I’ve been tagged once more, this time by Rosie who does her Bitchin’ in the Kitchen. Isn’t that a great blog name?
I’m also going to combine the theme with Soon Young’s list at Peace of Rice.
So 8 things, some random and some daily life sentiments.
1. Baby steps. I’ve finally requested a few catalogs and brochures for culinary schools. Again, this is a teensy weensy baby step. I’m not ready to give up my current job just yet as it’s the most lucrative position I’ve ever had. Unless of course my newfound addiction to lottery tickets pay off.
2. I have had some luck with such things. Back in my Starbucks days a stranger split the winnings of his lottery ticket. He gave it to me as a tip one morning. He was so crestfallen when he saw that it was a winning ticket that I immediately gave it back. He most generously split it fiddy-fiddy.
3. I’m pulling my cello out and will be practicing again. We’ll be housesitting for 2 weeks in the country next month so I’ll be able to play in peace without disturbing or being disturbed by the neighbors. I should practice more but our apartment gives zero privacy and its unnerving to hear people gathering in the hallway listening in or pounding on the walls to get me to stop.
4. We’re moving next year to a nice suburb, away from it all. I’m sick of the disrespect, the lack of privacy, having to guard our clothes when we do laundry, the hoard of drunk kids YELLING at the top of their lungs at 3:30am every night, having to dodge the puddles of sick they leave all over the sidewalks, the could-care-less attitude of our landlords (anybody remember the mushrooms that were growing out of our wet ceiling last year?), the astronomical rent, having to pay the other arm and leg for a parking space 3 blocks away, the drug house across the street and the shady people who live there, overcrowded subway, and on an on and on and on.
5. Last month I legally changed my first, middle, and last names. The paperwork to change my cards, ID’s, legal documents, etc. has been tedious but worth the time and effort. I decided to hyphenate my surname and have found that two major credit card companies cannot print hyphens on their cards. I think this is beyond ludicrous. It is worth updating their database programs to allow this one simple font to be printed on their cards. From a programming and database point of view, it’s a long involved process but they should make the effort. The point being, a consumer based company should accomodate little changes. This is how my name now reads on 2 cards: Jane Doe’ Smith and Jane Doe ‘Smth. Notice the extra spaces on the first and the spelling error on the last one. I’m not bothering with ordering new cards because I’m cancelling both accounts. Not over the spelling error, but because I was twice kept on the phone for more than 20 minutes over a measly little font.
6. Speaking of being peeved, my biggest one is having to listen to loud eaters. The kind who don’t close their mouths when they eat and make loud smacking sounds by hitting the roof of the mouth with their tongues while holding the lips apart with each chew. Makes me want to SCREAAAAAAAMMM!!!
7. I’m on a roll with the bellyaching. I have very little patience for people who try to leave anti-cooking comments on this blog. By anti-cooking I mean the “i have no time, why do you waste yours on this?” or the “wow that looks incredible! but that takes too much time and effort, I’ll just go buy one” sentiments. Why in the hell are you reading a cooking blog in the first place? One or two comments from the same person is fine but to consistantly post that “i’m too good for this because i have more important things to do” attitude? Spend your precious time and effort reading something else.
For the record, I don’t publish the comments that annoy me.
8. I’m very excited to be joining the ranks of the Daring Bakers and will be doing my first challenge this month. Once a month everybody on their blogroll makes an incredble baked good. It’s the same recipe that everybody’s making but the results are fantastic. It’s called a challenge for a reason, just have a look at the recipes. I actually attempted to make the milk chocolate and caramel tart but ended up having to quit after my 2nd attempt because I started to get sick the next day plus my pulled muscle was starting to act up. I love a good culinary challenge and am really looking forward to it. Stay tuned, the post will be up before October.
So as tags go, I tag everybody who wants to give this a go.
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