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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
People not having their shit together.<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
Ugh.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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”.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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? \u00a0This is post number 1,200. \u00a0 Dang, I’m verbose or something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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