December '08 Vermont K-1 Filers

[PurpleFrog 0]

Maybe this joke is a little too regional, but I like it and my kids like it.

What do you call cheese that does not belong to you?

NACHO CHEESE

[Avalar 0]

AHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAH

[Avalar 0]

A foreign language teacher was explaining to her class that, unlike their English counterparts, French nouns are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine.

Things like ‘chalk’ or ‘pencil,’ she described, would have a gender association although in English these words were neutral. Confused, one student raised his hand and asked, “What gender is a computer?”

The French teacher wasn’t sure which gender it was, so she ivided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. One group was comprised of the women in the class, and the other of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in masculine gender because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay check on accessories.

[BonoBGood 0]

Maybe this joke is a little too regional, but I like it and my kids like it.

What do you call cheese that does not belong to you?

NACHO CHEESE

Nice! I'm glad we have some folks here who have a clean sense of humor. God knows that my sense of humor would make a Marine blush! I've been trying to my best censor myself a bit, but this is a long process and I have plenty of time to put my foot in my mouth!! Haha - But, PurpleFrog, your joke reminded me of one I heard a while back:

- How do you get a tissue to dance?

- Put a little boogie in it!

A foreign language teacher was explaining to her class that, unlike their English counterparts, French nouns are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine.

Things like ‘chalk’ or ‘pencil,’ she described, would have a gender association although in English these words were neutral. Confused, one student raised his hand and asked, “What gender is a computer?”

The French teacher wasn’t sure which gender it was, so she ivided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. One group was comprised of the women in the class, and the other of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in masculine gender because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay check on accessories.

LOL! That's awesome!

"Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval."

[hapycloud 0]

A foreign language teacher was explaining to her class that, unlike their English counterparts, French nouns are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine.

Things like ‘chalk’ or ‘pencil,’ she described, would have a gender association although in English these words were neutral. Confused, one student raised his hand and asked, “What gender is a computer?”

The French teacher wasn’t sure which gender it was, so she ivided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. One group was comprised of the women in the class, and the other of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in masculine gender because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay check on accessories.

That was funny, I am going to send that one to my fiance

[Avalar 0]

I am semi-excited again. It looks like Vermont is waking up at least a little bit. The last few days have seen a nice amount of approvals, and Cali seems a little quieter....GO VERMONT GO

Why do I keep checking my account on the USCIS website, even though I know it is pretty much impossible that they have even touched or will even touch it for at least another month? Oh the toooooooooooooorture........

[BonoBGood 0]

I am semi-excited again. It looks like Vermont is waking up at least a little bit. The last few days have seen a nice amount of approvals, and Cali seems a little quieter....GO VERMONT GO

Why do I keep checking my account on the USCIS website, even though I know it is pretty much impossible that they have even touched or will even touch it for at least another month? Oh the toooooooooooooorture........

Don't beat yourself up over that. I bet we all do that, too; I know that I do! It's become ingrained in my morning routine even though I know that I shouldn't expect anything for a few more months....

[Avalar 0]

We are even moving up Igor's list again. That's so awesome. I was depressed this morning because I thought we moved down again since moving back up last night, but nope! We moved up another notch over night. We're 423 now. Yay!

[Kwagga 0]

I am semi-excited again. It looks like Vermont is waking up at least a little bit. The last few days have seen a nice amount of approvals, and Cali seems a little quieter....GO VERMONT GO

Why do I keep checking my account on the USCIS website, even though I know it is pretty much impossible that they have even touched or will even touch it for at least another month? Oh the toooooooooooooorture........

Don't beat yourself up over that. I bet we all do that, too; I know that I do! It's become ingrained in my morning routine even though I know that I shouldn't expect anything for a few more months....

So right you are there Bono, it's become part of my daily routine as well... sometimes even more than once a day... so yeah, I have a spurt of depression every day when I check and it's the same as every other day

BUT soon people, soon we will all be posting our approvals and looking back and laughing at how obsessed we were. it's human nature especially when you're

[hapycloud 0]

I am semi-excited again. It looks like Vermont is waking up at least a little bit. The last few days have seen a nice amount of approvals, and Cali seems a little quieter....GO VERMONT GO

Why do I keep checking my account on the USCIS website, even though I know it is pretty much impossible that they have even touched or will even touch it for at least another month? Oh the toooooooooooooorture........

Don't beat yourself up over that. I bet we all do that, too; I know that I do! It's become ingrained in my morning routine even though I know that I shouldn't expect anything for a few more months....

