You guys! I cooked salmon! I made a modified version of this recipe using honey mustard dressing and no cranberries and not the MOST appropriate greens but still.

The honey mustard sort of turned into a film or something; I don't know whether that was what I was going for or not. It sure did coat those walnuts, though. And I had the heat too high when I put the salmon on so the bottom skin was burnt. The other side looked like fish, though.

And I did not realize that couscous puffed up to like THREE MILLION TIMES ITS SIZE so I made twice as much as I needed to.

But otherwise, my fish tasted like fish and there was some honey mustard action in there, and it was like a real meal!

I am skimming over politics because it makes my tummy hurt. I hate tummy hurtage.

Instead, to ease the pain, I offer you the info that H&M's Lookbook includes manskirts. I SAY Bring on the men in skirts this year!

"Better" implies that the Dems have *any,* which I don't believe they do. They disgust me.

They don't have any because they morphed into the big tent party at some point. It's harder to herd cats to agreement on a yes than it is on a no, anyhow.

I would be sad if the current version of healthcare was nuked. Every single time it goes down, the next thing you get is worse. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

I'm basically feeling, if it doesn't happen now, it doesn't happen. Period.

Right now, either Heathers or Bring It On. Or flip back and forth.

OMG y'all. In the process of decluttering something else, I found some jewelry that had been missing - the ring my parents gave me when I graduated HS instead of a class ring, and a gold necklace I bought last year. Words cannot express my relief. I feared they were at KBD's or otherwise gone forever. And now I can wear them next weekend in LA!

/first world problem resolution

And -- I haven't really said this to anyone yet -- I wouldn't be sad if the current version of healthcare reform was nuked from orbit. I don't think it's going to do any good for anyone.

I'm not a fan either, Obama throwing his support to a bill that really goes back on some of his promises, the public option and no individual mandates at the very least.

I'll go with Breakfast Club and sneak out of the thread with my political baggage.

Self-entitled assholes can be fun if you don't take them too seriously, and you don't keep them too long.

I was expressing disappointment with the healthcare bill to my dad who was telling me that the civil rights bill was the same-very tepid but it broke through the wall and allowed other reforms/additions over time. That's what I was hoping for. I know it's really a lame bill at this point, but I'm hoping it moves us in the right direction.

And with that, to bed for me.

Wow. Sen-elect Brown just pimped out his daughters in his concession speech.

it broke through the wall and allowed other reforms/additions over time. That's what I was hoping for. I know it's really a lame bill at this point, but I'm hoping it moves us in the right direction.

Tep is me.

Heathers. Maybe Breakfast Club, but probably Heathers.

I'm going to have Carl's Jr. for dinner. Comfort fast food.

The silver lining is, there is no longer any reason for Democrats to play nice with Joe Lieberman.

Oooh. Good point.

I'm not a fan either, Obama throwing his support to a bill that really goes back on some of his promises, the public option and no individual mandates at the very least.

I read "individual mandates" as "individual MANATEES" at first. Clearly I need to go to bed.

Self-entitled assholes can be fun if you don't take them too seriously, and you don't keep them too long.

My problem was that I always took them seriously, and wanted to keep them forever. I never Dated For Fun; I always Dated For Forever. I just always was drawn to the self-entitled assholes, because they're often so damned *charming.*