It just took me over two hours to write up the responses to eight questions in my last online course. Once I'm done -- if I've gotten everything done -- I'll have a postgrad certificate in distance education. Wheeee.....

Typically distracting me has been a series of questions and thoughts.

1. I'm so sick of the Geico caveman commercials. How does that guy get a sitcom? Seriously.

2. I love DirecTV, except when it storms. There's nothing like anticipating a great moment in a movie or show, only to have the screen pixelate and see the dreaded "searching for satellite signal" message.

3. Flash flood warnings keep coming up on the network stations. I'm unreasonably annoyed by these. I don't live in Bumblefuck where this is a concern, and I'm not leaving my apartment tonight unless there's an emergency. This is an incredibly rude way of thinking -- people out there need to worry about this -- but get the damned graphics off of Matt Perry's face, please!

4. Tonight, Benjamin grabbed a can of raspberry seltzer off of DH's nightstand, turned it upside down, and watched the liquid pour all over the place. He didn't stop, even when I yelped "Noooooo!!!!!" and jumped off the bed. He did, however, burst into tears when he realized he was standing in a puddle of sticky bubbly water and the can was empty. I think he was more upset that the can was empty than about my yelling or about the event itself. In the past two weeks, he's managed to spill Coke, water, Kool-Aid, milk, and G-d knows what else. It still isn't boring him yet. I'm a little more than concerned about the possibility of him electrocuting himself.

5. My brain is empty....