BMV, office move, 1200

My vehicle registration isn’t due until January, but I got the notice about it along with the eCheck reminder and decided to go ahead and get those taken care of. I started off with an oil change since I was due, then over to the eCheck station. Things went okay – except when they wouldn’t touch the hood to open it to check on the liters for the engine size. Since I don’t know that off the top of my head, I had to open the hood for them – some kind of weird rule – and then handed off the paperwork and went to wait.

The test was nearly done when the three employees closed the door on me – in the waiting area – and stood outside in a conferenced discussion.

After a few minutes, they came back in and the printer fired up a PASS. No idea what it was about, maybe they just like to mess with every 5th person that is certain to pass the test.

The next day, with all the paperwork ready, I head over to the BMV. I went right after work and there was no line. I was in and out of there with my sticker in about 5 minutes.

I’ve heard horror stories about the BMV – in fact, there was one going on in the line next to mine. And they all amount to about the same thing:

People not having their shit together.

Seriously, none of this is that complicated. The person in the line next to mine was trying to get their car registered for the first time – without the title or the memorandum title. Why would you even try that?

Ugh.

So, I was on my way in record time and got my sticker put on that evening. One less thing to worry about when the cold and snow hit.

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Our department at work – already having switched divisions – is now physically moving across campus. I’ve been busily packing up my office, my former colleague’s office, the student assistant areas, and the books/cables/software/lamps/etc. for the rest of office.

It’s weird. I’ve worked in this building nearly my entire time here and now I’m heading back to the building where I started as a student assistant. Different job, different responsibilities, and I’m certainly a different person – but if I was the kind of person that believed in omens, I think I’ve be nervous at the “full circle-ness of things”.

I’m also going to be taking on a new supervisory role and it’s not exactly a well-oiled machine that I’m stepping into. Actually gave me a little trouble sleeping last night.

So, surrounded by boxes here and planning the “GREAT SHUTTING DOWN” for later this afternoon – which is more about unplugging things and packing them up, though the shutting down is clearly step one.

After I get some snacks. Man, I’ve got the munchies something fierce. And this right after lunch, too. The swim must have taken a lot out of me.
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Also?  This is post number 1,200.   Dang, I’m verbose or something.