The best thing I ran across while doing research today:
The sustainability of Toilets in Hanoi

booya!

Spent 8 hours grinding through data on Vietnam...

Now I'm working on my other paper.

Soon...will...be...over...

2am now, working on my research paper, due next monday.

Pretty much the story of this week... Grinding away at the end of the semester.

I've been grumbling about news surrounding the war, American foreign policy. Stuff about Syria, oh, and SARS. I actually wrote a rant earlier tonight, but I don't like to rant unless I can present myself in a clear objective way, and I'm not quite skilled enough with words to do that without getting really long winded, and I didn't have the time to get long winded tonight. Suffice it to say, pretty discontent with how the world is turning out. History is not given, and nothing is inevitable. I'm just frustrated that I'm not in a position to change things.

On happier notes, Amy and I hung out tonight at Cosi's, and had what turned out to be a very plesant time. I had a soy latte (I'm not trying to be all hippie and stuff, but I'm starting to get lactose intolerant :( and had my fill of milk already today), and we munched on some toasted flatbread and different dips. Last night we got to hang out with Steve, who I hadn't seen since Jon Min was in town a week and a half ago. I'm really happy for Steve - his job seems to be really taking off, and he's in a position now where I'd be happy to see myself in two or three years after I graduate - and he's younger than me by two years! The quartet that we're planning to start together has had a couple of false starts, but hopefully next week is the week.

Tuesday I did some magic in the kitchen and produced some excellent beef and brocolli and peppers. I really like cooking, especially when it actually turns out well. Then amy and I went out to visit Ann, our smart business-school-bound friend who pops in and out of DC like Mary Poppins in London, except at a higher frequency.

I forget if I posted about this past weekend, but the weather was absolutely beautiful, and instead of doing the work that I should have been doing, Amy and I hung out outside the whole time enjoying the city in spring.