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Stardate: 20190607.2346 | |
Location: Garage | |
Input Device: AlphaSmart dana.wireless | |
Software: AlphaWord | |
Audio: Box fan | |
Visual: Cluttered work bench | |
Emotional State: Tired, end of the work week. | |
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I should probably be going to bed but I don't feel like it | |
just yet. I was going to read, but decided to write some. | |
I have been dealing with some more issues regarding my | |
irresponsibility lately that have come to fruition. I have | |
this 2017 Chevy Bolt that I've been using as my daily | |
commuter/grocery getter for the past couple years. | |
Apparently, I neglected to renew the plates _last_ year. I | |
found this out when I was looking for my DMV receipt to | |
deduct from my 2018 taxes. I could not find it and realized | |
that I did not register at all for 2018. The matter at hand | |
were the taxes, so I figured that I would deal with the | |
registration later. Taxes were filed, life went on. | |
Fast forward to Easter. I took my daughter to the park in | |
our Easter Sunday's best to play some croquet. I parked my | |
car in the parking lot by the dog park. Same park where the | |
guitar incident occurred. [1] We got out, got the equipment, | |
set up the field, and played a round of croquet. By the end | |
of the first game, it was getting warm and we decided to pack | |
it up. | |
When we got home, I noticed something on my windshield, which | |
I did not notice previously. It was a parking ticket. I was | |
like, WTF?! It was for expired plate that I neglected to | |
take care of. Oh. I was not looking forward to spending a | |
day at the DMV. Since the mini van was not being used, I | |
drove that instead. For the next month. | |
So my car sat in my garage for the next month while I kept | |
procrastinating on visiting the DMV. Also, I knew it was | |
going to cost me a bit of money so I just kept up with my | |
daily routine with work, family, chores, etc. | |
Last week, I woke up and decided to take a sick day to deal | |
with the DMV. I anticipated having to wait at least half the | |
day since I had no appointment, so I brought a book. | |
Fortunately, I was able to get to the counter faster than I | |
anticipated. It turns out that I had some unpaid parking | |
tickets that I had to pay on top of this year and last year's | |
registration + late fees, etc. It was not cheap, but only a | |
couple hundred more than I was anticipating, which isn't | |
really saying much of anything at all. Do you know how many | |
things you can buy at the dollar store for a couple hundred | |
dollars? | |
So I got that done and it only took 1 hour, 30 minutes, 1 | |
sick day, and too much cash wasted foolishly. on something | |
that could have been prevented. I did walk away with | |
registered plates, the ability to drive my car again legally, | |
some peace of mind that it was taken care of, and a reason to | |
yell at the teenager in me. | |
Fast forward to this past Wednesday. I had spent about an | |
hour in the park practicing my guitar, killing time before an | |
appointment I had to keep. My guitar playing went into | |
overtime and I had to rush to my appointment. On the way | |
there, I got caught in a speed trap. I was clocked at going | |
86 mph in a 65 zone. I was cited for speeding by a highway | |
patrolman who looked like he was in his early 20's. Also, my | |
proof of insurance was not in the glove box, so I have to | |
bring that to court. I got my ticket and went on my way. | |
WTF is going on with me? I keep fucking up these seemingly | |
trivial tasks that most responsible people seem to do with | |
ease. I know how to do these things and I have the means to | |
get these things done. I just don't seem to be doing these | |
things. Maybe the irresponsible teenager in me is acting out | |
because he needs attention. Maybe he is sick of being a | |
responsible adult and needs to wreak havoc. Maybe he doesn't | |
like being ignored. Maybe he does not want to be forgotten. | |
I'll have to ruminate on this one further. Perhaps the | |
answers will come after I have rested. Perhaps it will be | |
revealed in my dreams. | |
Time to sleep. | |
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