20 Mar 2005: Strange

Strange

Everyone at work scrambles for the holiday off..all the holidays off. Since I'm chef girl I knew getting into this line of work means working all holidays. No big deal to me. I'd rather have my days off when everyone else is working - lucky for me n.... doesn't mind either way I can't keep the case full. My cakes sell too quickly. A man asked me today why don't i work for a Fancy Schmancy Resort. I told him I wouldn't trade the freedom and trust I have for the mom and pop shop i'm at. Besides we're guaranteed to go balls out expansion, it's a matter of time. That guarantees me not only money but titlehood and position. Kick Ass.

19 Mar 2005: You should date an Italian

Lol...

You Should Date An Italian!

You love for old fashioned romance, with an old fashioned guy
An Italian guy is the perfect candidate to be your prince charming
If your head doesn't spin enough, just down another espresso with him
Invest in a motorcycle helmet - and some carb blocker for all that pasta!

Since SAUCY is already a pastry chef/shop artisan at a Gelateria - it ain't farfetched

Which Foreign Guy Should You Date? Take This Quiz :-)

11 Mar 2005: Sick

Sick

i don't like being sick. I have a headcold or something and my ears are iffy at best which means my equilibrium is woo woo woo. I feel like my internal clock is spinning hella fast but the world around me drags like banana slugs. When you are on cold medicine - everything is annoying and amusing all at once. I'm calling it a night - I'm achey and I miss n...... bleh. Phtooey. Have you any Kleenex - the sort with Lotion?

09 March 2005: Foblish

FobLish

i love foblish in it's many forms. it's like Engrissh but kyooter.
i love ooLong tea with a smattering of peach nectar.
i love freshly painted toenails and how they gleam.
i love the smell of seared steak - it's for droolery.
i love conversation both short and long.
i love sidelong glances, the longing eyes of want.
i love groovy overexaggerated shag throw rugs.
i love forced branches with blossoms...caged beauty coerced
i love odd textures on t shirts
i love nothingness

07 Mar 2005: Nuts

Nuts...

Freakin nuts...

It's been nothing but busy. I feel like life was a lot of smoother while I was in school. I feel like now that I have more time i have less time. However I have to say that I have a hella lucky gig. The owners and manager of the joint I'm gigging at are actually supportive of my creative visions and my artistic monster. I also just love love love working with Rocky - he's the kewlest guy in the world. The customers are diggin on what I do in both taste and appearance. I also have this freedom to manage my time and products on my own terms. Above all in my first 4 wks there they gave me a most hefticious raise...

Home

it seems like all I do when I get home is clean and shit - which is freakin ridiculous - coz there are 2 adults here. This shit better come to a halt - or i'mma get rough and tumble in this joint. I don't see why I should have to come home and do dishes for anyone besides my brother. I mean fuck at least when nuSun is around he OFFERS to do dishes and helps and shit yanno. Fuckkit It's not gonna be mutch longer and I'll manage to upgrade the house on my own

Katie

Katie is the bomb. We were laughing yesterday coz we seemed to have more energy while we were goin to school and working. Now that we work all we do is work and shit. bleh.

Kae

It's tough to get served divorce papers during finals but to get an A means you are doing what you are supposed to do - her ex husband is a super uber asshole.

n.....

he'll be home soon thank god. It's so weird to run errands alone. or i'll start to talk about whatever then I remember he's on a road trip. Weird. I guess I'm more used to him bein around than i thought. I miss that dreadlocked weirdo.

vacation

I gotta pick somewhere for us to go. bleh. I hate this choice - I've been to too many places which narrows my shit down. lol. I'll keep it simple

my Art

I need to make time and paint and shit...

30 Jan 2005: Showpiece Finals

Sugar & not so Nice

Bamboo Showpiece - Group I led this one - at least in design. it was pretty straightforward. A koi with head and tail out of a pond flanked with bamboo on a pedestal above jade and bamboo pillars put into the jade base. this piece is all sugar - well patis o'malt or iso malt or magic sugar - heated to 275 then coloured then final cooked to 340. yeah i said 340 degrees and the worst we got was a few minor burns and blisters. this piece was only a challenge because of the size i chose - okay i dig edible drama - so sue me - sheiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. I must say that despite all three of our flailing energy as we work before school then go to school 6 to midnight...we did SMASHINGLY. Again we managed a 3rd A . I felt immense pressure as we got an A on the chocolate piece and the gingerbread piece even despite being late...but we managed only 12 minutes behind schedule. and in damn good spirits - chef J had mentioned to Katie that we were very powerful together the 3 of us and had she added Katie to our group we would have been frightening. So there was Rebecca humming randomly as she worked in that personal joyful way of hers...My human encyclopedia with a dirty mind...there was Jena getting OCD over flowers and such just talking talkin talkin like crazy folks in the city but having fun and there was me with a fistful of bamboo. It's hilarious that people think we are 'fighting' but that's a stretch all we do is discuss the project to get optimum dazzle. Some people just can't be damn adults - huh... Oh well here it is...

Personal Showpiece - bonsai

For my personal showpiece I did a sculptural bonsai tree with a crane stones and waterfall...it fell quite a few times but i hustled through and made it on time - I somehow managed a 93 on it - even after I cracked it in a few spots. is that love or what. I wish I could be prouder of it - but it's still beautiful somehow.

n..... and Kae'z mom came by on the last day of school to check out our pieces on display etctera - he was watching me being graded and he said I make the most funny as faces in the world with my face all pinched up waiting for criticism...the last day was odd. Chef got rather emotional at the end of the night and specifically gave us hugs and me she gave a kiss on the cheek and she said don't ever second guess yourself and you keep making beautiful things - all those beautiful creative artful things you make - never give it up...she almost made me cry. She is a truly gifted teacher that chugs on even past the most retarded of students - and she has MUUUUCH joy and love for showpieces and the artful side of it. I feel lucky to have had her for 19 weeks. I'mma go visit next week. bwaaa hahahhahha. Some of the other chef's say everyone loves Chef J - they bring her gifts - they give her hugs blah blah blah. well Sheeit she's easy to love. If it weren't for her my ass prolly would have quit.

We went to work for her - there's another chef at school who thinks she's the bomb and her class is - until our class started putting out 2 ft monsters in the hallway - suck that egomaniacal kakaheads...

Schools out.

30 Jan 2005: chocolate showpiece

chocolate showpiece

this was the first of the group showpieces. there were three of us in our group - rebecca jena and myself - each with our own strengths and mine being mostly aesthetics...this is a chocolate composition - with mostly couveture chocolate - rebecca led this project with jena and i being her support. it is a radio flyer with a tilted wheel with a rag doll, teddy bear and baseball...there are also building blocks to support the structure. please keep in mind that this showpiece is chocolate in its entirety - and tempered as well so that it has snap and shine and none of that funky bloom (spotty crap) that is on "regular chocolate.

Needless to say we got an A+

i hella lucked out being part of such an awesome team. chef laughingly told us youse a'll biting off more than you could chew but somehow we managed to floor everyone.

rebecca glowed on completion of this project and she had the right .

jena is happily ree ree with the fine details

and me - i dunno what i do

it was a good start to the final segment of school. three projects with each of us leading and designing the projects...then our individual sugar piece.