3.5 days from know, Im supposed to be rounding NYC on my way to my mom's house in Colonial Williamsburg, VA for the first leg of my trip out west. Status report: as many of you know, my check engine light came on today as I was driving to school from Red Hook after paying a bill (that's another story...). After posting on Facebook about it, I got many responses offering to check the gas cap to make sure it was tight, and that it could just be an O2 or CO2 sensor, or an emission issue. Not something that would cripple the car, but enough to make me leery about driving to AZ. But I have no choice--I have to move out of my current place, I have to get out there, I have to start working so I can have the money to get the car fixed. It's a Catch 22... So I'm meeting my boss at work early tomorrow morning because he has one of those code readers to try and figure out what's wrong. Additionally I have an appointment at the car shop on Thursday in case something needs to get fixed, and I also need the oil changed.
So I had to pay a bill up in Red Hook and the lady at the desk was just, like whatever. I try asking her for help and she just looked at me and said that she didn't know what I wanted, who I was supposed to talk to, where I was supposed to go... I had to make a phone call and go back and forth. What should've taken 2 seconds took 25 minutes. Ended up being late to work... And that's how the rest of the day felt. You know that feeling? Like waking up late and the rest of the day you're trying to play catch-up.
And then in class, I messed up my mustard twice. The first time, I over cooked it and curdled the eggs. Then I realized I was using the wrong mustard to begin with... Ugh. But I managed to pull it out and get it together in the end. Even got ahead! Just gotta hunker down and bang it out!
And I have to just say this--I wish there was more common sense in the world... If there is a display on a piece of equipment, it obviously is getting power and you don't need to check the outlet. If the sink only has 3 inches of cold, dirty water in it, then whatever you're washing ISN'T getting clean. If 3 things all need to get cold smoked, why not set up the large smoker instead of the small one? There aren't any mise en place cups--have you WASHED any? I'm just saying...
ANd on that note, at this hour, with so much on my stressed mind, I'm going to turn off the lights and the computer and veg for a little before beddy. G'night!
P.S.--I'M SOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT PHOENIX!!!
