Another update.

Well again there's been a massive gap between my last post and this entry. I wish I could claim that it's due to some sort of interesting business, but it isn't. My life at the moment is quite dull, consisting of WoW and attempting to think of something interesting to do. That's including the obligatory putting off studying.

Speaking of studying, it's around twenty days until I return to University and find out how I did on those four essays. I'm not exactly nervous, but I'm not exactly thrilled when it comes to finding out how I did. Placid, is the word I'm looking for I think.

As an English student, it's ironic that the books that have grabbed my interest as of late are History books. Before we get into the whole new historicism/criticism dichotomy, I'd like to point out that it's quite irrelevant. The book in question that's currently got me by the gonads is Niall Furguson's Colossus, in which Furguson is acting as an apologist for Imperialism and specifically modern day American Imperialism. Now normally I wouldn't agree at all with the concepts of globalisation and interference in other country's affairs, but this has challenged my ideas.

The periods in history of greatest stability have always coincided with a great power, ordering society and imposing laws and peace. When there's no great world power, everything goes to hell. Since the fall of the soviet empire, America's the only superpower we have left, and if it declines, the world stage will lack the fear of someone in the background that might come and kick arse if someone misbehaves. Yet at the same time is there to aid and help developing countries. As the author put it, a velvet glove concealing an iron fist. If it retreats into itself as some within the American political system are arguing, then we'll see another period of anarchy and constrained development.

Ferguson's point is clear and convincingly put, which for someone such as myself is certainly worrying - that the world needs an empire, and a liberal benevolent empire could do a great deal of good. However, I remain yet to be convinced, I think some of the bonuses are somewhat overstated and are in many ways demeaning to developing nations.

Anyway, back away from that mini book review, I've been attempting to sort my sleeping pattern out. So far it's been pretty successful, seeing as I've been getting up the sunny side of midday.

I shall end with a statement few could disagree with. Earl Grey tea is wonderful.