Looking back, I’ve always had a vanity license plate. My first car was Su6rFr3; a bold attempt to recreate my initial diabetes alias, SugarFree.

The vanity plates for my second car reflected my current persona – 5prtc5. You know, because I am Spartacus. I even put that on a JDRF themed plate. Between Spartacus, diabetes, and the Virginia Tech frame, you had an entire snapshot of who I am. (Assuming you could translate 5prtc5.)

Now that I’m living in California, there’s a new opportunity to customize my drive-by status. Lucky for me, you can get particularly creative with license plates in this state.

Fitting, no?