Thursday, September 28, 2006

Helpful: Ten things I learned this week

1) Taxicabs have little magnets in their seats that attract and steal cell phones.
2) I can still understand 60% of the Spanish I hear.
3) The crucial question when writing standards of detainee treatment is: What would Jack Bauer do?
4) Running an actual website is hard, but great.
5) The rule of thumb Debt Coverage Ratio is 1.25.
6) Powerpoint animation is teh shnattt.
7) People who smoke weed while playing softball should not be surprised when they start playing poorly.
8) Today was a bad day for the CTA.
9) Entourage is an awesome show--I'll be meeting Jeremy Piven next week.
10) Riding your bike home in the rain after your seat gets stolen is a sad, effective workout.