YELLOW ALERT! YELLOW ALERT!

I wake up this morning, go out to the living room, pour myself a cup of coffee Roommate Kate had oh-so-generously already prepared. I'm sitting and chatting with her and her boyfriend, when Kate says, "Is that snow?!" I turn, fear in my heart, to see this:Oh yes, it may look pretty but the 28-degree temperature and 18mph winds aren't quite so charming when you have to get to class. It's NOVEMBER 2, PEOPLE. It is TOO EARLY FOR THIS! I actually wore the puffy coat today, that's how bad it was.

Luckily Halloween was not so cold, and a whole lot of fun. My friend Julie and I dressed up as Newsies:
Our costumes were a big hit, and we ran into a group of Newsie guys out on State Street, which was completely great. Plus, the night didn't end in pepper-spray and tear gas, so that was a nice bonus.

In other news, I am no longer barely suppressing the urge to drop out of school now that I'm done with my paper on the World's Most Boring Report in the History of Ever. (Regulatory Reforms in OECD Countries: From Interventionism to Regulatory Governance. Still awake? Imagine reading 120 pages about it.) It was a really poorly-written paper, but I just couldn't do anything with it. And my reign of mediocrity continues. I have a few days' breather till I have to start studying for my Stats and Econ tests.

Is it Thanksgiving yet?