with my birthday fast approaching I realized the other day that the expiration date on my driver’s license was also fast approaching!

I took this opportunity to visit the handy-dandy nyc dmv license x-press located right on 34th st. I read mixed reviews about the place, how some people breezed right through the process while others took a lot longer, but all in all the people seemed to get their stuff done within an hour so I figured it was still a better option than going to the brooklyn dmv (the last time I renewed my license I pretty much spent all morning and afternoon waiting in 80 lines).

it should be noted that like the rockstar that I am, I went ahead and printed up the forms and had ‘em filled out the night before. a rockstar who reads instructions very carefully, follows every minute rule, dots all his Is and crosses his Ts. and just in case I get asked for other forms of ID I grabbed my passport, social security card, voter card and a utility bill to prove my current address.

shit yeah it’s GO-TIME. the dmv was about to get served.

when I arrived I decided it might be fun to time exactly how long this whole process will take. synchronize watches…

10:49AM: checkpoint 001
the information counter. (politely) flashed my (neatly) filled out mv-44 form. was given a slip of paper to sign and directed over to…

10:50AM: checkpoint 002
the eye exam and photo station. this is where you get your eyes checked, your documents validated and your photo taken. the line was only about 8 people deep but the dude in the front seemed to be having some problems with his docs. he’s definitely not a rockstar. but as soon as mr. stoppage was unclogged the line moved a little better. next thing I knew I was (clearly) enunciating the random letters on the eye exam chart and trying not to look like an ass for the photo that will be my identification for the next 8 years. (btw, you don’t need to bring a passport, a social security card, voter card or a proof of address. the lady called me an overachiever.) I was given a ticket with a number which shall grant me access to the third and final step in this process. now comes the anticipated long ass wait, right? I barely sat down when my number appeared on the display.

11:04AM: checkpoint 003
the “hand over everything that you brought and was given to you today and pony up the money” station. with a glance over the documents and a few clicks of the button I was given an interim license until my real one arrives in the mail in a few weeks.

11:07AM: out tha door, fools
mission accomplished in 18 minutes from start to finish. see you in 2016, license x-press!

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