Lately, things have felt a lot like this:

(courtesy of BenduKiwi)

Hoping things soon get to something more like this: 

(painting by Mauritz Frederick Hendrick de Haas)

Due to Circumstances, this is now a frozen burrito, red wine, Ben & Jerry's evening. Next I get to call my aunt, and there's an 80% chance she'll cry on the phone. Holidays!

I voted yesterday. I am proud to have participated in elections on both the state and national level, and I am proud to be part of a country that has reelected Barack Obama.

In other news, I ate a giant kale salad for lunch and feel so good about that choice. Listening to my body: sometimes it works.

Following http://myfriendsaremarried.tumblr.com/ is one of the best decisions I've ever made. I'm glad I'm not the only snide cynic out there. Caveat: I have a lot of totally awesome friends who are in totally awesome marriages and do not evoke any of those reactions from me. It's all the other ones. We all have some of them. They gross me out. Sorry, guys.

If you're going to go on "Say Yes to the Dress," you should probably learn to pronounce "Swarovski" before you get there. Hint: it is not "Soorfski."

Likewise, "insensuate" is not a word.

This has been an announcement about my late-night Netflix habits.

I'm sort of feeling all my feelings today, and am displaying some of the characteristics I share with these pretty ladies:

Not the most fun, for me or anyone within the blast radius.

9:30 on a Wendesday morning and this article has me sniffling at my desk. A Special Olympian responds to Ann Coulter's abhorrent use of a derogatory term with astonishing grace and compassion. It's the sign-off that gets me. After her display of ignorance and hate, this man still signs his letter, "A friend you haven’t made yet." That, friends, is the mark of a good person.