I-551!

[mavjop]

I now have greencard (I-551) status! :-) Back-dated to yesterday. Temporary stamp indicating GC status valid for 1 year, but will only be necessary until I get the physical card in the mail, which should be a fraction of that time! :) Yay! This means I can now work in GC status, rather than H1-B status, and I can travel (and return) at will. Woot

Comments

[secretbutterfly]

Where are you from originally?

[mavjop]

Ireland.

[secretbutterfly]

Hmm. I really need an Ireland-themed icon. I've got this one and a Scottish one...
Anyways, I never really noticed an accent. Maybe it was cause the main time I saw you was when random flamboyant browncoats were deciding to feel me up. lmao.

[mavjop]

I've never had a strong accent, so even years ago you might not have noticed anything, or might have misidentified the accent. Now it's even milder and, I finally have to admit, has started to include a bit of Californian accent.

Um, random flamboyant browncoats ... uh .... ur ... well, hopefully with your permission!

I must confess, my LJ username to real person mapping is failing me and I am not totally sure who you are. I assume I would have met you at B3 or some SoCal gathering? ... or do you make it to SiliconGulch/SF meet-ups (noticing the Fremont, CA in your profile)?

[brianwilliams]

What does a California accent sound like?

[mavjop]

American. Not Southern or East Coast. I don't know how you expect me to describe an accent with words. :)

[mavjop]

BTW, what's your usericon from? :)

[secretbutterfly]

Hehe it's from Stargate: SG-1. (Which Morena is on, woo!)

[mavjop]

Ahh. :) I have to confess, I haven't been able to get into SG-1, even with Morena in it.