon collie & the infintesimal wing
i wish i took the time to clean this up a little more, but i don't think i thought i'd be sitting here 17 years later talking about it...
so, i'm trained as a blues guitarist. everybody knows that the way to prove you're a real blues guitarist is to do a cover of little wing. that's just how it is.
however, i kind of felt a generational disconnect. i mean, i love hendrix and everything; that's kind of obvious, if you listen. i just felt little wing needed a bit of a punk rock update, and i thought it might be neat to merge it with a more contemporary piece - the opening track on the smashing pumpkins' double disc opus.
so, that's what this is. mellon collie and the infinitesimal wing.....
recorded in nov, 1996. remastered on oct 15, 2013.
so, i'm trained as a blues guitarist. everybody knows that the way to prove you're a real blues guitarist is to do a cover of little wing. that's just how it is.
however, i kind of felt a generational disconnect. i mean, i love hendrix and everything; that's kind of obvious, if you listen. i just felt little wing needed a bit of a punk rock update, and i thought it might be neat to merge it with a more contemporary piece - the opening track on the smashing pumpkins' double disc opus.
so, that's what this is. mellon collie and the infinitesimal wing.....
recorded in nov, 1996. remastered on oct 15, 2013.
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