Protagonist

I just spent a couple days with my sister Cari and her family up in the forests near Escanaba (raging metropolis of 15,000 in the upper peninsula in Michigan). I drove up to see them before I head out on my big move to NYC. Anyway, on the road, I drifted into thought and I was thinking about my last post and how I used the term "primary character", which is fine and all; but, I really wanted to say "protagonist." Duh! I couldn't think of the darn word---it's one of those things! You know a word or a fact or whatever, but because of some little glitch in the brain it simply can not be recovered! ARGH! I swear I spent about an hour thinking of some word that started with "pr". Miles of highway, beautiful autumnal colors, the driver in front of me meant nothing while I ransacked my brain for this precious precious word. Then, finally, after I drove out of a town that may have been Oconto (remember, I wasn't paying attention) a-ha! "PROTAGONIST"! Hey, I knew I knew that word! Now the world is better for it and I still have the appearance of my sanity.
I've got a bit more to say, but I gotta head out so I can get to my dad's and watch the fresh new episode of "Smallville."