Today I officially became a resident of the Volunteer State. No, this doesn’t include a mandatory membership in the UT fan club. I’m still an Auburn girl through and through, but I will cheer for UT as long as they aren’t playing Auburn. Since that only happened once in five years at Auburn, I don’t think this will be a serious problem! :)
I got my driver’s license, voter registration and library card all during my lunch break. I was really worried about the driver’s license thing because I’d heard horror stories about having to wait for hours to get service. Luckily, I had all the necessary paperwork and was in and out in about 15 minutes. They said it was really slow there since it’s the first of the month and most people had not been paid yet.
Now, I have to find out where my polling place is and get informed about local and state politics in Tennessee. I know there are many more “blue” people in this state than Alabama. Unfortunately, the Mayor of Nashville is “blue” and I believe the Governor of Tennessee is “blue”. Maybe I can be part of the force that changes the map to “red”! :)
You may wonder why I bothered to get a library card? In Davidson County, with a library card, you can get online music downloads and audiobooks. Also, there are some books you can get in PDF format. I think the website said you could get 5 downloads per week for songs and you get to keep them forever. With audiobooks, you have about 3 weeks—similar to checking out a paper book. I think it’s a really nice service, but I have yet to use it yet. I’ll get back to you with a review!
Two in one night…now I’ll probably wait two months before my next update!
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