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stoutfellow) wrote2012-01-06 07:47 pm
stoutfellow) wrote2012-01-06 07:47 pm
Home Again
I'm back. I got in last night, actually; I'd planned to go onto campus today, to take care of various bits of paperwork, but found myself short of vim. Instead, I did as much of the work as I could from home. Other than that, I walked the dogs - delighted at their first excursion in three weeks - and did some grocery shopping.
The homestead was mostly as I'd left it, except that the dogs had pulled the pillow and sheets off my bed and also indulged in eating the couch some more. (I have to get some new furniture one of these days.) The weather is unseasonably warm; I went shopping in a long-sleeved shirt, sans jacket or even windbreaker.
One other item of possible interest: on my way to California, I noticed that my Illinois ID card was due to expire on my birthday, January 4, 2012. Given that my flight back was on the 5th, this was a matter of concern.... While in California, I checked the TSA website, and gathered as much alternative ID - none of it with my picture - as I could: Social Security card, credit cards, birth certificate (unfortunately in German), and a State Department certification of the birth of a citizen overseas. I put all of these (well, except the credit cards) into my shoulder bag for the trip back, and ran through various scenarios in my head. My (slightly paranoid) brother lent me his cell phone, just in case. In the event, the TSAgent looked at the date, wished me happy birthday, told me I needed to get a new card, and sent me on my way without incident. (This, despite my current resemblance - according to Sister C - to Ted Kaczynski. If you're reading this, sis: ;-PP.)
More to say later, perhaps, but my vim-free state appears to be persistent.
The homestead was mostly as I'd left it, except that the dogs had pulled the pillow and sheets off my bed and also indulged in eating the couch some more. (I have to get some new furniture one of these days.) The weather is unseasonably warm; I went shopping in a long-sleeved shirt, sans jacket or even windbreaker.
One other item of possible interest: on my way to California, I noticed that my Illinois ID card was due to expire on my birthday, January 4, 2012. Given that my flight back was on the 5th, this was a matter of concern.... While in California, I checked the TSA website, and gathered as much alternative ID - none of it with my picture - as I could: Social Security card, credit cards, birth certificate (unfortunately in German), and a State Department certification of the birth of a citizen overseas. I put all of these (well, except the credit cards) into my shoulder bag for the trip back, and ran through various scenarios in my head. My (slightly paranoid) brother lent me his cell phone, just in case. In the event, the TSAgent looked at the date, wished me happy birthday, told me I needed to get a new card, and sent me on my way without incident. (This, despite my current resemblance - according to Sister C - to Ted Kaczynski. If you're reading this, sis: ;-PP.)
More to say later, perhaps, but my vim-free state appears to be persistent.
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