the tundrah blog

so, i don't feel like i have much to say today, but i was inspired to post after perusing some blogs yesterday. i'd like to keep more on top of this thing, but i'm a little overwhelmed with how many responsibilities i have on my plate right now. i have to learn to say no when i'm asked to do something (ie. play soccer, be on the HOA board, mentor someone, take on other people's job duties, etc.).

work is fine. a complete trainwreck and yet i dont know what else i'd be doing. i have a goal ruminating in my head... i think in five years i either want to be a lot further up the food chain in my current industry, or out of it all together. i feel like while what i'm doing is fun/cool for me personally, that i'm not really doing anything to benefit society in general. i do still think i'm very lucky that i love my world and the people i get to work with, but in general i'd like to feel like what i'm working on will have a positive impact on someone's life.

i read a book recently which has not only changed my view of food, but also a lot of other things as well. its called "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto". it describes how our food chain and food availability has developed due to economic and societal needs, and what impact that is having on our health. its amazing. maybe the main reason i'm buying into it is because his whole credo is basically how i was raised to eat: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." By "food" he means things your grandmother (or even great grandmother) would recognize as food. Not Monster Energy drinks, not Go-gurt, not Cup-o-Noodle, not Lean Cuisine. I was lucky enough to grow up with a mom who cooked. We ate family meals every night and while we were by no means strict health nuts, for the most part junk and pre-prepared food didnt exist much around our house. i highly recommend it even if you dont consider yourself much of a foodie.

people who know me well know i'm a closet hippie, but i'm not kidding when i keep saying i want to eventually live off the grid. i'd love to make less of a footprint on this world by producing at least some of not all of my own energy and food. my goals of leaving work and living a healthier and more environmentally sensitive lifestyle may merge eventually. we'll see.

you can take the (closet) hippie out of Santa Cruz, but somehow....