Our final essay in English is a “larger world” essay, meaning that we have to write about something beyond ourselves but still relate it back to ourselves in some way or another.

(I think I’ve blogged about this before.)

Anyway, before today my choice was between the calculus controversy and anosmia.

Now I’ve added in Antarctica.

We had to do a short writing exercise about a childhood obsession. I picked Antarctica by mistake. I say “by mistake” because now that I’ve rambled on about it for only 5 pages I just want to keep going. Which wouldn’t be bad except for the fact that my copies for my workshop are due in a week.

I think I’ll just stick with the calculus controversy. It’ll give me an excuse to dive back into Philosophers at War.

And Leibniz.

Mmmmm. Leibniz.