2
May
As Time Goes By
Super boredom usually leads me to one of two things. The one I generally lean toward is going to the kitchen and cooking something up. But since I didn’t feel like being a fatty today I decided to settle on my second option: pondering. And no it’s not “if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn’t the plural of spouse be spice?” and other fun Pinky and the Brain quotes. It’s more processing what I want to do with my life. Going over what I’ve done and how I want my future to unfold. A sort of defragmentation of my brain if you will; a nice way of keeping myself sane.
One of the main topics of my think session today was what I’m going to do after school. Sure I may have 2 more years to go, but those years turn into months and months turn into days pretty fast. With just a few more GECs before I get into the nitty gritty world of Food Science, the next two years will fly by. So I’ve got to start thinking about my future. My first priority is to get away from my parents. I don’t mean that in the unloving son sort of way. I just don’t want to rely on them like I do now. I’ll always be a momma’s boy. I just want to be self-sufficient. That means getting a nice stable career. No jumping around from hot bar to cafe to restaurant. I’m hoping my 2 degrees will be extremely helpful in that regard. I was told by my advisor that I’d be a great candidate for heading research and development with big food companies thanks to my culinary degree. But I can’t just rely on that alone. Hard work, perseverance, and all that jazz will play a role too.
My second priority is to get out of the country. Not permanently, mind you. Just for a couple years. Now I’m not talking about backpacking through Europe or volunteering in some third-world country. I’m caring and all, but good luck trying to get me away from civilization for an extended period of time. I’m talking about getting a job in a nice, developed country. The good thing about the food industry is that everyone needs to eat, so it won’t be hard to find work. My primary choices would be Spain, Australia, and Japan; Spain for the food, Australia for the beauty, and Japan for being fucking Japan. Hell if possible I’d like to a few years in all three places.
Lastly there’s the fact of settling down and starting a family. But that one is a little bit more personal so I probably won’t delve into that one here. Plus it’s still filled with way too many uncertainties it’s impossible for me to say exactly what’s going to happen. Even the things I’ve said above can be thrown for a loop by some unforeseen events. Still though, it’s nice to have a vague plan of what’s going on.
