they proudly brew

Sitting in a coffee shop in the 'historic downtown' of Bryan, Texas, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the UN broadcast live on CNN. Other than that, I have scattered selected course materials for my political science courses on the table top next to my cup of mocha coffee of the Starbucks variety, "we proudly brew," it says. My goal for today is simple--to study for an examination in an ethnic conflict course--wherein the professor always seems to hint that democracy is the way to go, and summarize two articles concerning international institutions for another course.

Words of interest for today: authoritarianism, constructivism, horizontal, vertical, consociationalism, integrative democracy, hegemonic exchange, corporatism, primordialism, instrumentalism.

Here's a re-cap of last night:
- Damn, ants. I think I'll observe them for a bit. Can't burn them with a lighter, there's carpet. I need some Raid.
- Huh? They're carrying off my fingernail clippings. Better get the vacuum cleaner.
- Sweet, there's a 75% off selected items section at this 24 hour CVS. Wait, what was it I needed?
- Drats, why is the Raid so expensive? I guess I'll go for the anti-bacterial variety--that's a good way to kill the insect germs.
- Where's the cashier? Oh there he is. Hmm, he speaks in a monotone voice.
- Great, no more ants. I think I'll draw some pictures for fun.