paperwork update

I got my two apostilled copies of my diplomas, double-stapled onto the diploma copies, with gold seals on the apostilles. I'm still astonished that Monument Visa was able to obtain the apostilles without the original diplomas, but according to their staffers, almost nobody sends originals anymore—just scanned copies—and Monument emailed that they were very happy with the quality of my diploma scans. Still, they're going to wait to send me everything back only after they've received my FBI document and had it apostilled.

Job stuff:

✓ 1st diploma copy, converted to PDF & apostilled (arrived)

✓ 2nd diploma copy, converted to PDF & apostilled (arrived)

☐ FBI criminal background check, apostilled

☐ 2nd letter of recommendation, converted to PDF (coming soon)

☐ 3rd letter of recommendation, converted to PDF (coming soon)

☐ copy of 4th certificate of employment (2005-2008) (SMU)

☐ sealed transcript from Catholic U. (grad school)

☐ sealed transcript from Georgetown U. (undergrad)

☐ health check; scan form and convert to PDF for job hunting

Personal stuff:

☐ colonoscopy scheduling

☐ completed (& uploaded) first movie-review ebook ms

☐ sample lessons for universities that prove interested in me

☐ sample lessons for KMA (which probably won't hire me)

☐ lessons for private tutoring (lower priority)—test prep & various subjects

☐ more Substack material to last through September

☐ more interactive quizzes for Substack (w/different question formats)

☐ ebook version of the first movie-review book, published

☐ ms for the second movie-review book (long-term project)—start working on it

On other fronts:

1. Sookmyung only just replied a few minutes ago, but it was simply to acknowledge receipt of my document. The email then asked me to understand slowness in future response because of the upcoming university Foundation Day celebrations and holidays (the Buddha's birthday), so any reply will come later next week. At this point, I'm ready to take a flamethrower to that office. They are stalling and stonewalling hard. Fuckers.
2. My Korean ex-coworker will be sending his letter of recommendation sometime next week. He asked to see a sample recommendation letter on which to model his.
3. I have no idea when the FBI criminal background check is coming. Soon, I hope.
4. I will probably meet my boss next week and get his recommendation letter then.
5. I looked up how long it takes to recover from polyp removal after a colonoscopy. Looks to be a couple of weeks for bigger polyps. I might be on a liquid diet for a while. With the colonoscopy, the problem is timing. I was warned that, from scheduling to the procedure, a lot of time can pass. I hope I'm not riddled with ass cancer. Not seeing any bloody stool or other telltale signs, but one never knows.

Now, I know what an apostille looks like.