Well I successfully survived two plane flights in the past week, despite the pilot on the second interrupting us constantly inflight with trite comments like "On your left you'll see the Gulf of Mexico, on your right you'll see Orlando". Here's a trite comment for you flyboy: Watch where you're going!

In the Ft. Lauderdale airport there is a sign that says "every time you stop and think, you've missed another opportunity". Comma splice aside, after witnessing such events as the OJ Simpson trial, lawsuits over hot coffee, successful TV shows like The Bachelor and American Idol, and ads on Florida TV for drag racing, I don't ever find myself having the sentiment "You know what, the average American thinks way too much. We should just do whatever comes to mind at the time without the least bit of thought."

Speaking of drag racing, based on the ads the main draws of the event seemed to be a car with a jet engine attached to it and a semi truck with a jet engine attached to it. I don't even like being in planes with jet engines, never mind a big rig.

Today I may have to give a presentation in Databases which thankfully would mark the end of work on the group project that has consumed much of my free time for the past month. However, last night I started coming down with a sore throat and a headache, and as I type this while my research is running my head pounds and my eyes are drooping. It won't be the most averse conditions, since last spring I once gave a CS456 presentation after exactly 30 minutes of sleep the night before, but it will be an interesting challenge nonetheless. At least our project can help me find the cheapest therapeutic equivalent to Dayquil, the only thing that can keep me awake right now.