1. Whenever I want to feel better about myself, I play a key Hannah Montana tune (read: Rockstar, We've Got The Party With Us or Make Some Noise, all of which I learned while aboard the ship), and I sing along with it. Loudly. Because she's just sooooo inspiring (can you hear it? Can ya? That's correct, the sar-ist of the casms), or because it's easy to sing along, I sound decent without trying and it makes me feel great. You decide.

2. Having a house full of four teenage brothers is extremely convenient when looking around for a hoodie to grab when you're going out the door. They are draped across every chair, strewn over every surface, and they are all naturally the sort of hoodies which are very cool to be seen wearing.

3. Dear Weather Gods: please, yes, keep pounding me with freezing rain. It's very, very nice for when I'm trying to drive to and from work. It's been almost 24 hours now, lighten up already.

4. Dear Weather Gods: well, I suppose. Thank you for not sending the 40 more centimeters of snow you promised. ♥ LOVE/HATE.

5. I just bought quite a bunch of things from themerchbooth. I am addicted to buying things online. butystherumgone gave up her Visa for lent. I probably should have done the same with my PayPal, but I CAN'T.

6. Yesterday I bought new bras, a new hair dryer, some new mascara and Jason Mraz's new cd (on which I dig Coyotes), and a Jackson Browne greatest hits on a trip to the mall (on which I dig everythinggggg).

7. In case anyone was wondering, CHRIS LOWELL I STILL WANT TO MARRY YOU. You and Ed. We can all be a wonderful polygamous-threesome-whatever-married couple. WE CAN NOT BE DEFINED. WE REJECT YOUR TRADITIONAL VALUES AND ARE IN LOVE.