I've learned how to turn the adversities in my life into enriching experiences. You can actually gain a lot from adversities and they make you the person you are today.

I read a lot of science books - I love cosmology, quantum theory, particle physics. So my idea of a great read would probably put you directly into a coma.

If you find you require willpower, you aren't ready to lose weight.

In some ways, blogging is like drinking - it gives a person permission to be a total asshole.

My mistake was in underestimating the emotional force of a song you have already hear a thousand times.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

Childhood is what ended me up in the hospital and teetering on the edge of deathly alcoholism. It was really good for me to accept it. To accept all the embarrassment and the shame so I don't feel like I used to.