Jamaican Consulate

Was there for nearly two hours. Felt like 15.

Rather amusing to see all the people in line waiting for their Visa's though! Lot's of Cricket lovers clearly. No-one was talking, everyone was silently huffing about how much time it took, but still everyone was slyly checking out each others' passports - me included! Guy next to me was from Soviet Union. He was talking on his cell phone, and all I caught was 'cricket' and 'world cup'!

Lot's of Indian boys, and only one girl in that whole time I was there.

I have to go back and pick up my passport on the 14th. Consulate is on 3rd Avenue and between 47th-48th - walked there and back, was puffed!!

This is so bad.. it's almost good!

Check this out...
http://www.caricomimpacs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=33

I have to go to the Jamaican Consulate General today, to pay a US$100 (per person) Visa fee to travel to Antigua. One needs a Visa only during the cricket season (which is 1st February, 2007 to 15th May, 2007)!!! It's a proper Visa too, not just a fee. Have to leave passport there with photo and all for processing.

I love it. They are very resourceful.

I just wonder how many people are going to turn up at the airports, not knowing that they had to get this Visa?

It had better be worth it.

Aussies had better be playing in Antigua on March 27th, or I'm packing my bag and going.... to the pool!

oh god... hair

decided to do a "Britney" today.
I allowed Natalie to cut me a fringe, they call it "bangs" in america.
I have not had a fringe since 1985.
I told simon tonight, I have 'buyers remorse'.
It's all wrong, it's all blonde, and it's horrible-ific.

I Guess it will grow back? (please)

Ok. let's move onto 'Fun stuff'. Got our tickets to West Indies Cricket, in the party stand. Exactly one month til we go to antigua!!!

Chicago

...actually it is the 12th time i've seen it - went back through my "waxy play-bills" it's all there - in black and white (and yellow)

Broadway

it's almost embarrasing.
Seeing musical Chicago AGAIN tonight - the eleventh time.
I don't even have any tourist visitors to blame!!

Saturday Night Live

This is funny, funny. Justin Timberlake making fun of his 'boy band' days on SNL....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA

Black-Bird Guilt

Yesterday, I had a little black-bird land in my courtyard (rather thump), he clearly could not fly and it was cold, so i took him some bread in warm water, and he ate it all, then as the day progressed, i realised that the little bugger wasn't going to fly, as he was obviously either injured or really bloody exhausted from a transatlantic flight, so i put a cardboard box out there for him to sleep in, with R's yankee towell (R not happy) and filled a lemonade bottle every couple of hours with warm water for him to sleep against (it's freezing out there). Last night I set my clock-alarm for every two hours when I went to bed to I could change the hot-water-bottles.

When I woke to change his hottie the first time - He had already died.

Poor little thing.

I tried. And I cried!!!

A Snowy Valentine's Day

 

It has finally snowed! February 14th, and it's the first real snow we've had all winter. It was absolutely beautiful to wake up to this morning.

I left it a bit late to get R a Valentine's Day Card. When I went to the store they didn't have anything left except for the cards in Spanish. I got one. I don't know what it says on it, but neither will he - and after all - it's the thought that counts!