At one point I wrote the scripts for a series of TV ads. The ads were for a computer company and the general intent was to create a funny take on how the typical family of four would use the thing. I don’t really recall anything about the words I wrote but I assume they were witty and endearing and that the actors found them inspiring and that the director and crew considered them mesmerizing and refreshing.
Most of the social etiquette surrounding food pertains to the form of eating that involves a knife and fork. When food is served on a plate, when someone uses a spatula to assign you a portion and places it on the plate in front of you, most people understand what’s expected of them.
I got my dream job last night. I had been thinking about getting out of the office, about finding something beyond a cubicle and a desk where I could maybe be outdoors and do something more gratifying. Since the career path I’m on now is likely to leave me alone and penniless why not take a chance on something more organic and basic? So I took a job on a farm. A fish farm.