Chaotic Coffee Klatch (tea also available)

[aussiegeekygal]

I definitely don’t, unless winning a couple hundred million in the lottery is a valid “what I want to be when I grow up” choice!

Daydreaming about what a life after a lottery win would look life isn't an enjoyable exercise for me. I think about the legal team I'd need to protect my peace more than anything

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones who keeps iterating on my life to be more and more the way I want it to be. I do work I'm good at and enjoy. I know that's not the norm and I'm grateful that I found my way to this place.

 

[Diosax]

I definitely don’t, unless winning a couple hundred million in the lottery is a valid “what I want to be when I grow up” choice!

No way!!! That's what I wanna be when I grow up too!!!

 

[cascadiabound]

Since we are talking about food

This guy makes reaction videos to recipes on tiktok and he's soooo funny

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRSk741H/?k=1

Watching from heaven.....
Can someone please tell that so called cook to saute those onions first????

 

[cheekygirl75]

No way!!! That's what I wanna be when I grow up too!!!

Twins!

 

[Strixaluco]

Does anyone know what they're doing?
Do you know what you wanna be when you grow up?

I definitely don’t, unless winning a couple hundred million in the lottery is a valid “what I want to be when I grow up” choice!

The same here. Or even 2 millions would be enough.

I used to know. Then life said "screw you". So I have a bright future behind me.

 

[cheekygirl75]

The same here. Or even 2 millions would be enough.

I used to know. Then life said "screw you". So I have a bright future behind me.

You can still have a bright future ahead too! I got thrown a screw you too, but am in the process of reinventing what a bright future looks like for me. And I think we’re about the same age, or you’re younger than me…

 

[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

The same here. Or even 2 millions would be enough.

I used to know. Then life said "screw you". So I have a bright future behind me.

I am not sure if it is appropriate, because of the whole life saying screw you. But I loved the line about the bright future behind you. made me laugh, but then question the laugh emoji use lol.

 

[Mika1215]

Hahah
On today's Ask a Latino we will talk about Mexican hot chocolate

I seriously wish we had this program.

Can tomorrow be about chorizo?

 

[LittleSwitchy]

Ooh now I want sushi! And I still want the shrimp burrito from yesterday… why isn’t there a Mexican Japanese restaurant where I can order both at once!

There’s a Mexican restaurant chain down here. They have a “ surf and turf “ burrito. It’s carne asada and shrimp. Huge burrito and SO good

 

[Diosax]

I seriously wish we had this program.

Can tomorrow be about chorizo?

Hahah sure..whar do you wanna know

The same here. Or even 2 millions would be enough.

I used to know. Then life said "screw you". So I have a bright future behind me.

You can still have a bright future ahead too! I got thrown a screw you too, but am in the process of reinventing what a bright future looks like for me. And I think we’re about the same age, or you’re younger than me…

I think having timelines and specific plans and the idea of following your passions are all tools of capitalism to keep us overworking!

Its never late to reinvent ourselves and to find new passions and opportunities! I'm in the middle of a bit of a "carrer switch" or revisiting my original plans..idk wtf I'm doing basically

 

[SinfuIDreams]

*grumbles* morning. Damn hangover hitting early.

 

[Strixaluco]

You can still have a bright future ahead too! I got thrown a screw you too, but am in the process of reinventing what a bright future looks like for me. And I think we’re about the same age, or you’re younger than me…

Professionally speaking I am screwed really. My health issues drain me so that I can't really do what I studied, it exhausts me too much. I have an idea of a job that would suit me, but cannot afford, or have the energy to go to university again - and to get hired I'd need to have at least bachelor's degree on the right field, if not master's.

 

[jaF0]

I got the big screw too.

But every time I think about it, I think about those with no legs or arms, blind, deaf, confined to bed because of an accident or disease, those that crap or pee in a bag, etc.

I mutter a lot, but I put it in perspective.

 

[SinfuIDreams]

Professionally speaking I am screwed really. My health issues drain me so that I can't really do what I studied, it exhausts me too much. I have an idea of a job that would suit me, but cannot afford, or have the energy to go to university again - and to get hired I'd need to have at least bachelor's degree on the right field, if not master's.

Before you think about changing careers altogether the original job is there a way to seek out a management position? Something where the physical aspects of the job are loaded on to someone else?
I have a friend with chronic health issues and this is the only way she can still work.

 

[Mika1215]

Hahah sure..what do you wanna know

Ok, I cannot believe that I'm actually going to type this out, but I am on ChorizoQuest. This isn't really a question, it's a story.

Many. many years ago, when I was a grad student in Ohio, there was this awesome burrito place across the street from my office. It was called Burritos As Big As Your Head, and they were. They made the most amazing burrito with this very spicy chorizo, one of my most favorite things I've ever eaten. I didn't know anything about Mexican food in general then; I mostly grew up in Maine, and at that point, exotic food was the Chinese place that was an hour and a half drive away. So I figured that chorizo is just chorizo, and I'll be able to find something like this deliciousness again.

