- The train is operated by Amtrak and will leave 4 hours late 'for your safety'.
- The train schedule was assembled by 2 liars and 1 asshole all of whom work for Amtrak.
- While the train is capable of traveling at 120 miles per hour--in theory--no Amtrak engineer in their right mind would ever attempt this to avoid speed-related damage to the space-time continuum of upstate New York. This is all based upon research conducted by Amtrak in 1998 when a test animal was strapped to the chassis of an unmanned locomotive traveling at speeds in excess of 40 mph. The train vanished (but was then found later that afternoon at the bottom of a gorge in Ithaca). Amtrak responsibly believes that it is safer to travel at the more reasonable speed of between 0 and 35 mph with frequent lengthy stops for no reason at all.
- Canadian customs officials speak very slowly and use 35% more words than the average speaker of English. And we all know what that word is, eh?
- The train did not qualify for the carpool tracks.
I have been studying for the second in a series of three standardized exams for medical licensure. It is not going well. Over the past three weeks, I have attended two weddings; helped Nurin study; helped Nurin move to Detroit; got my car fixed; hit my car and got it fixed again; watched all the episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Robot Chicken I could find on YouTube; finished the entire game of System Shock for the fifth time; played hours of Worms; Lemmings, and Prince of Persia; and spent a total of 49.5 hours in transit.
I think my problem is largely one of motivation, but I don't know how to prove it. I think I should watch more TV just to be sure.
