i'm old school like happy shopper....

a few businesses i could single-handedly keep in business (in no particular order):

kellogg's-i can't imagine that anyone has eaten more frosted flakes by the age of twenty-six than i have. it's not physically possible. let's say i've eaten an average of eight bowls a week (conservatively). i've been alive approximately 1,366 weeks. that's 10,928 bowls of flippin' frosted flakes! mmmm...10,928 bowls of frosted flakes....

quizno's-it's weird having the quizno's employees not even ask me what i want anymore. i guess after so many honey bacon clubs with no lettuce, tomato, or onions they start to get the picture. the manager even gives me a discount. i love quizno's....

cathay house-again, they know me. i go there weekly or more with my friend who has become known as friend #2, or the one with the compliments. when #2 left the country for a month, the owner of cathay seemed genuinely concerned for my well-being (or her tip?).

glaxosmithkline-i love these guys. advair changed my life. no longer do i tote around a blue or white or yellow inhaler. no longer do i have to miss the campfire and ghost stories to strap into my breathing machine. no longer am i the only kid in school with a doctor's note allowing him to carry a backpack. when i lived in north carolina, i was three minutes away from the headquarters and the ten foot tall advair statue in front of it. my biggest regret of my time there is not getting a picture of me hugging it.

hollywood jewell-the movie theater here in town. over the past four years, i've seen over two hundred movies at the theater. that's a lot for someone not being paid to write reviews or run some sort of entertainment website. the ticket tearer now shakes my hand and asks how i've been doing.