I have found that the key to being happy - well, one of the keys, anyway - is to be easily amused.

Don't let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative.

Sorry, Vern. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents.

Some ISPs are blocking all BitTorrent traffic, because BitTorrent can be used to share files in a piratical way. Hollywood lobbying groups are trying to pass laws which would force ISPs to block or degrade BitTorrent traffic, too. Personally, I think this is like closing down freeways because a bank robber could use them to get away.

I like to quote things.

Keep playing games. Make time to play games with your friends and family, because it's surprisingly heartbreaking to wipe a thin layer of dust off a game you love, before you put it back on the shelf because the real world is calling you.

I spent a lot of my childhood not fitting in, in a lot of different ways.