i probably think this song is about me

"You need a new image today?" As soon as the woman across the counter at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles office asked me that question, I immediately followed with my response, "You bet...I've been waiting 5 years for this moment." I wasn't satisfied with my license photo since the day I took it in 2005, but there was no way to hide the fat and frustration that came with it. For 5 years I have looked at my license and waited for the day to get a new photo taken. I'm just happy I lost the weight before that moment came. I would be in denial if I claimed that yesterday wasn't a day of vanity for me. And anyone who goes through a period of extreme weight loss have probably fought that same vanity. I fight this battle, but my license photo take was a very big deal to me. I must have looked in the mirror 25+ times yesterday (this is fairly common practice for me anyway) making sure that my hair looked okay and practicing my smile. I wanted to make sure that the picture was something I could keep for a while (and in Mass, they let you keep the same photo for 10 years). In fact, the reason I went yesterday and not the beginning of next week was due to the fact that my hair's window of looking good was running out. You know what I'm talking about: you get a haircut and within a few weeks your hair looks perfect. Then within another week or two, it's time for a new haircut. I even brought a change of clothes with me to work so that I wouldn't be in a dress shirt and tie for my photo. I wasn't sure how much of me they would get, but I wanted it to look normal. I was excited at the opportunity to trade in my creeper, stalker-style license pic for a new normal looking one. Vain or not, I don't know...but I'm pleased with the results.