All the things that I've learned (in the past couple of days)

1. The Bees kick ass. Their album "Free the Bees" sounds like the soundtrack to your favorite episode of The Wonder Years. It makes me weep its so good.

2. Screw Fire Island, the gayest beach in New York is all the way to the left at Riis Beach. Keep walking until you see the area demarcated by all the pretty flags and Bam - you're in Rio.

3. You ain't seen nothing until you've seen a man wrapped in gold lame running with a gold lame flag on a beach next to a topless woman and an obese man in a thong.

4. Watching women's beach volleyball is like watching soft-core porn.

5. The Yankees suck

6. The Wicker park soundtrack comes out today. Go Buy It. Now.