Hectic Catchup

Yeah, so I was out "sick" yesterday, had some errands to run. I'll get more into that later, but first I wanted to bitch a little about how when you've missed a day of work, the piles of crap that have to be done seem to multiply exponentially in your absence. As if they are waiting for the opportunity to procreate in private.

So, the skinny on the errands: My wife doesn't drive. Yeah, I know. 26 and no license. She's had her temps a few times, but never actually took/passed the test. I think part of the problem is all the vehicles she's driven in the past weren't very comfortable for her. Plus, learning how to drive just takes time, so maybe she just needs more practice?

At any rate, my parents were getting rid of an extra car that needed some repairs, and decided to give it to me. So yesterday, after another ultrasound at the hospital (it's a boy, and he's getting huge in there), my mother-in-law and I went to the BMV to get temp tags and stuff. She just bought a new car for her son, as well, so it was convenient to go up there together.

It really wasn't all that bad for the registration stuff. In Ohio, you have to get the title transferred, then you have to buy temporary tags (30 days), then you have to get an "E-Check", which is basically an emissions test to make sure you aren't adding too much to the smog. If you fail the test, you have to repair your vehicle, then take the test again. Twenty dollars each time. Then, assuming that you pass the test, you can proceed in the registering of your vehicle and get real plates and pay taxes and all that.

So I got the temp tags and I'm going to try to find a place that can fix my tailpipe (broken at the catalytic converter, which is where they always break) for cheap, then get the e-check sometime this week. No big deal, right?

Since I called in sick to the first job, I still had a few hours before I had to go to my second job. I thought, hey, I have some time, let's get the wife's written test out of the way so we can start practicing the driving stuff.

Where I live, there used to be three different "testing" facilities. Places where you could take the written and driving portions of the test. I guess that's totally changed.

We were in the car for almost three hours trying to find a test facility. Two had closed down completely, and one didn't do tests. Finally, we get to the right place and she passes with a score of 90. It was very stressful and I don't know how I managed to survive without having a nervous breakdown up to that point, but I'm still here, so I guess everything worked out.

So here I sit, between piles of things I should really start working on, but updating my blog, since I seem to consider this more important than any "work" shit. I guess because I find it interesting how blogs work. It's like a diary, but public. You write things to the diary, but you know that other people can read them. Does that mean that the voyeuristic kick is gone, since the intent is to share? Or does it mean that when we write these entries that we should try to fool ourselves into thinking that they're "private"?

I don't know which way I've been writing thusfar. I guess I've been intentionally sharing my life, so I'm sorry if you were looking for a "private diary". I'm just too realistic, I guess. lol