So right you are there Bono, it's become part of my daily routine as well... sometimes even more than once a day... so yeah, I have a spurt of depression every day when I check and it's the same as every other day

BUT soon people, soon we will all be posting our approvals and looking back and laughing at how obsessed we were. it's human nature especially when you're

Well Ihave to say I am glad to hear everyone else checks the case processing everyday. I was starting to feel like a super stalker by checking my e-mail and the status off the website sometimes twice a day! I am sure the next few months things will start going our way!! Come on NOA2!!!

[BR_Joshua 0]

Welcome Xaenyth!!, Yes, now goes the nail bitting process.

I know what you mean, i was checking my bank account everyday before my check was cashed. Now i'm waiting to receive my NOA1 in the mail. The last time i checked the USCIS site i was touched on 12/2/08. Just hang tight, your check will be cashed soon.

i know im a little late for the December party, i filed in January, haven't seen a January VSC thread yet. Similary though my check was cashed very soon after arival at the processing center, Hopefully they will be as quick on processing the application as they were at cashing the check.

I didn't know about VJ before the process and just went off of instructions from the I-129F form, i sent in a copy of my passport, birth cert., passport style photos of she and i, pictures of us toghter, boardling pass, iternary, G-325 for the both of us, and her birth cert., and copy of her passport. From what i have read it seems like thats what the most people here send in or along those lines, though i didn't have it all nice in a folder, just a big envlope. I guess if i knew about this site before hand i could have done better. hope i don't get any RFE's, time will tell. I don't know if its just me, but i have developed the habit of logging into the CRIS system to check and see if anything has changed. I love her so much and i can't wait till shes here. hopefully it will not take as long as it seems like it will take for any of us.

Im terrible at hurry up and waiting.

Joshua

[flicker 5]

Welcome Xaenyth!!, Yes, now goes the nail bitting process.

I know what you mean, i was checking my bank account everyday before my check was cashed. Now i'm waiting to receive my NOA1 in the mail. The last time i checked the USCIS site i was touched on 12/2/08. Just hang tight, your check will be cashed soon.

i know im a little late for the December party, i filed in January, haven't seen a January VSC thread yet. Similary though my check was cashed very soon after arival at the processing center, Hopefully they will be as quick on processing the application as they were at cashing the check.

I didn't know about VJ before the process and just went off of instructions from the I-129F form, i sent in a copy of my passport, birth cert., passport style photos of she and i, pictures of us toghter, boardling pass, iternary, G-325 for the both of us, and her birth cert., and copy of her passport. From what i have read it seems like thats what the most people here send in or along those lines, though i didn't have it all nice in a folder, just a big envlope. I guess if i knew about this site before hand i could have done better. hope i don't get any RFE's, time will tell. I don't know if its just me, but i have developed the habit of logging into the CRIS system to check and see if anything has changed. I love her so much and i can't wait till shes here. hopefully it will not take as long as it seems like it will take for any of us.

Im terrible at hurry up and waiting.

Joshua

look at the guides ,,there are a few things u didnt send in but from what ive seen if u get an rfe its as simple as sending the info they want to them <quickly> and everything will be fine ..good luck

[BR_Joshua 0]

yea i left off that i sent our letters of intent, there in the application packet that i sent in. from what i read on the list only thing i left out was a title page and table of contents, i sorta miffed the declaration of how we met as in i didn't type a whole page, jus a paragraph of how we orginally met, and how and were we met in person and what our intentions were. so hope that gets by. also i didn't provide multiple copies of pictures toghter, just one of each with around 10 submitted, of me and her and her family. definitely this site would have been a big help.

anyways lets look forward to our dreams comeing true rather than RFE's and the likes. good luck to everyone and hopes that somehow our apps get processed super fast

[NatPatBen 3]

So right you are there Bono, it's become part of my daily routine as well... sometimes even more than once a day... so yeah, I have a spurt of depression every day when I check and it's the same as every other day

BUT soon people, soon we will all be posting our approvals and looking back and laughing at how obsessed we were. it's human nature especially when you're

Two hearted?

[Kwagga 0]

So right you are there Bono, it's become part of my daily routine as well... sometimes even more than once a day... so yeah, I have a spurt of depression every day when I check and it's the same as every other day

BUT soon people, soon we will all be posting our approvals and looking back and laughing at how obsessed we were. it's human nature especially when you're

Two hearted?

Hmmm NatPatBen.... there's no emoticon showing 'being in love' like little hearts fluttering in the eyes, lol so lets look at it as two hearts beating as one.