intelligence, caffeine, and a lesson in resilience

Yesterday Guddu and I went to DC. We got to hear Chuck Robb talk about US Intelligence failures before the war in Iraq. see me in the pics?

Chuck Robb looks like he would be really boring and dull, but he was actually a really nice and kinda funny guy. He also, poor thing, either has adult ADD or is just getting old. his mind really wanders when he speaks, but that was ok since mostly what he said was interesting.

Guddu and I went to starbucks TWICE yesterday. wallet is hurting. both times i got a cafe au lait (aka "misto" aka "poor man's latte") with soy milk. for dinner we had julia's empanadas. can we get empanadas in richmond???

sad news: winter has arrived. last night i got my first i've-been-out-in-the-cold-wind-too-long headache. i want to relocate all my family and friends to miami or southern california.

oh-- for anyone who has ever lost anyone close, listen to this interview: A Year of magical Thinking...