What about your personality makes you think that out of the thousands of college applicants out their you are uniquely qualified to make the best crem brûlée of all them?
Is it your patience, determination, lack of fear of failure?
Do you use your time baking to reflect on how you dog served as an example for humans to live their lives? Simple pleasures, loyalty, part of a family or pack? Do you like dogs more than cats… Just some thoughts to get you thinking by know means do I mean to be presumptuous.
Sorry about the loss of a pet. I am sure you are not boring or mundane, such people are not as introspective. Good luck.