Embracing My Inner Nerd

So what, I couldn't stand my state-issued license plate. Never could remember it to save my life. I know it's hard to believe, but this was the first thing that came to mind when I thought about a new one, and it was available. I think I was actually surprised to learn it was still available, although in hindsight, I realize how additionally nerdy it is to admit that.

The puzzled looks I get, of course, far outnumber the acknowledgements.

In fact, I hadn't had any acknowledgements, tacit or otherwise, until about a week ago. I was walking back to my car after a meeting and saw from afar an envelope under my wiper blade. Naturally, I thought it was a parking ticket, and was annoyed. But up close, I saw it was just an empty envelope someone put there onto which was scribbled:


I thought that was kinda cool. And by cool, I mean exceedingly nerdy.

Naturally, my car was parked outside the campus engineering building at the time. I'm just saying.