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Greetings and salutations.  It has been two months and a handful of days since the arrival of the beautiful Lidan, a being of supreme loveliness and generosity who has deigned to marry me — an event that will take place shortly.  So why has the ‘blog’ remained silent despite these momentous changes in my life?  For a number of reasons.  Firstly, I don’t know who the hell you are, so why should I tell you anything.  Secondly, I’ve found that my free time has become severely compressed recently (that’s not necessarily a bad thing, just a change), though that has begun to change a little now that Lidan is more comfortable here.

To summarize:  Lidan is here.  She’s wonderful.  It has been a period of transition for both of us — her most of all, obviously — and hasn’t been without rough spots, but life is better, more meaningful.

I intend (ha!) to follow this post shortly with Christmas, birthday and other photos.  And maybe, just maybe — though highly unlikely — keep this website up-to-date.

Lidan and Brian in Lin'an

Lidan and Brian in Lin'an

After one year and nearly five months since my fiance and I began the K1 Visa process that would allow her to come to the US she finally had her Visa interview at the consulate in Guangzhou, China.  All the waiting and hard work came down to a half-hour (or less?) interview with an unknown bureaucrat who could decide our fate on a whim.  Naturally, Lidan passed with flying colors as I knew she would.  How did I know this?  Because she kicks ass.  That’s how.

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As some are aware my girlfriend and I are in the process of getting her a fiance visa so that she may come to the States and that we may live happily ever after.  A little research into the K-1 visa process will quickly show that it is a long arduous process fraught with terribly long waits and the potential for bureaucratic nonsense derailing the entire enterprise.

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