...into a gas station. get a cup of black coffee that'll change your view on the world. I'm not allowed to drink coffee. isn't ALL starbucks coffee burnt tasting? i liked seattle's best over SB seattle's best is SB. at least it isn't like drinking battery acid why is it different name then to trick you into thinking it tastes better. to sell to...

...stay there and finish some schoolwork while waiting for him to finish at noon, to save myself the hassle of having to make the trip twice. Rather than camp out in the car, I decided to stay in the Seattle's Best in nearby Megamall. Maybe it was the nostalgia, but I couldn't help comparing the place with my dear old Katipunan branch. The lighting was horrible. The couches were not squishy. The music...

It broke my heart to see Seattle's Best Katipunan closed this morning. But it eased the pain when I read the sign that said it was only for renovations. That particular branch is special to me because I have memories in practically every nook and cranny (except where the workers dress up), and it's been as much a second home to me as Ateneo has been since high school. That place has kept me safe, relaxed...

I decided to cheat myself of one day on the weight loss challenge, and I got a Blackberry and White Chocolate blended coffee from Seattle's Best. I dare say, it was too sweet. My body rejected it, and I'm surprised. I had thought that after a month of only water, something with caffeine and sugar and taste would be a welcomed item, but now I'm feeling ill. Quite the portent, here...

...the fat loss.  Oh well, this is no excuse to give up.  Truth is, I already feel a bit more "en forme" and although I am sore all over, it's still a good sorness.  Next the Post-Intelligencer in Seattle closes its print edition.  I heard a good commentary on PBS's Newshour where a prof from a US university said that the newspapers have let their economic base (classified advertising) slip away...