Ever have one of those days...

[lizziebith]

Man Oh Man is today one of those days...I'm just now decompressing:

This morning I had an appointment (which I had to take off 2 hours from work for) at the local Social Security Office to start the just-married-name-change procedure that every government web site I'd visited said began with the SSN. I'm there in line before the doors open (hearing about "appointments" which were never offered to me on the phone or online) and-but-so-anyway I get to the window finally, with all my paperwork filled out already and in good order, when the clerk informs me that the Federal Government does not recognize the Official, Embossed State of Nevada Marriage License. WHAT????????????? Yes, it's recognized as legally-binding as in we ARE married, but I can't use it for ANYTHING else, like changing my last name! (And let's not have a debate about that, please: I'm doing it for very legitimate business reasons.)

She said I had to go to the DMV and get my driver's license changed first. I told her that the DMV website said EXACTLY the opposite. She just shrugged. Now, I have an appointment at the DMV for Friday to do the change...any bet-takers out there? I have the feeling that I'm going to be back here in the "ever-have-one-of-those-days-thread" Friday afternoon!

Oh, and part two:

On the way to work, after all that fun at the SS Office, ALL the warning lights came on in my car. I had to call in to work that I'd miss the Very Important Meeting I was to attend today. Now, I'm STILL waiting for the quote from the mechanic while I'm sitting in my brand-new, expensive desk chair in my home office, just knowing I shouldn't have spent that money yesterday. OY.