so this new year brings a job search for me. (i've fulfilled my sick little promise to myself to not earn enough to have to pay taxes for the last year.) you can tell how seriously i'm taking this by how i'm spending my time looking at culinary schools. it looks like the california school of culinary arts is the local hotspot, but learning to cook in italy (in italian!) would almost certainly be awesome. i really wish i'd considered this a year ago.