First Post

Once upon a time, there was a girl who started a blog.  Actually, she started two.  One that was actually helpful in her career (she hoped), and one to get the creative processes rolling.  This is the latter. 

Here's me in a nutshell--

I'm a 25 (for now) year old chick in L.A (for now) trying to get a writing career started.  I'm a community college student (also for now) getting ready to transfer, waiting very impatiently to hear about where I get in (So far, U of Michigan) and dreading hearing where I don't get in (So far, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and NYU.)  Let's just say it's been a disappointing couple of weeks since letters started rolling in.

Background information--

I was born in Washington DC, grew up on the south side of Chicago, and, after a couple of false starts, moved myself to La La Land, studied cooking, worked as a chef, studied journalism, and decided that food journalism is right thing for me.  I'm excited about this new chapter in my life, and also nervous as hell.  Its gonna be fun to see where things go.


Where I live now--

I live in a one bedroom apartment in the charming San Fernando Valley, world capital of bad drivers, hot summers, ditzy girls, and lots and lots of porn.    Not saying I'm any of those things.  I'm just living somewhere convenient to my life.   I live with a 3 legged alligator lizard named stumpy who has escape plans and a death wish, in one of the coolest apartments on earth. 

Well, my friends, that's it for post number one.  Gonna go over and work on dessert or disaster (the other blog) now that I'm all warmed up and ready to roll.