I finally have a driver’s license.

Yes, yes. Finally. It’s only taken me six (six) years to get around to getting the damn thing. That’s not being entirely true, though. It’s not like I’ve consistently failed the driving exam; I just never really got around to learning to drive and to taking the test. When I first turned old enough to start working towards getting my license, I honestly just put it off. I was depressed at the time and didn’t really care whether I could zip around town on my own. Then I got past the depression and put it off some more because I was very, very nervous about driving. Then the abnormal (a young adult not getting his driver’s license) became the normal. Everyone was used to it, including me. If I wanted to get somewhere in town, I had to ask the wife to drive me there, or perhaps another family member.

Now that I finally have the license, I’d like to say this to all family members, friends, etc. who have lugged my ass all over the place during the past few years: I’m sorry. I’m sorry for being a nuisance, pest, etc. I know I was. And now that I’ve briefly tasted the freedom of being able to hop in the car and just go, without having to ask anyone or schedule a pickup or blah, blah, blah, I’d also like to say this: this is nice. It’s really cool to just be able to go without all of the hassle of finding a ride.

One last thing, to those that have driven me all over the place over the years: I owe ya’. If you need a ride, let me know, and I’ll see what I can do.
Edit: I forgot one thing. The cones suck, the ones they use to test your maneuverability skills. That was the only part of the exam I was concerned about, and it turned out my intution was right. I lost 10 points (you can lose up to 25 total and still pass) during the exam. Why? Because I screwed up during my first attempt at backing up through the cones. The actual driving part of the exam, I did perfectly. Grumble, grumble. Oh well. In the end, my wallet now has a driver’s license in it, and that’s all that matters I suppose.