1. Playing air guitar in nightclubs doesn't necessarily look as funny or clever as you might think.
2. Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol when you're unhappy makes about as much sense as administering plastic surgery to a litter of Alsation puppies.
3. Russell Brand only pretends he's interested in shagging anything that moves. He very wisely steered clear of me. Twice.
4. You will only come across a handful of legitimately close and sincere friends during the course of your lifetime, regardless of how many you add to your Facebook or MySpace pages.
5. Love actually does exist in this world if you squint your eyes and try hard enough to find it.
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