dinner choices
I stumble into the chaos of a super capitalist, super variety, super imported gourmet grocery store in suburban white new money plaza central. My stomach aches and the pre-made dishes filling in the hot buffet lines entice me with smells and colors of every flavor of trendy dining nationalities.
no. don’t waste your money girl. there are unmade creations waiting to be discovered in your pantry.
but everything I’m craving is in front of me. Why can’t I just get this eating thing over with now?
what will truly fill your hunger is relief from debt. kitchen management. living within your means, food that does not aim to merely appeal to empty taste buds but rather fills the body with the nutrients it so craves.
just eat now.
“no.” I say aloud. Invest in the chance that preparing a meal may lead to unexpected joy. really.
I peddle home from a day of retail. 9 hours on my feet and now I am free to fly on two wheels. Racing over uneven sidewalk and dodging in and out of the road. The shocks absorb all the bumps and I arch my back into a comfy upright sit; release my hands from the bars altogether and balance my weight with the give and take of the asphalt, the damp air, and the 7 o’clock sunlight setting on the white people’s pretty pruned trees.
home, to a puppy who needs me. To a pressing paragraph about my career goals for the next 5 years.
In 5 years I will…
be the same age as you.
I will not be married
I will be selling my photography for both pleasure and communication purposes
I will be contributing my writing to small publications and national radio shows
I will be saving to build my own house
I will be wilderness first responder certified
I will be a bachelor of professional photographic illustration
I will be sharing my passion for conservation with both a community of like minded people and complete strangers
I will be paying off loans
I will be invested in the stock market
I will be working my ass off to make my name count for my country and community…
I arrived home. Sweaty, thrilled, seeing light and wishing for a camera.
Puppy was waiting for me, and as we played outside I received an invitation to a dinner party downstairs. Grilled buffalo and tofu burgers, yellow squash and zucchini, green salad, green beans, drinks, attractive company
it’s all is best shared : )
Cheers.
