Ugh, I think I'm going to get a new DL this year, even though I still have a year to go on my NY license. I mean, I've been in MA for five years! I've just been avoiding the DMV (RMV) since I don't actually drive.

The Virginia DMV was absolutely insane when I was trying to get my DL here. It took three visits and multiple offerings of paperwork.

When Uber did the background check on me, I found out that my driving record "only" goes back to 1982 -- which is the year I switched over to an MA license from a NJ one. Not that there were any tickets or anything outstanding.

Not totally coincidentally, I don't think I got a car until sometime in 1985.

Let me tell you after a morning of talking to peopledriving and then tutoring a loud bunch of (thankfully) attentive teenagers, I'm socially wore out.

I used to have to write down the expiration date of my DL on a lot of forms, so I knew when to renew it, but I don't remember having to do that recently. Huh.

I should check my auto registration, it's due early in December. I think I paid it as soon as I got the notice (old car = cheap registration so I can just get it out of the way immediately), but I should double check.

I love having a somewhat reliable car, it means I don't have to go into the inspection process expecting to have an expensive repair on top of it. Oh, wait, not all states require a vehicle safety and emissions inspection as part of registration.

In California, I used to get a business envelope with my renewal information. In Colorado it is a small postcard. Way too often I miss the card or get it and put it in "a safe place". Now I try to look at the month on my plate whenever I walk up to my car. Though at the moment, I sure couldn't tell you when it will renew.

I do need to go to DMV and get my address updated and HOPEFULLY get a new picture. My current picture is beyond hideous.

We have it every other year. The downside of the old car is I have to get a more comprehensive emissions check, but the Toyota has come through just needing a minor adjustment, not a costly repair, every time so far.

ETA: I'm SO GLAD they put all that stuff (including my car's current status and due dates) on the internet so I can look it up when I get worried that I've forgotten part of the process.

Oh good lord. I thought I just barely screwed on the lid of my lunch after I took it out of the microwave but now I can't get it open. Sigh.

Renewing driver's licenses has become a huge pain now that we've got to have all these damned identifying documents. I had to get my birth certificate and marriage license to prove my existence and justify the name difference between current DL and birth certificate.

I had to do that this week. My license actually expired in February; I know bad girl. So I gathered all the stuff (been married 3 times yo!), and went and got the new license. Good till 2022 now.

The oddest part was I had my contacts in and they are mono-vision so one column was totally blurred. So I have a restriction that I can't drive without side view mirrors. I guess I shouldn't close my far eye when driving.

We don't get any notification at all. And using a DC driver's license for ID is kind of iffy ... not only are they not in compliance with the more stringent ID requirements to get one, but some people (TSA, I'm glaring at you) don't recognize DC as being a valid part of the U.S.