Lesson One: How To Become An Existentialist

In today's society, the Y Generation is in constant disapproval from our beloved elders. Take my mom for example, I don't think I will be able to make her proud until I have my "big boy" job and which in today's job market pool of unemployment flooded with people with their Masters and PhD's as well as a shit economy; let's just say, she is going to be one unhappy camper for a hot minute. The addition of this blog to my life isn't going to impress her but with a woman who is easily amused when the floors are vacuumed and dinner is being made by your's truly, am I really in an imposition to not write a blog? I digress.

So, you are probably wondering how to make it in life as insignificant young adults trying to make it to the next, less smelly, cubicle that your $35k education earned you. The answer is simple isn't it? Eat, drink and be young. Or more importantly, stay young. Typical advice you would expect an existentialist to give you right?

What is an existentialist? . 

To be spiteful of my professors who said Wikipedia is not a valid source, I am going to use it anyways because it makes me look smart and after reading it, still leaves you with an "ah ha!" moment:

"Existentialism is a term applied to a school of 20th-century philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual. In existentialism, the individual's starting point is characterized by what has been called "the existential attitude", or a sense of disorientation and confusion in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world. Many existentialists have also regarded traditional systematic or academic philosophies, in both style and content, as too abstract and remote from concrete human experience."

The latter definition is bullshit for someone who thinks or acts solely on the fact that they find the existing world they live in has sucked the life out of them to the point that all they have now is to appreciate the more smaller and simple things in life, that as Americans, we have completely forgotten. For example, the difference between a Malbec and a Rioja or more simply, the difference between good food and bad food. 

I am here to be your guide on how to live a practical life that will satisfy your adventure for new cravings that you never really thought you had; how to actually live as a young adult while maintaining that boring, paper-pushing job that you just oh-so love and the best part is, you can do it on any budget. And if you aren't satisfied, you can live vicariously through me anyways and make me feel like I am contributing to society. 

This blog is going to be my vice in coping with today's current disposition. I am going to be eating, cooking, featuring and wine drinking (a whole lot of wine drinking) and you, my little minions, are going to follow suit because at the end of the day, what else really makes you more happy after a hard day of work than food and wine? 

I, do so, solemnly swear, that I, Michael A. Pacheco, will make this blog not only entertaining to read but hopefully successful in making you learn how to appreciate the smaller things in life as we tackle post-college life (or any vantage point in life) and show those damn French that we DO know what good food is!

Bon appétit!