the quick 35 minute commutes don't produce much--I've actually got to pay attention to the cars speeding at a good 35mph in front of me... but the hour forty minute commute... well, that can give me brain-hurting-I-can't-believe-i-just-came-up-with-the-perfect-bridge-to-my-story ideas since I can go a full ten minutes without even clearing the first dash on the spedometer... once you get into the skill of paying attention to the car in front of you and just a little-bit-day-dreaming, its awesome... I actually enjoyed my two hour commute on wednesday... I solved a huge contradiction to a fanfic I was writing to contradictions that already exist in the stargate universe... *happehsigh*