Today, my roommate and I cooked some rice and beans; well, I did the cooking and I messed up. The rice was a total failure -- sticky and bland. Though I prepared the beans in the wrong order -- added the water, then the beans, then the peppers and the onions and the rest of the seasonings -- they still turned out pretty good (it is hard to mess up bean). The combination was, well, edible. We ate the food while watching an episode of Leverage, an old tradition that started with Boston Legal last summer. A note on the cooking, most of the time it turns out well -- especially when my roommate does it -- but occasionally we do not get optimal results when trying something new. You know, there is always a learning curve.
Mostly everything has a learning curve; however, just like cooking, you can't be afraid of failure (next time I make beans they are going to be delicious; rice, that might take a little longer). The principle applies to almost everything, including work. Currently at work, I have no idea what I'm doing. Well, that is not true, I do know what I'm doing -- nothing; however, I will call it learning. I am serious: the first week was orientation; the second week I mostly spent doing MyLearning (self directed courses designed to get you up to speed); and this week I had Summit for OMLP, more training. All in all, a lot of learning, and little work. Honestly, I really want to get my hands dirty; after 4 years plus 3 weeks (not counting high school and before), I would like to start cooking some work.
However, who is to say this time next month I do not change my opinion; maybe then, the work oven might feel too hot.
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