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Vancouver, 2001.08.17

Yesterday I went to the 'driver's services' thing downtown to try and get a BC driver's license. It turns out that I need my birth certificate. No big deal, I have one. But because I had a new driver's license issued when I returned to Ontario, I had to call a number in Ontario to have a statement of standing issued. I was rerouted to their website, where I eventually found the appropriate link, and was told "That's $12, Mac." Lousy government conspiracies!

rand()m quote

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

—Anne Frank