some things I learned this past week:

• If you're feeling depressed, best not to listen to musicals that explore deteriorating mental health.
• If your husband is excited about putting together an emergency kit and you razz him about it, be prepared for a retort including the words/phrases "you won't be sorry" and "end of the world" and "zombies".
• Tina Fey's new book is a revelation.
• Go with your gut: if a recipe calls for 1t crushed red pepper and you feel like it's gonna blow the top of your head off, it probably will.
• New haircuts you're considering will always look better on celebrities with gorgeous faces.
• After witnessing this horror, I know I will never, in an attempt to save money, dump out poop from a dog bag to reuse it.
• It scares others (me) when you run without a bra on.  That shit can't be good.  Tie those puppies down.
• When you make three dozen cookies, go into it knowing that you will eat a minimum of 14 in a 12-hour period.
• The notion of administering your own pedicure always sounds great until you're down there.
• Computer-related wire tangles make my teeth hurt.
• Sometimes reality television will truly cure what ails you.