This morning I went on out to the DMV to renew my license. I must say, it's nice to have proof of it again. My other one has remained lost for I daresay one year. Which I didn't mind, because I looked like a pirate in that picture.
Guy Who Helped Me: "Have you previously had a Utah driver's license?"
Me: "Yes."
-pause-
Me: "But I don't have it."
Guy: "You don't?"
Me: "I don't."
-pause-
Me: "It's gone. It's definitely gone."
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Guy: "Okay, we'll need to conduct an eye test," (motions to small binocular-esque contraption at the desk) "so go ahead and put your forehead up against the white rectangle and look in."
Guy: "Go ahead and read line 'H' all the way across."
Me: "G,H,M,D. K,L,N,O." (or something.)
Guy: "Okay... you skipped a section. The first one."
Me: "...seriously?"
Guy: "Yeah."
Me: "There are letters there?!"
Guy: "Uh, yeah. Can you not see them?"
Me: "Oh. Right! No, yeah. Hah. Um. J. R. Uh. D. Z." (I saw no letters in the alleged first section. And needless to say, my left eye did not pass.)
* * *
Guy: "Okay, have a seat and we'll take your picture."
Me: "Okay."
Guy: "Ah! You'd better get up!"
Slightly alarmed, I did. And there was a huge spider descending to where I was.
Guy: "Gah! Hang on."
-moments later-
Guy: "Come on little guy. Come down a little more. No? Are we going to have to do this the hard way?"
Then, dude pulled out a rubber band, took a step, pulled it back, and shot the thing. First try, too.
Me: "Oh!"
* * *
So, yeah, I have a license again.