July 8, 2007
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Yes, I cook.
I actually owe you people three stories, but this is the shortest one, and I felt that I needed to update.
People, especially women, can’t seem to wrap their minds around the idea that I cook.
When I go shopping, it is more than likely that I will be in the express checkout lane. I’m normally just cooking for me, and my initial purchase of things that don’t spoil never needs to be completely replenished. I just need to grab a handful of items in order to cook for the week, maybe some chicken, a few veggies, and there may be some interesting ingredients from when I go looking through my cookbooks and decide to grab something new.
As I’m waiting in line, I like to glance over at the magazine rack. Occasionally, there’s one of those little cookbooks that has a handful of interesting recipes, and I like to throw it on the conveyor belt. Last week, when I did this, the item was near the end of my items, right next to the bar that separates my stuff from the person behind me. When it comes time to scan it, the woman at the register asks, “Is this yours?”
I think nothing of the question, since she might have thought that it may have fallen over, so I say yes.
“You cook?”
“Yes.”
“YOU cook?”
“Yes. I cook.”
My second answer is obviously a bit more pissed off than the first one. Damn it, I’m a MAN, descended from the discoverer of fire. Why wouldn’t I be able to cook? I have a 32 inch waist, and am pretty well built. Do they think I can do this with Taco Bell and Burger King?
I mean, is this image that hard to imagine:
Maybe this image will stop the questions:
I need a funny chef’s hat.
Black 6, out.
Comments (8)
Hi, Oh this is just too cute. Oh you sound have replied to something like “do you eat (fill in the blank)”. Love the apron. Keep having fun! Sharon
I really hope u have something under that apron. you know, for sanitary purposes.
So this is way late bc like you lately I just havent been updating. MySpace and reluctantly become the norm and more user friendly just bc I can leave a quick comment without a post and people still know Im alive. But thats post deserving in itself so we wont go there. Anyways, I wanted to let you know I’ve always admired the fact that you cook. We share that simple joy, and it makes me feel a little more manly knowing a battle hardened veteran of our current endeavor in the Armed Forces partakes in something so……… unmanly? I guess something in todays world considered feminine? Maybe one of these days I’ll actually whip up something again like I used to, I just find myself lacking the actual time. Oh and ummm I could have used a little more clothing in those pics, and yes, one of those little hats would have made the picture!!! lol…
Later Dude..
Tim is such a chauvenist (and I happen to know he cooks)…and you have female readership here even though they may choose to remain silent
Consider yourself as lucky if you have not seen strange Europeans wearing strange pantalones.
Hey Pat… Umm I had surgery bc I had a kidney stone and so they went up and pulled it out. I’ll spare you the details unless you really just wanna know but I think you get the idea. Im beginning to think that passing it would have just been a lot easier than what im going through for the post op stuff.
And I got checked out for my migraines again and finally got a base doc to give me a CT Scan of my head. We’ll see what he finds, probably nothing which means good and bad things. Its wednesday tho so I’ll keep ya posted. After school this week im hoping to get back into xanga posting as much as possible. We’ll see tho.
Hi, Miss “hearing” from you. Hope all is well. Take Care, Sharon