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Monday, May 3, 2010

Academics Run on Dunkin'

Last week M. and I had to go downtown for our interview with the INS for his permanent residency application.  Although our immigration attorney had told us that we had nothing to worry about as we clearly had a lengthy, good, and well-documented relationship, I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.  What if they thought M. was trying to pull a Gérard Depardieu?  We had also (unfortunately) seen The Proposal a couple of months before we got married, so I had to wonder if the immigration official would ask us things like, "does your husband have Morton's toe?" or "what kind of deodorant does Dora use?" or "how many pages long is your husband's dissertation?"  Between the end of semester madness (the last week of classes has commenced) and the rounding up of documents and pictures that the INS might want to see, I must admit that I was a little frazzled last week.  (In fact I had wanted to get outfit photos downtown after the interview but forgot my camera in my attempt to make sure that I had 27 forms of identification upon leaving the house.)  

I definitely decided to go with a safer, more conservative type of outfit1 for the interview.  It turned out fine - both the interview and the outfit.  Immediately after it was over I insisted on going to the nearby Dunkin' Donuts for a celebratory donut and a coffee (I love their coffee!) so that I could power my way through at least a little bit of work that afternoon and evening.

1. Dress - Rabbit Rabbit (remixed)
Blazer - Rafaella (remixed)
Tights - HUE (remixed)
Shoes - Steve Madden (remixed)
Earrings - Filene's Basement (remixed)

How do you tend to dress when you have to deal with bureaucracy or potentially intimidating institutions outside of your work environment?  And even more importantly, how do you take your coffee?  I drink mine with just a bit of milk or cream.  No sugar. 

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