the world's shortest, fastest update

i am typing this at the mall kiosk for the st. petersburg times, where you can buy a copy of the paper and check your email/surf the 'net. young beatrix is having an epidermal consultation at the origins store here at tampa's international plaza mall, so i have about 40 minutes to kill. (she's doing it to get the free, full-size cleanser that comes with every assessment.)

i'd shop, but we "finished" going through the stores before i dropped her off with the overly perky sales rep...who, by the way, was exceptionally disappointed that i didn't want to partake of a facial analysis. ah well.

there is much to report but not much time at the moment so, here then, is a brief highlights package of what's to come:

* flying with morons
* free wi-fi from heaven?
* "pull your vehicle off the road right now."
* the perils of brushfires to the north (*cough*)
* the simultaneous cool factor and cheese factor of having a PT cruiser as one's rental car (seriously)
* and, of course, photos!

more later. the nice lady running this kiosk is eyeing the clock. one is supposed to use these free machines for a maximum of 15 minutes, and i think my time is almost up...