bureaucratic red tape.

So the last few days trying to get into my job has been dealing with a ton of, as a new coworker of mine defined: "bullshit." I have to get this signed, then send it over to another office for another piece of paper, all so i can go get enrolled and get my name into the system.
Also, as of right now im sitting on a bench in front of what is to be my new apartment. I am patiently waiting for time to tick away to hear back from the leasing office. Apparently the regional office couldn't do anything until my application fee was cleared, and now i'm just waiting for the regional office to get word from the main office to clear me for my lease.
The last time i felt like such a cog in a machine, a single, easily missed blip on the radar screen, was... well... college.
hopefully all this will be sorted out by the end of the week. and thats just a rough estimate.