whoa there!

as much as I hate to give into the cliche "I've been there" role, it's (a) way too early to begin reading (b) way too early to think you even have something close to a topic you're going to end up with (c) WOW! that's a huge amount of literature you're going to have to cull, said the person who turned in his intl studies ba second week.

okay, I'll stop being such a bitch now. while it's cool you're excited, just remember, it's a looooooooooooooooooooong-ass haul, so, you know, have fun first.

it is an interesting and timely topic. I know some people have done work on nuclear powers and democracies (i.e., how democracies are less likely to give up their nukes), but proliferation also seems somewhat "out" right now, aside from the axis of evil.

an interesting question would be to look at, for example, state vs. non-state actors in proliferation, with the exceedingly interesting case of that guy in Pakistan, and of course the Russian problem.

the first trick is, find your question. there's a reason john goes to that first. find your question.

alright, enough intl studies bullshit.

what I really want to talk about is that fact that this paper I'm writing isn't due until 1:30 tomorrow, yet I've already (a) done all the reading and (b) started. and it's only 6:07 PM! what can I say, I am a procrastinator extraordinaire, and I can count on one hand the number of times this has happened during my college career. the last paper I turned in was eight days late.

later, egan and I are going to debate why he's wrong about who he wants to vote for. discuss.