Old friends and essays
Yesterday I caught up with Samir, a friend I met in Vienna two and a bit years ago. It was totally fantastic to catch up and we (or maybe just I) talked far too much for far too long. It was just generally awesome and so good to again see someone I recognise. Weirdest thing was realising that it was like no time had passed at all, yay for old friends that know me oddly well!
I am procrastinating in the middle of my introduction to my Indonesian politics and religion essay. This essay is causing me no end of grief because no matter how hard I try, I can’t get totally interested in the subject as a whole and this is the first “essay” I’ve written in over a year. I’d quite like to go back to work where we didn’t have to write essays.
Lastly, dear Aunty Helen (our well-adored PM) is coming to speak at the LSE next Friday (a week from tomorrow) lunchtime and I am currently working on ensuring that I get a ticket. LSE public lectures provide the opportunity to ask the speaker questions and since I’ve never had much of an opportunity to ask Madame PM questions, I’m planning to make as much use of this as possible. If you have ideas about a good question to ask either email me or put them in a comment to this post. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Ahhh, NZ politics . . . one thing I could write 15 essays on if anyone would let me . . .
Think on this. Indonesia is just across a little stretch of water from Australia. Given its size, location and the presence of large gas reserves in the stretch of water, the politics of Indonesia affects the politics of Australia. Furthermore there is a little stretch of water seperating Australia from NZ. And give the size location and economic trade and investment between Aus & NZ the poiitics of Aus affects NZ. Then whatever effects Aus affects NZ. And since Indonesian politics affects Aus politics therefore Indonesian politics must affect NZ politics. Thus by writing about Indonesian politics you a re writing about NZ politics. Hows that as a way to stop procrastination about your first essay.
Grahame makes me confuzzled, but using his logic I think all politics affects NZ politics…but this is only so small the affect we have on them is minor compared to theirs on ours.
But Fiona, I would love if you could ask her about retrospective legislation. The Bus Lane laws vs Dynhoven aka dual citizen vs Unlawful spending