In the span of one plate recap, we’ve gone from extreme titillating pollen to extreme stifling smog. My face, neck, and forearms, through weeks of outdoor work, are now the colour they’re supposed to be. This is the new normal, as they say. But who’s to say it’s got to be this way?
In any case, the plates did not disappoint. About 123 in total, which isn’t a whole lot for a three-month span, but I wasn’t looking to break records. By design, I’ve felt kind of indifferent toward plate collection recently. It’s the backbone of this blog, and sometimes that’s all it needs to be. I sleep well at night knowing that we’re doing necessary work. I invite you to enjoy the product of your labour below.
ANTELITO, ATEESH, CIRCLAIR, GRAPHX, POCKY—from Amarah. The original Japanese stick biscuit.
80S GIRL—from Jacob. You can almost smell the CFCs from here.
DTAILZ, GUPTA 10, LANDPAYS, SHIROYA—from Maia. I saw LANDPAYS months ago, but scoffed at the thought of who would own such a plate. Coming from a subscriber, though, I’ll take anything.
BR—from Ben C. I can imagine seeing this and trying to pronounce it as one word.
2WANDA2, AZSAVIOR, G1T1N—from Inaya. Again, I’ve seen G1T1N before, but I recorded it with I’s instead of 1’s, and so this is officially a new plate. We’re all human.
CZECH M8—from my mom, who understands what makes a good plate more than most.
ACURA B, FL 305, HR 4EVR, LE SRFM, MNAWAN, MOO, MUDKIX, NRSDR8, PALYUI, TEEITUPP, UR SLPY, ZG, ZORRITOS—from Tess. I’ve definitely missed a few of hers for no good reason, but as I’ve said before, there are more important things.
KUMARA—A month or two ago, Tess told me her mother was seriously looking to personalize. At the time I was strongly against it, concerned specifically with how my perception of people with vanity plates (there’s a reason they’re called that) would change. Now that it’s a fait accompli, I’m still wary. This is certainly a conflict of interest, but so what? A lot has been put into perspective.
AKA MINI, HKYUBER, IM SOHOT, LIL NURS, MISS 99, SWEETONE—from Jen. Always finding gems out of nowhere.
1 HUNTR, ANALIA7, AT PEACE, GRUMPA77, JWLRYBYK, LAVA PIE, SI ONARA, SOVEREIN, TAKITEZZ, 🇨🇦 TALOKR—from Navya, captured in such far-flung corners of the world as the GTA.
MAD DIVA—from Mitch. I like this one a lot.
And the honourable mentions of my own finding:
2 PICKY, 4CDXLIV4, 7 SONS, AIR RICK, BEARDBOY, BOSSWYFE, CHUNCH, DUB TUB, EARP, HOCKYVIL, I SLPT N, J DANGER, JAR JAR, JAZZAROO, JOKE, LARRYV, OWZAT, PORGRDNR, PORTUS, RAT TIME, RUN GIRL, SHUFFLES, SOME CAR, SOULJRNY, THEWIZ69, WAITFRIT, WASHBOY, X PENSV, ZIMMER
From a logistic standpoint, the switch to quarters from months has gone exceedingly well. We’re just over February levels, and that’s without any help form Dacey this time around. I’ve been able to take my foot off the acclerator1 and still come out with exactly what I wanted. Next time someone asks how my summer’s going, I’ll point them to this blog post.
Off I go for three more months! Keep on hunting plates for me! 👺
Oh God, my last driving test is in four days.
DRIVING TEST mine is tomorrow good luck standing in solidarity 🫡🫡🫡
my driving test was at 7 am and started with the testers ex bf crashing our test to try to get back together with her. Needless to say her embarrassment was enough for me to snag a pass. You got this sam, just try to reach the testers ex-partner beforehand.