Thrusday?! It's The Weekend!!!!

Well it's Thursday and according to my universities schedule after the last class of today, our weekend begins! My alarm didn't go off this morning, the one time I take a good night's rest and I over slept missing my one and only class for today. People wonder why I don't like sleeping? This morning was a prime example! On the brighter side though, it is the weekend which means organizing time for me! (YAYYYY!!!!)

Between school, starting a new job, being in a Leadership program, a leader for 1st year students group, balancing my blogs and articles, I will give myself a B+ right now. Ending the 4th week of school, with my personal grading, I am doing fine, but just fine isn't okay with me. Yep, self-professing perfectionist and I'm not afraid to say it. I don't call it OCD because its not a disorder in my eyes, I believe I was born this way and it took some time for me to realize and act upon it.

Let me inform you more about myself as I want people to know more about me. *PSA: You'll understand as time progresses.

Every since I was a kid for some strange reason I had a problem with letting one person know everything about me.  I felt like if there was one person who knew everything about me, they would poses the kryptonite stone of information that could be used against me at anytime. Years and years, I still held to that belief that no one person should know everything about me, not my mom, best friend, family, no one! Now I'm in college and even now I've had to mature. moving from Kansas City, KS to Denver, CO was without a doubt the best decision I've made as an independent young adult ever! Maturing more in the (going on 3 years in Denver) than I ever have in Kansas City, I'm finally in a place of comfort personally.

Until this year, if you ask anybody who knows me, ask them what's one thing about Kenon that you know. 90% would probably say something along the lines of "Well, he always has his iPOD with him and in his ears." This year, I'm different though, I've decided to be receptive to all feedback,  understand what people really think of me. Conceiving the idea of "How about I not listen to my iPOD as much as I have in the past?" Well that's probably the biggest maturing personal move that I have achieved since living in Denver! Oddly enough, people recognize it; and not just a little but I mean a lot! I've friends come up to me on multiple accounts stating along the lines of "WOW! Kenon you don't have your iPOD in your ears!" "This is the longest period of time I have ever not seen you with your iPOD!" "Is there something wrong, you don't have your headphones in?"

Well I have to get back to work, send out some emails, fill out paper work for the new job and run what I've been told by my college mentor "The Kenon Thompson Empire!" Have fun, smile, laugh (and if you do) enjoy coffee!!!! It's the weekend!!!!!!!!!

*Currently listening to Lil Wayne - Bill Gates (from his new album "I Am Not A Human Being.")

School, Work and Winter

As nerdy as it may sound, I am ready for the school year to begin. Yes it is summer, the weather is nice and hot, everybody is hanging out swimming and/or with friends all day and all night because there is no homework to be turned in the next day (unless their doing summer school or taking summer classes). I'm ready to be back on campus, head in the books and being that much closer to my Bachelors degree. I have one big goal for this school year, to be able to study abroad in Italy. The program is very competitive and I hope to be one of the chosen few like the kids being able to visit the Willy Wonka factory.

Me on the other hand, I have been working the whole summer and it will continue to be like this for the next 2 months. I love it though, working at the restaurant is always exciting and I may be able to have one of my dishes be ran for a special. I believe that the kitchen team will be speaking sometime this week on menu changes and what not. I have pitched one dish I would like to try, I was told by the Executive Chef to create the recipe and bring it in to him. So that's where my time is going to after work, writing in my composition book recipe ideas.

The Winter season is without a doubt my favorite season of all. The snow, the style of clothes I can wear, living by the mountains and knowing that there is plenty to do up there. I love everything about winter! Also with my "Switching Styles" mission, I am already ordering new clothes for the Winter in order to upgrade my style and be prepared before anybody else is.

Well those are my thoughts for right now. I have to get ready for another day of work. Not complaining because I have this Friday off and it's Pay Day Friday. I think I can survive another 4 days of work knowing that I have a pretty nice check coming up. If you have any updates on what you are doing let me know, I don't want to be selfish by sitting here and not hearing what you have been doing with your life so far this summer! :)

The Weekend 4/23/2010-4/25/2010

I set up a goal to read two books (Culinaria Italy & Culinaria France) this weekend but things took a different turn. its not a major setback or anything, just something I thought I could do given the time. Although this weekend was great overall. I hung out with a friend, went to Sur La Table and my kitchen shopaholic sensors went off! Copper pots and pans, Le Creuset cookware, everything a chef, foodie and/or a kitchen designer could want. Also this weekend I talked to Brian Dubé of New York Daily Photo via email about choosing a professional camera. If you haven't seen his photovlog I highly encourage you too, its unbelievably amazing! As of now I am doing research on kitchen equipment and professional cameras for my next investment purchases!

I finally caught up with my blog reading because I have been behind on my blog feed by about a week. Now that I'm all caught up, I definitely don't plan on falling weeks behind again like it is school homework that us college students like to procrastinate on! I have also come across some new Food Blogs that seem vibrantly interesting to me, so you may see some added blogs to my list as this week goes on.

School is going pretty good! A little less than a month left and I will be walking across the stage at the nascent of my career obtaining my Associates Degree in Culinary Arts! I am highly anticipating that day with no plans, but will be bounteous and go with the flow. Tomorrow I hear if I am chosen for the Summer OL/WIGIS (Its a JWU Denver thing) for this summer. I really do hope I get chosen because I will be able to help incoming Freshman prepare for and get familiar with college before there first day of college school work takes over their lives! :)

Well this is it for today, I'm going to continue watching Hell's Kitchen Season 5 (my favorite) on Hulu and start reading Culinaria Italy (with no due date) today. Even though I'm not setting up another due date, I wouldn't mind having it done by this week at least! :p

33 Days Away..... From Graduation!

All of the homework, the hours in classes drifting off as the boring professors gave hour long powerpoint lectures, the countless all nighters, the crazy schedules, the exhausting Spring Trimester of 2010 (aka the Co-Op Tri) will all be worth it on May 22nd 2010! On that very day I will be obtaining my Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University!

Now of course that is my hyperbole for the night because I am continuing school for my Bachelors Degree in Food Service Management! In return, means that I can relax a little more then usual for 3 months (aka Summer 2010 break) only to return back to the madness me and my friends like to call..... College!

Don't get me wrong, I love the college life! I wouldn't do everything I am doing if I didn't want to (meaning no one is forcing me). If only I could see just a little bit more of the relaxed "little to no work" college life days a few more times then I am now, I would greatly appreciate it!