Community Kitchen

I'll admit I don't cook very often, and when I do, I cook very basic things, like eggs. Once in awhile I make a full meal from scratch, but I don't crave home cooking too often. So I thought, OK, sure, community kitchen, I can handle that. After all, I did work in an office environment for nearly a decade, and anyone who worked with me knows I spent half my time in the kitchen.

So I was kind of surprised to see that the community kitchen was crappier than I expected. First, there is this heavy door that you always have to keep shut. Not so convenient since you have to carry a bunch of stuff in and out of there...why?



First, there is no dining table there. So you can't just cook and eat. You'd either have to stand to eat, or bring it back to your room (also, no removing furniture from your room!). Second, no leaving dirty pots and pans or any food cooking while unattended! So many rules! So I had to shuttle my stuff back and forth, through heavy doors.



There is not even a communal fridge. There is no paper towel dispenser. There are random appliances and old pots and pans left lying around. Do they belong to anyone? Who knows. I took a dish rack and a white tumbler. If they belong to a current resident, screw them. Their loss for leaving it out in a public space! Also, I am making full use of all those toasters. After I clean them. Why is everything so filthy? You'd think we weren't paying $2000 a month to live here!



Nice view of Harlem River and housing projects.



After much effort...breakfast. Which got cold. Don't worry, eventually, I'll figure out a system. Maybe even get a folding table to use in the kitchen...