Pleonastic Ephemera

3.04.2004 posted by William 22:38 link

One of the great features of Soulseek is browsing a user's file collection. I've discovered some amazing music this way, and it has a cool side effect in that people sometimes message each other when they're interested in someone's collection or have a question or comment or whatever. All this week I've been messaging back and forth with somebody in Amsterdam who was thoughtful enough to thank me and express his pleasure with the files I've shared. With the time difference, whenever I was on they were away and vice versa, so we've just been sending one or two lines at a time. But tonight he was up late so we messaged for a little while. The times I've chatted with people on Soulseek before we talked about music, but this guy vented his frustrations with the American immigration system. [maria & josef] i had enough from germany, i hate my motherland. i have family in la, not closed, i don't know how to say, far away family? they live in huntington beach [maria & josef] i try 8 years to get a green card. but i think on normal way no way. and 5000 $ for this card - too much [lowdown722] say distant family or distant relatives [lowdown722] it costs $5000 to get a green card?? who do you have to pay? [lowdown722] the government? [maria & josef] oh ja. it's family from my grandmothers side. YES, THE GOVERNMENT! can i pay $5000 - no problem. or is my name jackson - no problem. otherwise i must pay or take a chanche in the "green-card-lottery". [maria & josef] via lottery i must know all american presidents, the american history, must speak perfect english and must have a highschooldiplom and may not take work wat an american man can doe. rare rules. [lowdown722] i'm sorry it's so difficult [maria & josef] my english or the rules? [lowdown722] i have a friend from france who has a work visa and I have heard from him about all the work he has to do get it renewed each year and how much money he has to pay for it [lowdown722] the rules [maria & josef] doesn't matter [maria & josef] ONE DAY I GO TO CALIFORNIA! [lowdown722] I hope so. it's a beautiful, strange place [maria & josef] my brother was there for 6 month! great! it's here half past five in the morning, i let soulseek do the work and go to bed. must work in the evening. hope we'l stay in contact! [maria & josef] halft past four, sorry [lowdown722] ok, it was nice to talk to you. sleep well! [maria & josef] thank you. and how the netherlands man say "doei doei" Here's how to pronounce "doei doei".