OK, I promised a real blog entry, so here it goes. Let's see how much I can rattle off in 10 minutes.
I'm in the middle to my last full week at the restaurant before heading out to San Francisco for Outside Lands (music festival). After that, I return to my other life as a teacher. While I am completely excited about having another vacation, it's coming at a bad time, because my girlfriend lost her job a few weeks ago and has yet to secure full time employment. We book the trip before the joblessness and the tickets, flight, and hotel are already paid for, but eating and drinking in San Francisco is an expense we don't need right now. I'm going to block that from my mind and not let it get in the way of enjoying myself. I'm also a little sad about this being my last week cooking. Sure, I'll be back once a week or so to cook service, but it's not the same.
I was just getting into the rhythm of the restaurant. When I worked the the restaurant full time before I went back to teaching, I had to deal with a psychic and highly alcoholic sous chef who brought tons of drama and negative energy. WIth that bullshit removed and replaced by somebody who brings good energy, I'm having great time. I left for three reasons - crazy alcoholic drama, better money, and better benefits. Believe it or not, I make much more money teaching full time, working one night at the restaurant, and having the off to work than I would if I were a full-time chef/cook. In other words, my heart isn't fully in teaching and that makes it very hard to do.
This still a luxury problem. I have a job. Hell, I have two, either of which pays a living wage and that's more than a lot of people have. I'm in a great relationship with a beautiful woman with whom I both love and get along. I have almost zero drama on the relationship front and I'm enjoying every minute of that. I have probably the cutest dog in the world. See how pretty she is!
So life is good. Time's up. In fact, I'm over time. I work calls. I'll try to get one more entry before San Fran. Peace!
I'm in the middle to my last full week at the restaurant before heading out to San Francisco for Outside Lands (music festival). After that, I return to my other life as a teacher. While I am completely excited about having another vacation, it's coming at a bad time, because my girlfriend lost her job a few weeks ago and has yet to secure full time employment. We book the trip before the joblessness and the tickets, flight, and hotel are already paid for, but eating and drinking in San Francisco is an expense we don't need right now. I'm going to block that from my mind and not let it get in the way of enjoying myself. I'm also a little sad about this being my last week cooking. Sure, I'll be back once a week or so to cook service, but it's not the same.
I was just getting into the rhythm of the restaurant. When I worked the the restaurant full time before I went back to teaching, I had to deal with a psychic and highly alcoholic sous chef who brought tons of drama and negative energy. WIth that bullshit removed and replaced by somebody who brings good energy, I'm having great time. I left for three reasons - crazy alcoholic drama, better money, and better benefits. Believe it or not, I make much more money teaching full time, working one night at the restaurant, and having the off to work than I would if I were a full-time chef/cook. In other words, my heart isn't fully in teaching and that makes it very hard to do.
This still a luxury problem. I have a job. Hell, I have two, either of which pays a living wage and that's more than a lot of people have. I'm in a great relationship with a beautiful woman with whom I both love and get along. I have almost zero drama on the relationship front and I'm enjoying every minute of that. I have probably the cutest dog in the world. See how pretty she is!
So life is good. Time's up. In fact, I'm over time. I work calls. I'll try to get one more entry before San Fran. Peace!
athame:
Thanks for the support! 
Sometimes I think the child support isn't worth all the trouble but the state is taking care of that for me. Thanks for stopping by.
Sometimes I think the child support isn't worth all the trouble but the state is taking care of that for me. Thanks for stopping by.
athame:
Oh and your dog is so very cute!