Salmon | A review

In the past month are so, I have had salmon at three different restaurants (Mother's Day, Wildfire, and Nonna D's). I love salmon.

All of these salmons were made differently, mostly safe and none too adventurous. So, if you're in the area and looking for salmon, I've got some recommendations for any eater. I'm not one for flavors on either extreme end of the spectrum (that is, I can't handle spice but I do need flavor). I enjoyed each of the salmon dishes, and finished all three before leaving the restaurants, and have rated each, in order of preference.

3. Mother's Day on Cermak (North Riverside) - Broiled Salmon:

The broiled salmon is served with rice, potatoes, and vegetables, succeeding a choice of soup or salad.

Overall, the salmon was good, and I would definitely order it again.

The rice was over-salted, but still edible; the potatoes were under-salted. Neither the potato nor the vegetable mix stood out over the salmon.

I chose to put the broiled salmon in last place because it was generally unmemorable, besides it being tender and enjoyable moist. On the Dysh app, a food-rating and -reviewing app for your phone, I did award the dish a 90/100.

RATING: 5/10 

Faux Braided Crown | A review

I saw this tutorial online and decided to try it myself, as I've never been able to make a braided crown look right. It took about fifteen minutes, to do all four braids, and work them around my head using only four bobby pins (because I seem to have lost all of them).

The tutorial was incredibly easy to follow, and actually doing it was easy as well. I'll definitely be pulling this one out again.

If you can't make the crown, at least you can look like a six-year-old in braids - and now I know I can look young enough to play a child onstage!

RATING: 10/10

The Thing About Wearing Glasses | A review

I wear glasses. You may have taken note of that by the picture in the sidebar. I do not wear contacts; I don't exactly want to touch my freaking eyeball to put them in, and I have long nails - what if I slip? Anyway, I'm fine wearing glasses. I like them, and I'm not bothered by walking around in a blur when I can't wear them for a performance (Note: I am an actor; while everything is incredibly blurry and I can't exactly see the other actors' facial expressions unless I'm standing right next to them, I can see well enough to walk around the stage).

The Pros:

• They're cute
• I can see
• No contacts
• You can see my eye make-up just fine
• I've been wearing glasses too long to not look weird without them

The Cons:

• Sometimes when I lie down, they squish up to my face
• They get all gross when my dog tries to kiss me
• God help me if I take a nap without taking my glasses off

Obviously it'll vary person-to-person, but I'll be keeping my glasses, thank you very much.

RATING: 9/10