Things are finally out of my control. Yesterday I spent more than half of the day finalizing my expedited passport. I went to the post office with my birth certificate (thanks mom) and found out I needed a printed itiniary and an authorization form. So I had to drive back to my office and get those. Then I had to take the sealed package to Fedex and got them to overnight it. Along the way I stopped at CompUSA to finally get my laptop fixed and I stopped at the car shop and got an estimate on my car for that minor damage from the driveway incident way back in August. I am planning on getting my car fixed while I am in Prague so I don't have to have a rental car - 2 birds with one stone. Now all I have to do is wait. It'll be close with me getting my passport on Thursday or Friday before I leave on Saturday. In other news today I am going to be stuck in pointless meetings. I think we have one of those big team meetings where everyone goes around the table and introduces themselves. It's like suspenseful when the person next to you stands up and says who they are. Then you have to say something. Usually there is wit in the room and then it becomes harder to think up something funny. Maybe I'll go with "I'm Brian Bass and I am an Alcoholic." naa. "I am Brian Bass and I am a highly skilled surfer." or "I'm Brian Bass and I am a punk rocker." or "I'm Brian Bass and I will probably be gone in 3 months anyway." I've never seen a truly memorable introduction. No one ever remembers anyone's names anyways. I remember I was at this one company where all I could remember was the first letter of everyone's names. I would then say ,"Oh he's over there next to ssssssss." "Suresh?" "Yes that's it. That's the ticket." In other news. Why do short people, people near 5ft tall, use the tall urinals in the restroom when there are existing short urinals built for them. There's nothing like going into the restroom and having to stoop while a short person stands next to you at the tall ones.

Thought of the Day
"Jerry, you got any Tums?"
"Stomach ache?"
"I drank too much water in the shower."
- Kramer and Jerry, in "The Summer of George"