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brightrosefoxI think the universe, or the part that's supposed to watch over me, is either very tired and distracted, or on a long coffee break. Little things just seem to be going a bit odd or not quite in my favor lately, especially since that insurance screw-up (I have to call them again to see if everything went through).
This morning, the broken AC in the office building, and the relentless heat last night that kept me up tossing and turning, and the really irritating morning mini thunderstorm that wouldn't let me get that last half hour of sleep.
And then, after I got to work and settled in, I called up Social Security to make sure I was in the system with my married name. And I wasn't. Why? Because I was supposed to send them my original photo ID -- not a photocopy.
Excuse me, but who in their right mind would stick their driver's license in the mail and willingly wait two weeks to get it back? Fuck no. My boss, Ray, heard me bitching and cursing under my breath and asked what was wrong. I told him. He suggested that I take a full day off to take care of it. I suggested Friday. I need it, too.
So Friday morning I will get up early, not as early as normal, but early enough to do everything I need to do in enough time. I am going to both the social security office and the local MVA Express so I can get my SS card changed, as well as a new state ID. I would like to officially be Joanna Rose Capello Paul. That way when I get published and possibly famous, I can honor all my names (and people from my past will recognize me). And I can still go by just Mrs. Joanna Paul for most things, so the Capello could almost be another middle name.
I'm going to see if they'll let me have Rose as a middle name legally -- I may need to fill out a few more forms for that. I might not go with the middle name if it's too complicated. I'm not sure if there is something different one must do if they wish to actually add a middle name to their birth name. Funny, my mom always said she'd wanted me to pick my own middle name. But I'm not sure how that swings legally.
Plus, if I have my insurance card by Friday, I can also go to my doctor's office so they can have it in the system.
So I have this Friday to myself, after I get all of that done.
Sigh.
By the way, Beth... your cats are adorable.
This morning, the broken AC in the office building, and the relentless heat last night that kept me up tossing and turning, and the really irritating morning mini thunderstorm that wouldn't let me get that last half hour of sleep.
And then, after I got to work and settled in, I called up Social Security to make sure I was in the system with my married name. And I wasn't. Why? Because I was supposed to send them my original photo ID -- not a photocopy.
Excuse me, but who in their right mind would stick their driver's license in the mail and willingly wait two weeks to get it back? Fuck no. My boss, Ray, heard me bitching and cursing under my breath and asked what was wrong. I told him. He suggested that I take a full day off to take care of it. I suggested Friday. I need it, too.
So Friday morning I will get up early, not as early as normal, but early enough to do everything I need to do in enough time. I am going to both the social security office and the local MVA Express so I can get my SS card changed, as well as a new state ID. I would like to officially be Joanna Rose Capello Paul. That way when I get published and possibly famous, I can honor all my names (and people from my past will recognize me). And I can still go by just Mrs. Joanna Paul for most things, so the Capello could almost be another middle name.
I'm going to see if they'll let me have Rose as a middle name legally -- I may need to fill out a few more forms for that. I might not go with the middle name if it's too complicated. I'm not sure if there is something different one must do if they wish to actually add a middle name to their birth name. Funny, my mom always said she'd wanted me to pick my own middle name. But I'm not sure how that swings legally.
Plus, if I have my insurance card by Friday, I can also go to my doctor's office so they can have it in the system.
So I have this Friday to myself, after I get all of that done.
Sigh.
By the way, Beth... your cats are adorable.
