Had too much caffeine today

In most parts of the country the opening of a Starbucks would bring much rejoicing. But in our wood of the neck folks see it as a sign of the apocalypse.

I had this unsubstantial idea: Are there people in the world for whom it is not enough to be loved - people who need to be loved for the reasons that they love themselves?

Spent too much time reading Roxy Liao's Blog. She's a Taiwanese animator who came to the US for school. Her posts were links to really cool or funny or strange websites ( a fair number of which have disappeared. A web presence is an ephermal thing.) , charming short notes ( which might inspire me to brevity ), and these adorable cartoons of herself describing her mood or situation. She has decided to end this project and move on to other things. Thanks for sharing your life, Roxy!