Procrastination

Don't want to do more torts reading right now. Don't care that much about whether poking someone in the back during a fire drill is battery or not. So, procrastination ensues:

A weird phenomenon that I experience--and that also seems to run in my family (right, everyone?)--is sneezing when I come into contact with bright light. Or, similarly, if I need to sneeze, sometimes looking at a bright light helps me to get it out. Now, most people seem to think I'm crazy when I tell them this, but a few understand and are right there with me. For example, last time I was in San Antonio, we took a quick poll on the subject while at Freebirds. Of the ten of us that were there, two of us experienced this (yay for Anne and me). According to an Internet search, this phenomenon is called the photic sneeze reflex, and exists in anywhere from 10-25% of people--the number varies depending on the web page you're looking at. Some sites go so far as to call this a disorder, and state that it can be dangerous if you're driving or if you're a combat pilot (seriously, this site mentions that). It apparently is basically a problem of crossed wires in the brain.

What I want to know is, is this related to the fact that I often sneeze when I am eating corn-based cereal? I first noticed that I do this while eating dry Corn Pops before finals my first year at Trinity--the cereal had come in my finals care package. I noticed recently that I sneeze when eating Honey Nut Chex (a cereal that is both corn- and rice-based), and today when I ate a Frosted Cheerio before putting milk in the bowl--you guessed it, I sneezed. I looked on the box, and sure enough, it is partly corn-based. A quick Internet search won't tell me why I do this. I'm thinking that the wires in my brain must be even more crossed than regular photic sneezers. I sure don't know what else would explain it.