Instant potatoes, where have you been all my life?!

I love potatoes. I think I read somewhere that they are a good food item when you are down b/c they help release serotonin or something like that. I want to be domesticated. I really do. I have my moments where I go and buy stuff and say that I will cook. Then one or two weeks pass, and I have to dump out the smelly rotting food. I spoke with a friend about how I could live off of mashed potatoes, but I get lazy having to boil them and all that jazz. She suggested I purchase instant mashed potatoes. For some reason, I always felt that if I resorted to eating instant foods (just add water types), I would have hit rock bottom. I don't know why, maybe b/c I use the microwave so much, I feel that some aspect of my cooking should entail actual work.
Anyway, I went to Kroger's, picked up a pack of instant potatoes (the loaded kind, this was no time to be a health nut). I went home and tested it out. I have to say, for being under a dollar, this was very satisfying. I may have to just modify my cooking theory a bit.