tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742558109044295667.post4175265053946933993..comments2009-05-07T13:04:47.669-07:00caitiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423196629659093711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742558109044295667.post-13252049786903358982009-05-07T13:04:00.000-07:002009-05-07T13:04:00.000-07:00Becoming an Economics major has seriously hindered my drinking availability as of late..Eric Lanmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03789942217641618455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742558109044295667.post-39027806054378207252009-04-08T10:25:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:25:00.000-07:00Art is not necessarily something you can hang on a wall or stand on a pedestal. Art is what comes out of your best efforts, when your brain and your heart and your inspiration are all engaged.<BR/><BR/>Economics can definitely be art. I remember proving that pure economic rent didn't exist. Yeah, sure, some famous old dead guy whose name escapes me at the moment did it before me, and I was just using his theories and doodling on a piece of paper, but all of a sudden I'd proven that pure economic rent didn't exist and it was like being struck by lightning. Sure, you can read that stuff, but when you prove it on your own? That's art. I was so overwhelmed that I had to stop writing my paper and go to bed (hey, it was after 2am, and I could handle only one major advance in economic theory a night). <BR/><BR/>Reading and/or writing can be art. Finding the perfect object at the perfect price is art. Comedy is an art (you started early -- you made your first pun before you were two). Cooking is an art. As I said, art isn't just something you look at -- art is what you do when you're at your best.Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494352446090550001noreply@blogger.com