One day three of my journey (8/15/2016) I decided to do a
tarot card reading on my breakfast burrito blog quest to gain spiritual
insight. I decided to do a simple three-card spread using the major arcane to
help me get an idea of my past, present, and future. The cards of my spread are
as follows: the Hierophant, the Fool, and the Hermit. I understand that
performing a reading on oneself allows for a chance of natural biases to occur,
so I kept an open mind when progressing with the reading. The first card being
the Hierophant represented my past. He is a priest whose interests lies in
spirituality to search for truth –philosophical or spiritual– and is not
restricted to any particular religion or dogma. The holy man represents those
who are trying to understand the meaning of life. After seeing this first card
it was evident to relate the Hierophant to my time in Michigan when I roamed
the streets looking for a purpose. The second card of the spread was the Fool,
and he was related to my current state at the time of the reading. The Fool is
depicted as a young boy who is cheerfully embarking forward. The card also depicts
a dog who is trying to get the attention of the young boy because he is about
to step off a cliff. The duo represents excitement about a new change taking
place, but this change has risks that may not be foreseen. At the time of the
reading I thought that the Fool gave little to no insight sense it stated the
obvious. I was doing this tarot reading because of my new breakfast burrito
quest, a spread telling me that I was starting a new journey was redundant (just
like that sentence). As I write, it’s been over a month since I did that tarot reading
and I see what the cards were trying to tell me at that time. When I started my
journey on July 13th of 2016 I never imagined the reaction that the
public would have. On July 14th my blog already had over 200 views
and was viewed in 10 different countries. I was shocked to see there that are
so many people like me who are concerned about San Luis Obispo’s lack of
organization of said dank breakfast burritos. I had people contact me on the 14th,
asking me if they could watch me eat and blog in action. I also got a flood of other
questions, like “What classifies a burrito as a breakfast burrito?”, “Did you
only do preliminary research in San Luis Obispo city?”, and “Rawr, wht’s ur
numbr qt?”. These are all questions I did not expect, especially so soon after
my reveal. I was humbled to see that so many people wanted more from my
journey, but I also felt ashamed that I didn’t have immediate answers for all
of the questions. I was a Fool to think that I only needed three years of preliminary
research. Even more, how did I expect myself to become a well rounded connoisseur
of breakfast burritos after only investigating a small burrito area? A true
Fool. The third card of the spread was the Hermit, and he represented my
future. It is ironic that the Hermit followed the Fool in my spread because the
Hermit is said to be the Fool halfway through his journey, a little less enthusiastic,
and a little more restrained. The Hermit calls for a period of soul searching
and seclusion to reflect upon the journey that has occurred thus far. I thought
about what all of you asked and the insight that the cards gave and eventually
decided to take some time to further my preliminary research. This time would
be different though, this time I would eat breakfast burritos outside the San
Luis Obispo city limits, and during this time I would also reflect upon why I
started this journey and answer the questions that you all asked. For two weeks
I secluded myself as I did my second round of preliminary research. Similar to
my first round of preliminary research, my second round had tears, laughter, some
bloodshed, but this time had intellectual challenges as well. My second round
of research took me as far away from home as Atlanta and as close to home as my
grandparent’s house (side note: even though my grandmother begged to be
featured on my blog and for me to publically review her breakfast burrito, I
refused. Sorry grandma but although you live in San Luis Obispo county, you don’t
live in San Luis Obispo city, therefore, out of my jurisdiction). These new and
old places gave me a more rounded expertise and appreciation for my love of
breakfast burritos. The experiences I had will allow me to give better and more
wholesome reviews on the breakfast burritos of San Luis Obispo city. The two
weeks of seclusion was intense, I was learning so much about myself through burritos
in such a short amount of time, and I was starting to get overwhelmed. Thankfully
a miracle occurred, and it took in the form of four angles (the acute ones). Four of my old friends from
the streets heard of my new lifestyle in California and they wanted to see it
for themselves (not the new lifestyle where I’m now dating dudes, but the new
lifestyle about blogging breakfast burritos). I then embarked on my third round
of preliminary research, this time with the support of old friends. Together we traveled the West coast for all it
had to offer a breakfast burrito connoisseur. Time flew, but soon enough my old
friends had to head back to Michigan for their destiny kept them there, and my
destiny called for me to return to San Luis Obispo city with my new renowned
expertise. I returned to San Luis Obispo city on 8/29 and after two intense
days of binge working to support my breakfast burrito connoisseur lifestyle I
sit here on the 31st of August, in Kreuzberg Coffee Company, writing
to you all. As I end this post I can’t help but to think back to the Hermit, a
man who suggests a time of reflection before action. The second and third rounds
of preliminary research have shown me that the time for reflection is over, and
that the time for action is now.
To my dedicated breakfast burrito followers, I thank you for
your support and patience during my time of burrito soul searching, and I value
the feedback that I have gotten so far, keep it up, and I will do the same.
-The renewed San Luis Obispo Breakfast Burrito Blogger
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