Long day

I was at my desk working by 7.30 a.m. and left at 7 p.m., picking up a curry on my way home for Ally and me (James is down south overnight) By 8 p.m. I was proof-reading Ally's essay. It was very interesting - a critique from a pragmatist point of view, of how Westphalians and Hobbesians would each tackle the current refugee crisis in the Middle East. Alasdair had already completed the essay; I proof read it and then we went through it together, talking it through. After three hours he was happy with it and had written his conclusion. Despite the length of time that we spent, I didn't really contribute any content at all - I was just a sounding board for his arguments, which were (in my somewhat biased opinion) extremely good. The metaphor he used in his conclusion was that the tools (ideology) that you already have affect the whole way you see and tackle a problem. I coudn't have bettered it. It was a very enjoyable evening!