Wise Like a Fortune Cookie... But With Less Calories!

Things I've learned recently...

• the best way to play your iPod in your car is to use a cd car adaptor (if you have one that plugs into the tape deck). instead of plugging in your cd player, hook up the iPod. it sounds great. i learned this from jack who heard it from his brother. it has changed my life. weep.
• returning shoes two years after buying them may lead to some trouble. i didn't wear them and i had the receipt, but surprise, surprise, some stores like sketchers aren't willing to give you full price. especially when their policy is 30 days or less. i wanted to explain that i have a shoe-buying-phobia which prohibits me from making frequent trips to shoe stores, but i thought it best to keep quiet about that. thank god for stores like banana republic, which let me return pants 2 and a half years later.
• "Jurassic Park" holds up pretty darn well after 12 years. Can you believe it's been that long???
• guys who you think are good-looking but nothing special can suddenly move into the special category when they grow stubble.
• paigie is a very considerate friend and will go out of her way to pick things up for you from your favorite stores (even if you didn't ask for it).
• adam brody is a nice guy and quite photogenic. and doesn't smell.
• itunes does not sell sophie ellis baxter's "murder on the dancefloor." damn them!
• being a scientologist doesn't mean you can't also be christian or catholic. but it does mean you're allowed to be an asshole and spread unsubstantiated facts about psychiatry. i'm sorry, i'm being glib.