three things...

two articles and a short bit before taking on the big, bad paper monster (hey, I have to have something to visualize to kick these papers in the head). the articles, well, they are on subjects near and dear: coffee & running. two things which I'll be kind of combining tomorrow when I watch (watch???) the london marathon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/16/national/16coffee.html?8hpib

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/health/14water.html?ex=1114315200&en=fbe5949fbc39247f&ei=5070

the third is about my friend george, who is having some long distance relationship woes with his girlfriend. she wants him to return to beijing asap; he can't as dissertations aren't due until september. listening to george and trying to give whatever insight I can reminds me that no, long distance is not easy and yes, it is definitely painful, even with all of the love that goes into it. I'm hoping that she will talk to him soon (she hasn't picked up his phone calls for two weeks now) so that they can actually talk about whatever it is that is going on between them. either way, it's hard on both of them, I'm sure, but seeing the george end of things forces me to think of my experience with this type of situation. there is much that could be said, but I don't think that it's all sorted. the gist of it is that I'm pulling for george and melanie, despite it all.

now, back to the papers. loves from london.