There's always SOMETHING

Cause, really, how else could it be?

It's getting to be yet another crunch time in the ongoing saga of my departure for Japan. I received the following email from Takako Makino, secretary at NOVA group, SF:

Dear David,
Blah blah blah, blah blah blah,

The above documents, completed to the standards required for submission to Japanese Immigration, need to be in our San Francisco office no later than the close of business on Monday, September 5, 2005.

Failure to submit this documentation will result in a delay of your departure.

This, of course, is not so good news. I figured that the date was arbitrary, not really based on looking at a calendar and picking something which is feasible, because, well, the 5th is Labor Day, and there's not only no mail that day, but they're probably closed that day as well. But, Having said that, it makes Friday essentially the last day to have it in, since they're closed Saturday, and long weekend, nothing would arrive in the mail till Tuesday.

I emailed the school, the registrar, the head of graduation affairs, and so on, in an effort to obtain my transcript as soon as possible, and informed NOVA of the situation.

The registrar says the fastest they can get my transcript out there is Tuesday, and, thankfully, Takiko says that should be fine.

This is a race against time, which I am getting tired of running. But that by no means means I'm going to falter in my efforts.

Just give me a plane ticket and an arrival city already!!!!!!!!!!!