Dangerous Places, Procrastinators, Economic Growth and an Angry Text

Went to the most dangerous place in Glasgow today (well, at least in West End). It’s called Fopp (it’s no less dangerous in Edinburgh and Sheffield, where I bumped into it absolutely occasionally, and the loss has never been estimated at less than 30 pounds). It sells music and films (well, now it’s perfectly clear [...]

Lots of Links, and My Mothers Laughter

Smashed a plate into little pieces all over the room. The other day, smashed a cup in the kitchen; I shudder at the thought I have to buy new dishes…
 For that, Rishab met Henry. Henry is our vacuum-cleaner. Don’t think I’m mad; we have a vacuum-cleaner in our flat which has some eyes, a smile [...]

Writing about Writing (is Like Dancing about Nothing)

The assignment is done and submitted for plagiarism check online. And it’s still a week to go before the deadline, I am so surprised by myself. Met Vlad today, as he jumped out of a cab (been to Newcastle). Chatted for a couple of minutes, hiding from the rain. He is most likely writing now.Saw Amber, [...]

Warm Fuzzy Feeling

I’ve been staring at the essay question for a few days. It said, outline-and-critically-examine-a-theory-that-emphasizes-the-role-of-relative-prices-in-the-determination-of-the-nominal-tadada. So (especially after Vlad spoke to me about Purchasing Power Parity), I assumed it could be decoded as: tell-me-all-there-is-to-tell-about-PPP-given-the-constraint-of-2,000-word-limit. So I happily proceeded and dove into the stormy waves of the ambivalent evidence on PPP and its Puzzles (Purchasing Power Parity [...]