Curing Life's Lemon-Toss...

"I had the best laid plans inside of America!" - The Cure

I wish I was techy enough to have a song play when you open this post. Not the entire site, but JUST this post. How awesome would that be??
Since I last wrote, I have:

• Had my car broken into/vandalized 5 times
• Moved...two blocks to the west
• Had two good friends move back to the States
• Lost my housemate to Cote d'Ivoire
• Gained a housemate who's also an old friend
• Grieved with three friends who unexpectedly lost loved ones
• Been on the world's worst date
• Celebrated my cousin's wedding
• Been looking forward to the imminent birth of my niece
• Started seriously trying to figure out what I wanna do when I grow up
• Started seriously considering growing up
• Gotten back into shape
• Eaten too much to stay in shape
• Started yelping and changed my twitter name

Perhaps most impactful on my life was being told a job opportunity I had been promised, had been told my application was 'merely a formality'...somehow...fell through. While I have been actively trying to cultivate some long-neglected elements of myself and my personality (focused writing, cooking, and food/drink education), this disappointment led me to throw myself wholeheartedly into a more intentional mental rifling of ideas, seeking insight from others, and finally, expression. When life hands out lemons, I prefer to cure them; after all, cured lemons are much more versatile than just lemonade.


Coupled with the kitchen and first floor renovations of the house in which I currently reside with my wonderful friend LD who graciously gave me squatters rights while I face the great unknown, I've been eating out a lot. Over a week, to be precise. With at least a week left to go. My newfound zeal has led me to begin writing reviews of the places I try on Yelp. After all, if I am going to eat, I should at least be writing about it. Check it out!


Another consideration I have been mulling over lately is whether to pursue culinary school or my sommelier's certification. Not Master of Wine (MW) cert, just the standard.  The reason being, with my palate and love for pairing flavors, a sommelier's cert could actually make me more relevant to food criticism and flavor profile creations. 


More to come! Check me out on Yelp!