My high school guidance counselor said I was basically a good egg, but that I kneecapped myself by being somewhat easily distracted. So now that I've been at the Times for almost exactly a year, finally a full-fledged adult, I have changed my ways. I'm focused now, unswerving.

I am the Robert-Irvine-and-mercury-in-fish reporter for the paper. As such, I bring you this:

If you're a fan of Robert Irvine, there's a campaign afoot to petition the Food Network to keep him in their lineup. Go here to find out more.

And then there's mercury in fish. If you love sushi, here's a list of lower-mercury fish, followed by list of higher-mercury fish. Go here for the full story.

LOWER MERCURY: (Less than 0.29 parts per million)

Akagai (ark shell)
Anago (conger eel)
Aoyagi (round clam)
Awabi (abalone)
Ayu (sweetfish)
Ebi (shrimp)
Hamaguri (clam)
Hamo (pike conger; sea eel)
Hatahata (sandfish)
Himo (ark shell)
Hokkigai (surf clam)
Hotategai (scallop)
Ika (squid)
Ikura (salmon roe)
Kaibashira (shellfish)
Kani (crab)
Karei (flatfish)
Kohada (gizzard shad)
Masago (smelt egg)
Masu (trout)
Mirugai (surf clam)
Sake (salmon)
Sayori (halfbeak)
Shako (mantis shrimp)
Tai (sea bream)
Tairagai (razor-shell clam)
Tako (octopus)
Tobikko (flying fish egg)
Torigai (cockle)
Tsubugai (shellfish)
Unagi (freshwater eel)
Uni (sea urchin roe)

HIGHER MERCURY: (More than 0.3 parts per million)

Ahi (yellowfin tuna)
Aji (horse mackerel)
Buri (adult yellowtail)
Hamachi (young yellowtail)
Inada (very young yellowtail)
Kanpachi (very young yellowtail)
Katsuo (bonito)
Kajiki (swordfish)
Maguro (bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna)
Makjiki (blue marlin)
Meji (young bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna)
Saba (mackerel)
Sawara (Spanish mackerel)
Seigo (young sea bass)
Shiro (albacore tuna)
Suzuki (sea bass)
Toro (bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna)