DMV

I PASSED THE DMV TEST--YAY!
Walked in the morning, but cut it a bit short. Had breakfast, then got back on-line to take the practice tests. Changed and ate just a few mouthfuls of turkey, then went out to wait for the van. My appointment was at 1:15, but the "envelope" the van person gave me was 11:59 to 12:15 and darned if it didn't get here at the earliest.
That meant I was 45 minutes early for my appointment, but I really didn't care. The DMV office is near a shopping center with restaurants and I thought I might have lunch there after (as it turned out, I decided not to).
I was given an eye test and the written test first (I was surprised the latter was on paper, not on-line), then the "hearing" took place. It was just me and Mr. Chacon in his office--but it was under oath and was recorded. There's no point in going through it; suffice it to say, I passed and Mr. C. made an appointment for me to take the road test on November 13 in Ventura.
I was out of there before 2:00 and called Access to be taken home. However, I was told I couldn't be picked up until between 3:00 and 3:30, so I called to cancel when I found out there was a bus stop nearby. Got on a the 22 bus and--surprise!--it stopped at St. John's. Impulsively, I decided to go in and say hello  to Suzanne.
Surprise again--she wasn't working yesterday, which I was told when I finally found her office. No prob, I just took the next bus (no. 22) out, which went to East Ventura, then boarded another (no. 10) that goes down Telegraph. Had a light salad, then prepared to go to town, although it was after 4:00 by that time.
Biggest (and best) surprise of all, as I was nearing the bus stop, a car stopped and it was Ellen!  She was going to Target, so I hopped in, and went with her. We shopped, said goodbye, then I went home and relaxed.