chicago '08

today Hugsband and I spent several hours at our local branch of the state of illinois dmv. the place was like a shrine to our secretary of state, Jesse White. his photograph was plastered all over the place. in fact, when I was searching online for information about the location/hours/etc., I had difficulty finding the official state website because it's called something like 'Jesse White presents cyberdrive illinois'. most of the individuals working at the northwestside dmv were quite friendly, including the ancient man who administered my written exam. he was covered in liver spots, had a parkinsonian tremor, and appeared rather unsuited to perform his job. he scored my exam by running one finger along the answer key and marking on the test with his other hand. unfortunately, his movements were uncoordinated, and his left hand was at least 2 items behind his right by the time he finished. needless to say, he was quite inaccurate with his scoring. somehow I still eeked by with a passing score (he marked 5 wrong).

we didn't go out to celebrate Hugsband's new job or the completion of my big, scary exam, but when we left the dmv with new licenses, plates, registration, and city stickers in hand, we both agreed that some sort of celebration was in order. can't celebrate tonight- Mom's coming over to have Hugsband's famous salmon and zucchini/goat cheese bread, but tomorrow night we're eatin' out!!