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Me, Myself an I

Jun 05, 2007 08:23

So, hi. I thought I'd blow the dust off my LJ and post a wee update.

( But it's mainly boring EMS crap, so here's a cut so you won’t have to read it. )

ecnalubma, kitty!

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actual_size June 5 2007, 15:11:44 UTC

All we have to do is fill out another certificate. My cousin's picking one up, she and her husband will sign it, I'll sign it and file it AGAIN. I used to hand deliver the certificates, but I got tired of running around like that. This is what I get for trusting the Post Office.

Frankly, I'm surprised we're doing this. My cousin has gone from a pampered life living under her mother's roof to having to run a household and be a full-time parent to her new husband's 5-year-old daughter. It's been a difficult adjustment for her. And now she finds out she's not considered to be legally married? You ask me, she's turning down an easy out here.

sapphorlando June 6 2007, 03:02:34 UTC

I told a friend today that I refuse to own real estate. When he asked why, I thought a bit, then said, "Well, I don't want to marry another human, so why would I want to marry a chunk of dirt and rock?" It's not that I don't like any real estate, or any people, but I don't want to be part any contract of mutual ownership, if I can avoid it.

You should, of course, always keep copies of all official actions on file, both photocopies and a journal. When I became a Notary in Rhode Island, they specifically recommended at least keeping a detailed action record, in case it might ever be necessary. In the case of notarised contracts and the like, it's easy to understand why a copy of the original action might be difficult to get and keep. I don't really know what it might be in the case of marriage certificates, since I've never had to deal with one.

Wonderful to hear from you, as always. I was just thinking, today and last night, about you and writing. Partly because ScriptFrenzy is on now.

actual_size June 6 2007, 19:58:57 UTC

I keep a Notary journal, which I made The Old Folks' Home purchase for me when they made me become a Notary. As for the weddings, the couple gets a photocopy of the certificate in case somewhere down the line they need a grim reminder of what they've done, and I keep a list of what I did and when. However, a photocopy isn't good enough for Town Hall.

ScriptFrenzy?

sapphorlando June 7 2007, 04:05:42 UTC

Script Frenzy is the June counterpart to Nanowrimo. Scripwriting instead of novel writing, but otherwise the same sort of madness, more or less. Since my co-ML is a gen-u-ine scripwriter by trade ("hack" he calls it), we've made an informal pact that he takes the lead in June, and I take the lead in November.

Are you not going to answer my quizzy?