and i did it without reading the manual

I  read  People Magazine.  Every page.  Every word.  I read at least one complete book a week.  Just  for fun.  But the thought of reading a how to manual makes me want to scratch my own eyeballs out.  The fact that I  refuse to read instruction manuals makes Erik want to scratch out his own eyeballs.  Or maybe mine.  Anyway.   Here is what I learned today.  By not  reading.