some days we don't let the line move at all...

Have you ever been to the DMV? Of course you have, anyone with a driver's license or ID card has had to sit through the purgatory that is known as the Department of Motor Vehicles.


Deciding I was in desperate need of a picture and information update on my license (I don't look like "cholo" Mark anymore, you'll have to see the picture yourself to understand) since the last time I tried to buy beer at Ralph's and liquor at Pak n' Save, the clerks seemed skeptical of the picture on the ID and the face looking at them. I mean, look at this guy, he's not 5'7" or 145 pounds (anymore).

Anyways, I'm sure that if there is a hell, waiting in line to get in will be much like waiting in line at the DMV. It doesn't matter where you come from, what your background is, how wealthy or poor you are, whether you're a single bachelor or married with children, the DMV is the ultimate equalizer. You've got the guy in the suit, waiting patiently while reading over some paperwork. You've got the mother on the cell phone, trying to keep her restless kid from shuffling around. You've got your young couple in the obvious stage of "let's do everything we can together," including that trip to the DMV you've been dreading. You've got your studious student, skimming through a reader while time passes by. You've got your biker clad in leather, clutching his helmet and obviously bored. You've got your senior citizen, slouching, eyes closed and head facing down, but is actually the most alert person in the room.

And it doesn't matter who you are because we're all there for the same reason (there's something wrong with my vehicle registration and/or driver's license), and we're all subject to the same punishment (now serving G269, in window number 19...now serving B413, in window number 2).

Time seems to stop since nobody ever seems to move, but you know that time is still passing, since your afternoon is slowly disppearing with every number called.

Still think us car owners have it easy?

"no I'm not gonna pick you up right now, I'm at the DMV! go get up and find yourself a damn bus!"
-overheard at the Department of Motor Vehicles