Well shit....

I got up this morning, promptly at 8am. I realized this was far too early, and went back to sleep.

I woke up again around 9:32. I realized that was an appropriate time, reached over, picked up my phone, sat up, and dialed the office of the registrar.

And spoke with a Shoopuff.

"Hawo, Office ov ze registchwaa."
"Hi there, I was calling to check on the results of a petition with the Academic Requirements Committee"
"What was yo name?"
"David Z***"
"Za-whaaat?"
"Z****. Z. As in Zebra."
"Aaaaah I sheee. Ahh yesh. Youa petitishun diduh gettapwoove"
"Excuse me, what did you say?"
"It diduh gettapwoove."
"Forgive me, but I'm having trouble hearing what you're saying. Did you say it didn't get approved?"
"I said it diduh gettapwoooove."
"Yea, I caught that. So yes, is was approved?"
"Yesh! I've been shaying that!"
"Alright, wonderful, listen, is there any way now that that's done, that you guys can print me out a letter of completion that I can come pick up today?"
"We'll be shending you a letter in ze next week or sho."
"Umm, ok, that's good, I appreciate that, but is there any way that I can get that statement as well?"
"You'll resheev a letter shortly."
"Ok, thanks, you've been a great help."
"Bye."

So then of course I hop in the shower, and cruise to Eugene, to the office of the registrar, where I meet with Tina Hammock, the head of the ARC. And I get a printout. Three, actually, of my statement of completion, which states that on Sept 3, 2005, I am fully qualified and due to recieve my diploma, BA in Psychology with a Minor in Business Admin.
So I call NOVA, to verify this would be ok.

Well, shit. Japanese Immigration requires either a completed transcript or my original diploma. Neither of which I will have until after Sept. 3. So, according to Takako, it looks like then I'm shooting to make the Oct. 26th departure, which I will barely make, if there's room, if I can get the paperwork in lightning fast.

So I called the registrar up after lunch, to ask about graduating earlier than the 3rd.
Guess who picks up?

So I'll be calling them back periodically to see if I can talk to someone who isn't this fucking annoying ass Asian woman who barely speaks intelligibly and refuses to be of help to me.
There's always something, isn't there?