I have not cooked in a long time. I miss it.

Unfortunately work consumes the day. Lots of line drawing in revit and autocad. This leads to lots of clicks in photoshop and illustrator. Then somehow I forget which program I am using and try to use autocad commands in photoshop. Just FYI that doesn’t work, and makes things go where you do not want them to. Oh so frustrating. Then I just turn on happy music on my ipod and life gets happier. (Erika-why can they not be like you, and we play “happy music” out-loud”?) Yes, those clicks and frustration lead to really creative projects. I Agree. It is a good not great fix for the need to express creativity, but there is just something about the word computer that doesn’t cut it for me. You get where I am going with this?? It is just so much more satisfying to be hands-on; cutting, tearing; making, and experiencing texture. The haptic quality, sense of touch, is just plain goodness. Really for me, design is about communication, and I love to communicate. One of many ways to convey “something”. It is like a silent way of talking. We need that sometimes!

So, where I was going with the whole cooking thing at the beginning. I think it is somewhat therapeutic to me. Weird? I dunno? Mixing things to make really yummy things is just plain FUN! Then when it turns out really pretty and tasty (people really like it), it makes the whole act even better. It is like a “fast-pace” design project, with a relatively quick completion. No waiting around for subs, samples, painters, backordered materials, or questions.

For now, I have work to do on my computer. But I will be back soon with some new recipes I want to share.