then i hear the song on the radio at the counter and it 's dad 's beloved ol ' alanis and i think how in one night nick inspired what dad calls my `` norah-as-alanis teenage transformations , '' in which dad says i am capable of instantly converting from raging wildcat `` you oughta know '' alanis into tender p**sycat `` thank u '' alanis , and i decide to program nick into my phone anyway , despite my misgivings .