...online. Like most people of my generation, I do a lot of day-to-day stuff online. I'm not just talking about email or chatting or research, although those are all useful things. But I check my bank account online, I pay my bills online, I'm trying out online dating, you name it.

So imagine my surprise when I got pulled over a few weeks ago for pulling a California roll at a stop sign. The cop gave me a ticket and I had the option of taking a traffic class to avoid getting any points on my license. I went to pay the ticket online (nice) and that's where I discovered I could even take my class online! Mind you, I'm taking this class right now and it's boring as hell. Several years ago I got a speeding ticket and took the option of the comedy traffic school, but this seemed quicker and cheaper.

Basically, all it does is give me a chapter to read with cute animations and quizzes at the end of every chapter. It times me as well, so even though it took me around 15 minutes to finish one chapter, I still had to wait the additional 40 minutes because it's a 55 minute chapter.

Not bad for the comfort of staying in pyjamas on a Sunday night, listening to Fort Minor on iTunes. I considered chatting while doing it, but even that seemed like multi-task-overkill.