sick of Starbucks

March 27, 2003

I’ve spent at least 2-3 hours each of the last 4 days at Starbucks getting work done and keeping up with things online. I do have a “borrowed” connection at the hotel (on right now) but it’s spotty and very slow.

Would you believe that I’ve actually *cut back* on my coffee drinking? I have one cup in the morning and then maybe a cup towards the evening. Other than that, I can be found at the table closest to the power outlet with a big bottle of water. I have been counting my points very carefully this week and have been drinking 50-60 oz. of water a day which is fantastic for me. I hope it shows at my next weigh-in. Somehow giving up meetings where I talk about weight loss for 3 hours during the week has helped motivate my own efforts. I may finally kick that last 5 lbs. and get back to goal.

Eric tells me that the local Holiday Inn has wi-fi in all the public areas and I may check it out just for the change of scenery. Today, I just couldn’t concentrate over the noise in the Starbucks. I ended up taking out my headphones and firing up an “ambient” radio station in iTunes. The combination of Starbucks’ in-house music, coffee blenders, nearby conversation and “ambient” mood music made for an interesting audio mix.

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