My work to date

Up to this point I feel like I'm a little lacking in the research part of the project, which means I'm probably doing just the right amount. I tend to overestimate what needs to be done, and end up getting more than enough because of my lack of certainty. I've done some sit ins at two Starbucks thus far. I hope to do one more this weekend to give me a good opening description of a cup of coffee at Starbucks (the action, not just the drink). I've got one sizable book to read (Howard Shultz' autobiography) and two smaller ones. I have a few online journals, but I'm not sure what they're going to amount to. I'm interested in finding some blogs online that deal with baristas and people who cannot get enough (or get too much) Starbucks. I'm not sure if this will give me resources or just a few good leads, but this will hopefully be comparable to interviews. In other words, some first hand sources that may not be full of facts but will be full of opinion. As far as writing goes, I'm off to a normal start, which means a really rough draft. I've preliminarily decided how I'd like to set up my paper, but the pieces are not necessarily in place. I have a rough idea of format, but I'm not sure which facts best support that format. I feel like I have a thesis, or if not one I keep, certainly one I can work with. I felt like I hit a rut by picking such a broad culture, because it almost seems like they're selling peoples' culture back to them, but I think there is something interesting in that. As far as questions that I'd pose in peer discussion; I think the biggest thing I'd want to know is if the paper is coherent and can hold attention for that amount of time. I find that when I write longer papers, I can be a bit redundant, so the best way to catch that is to have someone else read it.