DISH-PATCH (030): Revisiting Kneads...?

And so it was that CLAY-PLAY by the Shore, “shored-up” former Suit, KATIE’s resolve AND confidence — allowing her to dive back into her SOURDOUGH BREAD adventure with growing enthusiasm.

Let’s follow along to see WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. –The Gang.

And so it was that a seaside PLAY-SESSION with “MAGIC CLAY” (AKA MODEL MAGIC by Crayola), got former Suit, KATIE into a frame of mind conducive to the development of PRESCRIPTIVE recommendations for the COMPANION SOURDOUGH BREAD workshop.

It had been a while since she attended the workshop too, so that was problematic.

Feeding Session…

The “SEED” (AKA Sourdough Starter) she obtained that night has been (and continues to be) nurtured… But there’s hesitation…
She has been stalled in her own prOcess and very much back-burnered it until…

FADE IN:

INT. KATIE’S KITCHEN

It’s early morning and Katie is at her kitchen table with thoughts flying into her JOURNAL. To one side are the initial sketches she made on the 11-by-14s which she glances at occasionally.

KATIE’S MUSINGS
I feel… it’s the right thing… Get it… FEEL… the emphasis is on the feel of… dough-in-hand and shaping it… quite literally being HANDS-ON.

I get it now.

I’ve been hesitating… I’ve got FEAR OF… like the unknown… next steps of making the bread… shaping the bread. And before that, I recall there are … there is a FOLDING thing that happens… a 4-corner… FOLD and wait… Now that wasn’t clear…

She scribbles on the 11-by-14, and then returns to her MUSINGS.

Strategist Katie…

KATIE’S MUSINGS
So I need to lock down the “science-y” stuff … like the CARE & FEEDING of the starter… the HOW & WHY… Also, HOW & WHY for the FOLDING…

Aha! It’s the same for clients back in the day AND the folks in the aisles at HD… the smile followed by, “What are you trying to achieve?” … The “What are you aspiring to do?”

Understanding the WHAT, helps the HOW flow better… And now I’ve identified a GAP in KNOWLEDGE that could be… uh… Most likely IS a SOURCE of HESITATION…

Standing, she grabs her TRIGGER MUG and heads to the counter to FIRE UP the “SPURS” (AKA electric teapot/water boiler).

KATIE INTERNAL
Good one. I’ve rationalized the hesitation as a… lack of understanding of the objective but…

The sound of a chair scraping the floor diverts her attention back to the table.

She shakes her head as she sees her pal, RC the GREMLIN studying the 11-by-14.

RC THE GREMLIN
There’s a FEAR factor in play, I sense… Most definitely… a classic… And then… Of course! She’s BLINKY-CURSORing…

Of course! She’s BLINKY-CURSORing…

KATIE
Uh… Mornin’ Dude! Make yourself comfortable, why don’t ya…

RC THE GREMLIN
Mornin’ Princess! And … yeah, you know I do… I always do… Had to see what you were on about… The steam in the KITCHEN was from your head… not that fine SPURS machine.

Katie laughs.

KATIE
Want some?

RC THE GREMLIN
Actually, a TASTE of your 4A Brew would be… awesome.

She talks while filling a TRIGGER MUG for him.

Trigger Mug…

KATIE
It’s … Actually, I’m … I’ve gotten to an interesting spot… Was spiraling a bit on the FEAR factor… FEAR of the unknown… but gave myself a good talkin’ to…

Points to the JOURNAL full of MUSINGS.

KATIE
A… “come on now.” This sourdough bread thing… just… a starter PLUS water and a blend of flour, right?

What it is..

RC nods.

KATIE
Well actually… there’s a “Yes, and…” to it.

RC eyes the open JOURNAL where Katie has sketched a HEAD-SCRATCHING character, and then glances at what she wrote.

KATIE’S MUSINGS
Now the thing is… The little side trip… the seaside impromptu CLAY-PLAY session served as a reminder… I like … scratch that … I LOVE being HANDS-ON... creating things… by HAND.

Looking back at the 11-by-14, where those key words also appear, he smiles, nods and motions her to keep going.

RC THE GREMLIN
Hands! That’s the “and”… Hands-on… So, it seems to me that you’re at the “hear your ears” portion of the programming, yes?

He points to his.

RC THE GREMLIN
…All ears, I am. Let’s give it a shot, eh?

She nods and smiles. Motioning towards the table.

RC THE GREMLIN
Wherever you’re comfortable. Looks like you could use a stand for a while anyway… You’ve been busy.

Katie’s pent up thoughts cascade out, while leaning against the kitchen counter cradling her beverage.

KATIE
I forget where you were when… While I was still a “SUIT,” I started working weekends pumping out gourmet pizzas–

She smiles at the memory.

…3 hours of uninterrupted joy after a mind numbing week…

KATIE
3 hours of uninterrupted joy after a mind numbing week… It was really…

Smiling and using her hands a bit while talking.

KATIE
Tossing the dough and making dough balls… prepping for the next day… the motion… the satisfying thunk.

Closing her eyes, her hands go through the motions.

