I hate the new rule that the BMV has about not smiling in your driver’s license picture anymore. Apparently, it has something to do with their new nifty facial recognition technology, and the inability of that new nifty technology to figure out teeth. So you can only do one of those dumb closed-mouth smiles. This works well for Mr. Mock, who, despite my constant complaints about it, always smiles without showing his teeth for photos. I, on the other hand, am the quintessential sorority-photo smile queen. It’s not just that I smile with my teeth, it’s that I smile with ALL OF THEM. You can see every last tooth in every picture I ever take ever. And I wasn’t even IN a sorority!!!
Plus, I am genetically programmed to smile if there is a camera pointed in my direction. It’s not even something I can control – it just happens.
Mr. Mock warned me about this new rule several weeks ago when he got his license renewed. So, knowing I had to get mine renewed today, I have been practicing looking in the mirror at myself with a closed-mouth smile. And I look ridiculous when I do that. So I kind of went into the whole license-renewing experience knowing that it would have a bad outcome. But I had no idea HOW bad the resulting photo would be. Holy crap, mockdockers – it’s HORRIFIC. The photo-taking lady was so sunny and cheerful and friendly that I practically had to dig my nails into my own hands to stop myself from smiling back. And seriously – how often does that happen at the BMV????
Anyway, I look like a deranged psychotic serial killer strung out on meth. Only sleepier.
WORST. PHOTO. EVER.
And no, I’m not posting it so don’t even ask. 
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