24C³

[foxgrrl]

I'm thinking of not going to 24C³ this year, as much as I really want to spend some more time in Berlin, and hang out with everyone. This year, all of the days between Christmas and New Years are mandatory vacation days by my company. So time off won't be an issue. But my passport expires on Dec 21, and getting it renewed is potentially going to be an incredible pain in the ass, because the US State Department are being bastards. (They want to know what's in my pants before they'll renew my ID. (And it's none of their damn business.)) Also, there are other things that I could use the ~US$1000 for a European trip for.

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[teh-munchkin.livejournal.com]

I had to get my passport for the first time in July to go to CCCamp. I ordered an expedited passport, and they told me they were going to mail it the next day multiple times, before telling me it had been denied due to my picture being 'too bright'. Bastards. I had to go get new photos taken and spend all fscking day at the passport office in SF to get the damn thing. The camp was awesome, though. So many pretty glowy things ^_^

[tlttlotd.livejournal.com]

I had similar problems when I got my passport, also. Specifically, they had me get the photographs re-taken without my eyeglasses because "they obscured too much of my face."