Hurry up and wait

So, the wait continues for my work permit. The last I heard, the application still had not been submitted because materials were still being collected to make a complete application to the British Government. I am hoping that the application is going to be submitted at the very latest today (Tuesday). After it is submitted it should take anywhere between a week and ten days to actually be processed, assuming there aren’t any major problems with it. So for now, I’ve just got to hurry up and wait.
Despite the wait for the work permit, I’ve been keeping pretty busy. In the past two weeks I have seen five movies in the theater (Bourne Supremacy, The Village, Manchurian Candidate, Thunderbirds, Spiderman 2) and watched at least six other movies on DVD. I’ve also been doing a lot of reading. In a recent post I talked about a book called “Left Behind” which was the first book in a series. I am currently reading the fourth book of that series, and I have ordered books 5-8 from Amazon.com. Also, on August 7, my sister turned 21, so I went out with her and some of her friends that night. We went to a local club called Green Street. We had a good time. I am not usually one for the club scene, but this club wasn’t bad because there was room to move. There were enough people that you didn’t feel alone on the dance floor, but few enough that you could find a seat if you wanted one. Let’s just say that my sister had a great time – it was her 21st birthday. After the club, our group of 8 hit up Village Inn for some 2 a.m. food, which was just the right thing for those of us who had been drinking.
I made some plans today to take a trip to Denver. I got a card from one of my good ND friends, Suzanne Stryker. In the card, she mentioned that she was going to be in Denver this coming weekend. It just so happens that I was planning on heading out there this weekend to visit my dad, so the timing is going to work out perfectly. I’m really excited about getting to see Suz and some other ND folks again. Naturally, since I’ve graduated, I won’t be returning to school at the end of this month, so it will be really nice to see my friends.