Helmets, and driving in Philly

Why it's a good idea to wear a motorcycle helmet. (Portugese commercial, 1.9MB mpeg)

Why it's a good idea to wear protective clothing when riding. (Painful-lookin' pictures!)

Why it's not a good idea to drive or ride unlicensed/unregistered/etc in Philly anymore.

Wow.. good credit offer!

It takes a really good credit deal to beat the cards I already carry, but I just got a better offer. Currently, I have one card that has 6.99% on balance transfers through 7/1/03 and 11.5% otherwise, and another that's a fixed 9.9%.
However, I just got an offer for 0.0% on balance transfers through 7/1/03, with 9.74% otherwise. Woohoo!

In this godawful heat..

Paid $0.20 bursar bill.

Dropped film at Cornell Store.

Mailed college ring to ArtCarved to get resized/degreed/dated.

Bought USB hub from PC Shop in ctown.

Installed USB hub, hooked everything else up.

Fire in the sky!

Went to see Ithaca's fireworks show at IC tonight with Jen--she hadn't actually been to a July4 fireworks show in years. :) It was pleasantly cooler there than here, for some reason; prior to the fireworks, they had a Re/Max hot air balloon, a kid's carnival thing, and perhaps some other activities. We parked downtown and took the shuttle, which was quick to get to IC and horribly slow (like all the rest of the traffic) to get back downtown. The show itself was decent, and only partly obscured by a large building.
Now, back home, had some ice cream, and later a movie, while pondering just why the bedrooms in this house are so damn hot when it's 12 degrees cooler outside (vs. my room, anyway) and at least a few degrees cooler in the common areas of the house..