Do you consider yourself a VJ veteran ?

[sparkofcreation 0]

Well, I remember when Steve and Andy were regular posters, and not only do i remember Captain Ewok, but I remember Chief Wookie before him, and I remember before that when Steve and Andy did the job themselves and the big pie fight that led to the introduction of Chief Wookie. I joined when my husband was in the US on a work visa and we were starting to try to figure out what we'd need to do if we got married. (I think we got officially engaged a month after I joined.)

I think I've been around longer than all but 1 of the people who've posted on this thread so far (not counting UncaRastus). I took a break between AOS & removing conditions, then have mostly been around since we started removing conditions. Citizenship interview is scheduled in 2 weeks.

[Unca_Rastus 0]

And here I am, trapping animals and relocating them. Feral cats have this tendency to beat up on MY feral cat. Danger Kitty , having been spayed and derabied, is of no shape to fight off the mean old attacking FCs.

Somehow, raccoons have seen fit to climb into my Havahart live trapping device.

I know, I let them go about 30 miles from here. I don't just shoot them. That would be cruel!

However, I was thinking (which is very hard for me to do), and I came up with this great idea!

If I were to staple a bunch of trapped raccoons together and throw them on top of the neighbors roof, soon they will be wearable! And of course, I wouldn't be killing them, actually! Just trap, staple, throw the cute squirming mass of raccoons on the roof, and soon they will have such sun tans and probably have died because they know how much I want a raccoon coat, anyway!

They are such people pleasers, don't y'all think?

I teach yoga now. I just can't be killing things just because I want their furry goodness to keep me warm while jetting around on my scooter during the winter, now, can I?

Edited July 26, 2008 by Unca_Rastus

[raphael7546 0]

Wow, I just looked at when I joined VJ April 2004.

Ummm Yep I'd say I'm a vet of VJ

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Did I feel the hair on the back of my neck stirring? My ears burning???

I have given up running over Muslim Suicide Kitties wiff my garden tractor. There are none left to protect this great nation against.

I have now started the greatest bunch of motorized scooter freaks ever, too!

It is called Timmies Fun Time Club, with a picture of Bozo the Clown in thecenter of it! I have many members that just happen to be old friends from here. Sassycast and Claudette being the core of my gang of ruffians.

We all enjoy clambering aboard our tiny scooters and raising ruckus amongst the rest of the citizens of the US of A! While sneering, mightily!

Can there be any thing funner than this? I think not!

Thanks for remembering us!

And I do hope that Jaffa is doing well, back in Merry Olde England! Or where ever she is!

And yes! I AM a veteran! Doubly veteranised! Both from the service of this country AND being an old hand in here!

I wish that I could run over Mudall a few times though, with my scooter! Just for old times sake!

Unca Rastus

President of Timmies Fun Time Club!

OMG OMG OMG!!! It's him!!!! It's me, Julie!! *waves*

[Unca_Rastus 0]

Juuuuuuulieeeeeeeeeeee!

And how's my baby doing?

And quit stomping on my nuts!

tim

[JVKn'CVO 11]

It does feel like a long time ago that we were sending our K1 application

But no, I don't consider myself a veteran

Saludos,

Caro

[one...two...tree 2,762]

The funniest edited video I've seen in long time. Thanks, Marilyn!

[MichelleandCraig 1]

Here I am...missed half the fun it seems! Do have a question though.....sparkofcreation said "I remember Captain Ewok..."etc...What did *I* miss????? WHERE is Captain Ewok now??? M.

[Simply_Uno 1]

nah, not a veteran, but a semi-active participant

[peejay 327]

When I became a member in April 2004 my wife and stepdaughter were already here in the USA. I had been lurking on VJ for quite a long while before that reading posts and learning about the K-1 process. In fact, I had filed our K-1/K-2 petition back in April 2003 (a year before I joined VJ). I became a member after my wife and stepdaughter had arrived in March 2004 because I wanted to post some questions I had about AoS related topics.

I would say I'm a VJ veteran. My wife became a US citizen on June 25, 2008 and already has her US passport (to go along with her Belarusian passport). My 22 years old stepdaughter will be eligible to file for US citizenship at the end of 2009. Our VisaJourney is pretty much completed.

We managed to get through this long and complicated process without any major problems. We did it without lawyers and filed all the petitions ourselves. Reading, understanding, and following the directions associated with the petition forms is of the greatest importance. I often started reading, studying, and gathering documents months in advance of actual filing. If someone is not willing to invest the time necessary to do this, they are better off hiring a lawyer.

[MichelleandCraig 1]

Congrats to your wife, Peejay! That's great...... all Craig has left to do is the naturalization part, too, but at least there are no major time constraints now...we can worry about that later. Congrats again! M.

[peejay 327]

Congrats to your wife, Peejay! That's great...... all Craig has left to do is the naturalization part, too, but at least there are no major time constraints now...we can worry about that later. Congrats again! M.

Thanks!

[~Jackie~ 30]

VJ Vet checking in. Dec 03 wooot

Hey unca rasta, still riding lawnmowers? Hi Julie, miss sunshine! If anyone talks to Darb or Zen, tell them I said a big HI !

Jackie

(jmagayreh back in the day)

Edited July 27, 2008 by just_Jackie

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

VJ Vet checking in. Dec 03 wooot

Hey unca rasta, still riding lawnmowers? Hi Julie, miss sunshine! If anyone talks to Darb or Zen, tell them I said a big HI !

Jackie

(jmagayreh back in the day)

Awww Miss sunshine, how lovely! Thanks!

Sometimes I think the ability of changing our screen names didn't do any good. With some posters it took me months to figure out that I already knew them! I know you can check the screen name history on the profile, but still.

P.S.: LOL @ VJ 2.0 - Good on ya, Jackie! Glad to see you happy!

[chri'stina 190]

Well, I remember when Steve and Andy were regular posters, and not only do i remember Captain Ewok, but I remember Chief Wookie before him, and I remember before that when Steve and Andy did the job themselves and the big pie fight that led to the introduction of Chief Wookie. I joined when my husband was in the US on a work visa and we were starting to try to figure out what we'd need to do if we got married. (I think we got officially engaged a month after I joined.)

I think I've been around longer than all but 1 of the people who've posted on this thread so far (not counting UncaRastus). I took a break between AOS & removing conditions, then have mostly been around since we started removing conditions. Citizenship interview is scheduled in 2 weeks.

Hmm I joined in Feb 04 and so did some others who already posted(jodee, Scott&Lai, hotairguy)some joined earlier who have posted...like Pedroh and Jackie. But you're still pretty early too!

Is that really Unca Rastus? I am having a hard time believing it.