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Posting a full update here! After getting an in person appointment today for DOT of 6/3 (tomorrow), I have secured my passport!! More accurate timeline below and more about my experience at the Los Angeles Passport Agency:
4/21: Mailed my passport renewal (DS 82) with routine service and 1-2 day shipping for delivery
4/24: Arrived to Irving TX processing center
4/26: DOS received application and it’s in process
5/22: Realize I need to expedite so I call the NPIC number and they take my card information. They tell me to call back starting 5/26 for an in person appointment. I got my first passport as a teen so had no idea what these appointments were and that they were so hard to get
5/26: I call NPIC and of course they say they don’t have any appointments. My application is still in process at the New Orleans passport agency (locator 42). This is the Friday before Memorial Day so I figure not much else to do until after the holiday.
During this weekend I start to comb through Reddit threads and this is where I learn I can contact my congressmen to help with the passport process (I never knew they could help with this sort of stuff)
5/30: I email and call my congressmen’s office (Jimmy Lopez in LA) and fill out their forms. They get back to me same day and say they will put in the congressional inquiry and if that won’t speed up the process they will try and get me an appointment. I also call NPIC to check on appointments and none avail still. I also call locator 42 directly and tell them NPIC marked my app as urgent, that I got a congressional inquiry and my DOT is 6/3 but the customer service agent is extremely unhelpful
5/31: I call my congressman’s office again and let them know how unhelpful locator 42 is and they end up getting me an appointment to go in person to my local passport agency in LA on 6/2. Even though I mailed in my old passport with my application and don’t have access to my birth certificate, the guy in the office assures me to go the appointment and just bring anything I have that could work as proof of citizenship. Folks on Reddit threads also calmed my nerves since ppl said they just went with other things other than their birth certificate and were able to still be seen.
6/1: I try one last ditch effort to call locator 42 and I actually get a really nice lady who says she’ll do what she can and she marked my app as urgent but that it probably won’t make much of a difference since the next day is Friday/ the weekend is coming up and my travel is so soon.
6/2: Day of in person appointment in LA! Had a 7:30am appt. I brought my filled out DS-82 app (renewal), copy of my previous passport, passport photo, State ID (mine is from NY state), flight and hotel confirmation, and for safety I brought my apartment lease and SSN card lol but I didn’t need those in the end. I arrived at 7:20 and the line was already long. They didn’t let ppl in til closer to 8am. The line moved so slow it wasn’t until 10:30am that I was seen. At the last minute I was diverted away from the line going inside the building and through security and to one of their windows they use for will call outside. I give in my documents and am told to come back between 1:30 and 3. I come back around 12:45 and the line for pick up is even longer. I get to the front around 2:30p and they tell me my passport isn’t ready yet so I have to go inside. Inside there’s a room full of people waiting for their passports to print. I wait on a smaller line and when I get to the front they take my receipt and tell me to wait in the waiting area for then to call my name. They call my name around 4pm, hand me my passport and I’m off!
Hopefully this is helpful for someone out there as I was losing all hope. This thread definitely helped keep me sane and I wish everyone the best of luck if they are trying to get their passports, keep pushing through!

Signalment (species, age, sex/neuter status, breed, body weight): Mini Aussie dog, 10 months, spayed female, 21 lbs
Short history: spayed on April 11th
Relevant clinical signs (vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, fever etc): she is acting normally, she was throwing up in mornings this week but I've been increasing the amount of food during meals and she's been better, the lump is 1.25in long and a bit squishy not necessarily hard
Length of time you have seen these changes: I noticed the lump tonight but it could be older than that
Your general location: Dallas, TX
Image of lump: https://imgur.com/a/DDjJy25

I'm an early D3 in US dental school. I have done so far 14 comprehensive exams followed by tx presentation. Thing is, I'm having a really hard time getting pts to agree and schedule treatment. I present the tx plan, I explain the tx plan and reasons why we are taking those steps, I even use models and my ipad with picts of possible outcomes if tx is not complete but they simply say to me they cannot afford it. I gotta graduate so I was wondering if it is appropiate to pay for pts tx (money is not an issue for me). What are your thoughts about this?

I’m new to the area and wanted to know if Amarillo had any rec leagues or sports groups for a 23 year old. Softball, flag football, etc. Also if anyone had any recommendations on jiu jitsu or martial arts gyms in the area.

My husband and I adopted a dog a few months ago. He was a stray found on a farm in our town, and the woman who found him couldn't keep him. We don't know what breed he is exactly, but he is about the same size as a small golden retriever. I always say he is a pure bred good boy. So long story short, after making sure he was good with our kids, we brought him home. When we had him checked by a vet, we were told he was about a year old, give or take a month or two. He still has a habit of gently gnawing on your hand like puppies tend to do, and he follows me EVERYWHERE.
This weekend, my mother in law came back to live in our town. We have been helping her unload her Uhaul, and thankfully finished getting everything into her new house. My husband's uncle also came to help. I'd never met the uncle before today, and my husband, while civil with him, doesn't care for him too much.
The uncle stopped by our home this morning without letting us know he was coming. We live in a house that my MIL owns, so it was very easy for him to know where we were. Anyway, he claimed to be there to meet our new daughter, who was in the middle of her morning nap at the time. But our dog came to the door to greet him. Tail wagging, lots and lots of kisses, a little jumping and a little gnaw here and there, but overall just friendly behavior. This dog does not have a mean bone in his body, and even acts as a foster dad to some kittens that my sons cat suprised us with.
Since my daughter was asleep, uncle left to go see my MIL. About 45 minutes later, MIL calls me and says "why is (insert uncles name) telling everyone your dog bit him?" I asked her what she meant by that, and she told me that uncle is going around telling everyone that he came by our house and he was bit by our dog. She said he wouldn't show her the bite or tell her where he got bit. Just that our "f-ing dog" bit him. Now, MIL has met our dog plenty of times. She's stayed the night with us on a few occasions, and our dog loves to cuddle up to her when she's here. So she knows he doesn't bite, and she told me that she doesn't believe a word her brother is saying. But while she knows he's lying, others might think he's telling the truth.
My concern is this. From what I've been told, this uncle is a serial liar. He steals from family, "borrows" money but never pays it back, and passes his kids off onto other people. About a year ago, when my MIL still lived in the house we are in, he broke in while she was on vacation and trashed it while he stayed in it for a few nights. I'm told he's supposed to be on a few different medications for some mental issues, but refuses to take them, claiming medications kill you.
This man is also wanting to move into a house he owns which is only a few blocks from us. Us moving isn't an option at the moment for several personal reasons.
What are the steps I can take to protect my family and my dog? We are already looking into getting security cameras installed. Should I alert my local police of his accusations? What do I need to do legally to keep us safe.

every time I open the stock logic tuner plugin it opens way down and to the right, mostly off the edge of the screen. I have to move it every time. Any fixes for this? Huge quality of life issue. tx in adv.

I am taking my kayak out to a nearby lake tomorrow to try for some bass. (Central TX if it matters) I know nothing of freshwater as I grew up on the coast and spent my time in the bays. I always had good luck with reds on spoons and was wondering if bass might be the same? Or am I an idiot.