And I've tried and tried. The only time I had anything like it was in Mexico; I used to grade AP exams, and they'd do that at Trinity College in San Antonio, and my friend and I got there early one year and decided to drive down to Laredo so that we could have dinner in Mexico. Like 6 hours total of driving to have dinner, and so worth it. But my Spanish isn't good enough to have a discussion about the finer points of chorizo with the waiter.

So when I see chorizo in stores, it's either the hard kind that sort of looks like pepperoni, which is Spanish I think? Or in bodega type places I see something that's more like ground sausage packaged like hamburger. But the Chorizo Of My Dreams (which we will now call COMD) was like a combo of the two...a sausage in a casing, which the chef would cut open and discard the casing for the burrito, but a soft fat sausage (that's what she said). I've never been able to find this COMD anywhere.

Help me. Make me understand the ways of chorizo.

 

[Strixaluco]

Before you think about changing careers altogether the original job is there a way to seek out a management position? Something where the physical aspects of the job are loaded on to someone else?
I have a friend with chronic health issues and this is the only way she can still work.

I have never been doing physical work at all. Management position would be a sure way to burn me out - which with my education limits my options quite a lot. Quite many academic engineers ( ie not from applied sciences university!) are ending up in management in my field.

 

[jaF0]

Management can be less physical, but it can be stressful to a crippling point. That can do more harm to health than physical work.

 

[Strixaluco]

And @SinfuIDreams I practically cannot change my career altogether as I'd need more energy and money to study... even though I think I should have chosen that field to begin with.

So I'm trying to find some niche where I can get with my current education and where I don't burn out too fast - and even make a living. Even then it seems unlikely I'll be working until the normal retiring age (which for me is 69). Probably end up on sick pension long before.

 

[SinfuIDreams]

I have never been doing physical work at all. Management position would be a sure way to burn me out - which with my education limits my options quite a lot. Quite many academic engineers ( ie not from applied sciences university!) are ending up in management in my field.

Management can be less physical, but it can be stressful to a crippling point. That can do more harm to health than physical work.

I agree with both of these whole heartedly but with the low income options of re-training it could be used as a stepping stone to get into a different line of work. Not every job is concerned about the paperwork behind you a lot of employers now are more than happy to take on someone who is just as capable of doing the job as someone who has education in that field.

 

[Diosax]

Ok, I cannot believe that I'm actually going to type this out, but I am on ChorizoQuest. This isn't really a question, it's a story.

Many. many years ago, when I was a grad student in Ohio, there was this awesome burrito place across the street from my office. It was called Burritos As Big As Your Head, and they were. They made the most amazing burrito with this very spicy chorizo, one of my most favorite things I've ever eaten. I didn't know anything about Mexican food in general then; I mostly grew up in Maine, and at that point, exotic food was the Chinese place that was an hour and a half drive away. So I figured that chorizo is just chorizo, and I'll be able to find something like this deliciousness again.

And I've tried and tried. The only time I had anything like it was in Mexico; I used to grade AP exams, and they'd do that at Trinity College in San Antonio, and my friend and I got there early one year and decided to drive down to Laredo so that we could have dinner in Mexico. Like 6 hours total of driving to have dinner, and so worth it. But my Spanish isn't good enough to have a discussion about the finer points of chorizo with the waiter.

So when I see chorizo in stores, it's either the hard kind that sort of looks like pepperoni, which is Spanish I think? Or in bodega type places I see something that's more like ground sausage packaged like hamburger. But the Chorizo Of My Dreams (which we will now call COMD) was like a combo of the two...a sausage in a casing, which the chef would cut open and discard the casing for the burrito, but a soft fat sausage (that's what she said). I've never been able to find this COMD anywhere.

Help me. Make me understand the ways of chorizo.

Where do you live?

 

[Strixaluco]

I agree with both of these whole heartedly but with the low income options of re-training it could be used as a stepping stone to get into a different line of work. Not every job is concerned about the paperwork behind you a lot of employers now are more than happy to take on someone who is just as capable of doing the job as someone who has education in that field.

Around here employers tend to look at the papers quite a lot - even too much.

 

[crazychemgirl]

Happy Saturday chaos people!

 

[SinfuIDreams]

Around here employers tend to look at the papers quite a lot - even too much.

Yeah I do get that but that is starting to change, I have a lot of contacts all over the world and with the way covid struck and people being unable to continue or afford study job markets have changed vastly. You will never know unless you try.

 

[Justadesperatewifeandmom]

Happy Saturday chaos people!

Happy Saturday CCG. Any plans?

 

[crazychemgirl]

Happy Saturday CCG. Any plans?

Just got back from the river with the dog … it’s nice cold swimming exercise