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polychrome_penWell, it's done. I'm finally quitting the job that I've had for 4.5 years. I just finished writing my letter of resignation. And yet I'm a little depressed - as much as I gripe about this job, it's always scary to leave the familiar behind when embarking on a new journey. I figured I'd be a little more excited. I guess when you have a job from Junior year of high school until the end of Junior year of college, it becomes a part of your identity. Not to mention that it was my first "real" job outside of working for teachers at school.
So to cheer myself up, I baked goodies this afternoon. XD I started with my "special" chocolate chip cookies (made with the "special" recipe from my old English teacher) to give as a gift to the sweet lady at work who repaired the broken spine of a book this last week for me. And of course I kept some for the familia. ^___^ But I also wanted to bring something to work as a kind of "thanks for being such great coworkers," so I made (and I quote the name exactly) "The Best Chocolate Cake in the World." XD This is a true artery-blocker: 1 cup sour cream, 1 devils-food cake mix, 1 pudding mix, 4 eggs, oil, water, and an entire bag of chocolate chips. It really is an awesome cake, and comes out super rich, thick, and moist when done. It certainly needs no frosting, but a dusting with powdered sugar after taking it out of the bundt makes it very pretty.
Maybe I've just been kind of emotional/melancholy since I finished Tuesdays With Morrie. If you haven't read this book, I strongly suggest that you do. It's very short (you could probably finish it in a good afternoon of reading) yet packed with so many life-changing truths about life that it's almost overwhelming. The book chronicles the heart-breaking true story of a man discovering his favorite sociology professor during the older man's last years of life, and their final "thesis" together: what is important in life, and how being near death affects your views on the subject. I was in tears by the end of the book. Read it - it'll change your life.
So to cheer myself up, I baked goodies this afternoon. XD I started with my "special" chocolate chip cookies (made with the "special" recipe from my old English teacher) to give as a gift to the sweet lady at work who repaired the broken spine of a book this last week for me. And of course I kept some for the familia. ^___^ But I also wanted to bring something to work as a kind of "thanks for being such great coworkers," so I made (and I quote the name exactly) "The Best Chocolate Cake in the World." XD This is a true artery-blocker: 1 cup sour cream, 1 devils-food cake mix, 1 pudding mix, 4 eggs, oil, water, and an entire bag of chocolate chips. It really is an awesome cake, and comes out super rich, thick, and moist when done. It certainly needs no frosting, but a dusting with powdered sugar after taking it out of the bundt makes it very pretty.
Maybe I've just been kind of emotional/melancholy since I finished Tuesdays With Morrie. If you haven't read this book, I strongly suggest that you do. It's very short (you could probably finish it in a good afternoon of reading) yet packed with so many life-changing truths about life that it's almost overwhelming. The book chronicles the heart-breaking true story of a man discovering his favorite sociology professor during the older man's last years of life, and their final "thesis" together: what is important in life, and how being near death affects your views on the subject. I was in tears by the end of the book. Read it - it'll change your life.
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Date: 2007-08-16 12:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-16 01:00 am (UTC)Starting pharmacy school (what with a heavy course load and internships and all), I won't have time to work at the library anymore. And by the time my short breaks roll around, I probably won't want to go and work - I'll need the vacation by then! XD
If I do get another job, it'll probably be in a pharmacy...>_< No more picking good-looking stuff out of the booksale for me anymore!
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Date: 2007-08-16 01:23 am (UTC)Yeah, vacations are fun. I've really been enjoying mine!