But trust me, on the sunscreen

So today's big question: what to do when soap operas fail to entertain, and you just can't catch a break playing Bejeweled? Well, eating is an option (I recommend cinnamon waffles with apple butter topping). Exercise is an option (I recommend tension bands -- minimal effort & movement, but still produces results). Or sitting in the computer chair obsessively checking Gmail for the email that will decide your future. Ah, wait, that's my life.

This afternoon I was reminded today of Baz Luhrmann's "Sunscreen" song via a YouTube music video via a Facebook link. The song, in case you don't remember this 1999 graduation hit, dispenses life's great advice from what I assume is Baz's wonderfully soothing voice. I mean, this voice rivals the narrator on Pushing Daisies (on ABC tonight at 8!), the Arby's commercials, and the Harry Potter books on tape. Anyway, the tune includes the ever popular catch phrase, "Do something every day that scares you." I've been pondering this for the last, oh, 20 minutes, and so far nothing Baz-worthy has come to mind. I could go take a hike in the woods, or clean the bathroom, both of which are frightening prospects. But those aren't really productive, in a learning-a-lesson kind of way. Or are they? Well, maybe if I got lost in the woods, was without food and water for days, and had to be helicoptered out when a fox or raccoon finally stumbled upon by unconscious body and dragged it to a relatively open clearing.

Ah, fuck it. I'm toasting a bagel.