So, Ive been debating whether to start a blog on here for a few days and I finally decided to give it a shot. Ive been an extreme insomniac these days and I find myself bored at 2-5am 99% of the time. In an attempt to curb my boredom, Im going to write a blogs about my days/classes/life in general and try to keep it consistent. We'll see what happens xD.
First, a little bit about who I am and my background. My name is Mark, I'm 25, and I'm from Long Beach, CA. I went to college at Cal State Monterey Bay and majored in psychology but dropped out to go to culinary school. So I spent a year in Indianapolis (why I chose this city in particular, is a whole blog post unto itself) attending culinary school for baking and pastry. After my first year of culinary school I realized that while I have considerable cooking/baking skills, I just dont have the creativity to compete in that very aggressive and competitive field. I also worked at a gourmet deli in Indianapolis, making cookies, brownies, scones and other baked goods and realized also that if I didnt want to struggle for the next 10-15yrs, I should go back to school in finish my original degree. So, I moved back to cali last October (living with the parents atm :/) and started going to the university of phoenix majoring in human services, which is basically counseling/social work. So now, I'm working toward my human services degree and after that will probably move on to get my masters in counseling.
Its been a crazy, surreal experience living at home again. I havent really lived with my parents since I was 18, so it's definitely a change. My parents are great people though; its just that I have no privacy whatsoever. Before I decided to move back home, my parents started renting out my former room to a local college student. So I've been sleeping on the couch, which is lamer than shit when you're used to sleeping in an extremely comfy queen sized pillowtop bed xD. But, this stint at home will be short lived hopefully as I plan on moving to San Francisco by the end of the summer. Even though I grew up in southern cali, Ive always felt a deeper connection with the bay area. I have some relatives up there that I visited a lot as a kid and I just always loved it. Going to school in Monterey Bay and being so close to the bay area really solidified my desire to live there permanently one of these days. So that is what Im working toward now. Although for a while it seemed like I would be stuck in Long Beach forever because I couldnt find a job. Im sure everyone looking for a job is having issues these days but I didnt really understand the scope of the problem until I actually needed one. Luckily after 3months of searching I finally landed a job at the staples center (wooooooot!), so Im stoked on that. Cant wait to start making some money so I can save it and move back to where I want to be. I also cant wait to make some money so I can finally buy some mary jane! But first, i'd have to find a supplier, which you'd think would be easy to find in LA. But like every stoner knows, its all about who you know, and unfortunately I dont know the right people down here yet. Same thing happened to me when i moved to Indianapolis. It took me months to find a reliable supplier. This is a new dilemma for me because back in Monterey Bay, where i lived for 5yrs before moving to indy, I knew like 5 different suppliers and one of them was a good friend of mine that grew his own shit. So this not knowing anyone sucks the balls. Although, I do have a few leads now. Hopefully they will pay off
Welp, I think my first entry is long enough haha. Thanks for indulging me haha. Peace!
First, a little bit about who I am and my background. My name is Mark, I'm 25, and I'm from Long Beach, CA. I went to college at Cal State Monterey Bay and majored in psychology but dropped out to go to culinary school. So I spent a year in Indianapolis (why I chose this city in particular, is a whole blog post unto itself) attending culinary school for baking and pastry. After my first year of culinary school I realized that while I have considerable cooking/baking skills, I just dont have the creativity to compete in that very aggressive and competitive field. I also worked at a gourmet deli in Indianapolis, making cookies, brownies, scones and other baked goods and realized also that if I didnt want to struggle for the next 10-15yrs, I should go back to school in finish my original degree. So, I moved back to cali last October (living with the parents atm :/) and started going to the university of phoenix majoring in human services, which is basically counseling/social work. So now, I'm working toward my human services degree and after that will probably move on to get my masters in counseling.
Its been a crazy, surreal experience living at home again. I havent really lived with my parents since I was 18, so it's definitely a change. My parents are great people though; its just that I have no privacy whatsoever. Before I decided to move back home, my parents started renting out my former room to a local college student. So I've been sleeping on the couch, which is lamer than shit when you're used to sleeping in an extremely comfy queen sized pillowtop bed xD. But, this stint at home will be short lived hopefully as I plan on moving to San Francisco by the end of the summer. Even though I grew up in southern cali, Ive always felt a deeper connection with the bay area. I have some relatives up there that I visited a lot as a kid and I just always loved it. Going to school in Monterey Bay and being so close to the bay area really solidified my desire to live there permanently one of these days. So that is what Im working toward now. Although for a while it seemed like I would be stuck in Long Beach forever because I couldnt find a job. Im sure everyone looking for a job is having issues these days but I didnt really understand the scope of the problem until I actually needed one. Luckily after 3months of searching I finally landed a job at the staples center (wooooooot!), so Im stoked on that. Cant wait to start making some money so I can save it and move back to where I want to be. I also cant wait to make some money so I can finally buy some mary jane! But first, i'd have to find a supplier, which you'd think would be easy to find in LA. But like every stoner knows, its all about who you know, and unfortunately I dont know the right people down here yet. Same thing happened to me when i moved to Indianapolis. It took me months to find a reliable supplier. This is a new dilemma for me because back in Monterey Bay, where i lived for 5yrs before moving to indy, I knew like 5 different suppliers and one of them was a good friend of mine that grew his own shit. So this not knowing anyone sucks the balls. Although, I do have a few leads now. Hopefully they will pay off
Welp, I think my first entry is long enough haha. Thanks for indulging me haha. Peace!
heartbaker:
Funny I went to college for Psychology and dropped out, wanted to get into culinary but never did
afipunk84:
haha wow, that is funny. Ya, culinary school was a blast. Probably the most stress free schooling environment ive ever been in. I learned a ton there and would have stayed if i thought that i could have made it in the industry. Ive never been an artist or particularly creative and it became more and more apparent to me during my time there that those are qualities that are almost mandatory in that industry. If you want to compete with all the other chefs and bakers trying to make it, you have to be fresh, new, and original. It just wasnt meant to be for me in the end. But its funny how things work out because after i had concluded all this in my head, random people i know and family members would tell me randomly "you know mark, i think you would make a really great guidance counselor or therapist". So many people that i didnt know well started telling me this that i decided, "hey what the hell, may as well go back and give it a shot". Maybe it really is my calling, i guess only time will tell. Thanks for reading my 1st blog!