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This, Doug, 's for you

So Doug and I have been going to see our friend Ellie at the church coffeeshop. She hooks us up with free caffeine (which I'm beginning to consume mass quantities of, unfortunately).

Ellie (Arroway?)

This girl is pretty cool. I'm trying to convince Doug to ask her out (he wants to, just lacks confidence :)), so write him an email and convince him to ask her out. Benefits of Doug and Ellie getting together? Well, Ellie and I have the same birthday, which would make him remember when mine is. Weird though, I had never met someone with my birthday before...

Weird

While sitting around in my apartment I started spying in the courtyard. The chinese couple pictured above was just strange. They sat a good 3 feet away from each other while their son rode his bicycle in the fire lane. The window in my living room was open and I could hear that they weren't saying anything, just watching. The scene struck me as bizarre, and I like bizarre things, so I took a picture. Why the distance, I wondered? Does having children around make parents more distant, as though any display of affection in front of the young ones will warp their brains? Suddenly my own brain wonders.