Blog Updates!

Yulzopolis — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:59:36 +0000

We are getting pretty lazy about updating the blog. Is there a way
for Word Press to generate nasty emails automatically if we don’t post
to the blog at least once a week? Things have been pretty crazy here
because of the legislative session, but I’m hoping to post more once
it is over in the beginning of May. Also, A-Yo and I are looking for
a used car for her dad that were can buy for cheap and ship to
Kazakhstan, so I’m thinking of starting a blog series on that
(mis)adventure. (For those that aren’t familiar with the used car
market in KZ, because people drove Soviet cars for most of the 1990’s
and only began buying new and used European and Japanese cars in the
mid-2000’s, quality used cars actually cost a lot higher than they do
in the US. So if you get a good deal on a car in the US, it is
actually cheaper to ship it to KZ and pay the various tariffs than to
buy a used care in KZ….more details in the upcoming blog posts!). I
might have some pictures from Russian Easter next week, so keep an eye
out for those.

Does anyone have any other ideas for interesting topics to post about?
Now that the Obama administration is settled in and Bush is gone, my
urge to write about news and politics is decreasing. And this
recession has gone on so long, I’m also tired of depressing economic
news. But since I’ve been posting so rarely, maybe I can get back
into some of those topics since I’ve had a good break. But in
general, the idea of a self-contained series of posts on one-topic
seems like a good way to generate content and keep motivated.

Soviet Infiltration

Yulzopolis — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:51:47 +0000

A-Yo’s visa application has been approved by USCIS. It only took 7.5
months to get approved! And now it will take another month for them
to transmit the approved petition to the embassy in Kazakhstan and then a couple more weeks for A-Yo to schedule an appointment and jump through
various hoops at the US Embassy in Almaty, and she’ll be back here on
a new visa in March. Then we’ll get to fork over a thousand bucks for
her to apply to be a permanent resident and wait three months for
USCIS to send her a Employment Authorization Document. So hopefully
she’ll be able to start working in around May or June. The Department
of Homeland Security is so efficient! Thank you Michael Chertoff and
your benevolent beard!

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