Yesterday, as I was cutting through town to get to Borders, I passed a bright yellow pickup truck. Low and behold, guess what I saw on the back bumper? A CIA - Hyde Park parking pass! Small world, huh? As I passed, I saw that the driver was a "kid", at least by my reckoning. Probably a current student, on summer break. Weird when you think about how many people are surrounding you that you know nothing about...
When I got to Borders, it was quite the depressing scene. Everyone was jolly, not even staff members seemed upset. But to me, it was the end of a great thing. If it hadn't been for Borders, I don't know how I would've gotten through school. Near my college, there was a store open 24/7, which provided students a place for late night study sessions and research opportunities when the libraries all closed. I hate to see what comes next, too, especially since I am not thrilled about all of the e-readers. Will our children even know what it feels like to hold a book, to smell the paper and ink, to see the colorful pictures? Or will they only know black and white text on a computer screen, devoid of a soul? Sad... so very sad.
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Later last night, reading through some blogs, I found one that put another frown on my mood... Marcus Samuelsson did a nice article entitled "The Oncoming Decline of Culinary Schools" in which he opened my eyes to the perils of going to culinary school. I had no idea it was that "bad" out there? How do chefs make a living?! But it really put a damper on my mood, and on my dreams of going to the CIA. If I can't make a comfortable living doing what I love, then obviously, I should find something else to do, whether I love it or not. Ultimately, if I can't afford to LIVE while away from work, then what's the point of being happy at your job? Just depressing to think about it...
Due to my trip this weekend, I refused to grocery shop last weekend, and haven't really cooked anything in a while. Honestly, I've worked so many extra shifts at the station that I don't think I've been home at meal time in more than a week! Hopefully, next week things will settle down and I will be able to get back to cooking. I have a ton of recipes I want to try out, adapt and play with.
But since I am disconnecting from the digital world for a few days, have a good weekend!
