I agree that life in general is better with my dog.  What training have you gone through with your dog?  I have a hyper dog as well but through obedience training I have learned how to manage her better.  You can teach your dog that play time, pet time is on your schedule not the dogs.  Needless to say I do spoil my little girl but when I need to do something else (like clean, study, have company over) she is requried to have manners.

I'm 29 and for the most part I agree with you that I feel "too old for this" a lot when I am around people in their early 20's.  However, I have met many people that are younger then they seem and older then they seem.  One of my closest friends at work is 23 and I about dropped dead from shock when she told me her age.  I never would have guessed she was so young.  On the flip side, an ex-roomate of mine is 35 going on 12.  I am looking forward to getting to know such a diverse group of people.

I personally prefer a full size keyboard.  My laptop is something like 6 pounds with the full keyboard and a 15.4 inch screen.  I also think Dell's customer service sucks bad.  When I sold my Dell laptop I was soooo happy to never have to call them again!

I just got a Toshiba Satellite and love it.  It has a 15.4" screen and a full size keyboard but it is so slim that it is light.  I replaced a Dell and would never buy from them again.  Even if you have a machine that works their customer service is the crappiest. 

The ABA plan for my school does NOT cover contraceptives.  It is listed in the huge list of exclusions.