Me, Julie & Julia
I jumped on the elliptical tonight (yes, the cold weather has reunited us) and turned on the television to find that one of my favorite movies in recent years, "Julie & Julia", was just starting. Perfect, I love watching good movies while I exercise, it keeps my mind off ... working out.
As I watched the first part of the movie, I remembered why I like it so much. The lead character, Julie Powell, is me. Stuck in a dead-end job and miles from her original career path, Julie decides to start a blog about cooking. The movie rings even more true now because, like me, Julie works in a call center. In one of the opening scenes, Julie sits at her desk, in her cubicle, taking phone call after relentless phone call from people who yell at her and show no compassion.
Eventually she decides to start her blog to take her mind off her horrible job. She assigns herself the task of cooking her way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which was co-authored by Julia Child. She gives herself a year to cook all 524 recipes in the book. In 2009, after watching this movie, I started this blog to take my mind off my stagnant career. I assigned myself the task of writing 20 blog posts by the end of that year. You need only to look at the right side of the web page to see if that actually happened. However, I have to thank this movie and the real Julie Powell for pushing me to do something I should have done a long time ago. I'm also sure that I am not only person who started a blog after reading her blog, her best-selling book or watching the movie. (I would also suggest reading the blog Waiter Rant and the subsequent book it inspired. Another great example of taking a negative job and turning it into a positive career move.)
Will my blog ever turn into a best-selling book or screenplay? Doubtful. I can't even make more than $0.15 on page clicks by monetizing it! The important thing is that writing has always been my thing and my blog gives me a reason to put my thoughts out into the world. So what's next? I've always wanted to try standup comedy ...
As I watched the first part of the movie, I remembered why I like it so much. The lead character, Julie Powell, is me. Stuck in a dead-end job and miles from her original career path, Julie decides to start a blog about cooking. The movie rings even more true now because, like me, Julie works in a call center. In one of the opening scenes, Julie sits at her desk, in her cubicle, taking phone call after relentless phone call from people who yell at her and show no compassion.
Eventually she decides to start her blog to take her mind off her horrible job. She assigns herself the task of cooking her way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which was co-authored by Julia Child. She gives herself a year to cook all 524 recipes in the book. In 2009, after watching this movie, I started this blog to take my mind off my stagnant career. I assigned myself the task of writing 20 blog posts by the end of that year. You need only to look at the right side of the web page to see if that actually happened. However, I have to thank this movie and the real Julie Powell for pushing me to do something I should have done a long time ago. I'm also sure that I am not only person who started a blog after reading her blog, her best-selling book or watching the movie. (I would also suggest reading the blog Waiter Rant and the subsequent book it inspired. Another great example of taking a negative job and turning it into a positive career move.)
Will my blog ever turn into a best-selling book or screenplay? Doubtful. I can't even make more than $0.15 on page clicks by monetizing it! The important thing is that writing has always been my thing and my blog gives me a reason to put my thoughts out into the world. So what's next? I've always wanted to try standup comedy ...
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