Was it, though? He was told that his services wouldn’t be needed. He serves at the pleasure of any incoming president. He wasn’t slandered or even mildly criticized.

Good. No one associated with anything traditional should be anywhere near his ass to sully themselves. Everything about this inaugeration - and this presidency, really - should have to be harder for him than it has been for previous presidents just to ram home the point that this presidency is not normal.

My winner.

Dorrie Greenspan cookies book

Say Beyonce. The correct answer for that question is always Beyonce.

Worrying about nuclear war for the first time since the 1980's = more cake.

Whatever you do, DON’T watch cooking shows. This is the reason I made the hand pies. And I hope your oven is easy to fix because that seriously sucks. :(

My treat yo’self is morning usually two workout classes (like spin followed by Pilates) followed by donuts and a latte, followed by a beer in the shower.

I just made almond cakes to make a raspberry almond layer cake. I’m trying to get into cake decorating and somehow convinced myself that I needed a rotating cake stand.

The first time I paid my own dental bill. FUCKING FILLINGS ARE EXPENSIVE.

This upcoming week is going to be an important one for me. I have a phone interview on Monday for a position back in my home state. I’m really hoping for this to pan out because I really don’t think I can stay here for another year. If anyone has any good will to send my way, I’m more than willing to take it.

Counterpoint: Monica Crowley is an inspirational figure who rose from the South Side of Chicago to become the model she is, today. Her parents urged her on to a better life, noting that, in this country, the only limitations are the scope of your dreams. And hard work. Further, she has lived her life by the motto:…

I only really care about this series he did:

All of this anti-Trump repubs who are now bending over backwards for him are a bunch of spineless asshats only out for self-promotion. It’s disgusting, even for them.

He was just so forlorn about his own sexism you couldn’t help but laugh.

I heard something once about how Ted Kennedy’s staff answered the many, many angry calls they’d get regarding his position on gun control. Something to the effect of “As you may know, two of the Senator’s brothers were victims of gun violence.” Not sure if it’s true, but I imagine many a caller would have to think for…

it turned out to be a payphone at a bar in Maine, and the guy was apparently a regular who’d get hammered every night and then call Senator Clinton’s office to rant violently at her.

Having been an unpaid intern answering the phones at a Senator’s office before....

I have a number of friends who work for the UN, or various missions / embassy posts etc. Thing is, this is bad enough when you think about the US embassy to XYZ being empty, those people being displaced etc. But the real issue is even bigger than that. This whole international system literally only functions if…

My brother loves Arnold. He’s a body builder, and Arnold is his hero. He won’t watch the apprentice. I asked why and he said it’s because his hatred of trump outweighs his love for Arnie. The ratings are low because Trump’s association with the show has ruined it.