KATIE
We’d pull the dough from the MONSTER HOBART mixer… Like a jumbo that…

Points to the KitchenAid on the counter. RC nods

KATIE
The scale was our friend… We’d weigh each lump of dough, and then do shaping magic… There … was this satisfying THUNK-ROTATE-THUNK, before dropping into the holding bin …

RC is laughing as he imitates her movements.

RC THE GREMLIN
Muscle memory!

KATIE
Right? And that was like…

RC THE GREMLIN
Long ago… in a galaxy FAR, FAR. AWAY…

Katie stops and adds more to the 11-by-14…

KATIE
MUSCLE MEMORY!! For sure, that’s something to aspire to in this SOURDOUGH BREAD process. Towards the end of the session, our master referred to it as a journey. Anyway, I couldn’t take my eyes off of him as he gently guided the dough…

With her hands, Katie tries to mimic the motions.

KATIE
What sucks is that it was… too late in our session that evening… my brain… Was like on overload… Definitely could grasp something amazing was happening, but couldn’t translate it into… action… Found myself… reverting to… making dough balls again…

MUSCLE MEMORY !! But shaping is different. And then it was like… TIME’S UP!!

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah… And since that night, you’ve… just focused on FEEDING the STARTER…

KATIE
That part… made sense… to a point… As in, at some point that starter gets incorporated with FLOUR and WATER … shaped and BAKED… To me THAT’s …

RC THE GREMLIN
Unknown… UN-KNOWN TERRITORY, yes?

Katie touches her nose.

KATIE
Spot on.

Then looking over at the package of CRAYOLA MODEL MAGIC, she smiles.

Previously [Breaking out the magic…]

KATIE
At least now I’ve identified where I’m stuck… the HANDS-ON aspect to get from… dough blob to OVEN and then, as we say around here… STEP THREE!!

RC THE GREMLIN
Step three??

KATIE
ENJOY! That… out of oven, cooled enough to slice, fresh bread experience… ENJOY!

RC THE GREMLIN
Ah! Gotcha… Though I’d say … if you don’t mind a little REWIND as that’s just my nature… Some of that ENJOY has to be injected into the PROCESS, yes?

Some of that ENJOY has to be injected into the PROCESS, yes?

KATIE
Indeed. It … will become ENJOYABLE… when I get a better FEEL for THE PROCESS.

She sips.

KATIE
Yup! That’s where I’m at… Like when I was picking up golf. As I got more comfortable with the swing… and my muscle memory took over, I could truly ENJOY… things like… the challenges of the course and terrain… For sure, that’s where the fun is…

Going through the motion of swinging an invisible club.

RC nods.

RC THE GREMLIN
It helps that you (a) don’t keep score and (b) seriously… that carrying fewer sticks is a winner. You move faster … not weighed down AND, decision making is like instantaneous.

Then they return to Katie’s kitchen table.

RC THE GREMLIN
While on the subject, you guys heading out for a …

He motions a golf swing.

KATIE
He mentioned something… Which reminds me… I gotta get my PITTER-PATTER on… Burnin’ Daylight…

She motions upstairs and RC points to the Journal.

RC THE GREMLIN
Do you mind…? I’ll band it and take it upstairs…

Before she can answer, he continues.

RC THE GREMLIN
It’ll help with context for our next…

KATIE
Hear Your Ears session?

RC nods. Katie gives him a thumbs-up takes off.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. KATIE’S KITCHEN

A short while later, while RC is intently focused on KATIE’S MUSINGs, he feels a presence.

RC THE GREMLIN
Could it be…? Howdy Mr GEAR GUY! Want some…?

RC stands and points to the coffee pot while nudging the JOURNAL to the side (as though to shield from Gear Guy’s eyes.
By the elbow, guides Gear Guy to the coffee pot and then grabs a TRIGGER MUG.

GEAR GUY
Fresh?

RC THE GREMLIN
Well… Close enough… It’s her 4A special. Go ahead and give it a…

They tap mugs and sip.

GEAR GUY
That is a TASTY BEVERAGE!

RC THE GREMLIN
Right? Some serious gourmet shit… Better than that freeze dried, Taster’s Choice …
Voiced like Jules in Pulp Fiction.

GEAR GUY
Yeah… I miss drinking this… serious gourmet shit…

Also, sounding like Jules in Pulp Fiction. Then his attention shifts back to where RC was sitting…

GEAR GUY
And… What are you up to this fine day?

RC THE GREMLIN
Who me? (pause) Curious to find out… She was on such a roll this morning… Had to…

GEAR GUY
Learn more… So… was it… a breakthrough? Caught a glimpse of her bounding down the street… TIGGER-LIKE, so figured something happened.

Moves like Tigger…

RC THE GREMLIN
Oh yeah. See? The words…?

Points to the 11-by-14s (which just so happen to be covering the JOURNAL).

FADE OUT.

Stay tuned…

That’s a Wrap…

Sorry but this post was running way too long. Heck, it was like when Katie was training for marathons back in the day — long runs. Had to put a fork in it… Like how we mix metaphors, eh?

Anyway (and obviously), there’s a strong To Be Continued here.

We’ll leave you with a fun song that kinda sums up … we’ll call it Katie’s new-found confidence.

Enjoy and we’ll see ya next time!

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