MINEstrels

Moesring gotted a letter today from a government bureaucrat. Actually, this letter was expected and Moesring was getting a bit concerned because it had not yet materialised.

Normally, this isn't really a noteworthy event - but Moesring has not really got anything worth writing about recently. Besides, there is a Mikism (™ ) that could be quoted here.

Behold, mortals, the wisdom of the Furious one.

[R]emember, what seems mundane to you can seem exotic as hell to people in other countries. You owe it to them to post about it.

Anyway back to the letter. So, Moesring gotted a letter from a governmental agency with the abbreviation (acronym?) of IPS. Indeed, even the address on the envelope to send the letter to, if undelivered, referred to themselves with the very low-key name of IPS - rather than using the agency's full title.

The portion of the letterhead below should make it abundantly clear whom "IPS" is, for those that don't already know.

So there you are, Moesring has been contacted by the Home Office with regards to his identity and/or passport. In fact, it is the latter. It is pertaining to Moesring's application for his first Minstrelian passport.
As a head of state, you wouldn't have thought that Moesring would need to apply for a passport from his own country, in the same way that Permit - as leader of Catfiania - shouldn't need to apply for one nor should the Purple Princess need to request a passport from her Purple Queendom. Even so, such is the nature of bureaucracy.

For those not familiar with the procedure here in Minstrelia, part of the procedure for an adult to obtain their first passport is that the applicant is subjected to an interview. This is the subject of the letter. Those of you that know Moesring may know that the idea of having an interview is not exactly comforting for Moesring. Not least because the official documentation is somewhat cagey about what may be asked in the interview. From what he can ascertain, it is to be a fairly broad discussion of Moesring.

Of course, Moesring is never particularly enthusiastic when faced with the prospect of talking about himself. Moesring is going to have to talk in first person for an extended period of time - and, of course, keep his nerves in check. Moesring has been known to blurt out some rather silly things when under pressure, and let's not forget that Moesring is always incredibly evasive in conversation. These traits may work against Moesring if he is trying to convince someone that he is actually the Moesring he, rightly, claims to be.

So yes, Moesring isn't looking forward to the interview. Not at all.

Was this a very boring post? Moesring hasn't given up his attempts to create a super-boring post.
Surely he must be getting close now, right?