If you haven't realized it by now, the Internet has a site for everything imaginable. So, when you're counting down the last ten minutes of your temp job and want to write for a little bit but have no idea what to write about, just google "random writing prompt generator," and you'll be good to go!
I happened to like the looks of "Imagination Prompt Generator," and I've just been given my prompt: "Describe your cooking skills and your favorite thing to cook."
K, must admit, could have started with a more clever or funny prompt, but let's roll with this one. And, scene:
Considering my kitchen is not a kitchen so much as a corner connecting my living room (ok, let's be honest: living room/bedroom/study/playroom) to my bathroom, I'm not one to don an apron and chef's hat and gallivant around like Meryl Streep. I mean Julia Child. However, when I DO cook, my guests always tell me I should open up a food truck immediately and stop worrying about the corporate world of high-dollar restaurants. Oh wait no that's not me, that's Jon Favreau in one of my favorite movies of the summer, Chef.
My favorite thing to cook is tacos! I love ground beef, and I love watching the beef turn from raw to eatable as I whirl it around in the skillet. Adding my special mix of spices (see: Taco Bell Seasoning Kit) with the precisely measured amount of water, I can appreciate how cooking activates all five senses, and there's something to be said for the fact that I'm actually aware of what I'm seeing, touching, smelling, hearing, and, the best part: tasting!
Ladies and gentlemen, we are at 5:00, I am done for the day receptionist-ing at the structural engineering firm, and I've gotten in a nice little yoga workout for my mind in that writing prompt. Now, it's time to go home and cook!*
*Swing by Chipotle.
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