An Interesting Week

The dog days of school began last Monday: another day of doing the same prep work; the crowded, loud kitchen; the droning ranchero music. I was bored, and the cooking had become a chore. Worse yet, I was placed in a group assigned to complete a non-cooking project. Since Wednesday we've been arguing about what to put on the menu. The details are too greusome, so forget it.
Then I called the Four Seasons. An interview was arranged at the last minute on Friday. And that was it. My externship begins on Tuesday, pending a passed drug test (they waived the background check, luckily). It's very good news, not just because it will be good experience, but because it'll get me out of my current kitchen, and out of project hell.
Then on Saturday I made my first money cooking. It was very little - a tip, really - for helping cater and serve an event in the restaurant. But I loved it. The people really enjoyed the food (which I thought was just OK - a common phenomenon among cooks, I've heard) and that made this whole experience worthwhile. It's why I know this is the right thing for me.
More to come for certain. The stories are inevitable.