A very telling insight into my thought process

Me, thinking and driving: Hmm, maybe I should do my master's thesis on Buddhism in Comics...
Sunlight: *hits windshield*
Me, in a high-pitched voice of glee: Oh. My. God. Kitty Footprints! Little kitty footprints!

This just goes to prove, no matter how much thinking I can put into grad school and worrying about my statement of purpose, I am still easily distracted by things that are small and cute.