...it haunts me still.
So, turns out that the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resoruces for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) was ratified on the same day I handed my thesis in (31 March). Why is that interesting? Cos in said thesis there are two major case studies, and one of them is all about the ITPGRFA and how cool it is. I feel somewhat validated, and somewhat annoyed that the twelve European countries that signed on in the last week or so couldn't have done so a month or two earlier, as it would have made a great postscript to add to the thesis beast.
Either way, I reckon that this marks quite a step forward in the governance of global resources, and its success or failure will impact quite strongly on how issues of ownership are dealt with at the global level in the future. It is, after all, one of the first attempts to take nationalised property and place it back in a global common pool for all (who ratify) to draw from.
Bah. For all who care, go here.
Along thesis lines, I'm really quite surprised what an anticlimax handing it in is. I'm not suggesting that those of you still writing should just give up now and go work for McD's or something, but just that the feeling of elation and joy at getting it finished was much more present prior to the finishing. Afterwards is just a bit flah really. Which sucks, and contributes largely to my lack of desire to go out partying.
Of course, this lack of desire does not extend to going out shooting people with paintballs thought. My nemesis awaits...
Also, Sarah's buying a laptop. Yay! All nice and shiny and new. And we're heading up to Wellington and Auckland for a week come Wednesday evening, which I'm most definitely looking forward to - perhaps once there it'll finally sink in that everything's finished, and I'm free!
Speaking of which... such a beautiful day! I think I'll go out the window!
Hmm, maybe not. But I will go find a patch of sun and play some guitar and read a book.
Posted by saint at April 3, 2004 12:39 PM | TrackBack