Please know that I'm somewhat neurotic, in that I'm always concerned I'll try to be too familiar with people I don't know, and maybe hurt someone's feelings. I'm not even talking about political correctness: I mean, just not wanting to say something insensitive. We're all equally valid. I'm seriously not saying that to garner Enlightened Dude Points. I really don't care about that. But, I am saying it now because I might post something stupid (actually, it's virtually certain I will some day, especially since I get stupider with each hit). So, whatever I might have done to offend someone, it honestly wasn't intentional. Just putting that out there, in case I forget to mention that quirk about my personality.
Man...124 words, and I've said absolutely nothing. That bit first paragraph is longer than some introductions I've seen. This isn't a criticism of brief intros: they're to the point, and they express what people want to say to represent themselves. This is a good thing.
My criticism is about my tendency to be...um...verbose. I like writing. I love the creative process more than anything, except my wife and kids, of course (it's true, but I have to admit I'm partly saying that because one of them might read this someday and think that I love creating things more than I love them, and they'll get offended. I know I'm going totally overboard, but part of me thinks that they expect my priority for the world to be:
1. Me (meaning whichever one happens to read this)
2. The rest of the family
3. Some stupid thing that I (me) like to do
I'm not ranting about my family here. Seriously. I feel a compulsion to write all the time, and use it to enrich the world in some way. Did I come up with a clever phrase that you might use some day? Did you like the food I cooked? Did I say something so mind-blowingly stupid that I made you laugh? I love that. I don't need the approval: heck, I'm going to create things with or without you. But, you should know that the creative process is something that makes my soar. That's one thing you need to know about me.
For example, here's my cooking blog, NO LINKS!
The image is of something I invented (I think) that I called NO LINKS!
It's colored (and arranged) like the Italian flag. The green gnocchi (which are little potato dumplings) is colored (and flavored) with spinach, accompanied by peas; the white is infused with roasted garlic and covered with 'shrooms; the red is made with red peppers and mixed with (homemade) oven dried tomatoes.
I don't get a penny off that sight. Full disclosure: I couldn't figure out how to get the ads to show up. But, I don't care. I'm just happy I have a place where I get to store and share recipes, where I can feel like I'm a celebrity chef.
By the way, I don't love edibles. I don't hate them, but I'd rather smoke a one-hitter, then eat something delicious, rather than infusing it. That way, I can bring it to work as my lunch and not get fired.
I could never be a celebrity chef: I don't have enough tattoos. That, and I can't quit my job to pursue a culinary career when my daughter is just going into college. Things are expensive, and I can't spend the time I need to devote into making myself really good at it. But, I can dream, and I can enjoy my food. I hope you can, too.
See....when I blather on for this long, I worry that people are just being polite when they read it. I apologize if I have. But, maybe if you look at my pug, you can forgive me:
Now, I would love to put Pepper as my avatar. Do I have to be a member for a certain amount of time before I can create an avatar? I'm getting tired of (and slightly freaked out by) the faceless silhouette.
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