Fast Food Fast Women

And I'm obviously gonna write about the opposite. Yesterday Jane came over with a fabulous home made lasagna. She spent a fortune and 5 hours to cook it (you wouldn't believe it, I know, but she even made pasta herself). So we had a fruitful conversation (for anything but fruitful won't do) gorging ourselves on that wonder of wonders! She told me she'd started a new job. And there we began. Whenever the word "job" is pronounced with us, we usually end up asking each other what we'd be doing if money wasn't an issue. My all time favorite answer used to be: quit teaching and dedicate all my time to writing. Yesterday I suddenly realized I'd probably be too bored doing no teaching whatsoever. I'd positively miss my students, they are my biggest source of inspiration, after all! So I thought and said I'd still teach, concentrating more on issues like gender studies and literature, but would make sure I had enough time to devote to writing. Jane would love to set up her own restaurant business. I do hope it works out with her one day. Then another question came up: whether we are good at being actresses once in a while. That's clear with me: I'm doing non-stop acting 4-6 hours a day. That's what teaching's all about, actually. And I love it. It's really important when there's something in your life that makes you come across as happy and content on a regular basis. What's bad about make-believe if it's making you believe? Isn't it what we all crave? Okay, I'm not going to blow you mind any longer with my philosophical musing. I'll just mention that today after work Veronika and I dropped by Velvet for the proverbial cup of coffee, which also meant having the ever so soothing spinach soup and gorgeous chocolate pudding. (Both of us seem to be in love with the redhead confectioner at Velvet!) It felt so good to see her after these dismal two weeks I've been through. Good Monday night promises good week to come! Hope it's great with you, too. Cheers!