After a lot more fruitless calls and research, I found my way to the WalMart at the Cerritos Towne Center, less than 5 miles away from work. I called, they were all set up, I flew down there, and got my photos taken and processed instantly. The lady was very nice. She showed me the digital photo and asked if I liked it. I didn’t, and she took another one, which I was happy to accept. In the next 7 minutes, I was out of there with photos in hand and on the way to the post office. I splurged on mail tracking (+$0.55), priority mail, and cushioned envelope, got the stuff out and am back at work. All I gave up was one lunch! It’s quite a relief.
(Hint hint, Jen S., you better get cracking on your passport renewal up there.)