Ashley: "Cute is the new subversive."

It's just cute. Nothing meaningful. But there is the idea to ponder that cute is the new subversive.

Sometimes things seem so profound.

Aaron, Oscar and I had lunch on Wednesday. We came up with an idea about a notebook titled "Things to Take Seriously." Sounds like a list for McSweeney's. Of course the things in it would have to be ridiculous.

A note on becoming an adult: When you rent a car, make sure you get the walk-around report first, in case you don't bump a fire hydrant, but there's a huge scratch that looks like a bump with a fire hydrant. Also, don't take the free upgrade with half a tank of gas. Because they'll think it's supposed to be full when you return it. Of course, it may eventually work out, but it'll still be a delay and 10 minutes of worrying that could be better aimed at, I don't know, deadlines or finding better car insurance.