I find the Asian Financial Crisis as riveting as the next girl, but I have to say I think your hand made the right call there.

(And fan fiction does not rot your brain. It is the lack of FF that does that, and your whole Asian Financial Debacle is clear proof that you need more FF. I myself would recommend smutty, slashy FF, but you know best; just read more FF, before it is too late. I mean, my god, you don't want to end up writing a Buffy story on your final exam.)