Christmas!

As the first day of November, I am officially declaring it the Christmas season! This may seem premature as even commercial America usually counts Black Friday as this landmark, but with a high of 20 degrees today and a low of -2 last night, I think it's justified. Plus, I'll be missing two weeks of lighted trees covered in snow and storefront windows decorated for the season on M St and Michigan Ave, so I need to make up for it. This Sunday morning that was supposed to be dedicated to the studying that I didn't get done yesterday has consisted of listening to Christmas music on youtube -- take that China :) -- and sipping my Seattle's Best french roast...mmm.

Honestly, I don't feel very much guilt for my "slacking off" as the week after midterms was originally supposed to be our fall break were it not for the cold that's been going around. I can truly say that last week was the longest week of classes since my first week in Harbin, which was most likely the hardest week of my life, as pathetic as that might seem.

So Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and I'll even add in New Year's!