Getting married is like buying a gun...

You apply for a license...
And then they make you wait three days.

Things to Do in Boston Next Week

A collection of more to-dos, in the vaguest of chronological order.

• Add my name to the lease for proof of RESIDENCY (Asap)
  
• Sort out health INSURANCE add to Emily's account, or get a separate one. (Asap)
• Start contacting people about JOBS: (Godine & Sedo done), direct e-mails for: Beacon, Boston Magazine, Liz's company, Crimson Life Sciences, Club Passim, Perseus, Shift Comms, German School, Blink Music & others (Asap)
  
• Get an affordable civil ceremony RING (In the first week)
• Apply for marriage license: go to City Clerk's office. Bring ID (passport, birth certificate), and cash (I think $25 if we file in Cambridge). (Asap, by 4th Aug. at latest)
  
• Take a look at the AOS Adjustment paperwork and get applications together (In the first week)
  
• Get a Social Security Number (SSN) (After 2 weeks)
• Open a bank ACCOUNT and a joint account (After getting an SSN) DONE
  

Hopefully most of that can be sorted out before 08.08.08, so that there is less to do then. And I will have a job, I hope! Zaz.

Updated 7/26/08

Movies to see

Feel free to add to or edit this list!

1. BATMAN - out July 18
2. X-FILES - out July 25
3. Indiana Jones - still playing here
4. Iron Man - may still be playing (Did you see this one? I forget.)
5. Wall-e

To-Do upon Dan's arrival.

1. ASAP, but a minimum of 4 days before the civil ceremony: apply for marriage license. Go to City Clerk's office. Bring ID (passport, birth certificate), and cash (I think $25 if we file in Cambridge).
2. ASAP, but no more than two weeks after Dan arrives (wait for him to be entered in the system): Apply for Social Security Number. Bring passport, birth certificate, all visa documents, and application form.
3. ASAP: File for AOS and EAD. Much more on this later.
   

Wedding Planning - Dispatch No. 3

In the grand tradition of To-Do lists, I give you: Wedding Stationery To-Do List.

• Invitations: design and make
• Invitation, Reception Card, Driving Directions, Hotel information card, Registry card, Rehearsal dinner invitation, Reply card, Reply card envelope, Cocktail party invitation (night before)
  
• Place cards & Table numbers/names
• Menu cards
• Ceremony Programs
• Weekend itinerary card, directions and city information for welcome bags
• Schedule for wedding party
• Napkin rings
• Thank you cards - design our own?
• Cards for pastor, parents & attendants
  

Back in Guernsey: Doing Things

Done in Berlin

1. Mailing things: books, jackets, jumpers, clothes
   
2. Kündigen insurance stuff (automatic via Helios)
   
3. Went to St. Oberholz
4. Eaten falafel on Oranienstr
5. Paid pre-requisite excess baggage to QUEasyjet
   

To Do in Guernsey

1. Find out temp. possibilities (contacted: OSA, Leapfrog, Dreamjobs, Situations, Firstcall): This needs my housing license/rights to work--DONE WITH OSA/SOURCE
   
2. Compare costs of shipping vs. checking extra bags
   
3. Go through things and pack stuff to bring to U.S.
   
4. Buy a new large checked bag. £20 at sports shop. From £50 at Creaseys
   
5. Set aside things to ship to U.S. - Books? Subwoofer? Clothes? Other things
6. Work out whether I get tax rebates--FILE FORM & WAIT FOREVER - needs all income details from Accent/RBC in order to
   
7. Sort out bank accounts (close Lloyds)--DONE & TRSFR TO HSBC
   
8. Have a nice dinner with families
   
9. Hang out with the boys
10. Get a haircut--DONE 7.7.08
    
11. Get an external hard drive
    
12. Walk and play with the Bully--DONE FAIRLY OFTEN
    
13. Make sure paperwork is all together
14. Develop photos (or in Boston?)--DO IN BOS - nowhere develops Ilford HP5
    
15. Take photos of Guernsey and people there
16. Sort out clothes to keep and clothes to get rid of
17. Look for rings? Size R or 83/4
    
18. Check in online from 21/7/08, 13:40
    

Dan to do: One week and one day to departure from Berlin

Preliminary list (strictly fun things italicized)

In Berlin

1. Sort out mailing things: books, jackets
2. Kündigen insurance stuff
3. Go to St. Oberholz
4. Superficially clean room
5. Spend a day wandering around favorite places (Emily's suggestion)
6. Eat falafel at Hackescher Markt

In Guernsey

1. Compare costs of shipping vs. checking extra bags
2. Have a nice dinner with mum (at least once)
3. Hang out with the boys
4. Go through things in room and pack things to bring to U.S. (1 big bag and one guitar)
   
5. Also pack or set aside things to ship to U.S.
6. Develop photos
7. Take photos of Guernsey and people there
   
8. Sort out bank accounts (close one account/transfer money)
9. Sort out clothes to keep and clothes to get rid of
10. Consider making money
11. Get a haircut
12. Walk and play with the Bully
13. Think about what to do with guitars
14. Make sure paperwork is all together