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Andrew Smith's avatar

Good story! I don't think I ever got called in while inebriated, but I definitely worked 7 AM shifts after drinking until 2 AM or later... so, yeah.

How is The Bear? Any good? Does it do a good job of showing what a kitchen is really like?

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

Drinking until 2 am and working at 7 am sounds about right. I don't know how I'm still alive but here I am, and so are you.

The Bear is a good show, it's done well or should I say well done. I don't tend to watch kitchen dramas I guess you could call them, not because I don't like them, but because it feels like I'm at work and my mind won't slow down enough for me to just enjoy the show. But the bear does a fairly good job of showing what a real kitchen is like, but it's still a show.

For me the film Burnt does a great job at depicting the mental struggle that high end chefs and chefs in general can go through during their career, it's a good one.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Nice, thanks. I just added "Burnt" to our watchlist. I know just what you mean about trying to enjoy something career-related.... it's really tough not to be brought back into the world of stress and disillusionment. I struggle with jiu jitsu and MMA in that way, where I might enjoy either a bit more without knowing so much of the background.

With that being said, I definitely enjoyed "Waiting", although the pranks and stuff we actually did were way funnier.

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

Waiting is good, it's so ridiculous that you can't take any of it seriously but I did enjoy it and have seen it many times.

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Diane Perrine's avatar

I can relate with you. There are some movies, films, and books that seem to almost dig up old bones that I don't necessarily need to think on. I guess I had not thought about anyone else experiencing this,though.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

I think it's a very mild version of reliving trauma, or at least it can be.

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Diane Perrine's avatar

I certainly agree with you!

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Diane Perrine's avatar

Wow, you certainly have a knack for telling it like it is - or was . Great read..

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