Contemporary times

Hey out there Seattle people, feeling down about the present economic downturn?  Yeah, me too.  Sometimes I ask myself, is it partially my fault?  Could I have rallied my fellow United States citizens against the evil adminnistration that ruled the last 8 years of my country?  Did we passively stand by and do nothing while people that pursued no interest whatsoever of ours determined the future of our livelihoods?  We, the people.  Is this a true democracy?  Sure, there was some rebeling, and there will always exist a counterculture to everything, but look at us now.  Greed has brought us to our knees.  The system remains corrupt.  US Senators are bought for their support in certain industries and those without capital are at the wealthy's mercy.  They will just keep trying to steal as much money from the little people and we are helpless.  Our country is a mess.  The way things work, not just the politicians need to change.  Maybe we should embrace aspects of Socialism or adapt a new idealogy to fit our needs.  Seriously, we need to do something to change our society.  Provide schooling, education, employment to our population and make those be our first priority as a country.  Make sure the people have the tools to be innovative and creative and we will strive.  Without basic human needs fulfilled crime and pillage run rampant.  The Europeans make it work, so we can too.  Sometimes I wish I were born in Sweden.

Job Search: Mission Completed?

Today has been a day of strides so far.  After being picked up and dropped off late by the number 4 bus downtown, I surrendered to hailing a cab at the cost of $10 for approximately 25 city blocks.  Should have brought my bike, I think to myself.  Yet the dilemma of business casual mixed with bicycle riding is not an easy one.  Do you carry extra clothing in a bag and change there?  If you're hard core you do.  Bicycling is much more convenient than waiting on a city bus.  And so, I will attempt in the next few weeks to do just that, ride my bicycle to and from my new job.  Bring some nice looking clothes in a bag and change when I get there.  It's mostly downhill in the morning, so I should be able to manage that much.  Oh yeah, I'm a new Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator a prominent non-profit in Seattle.  Yay!

Starting off with a BANG! in the kitchen

So, I just realized I should have taken a picture of the last three meals I cooked!  The new house we just moved into is right across the street from a branch of the Seattle Public Library.  First thing I looked for when I went the other day was cook books.  I checked out two, and because I've been meaning to fix more Jamaican-style meals for my husband and new roomate, they were Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen by Lucinda Scala Quinn and Jerk From Jamaica by Helen Willinsky.  Monday I utilized a jerk shrimp recipe from the jerk book accompanied by Bryan's recipe for rice and peas and collard greens.  Not bad, but it was the first day back on the job, so it was my warm-up.  Earlier that day I had walked to the local grocery and discovered they sell catfish, whole tilapia, catfish, pig ears and goat meat.  Good to know...  I had purchased the goat meat and left it to marinate is curry, allspice, ginger and tumeric overnight.  Yum, curried goat with left-over rice and peas and asparagus (for a Chilean touch to the meal).  That dish needed scotch bonnet.  I made sure to add six into the jerk chicken marinade for today, and it left my mouth blistering.  Don't worry, the sweet and crunchy flavor in the festival cooled the palate.  As did the avocado and tomato salad.  Getting used to my new gas-powered stove, I  prematurely told the guys the chicken was done twice before we actually sat down to eat.  Despite the wait, the dinner was a delight.  More to come soon...

Diving In

Well, I finally decided to start blogging.  Stop facebooking and commence blogging about events and happenings maneuvering through life.  Revealing my insights and adventures to the blogoshpere maybe someone will become informed or inspired by it.  It all begins now, this third of February in 2010.  Do I have to write in coherent sentences, what about grammar? I ask myself.  No, this is an accepting cyberspace, one where I can delve into my deepest mind corners and expose my true self.  Maybe this will be therapeutic.  Fragments can get you places too!  Is that what I expect from this experience?  Exposure?  Success?  Who doesn't aspire to be recognized for their blog?  I guess I never really knew how much I enjoyed writing because it was always assigned, I was obligated to complete it.  So here I will divulge my recreational transposed communication of my life in Seattle, WA to the cyber world.   My thoughts so far: I feel good about where this is going...stay tuned.