Jason Levine – Healing People Daily with the Power of Digital Video & Audio

Hello my friends! Well, today I'm writing from the airport (or I should say, the Evangelist's *other* home) and today I'm @ Dulles in D.C., en route to the Netherlands. Greg Rewis and I have a busy week ahead of us, meeting with a whole series of VARs and performing training on CS3 (in what they're calling, "Train the Trainer" Sessions) as well as some special VIP events for one of the top broadcast companies in Holland...more on that later!

Ok...but what's this Blog Title all about? As many of you know (as I believe I've mentioned it before)...I have HORRIBLE motion sickness. Horrible motion sickness. Which is ironic, considering that I spend more than 65%-75% of my life on planes!! But yes, it's true. I hate boats (even imagining the 'smell' of the water, or the 'smell' of diesel fuel *whilst* on the water can make me hurl!), I don't do cruises, I don't do rides @ Disneyland or any amusement park, and taxis (particularly in New York) can often make me go *green* in a matter of seconds. I hate the backseat of a car, and again, even thinking about a fully-populated sedan (with 2 in the front and 3 or 4 in the back) can really make me physically ill...JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!

But, it's never really a problem (at least, the plane and taxi thing) as I always take an over-the-counter medication called 'Dramamine' (note: I *still* won't do boats though; even with the pills!). So you can imagine my surprise today (when flying from the desert to Dulles) when I awoke about 15 minutes before the plane landed and found myself, well, NAUSEATED! Ick. Back of my neck got all sweaty, I had to turn the little airvent DIRECTLY on my face, my heart was racing, and a quick glance at myself (in my phone screen's reflection) revealed that my normal color had turned formally, uh, green...

...and this all got me thinking..., "Was my 'stash' of Dramamine a little out-dated?". I literally stock-up every few months or so; but with so much flying (and going thru box after box) I kinda lost track of the 'newest ones', and even found myself hitting my 'reserve packs' (which I had buried deep in my laptop bag/suitcase thing). Which further caused me to investigate the packaging...and that's when I noticed it...EXPIRES MARCH 2008.

Well, they weren't kidding were they? LOL. Damn. I mean... my last flight from NYC was *also* mildly pukey...but I really hadn't thought much about it (as it was SERIOUSLY turbulent). But this...well, let's just say, "Thank goodness I read the packaging."

The good news? NO...I *did not* vomit (only once in my life, actually) and the moment I got off the plane, I immediately bought NEW Dramamine, and then followed that by guzzling a Quad-Venti Latte from Starbucks (I know...what the heck is wrong with me? Not only does coffee seem to 'soothe' my stomach, but I can also fall immediately asleep after drinking four shots of Espresso...the Evangelist life, my friends!

So, that's the exciting news on this Easter Sunday!! LOL. Read your labels, people. And remember...even Dramamine can go bad. LOL. But here I am, Happy Again, @ the lounge in Dulles...

Knowing that NEW Dramamine is ready and waiting for me...

So, now feeling a little less-green, and way more happy to be flying again...

...until next time...

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