Changing Pace

When I 1st came up with the idea to do a blog it was to share ideas about food and less about life. As I am on the island I think I am becoming to use this blog more for myself than anyone that is reading it.(anyone out there?) It reminds me of watching old Doogie Howser episodes and sitting down at the end of the day and reflecting on everything that has happened, good and bad. The funny thing is people have told me that it reads well, and I figured after working a 14 hour day it would just be scraps of words pieced together. What it comes down to is that it is nice to have an outlet and to take a few minutes out of the day to feel human. I got to listen to the Chargers win today on the internet and it made me feel like a new person.
As far as the food side of this blog, I haven't been happier as a cook in a very long time. I have been learning so much about cooking, myself, food, and life on a daily basis and I love it. Cooking is a profession that creates egos and judgments. I know I have limited myself to my surroundings in previous jobs and it is so refreshing to not feel bad about myself if I make a mistake because some culinary school graduate thinks he is hot shit because he read the El Bulli Cookbook. I know I have also worked with and for other people who have those same fears and I am so glad I no longer look up to those people when down the road you realize who they really are. It is a very rare situation I have been put into and hopefully it continues. If it doesn't, I now know I can make some pretty good ice creams, chocolate and cakes when it comes down to it.