The Human Mind...

Oh the great wonders of the human mind! Capable of processing millions of bits of information in seconds, we often find ourselves able to catch a glimpse of intelligence in true form.

With this in mind, I would like to relate an experience I had while returning home from David's wedding. Kenny and I used almost every spare hour we had getting all the immature guy fun out of our system. Unfortunately, this time often came VERY late at night. On the day I flew back to LA, Kenny and I managed to stay up till 2 in the morning with a departure time for the airport at 4 a.m. Not running on a great amount of sleep, I chose to spend my time on the plane recuperating. This means I wished for no human interaction, just peace and quite. The flight to Phoenix was peaceful and I had 3 seats to myself. So far so good. Then came the flight from Phoenix to LA. I sat by the window with a wonderful (read: obnoxious) woman next to me with another woman beside her. The delightful woman struck up a conversation immediately with the aisle seat occupant without hesitation. This didn't bother me, I can sleep through anything (Cassie thinks she could be murdered in the bed next to me and I wouldn't wake up). Unfortunately, this arrangement did not last much longer than takeoff. The aisle woman managed to shake free of her attackers conversation. Unable to accept the solitude of a 45 min. flight in silence, the woman then looks frantically for another person to converse with. Her eyes land on her next target...me. As she begins speaking to me I think quickly of my primary days. Using the sign language I learned from Silent Night, I make a few motions at her indicating I was dear. Enter human intelligence. Instead of abandoning her campaign, she raises her voice by 60 decibels and shouts, "OH! ARE YOU DEAF!?" Suppressing the urge to laugh (read: smack her over the head) I shake my head at her and turn away.

The story is long, the meaning is pointless, but hopefully we all got some chuckles out of it. I know I did.