Tuesday, June 9, 2009

I, Emperor Seth of Azania...

According to Wikipeda, the term Azania has variously referred to everything from a neoproterozic continent to South Africa. Most famously, Evelyn Waugh used the term for the fictional island off the coast of Somalia in Black Mischief.

Since my life today has taken on Waugh-ian tones, as my ability to get one type of Visa is hampered by the fact that the DC consulate does not have the needed stickers, I'm not sure Azania is fictional...

(Consultant's response to this problem - is it easier to get my passport to another consulate or for another consulate to send the stickers to DC?)

Update: I have been informed by soon-to-be-uber-educated sources that this is closer to Sartre than to Waugh

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