The Unlicensed Wonder

So here's a little secret about me. I don't have a driver's license. I have had a driving permit twice. Just to be clear, I wasn't prohibited from getting a driver's license till I was 21 due to some miscreant behavior from my youth. I simply have never gotten one nor really needed one...Plus driving gives me anxiety. Probably from all the times my mother told me, "Remember if you're driving and some little kid runs into the road and you hit them, it's all your fault."

I know it's sad and rather unusual, but there it is. You see the law in my particular state while I was growing up was that anyone who had never had a driver's license before had to take a driver's education course regardless of how old they were. As a teenager, I was already having to take required courses online and through summer school because I was taking extra theater and dance classes during the day; thus, my parents didn't think it was a good idea to add to my work load by having me take a period for driver's ed as well. I was supposed to go to a private driving school but simply never had the time. After graduation, I went to Hawaii for school, and as unreliable as the public transportation system there is, I never needed a car. Then I went to Europe, which has a fantastic transportation system and people hardly drive there anyway, so again unnecessary. It hasn't been till now that I needed one. And luckily for me, the law just changed so I no longer need to sit in a class with a bunch of 15 and 16 year olds.

Now, I am pleased to announce that I am almost a licensed driver. I'm on my third permit as of yesterday. And on July 16th, assuming I pass the road test, I will be fully privileged to drive. Halle-freaking-lujah. Of course that gives me six weeks to get over my fear of the freeway, figure how to switch lanes without looking like a maniac, develop a whole new set of muscle memory, and learn how to parallel park or just park period. But you know, I'm hopeful. Miracles happen like the fact that I passed the eye exam. No, seriously, the first time I went to go get my permit, it took me like twelve tries. I was lucky the guy was so patient.

My name is Bailey Loveless. And this is attempt number 3. Wow. I wonder how long it will take before that joke gets old.

Oh and for the record, I have indeed slept 7-8 hours the past two nights.

Cuz this is what people look like when they sleep.