The life of a hermit

Ah good,
so I have managed to not post here for AGES. Life has been appallingly busy as usual. I have been living on myspace trying to get the band website sorted out & up to date (as you can tell I'm not writing about anything that means anything in this post). This term work wise its more ecological economics, more sustainable development and a joy inducing module on international politics & the environment. This week is on the state and already I'm bored out of my mind . . . it should get better as the term goes on though. Right, well at least I've written something now. And so I must sort myself out to get to Leeds in time
Write soon
rik

Drunkeness

Oh dear, am very drunk, and therefore should not be posting all that much. Needless to say, I have a sack load of work on my plate (but that's just part and parcel of a master's degree), which isn't so much fun. Any how, life is continuing alive, which is a bonus. Utopian thinking is merely reduced to hating Bush and Americana in general.
Dont get me wrong, American's, in general, are lovely people, but its just America itself that gets me down, and I know I'm not alone!!!
Anyway, my exam is next wednesday, & I promise I'll post something of some significance afer that!!!
"Hey Christian soldier with your high and mighty errand, your actions speak so loud I can't hear what your saying"
rik

p.s. I promised myself in this blog that I wouldn't leave song lyrics as final remarks, but it appears that music is just too big a part of my life :-s

Economics: (un)saviour of the world

Phew! What a day, writing my my entire terms notes - hard work if also very boring. It has however had the benefit of allowing me to think a little.
For I was writing about ecological economics today, and how they are trying to break away from more mainstream neo-classical economics, to traditional haunting ground of the political right (which actually in our society means all 3 of the major parties). But I digress. My point is that for all the good work these people are doing, it wont be enough. What is needed is an entire paradigm shift in thinking (or should that be shift in paradigm thinking). And a few economists, respected though they are, are not going to convince the Bush & Blair administrations that trying to include environmental degredation into our national accounting is a good idea & will aide environmental progress. Perhaps we are doomed after all :(
rik