i went to the DMV today to renew my license. apparently california state law dictates that you can only renew your license by mail twice. after that, you have to go into the DMV to get a new picture taken as well as a vision test and fingerprinting.

i left my apartment at 7:30 this morning to get to the DMV at 7:45. they don’t open until 8:30 today and when i got there, 45 minutes before opening, there were already 25 people waiting in line at the closed DMV. by 8:30 there were close to 80 people waiting in line outside the DMV. the line had snaked its way down a full block. it was crazy!

luckily, i was in and out of there and there in 30 minutes and i know have successfully renewed my driver’s license. yay. 12 more years from now of no DMV use, hopefully.

but wow, the DMV sure has changed. instead, we had to wait in crazy long lines to get whatever we wanted. now, with the aid of technology, they have a queueing system that lets you sit and wait for your number to be called. it’s great! much more civilized. i was amazed at how cool that process is now.

but yeah, new license, new picture, it’s a new me.

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