In middle school, life made so much sense that I deliberately complicated all my analyses of it in attempt to confuse myself. (Go back and read some entries from early 2004 and you'll see what I mean... On second thought, don't you dare read those.) But then boys started reciprocating my interest in them, and I doubt life will ever look clearly rational again.
Also,
sodium acetate.
~If you can't join 'em, beat 'em.