After a few days of warmish weather, winter has returned with a vengeance. It's currently about 19 degrees outside with a windchill of 1. My roommate warned me to wear long underwear, but I just wasn't ready. Why didn't I listen? Oh God, why didn't I listen?!

On the plus side, my apartment is nice and cozy and decorated for Christmas. I can listen to Christmas music out in public now, instead of hiding away with my headphones, my Rat Pack Christmas album, and my shame. This would be a lot more enjoyable if I didn't have end-of-semester exams and projects hanging over my head. I initially came back from Thanksgiving break feeling recharged by my fabulous family and ready to tackle the last few weeks of school.

But then last night I spent two soul-crushing hours with a stastical analysis software program called STATA. Remember DOS? Remember trying in frustration to remember all the DOS commands and their proper syntax? STATA is a lot like that, except instead of trying to run a sweet monochromatic text-based role-playing game, you're analyzing wage data from 1987, and instead of feeling pride that you're able to work a computer, you feel the vague sense that you might rather be in prison. Two hours and I only got through one problem.

Thank god this semester is almost over.

WWTAL: Yellow.