Moving is a pain

This my first real move. I moved away to college. I moved home. I moved into a house down the road from home. But I've never moved-moved. I've never done the kind of move where I'm never coming back again. (Note: by never, I mean in my adult life. I've done plenty of that moving, but that was all before age 7)

You know what? It's a pain in the ass.

There's finding a new place to live. A new job. Then there's buying furniture and food and stupid household items you never thought you'd buy... like scotch tape.

There's all the little things to do, the loose ends to tie up. I spent 2 hours in the DMV today (for the SECOND time) to get a NY driver's license. Did you know you need more proof of ID to get a NY license than you do to get a Social Security Card? I kid you not.

Story: I lost my SSC years ago, and didn't bother to get a new one - what do I need one for? Besides, I'd just have to get a new one when I eventually get married. So D and I head down to the DMV 2 weeks ago armed with various points of identification - AZ licenses, passports, pay stubs, credit cards, school IDs, etc etc etc. Without a SSC, I was flat-out refused service. Apparently, in New York you cannot simply swap your CURRENTLY VALID LICENSE FROM ANOTHER STATE.

So, the next week I ventured to the social security office. I was, I swear, the only American in line - everyone else were immigrants. Do you know what it took for me to get a brand new social security card, the freakin holy grail of American Identification???

A valid AZ drivers license.

Yes, you read that right. It required more identification to get a New York drivers license than to get a social security card. Does this strike anyone else as utterly ridiculous?

Anyway, I waited a week and got my new SSC in the mail, then went back down to the DMV and presented my pretty new card along with a bank card, a pay stub, a bank statement, a birth certificate, and a W2. I needed 6 points of ID to transfer my VALID drivers license... New York is ridiculous!!

The best part? NY doesn't give you a license right away. You go through all that trouble, wait at the DMV for 2 hours, blah blah blah to only be issued a "temporary license" which is nothing more than a piece of paper. I currently have zero forms of photo ID, since they confiscated my AZ license. It takes 2-3 weeks for your new license to come in the mail. For the last time, New York is ridiculous!

In the end, though, I'm almost done with all these silly little things. It will be nice when everything is done and we can finally be settled!