Idiot's day

Must drag my sorry procrastinating ass, despite various projects and presentations coming up, all the way to Atlanta next Tuesday in order to hand in a visa application in person. Then I would drive back to Chapel Hill, and wait and hope that I would receive approval for my visa in the processing time of two weeks, which would leave less than two days before my flight leaves for Paris March 10th. Lovely. Would I have to drive back to Atlanta again to pick up my passport? Or would I trust U.S. Postal Service's Express mail to deliver me the document by 3pm Thursday afternoon? That is if I get my visa. 6+ hours of solo driving in the crowded and congested mess of Atlanta. Great. I'm now sitting at work, at the circulation desk behind the art library, numbing my frustration with a small Nalgene bottle full of Sauvignon Blanc. *sigh* Life sucks, like that sorry piece of online fortune cookie I clicked on last night. [see previous post].