Poem

While I was surfing around (yes, I will stop making Heath Ledger posts once it sort of settles - I'm still waiting for him to come out in the press tomorrow, saying it was all an evil joke) I found this poem that I thought I'd share. Someone had posted it on some LJ community.

"Death is nothing at all" by Henry Scott Holland

Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped away
into the next room.

I am I,
and you are you;
whatever we were to each other,
that, we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the easy way
which you always used,
put no difference in your tone,
wear no forced air
of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we shared together.
Let my name ever be
the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect,
without the trace of a shadow on it.

Life means all
that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?

I am waiting for you,
for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just around the corner.

All is well.

Torchwood was good and international economy

I really like this icon.

I just saw Torchwood. I really liked the episode, especially the drama bits, however I wasn't so fond of the alien bits with the whole ( minor cut )

Torchwood can really be good sometimes, but it often comes across as rushed and as if it's a parody of itself sometimes. However, I think all the characters really made a great performance this episode (it's not really a spoiler so I'm not cutting it). I especially liked ( special person under cut and spoilery thoughts )

Can anyone tell me the benefits of an international market with minimum state influence? I'm doing this debate tomorrow and I have no idea what to say.