the million dollar question

It was completely dark out today by 4 in the afternoon. Winter can be so depressing. I spent the whole day in the library working on term papers that are due next week. Funny how the time of year when everyone is gearing up and embracing Christmas season is also the time when students are the most stressed out because all of our end-of-term projects and papers are due. I refuse to let the stress of school interfere with my Christmas spirit though.

The other, obviously important, matter I've been pondering today has been the weather. I got several messages from friends back home about the snow this last weekend. I can't decide if I miss it or not. Snow is beautiful... but it always means that that frigid bajillion below zero weather is right around the corner. Again, here is another case where students don't have it so good. Instead of being able to hide from the weather inside our vehicles and only be exposed to the elements during our dash from the car to the door, students have to park forever away from our classes and walk through the elements.

Here in Swansea it has been raining pretty much 5 out of 7 days of the week. Not a downpour, more of a constant drizzle mixed with some downpour. Because we're on the coast we get some of the blustery winds which can be tricky because your umbrella has a tendency to turn inside out, but the temperature hasn't been below 50 F. So I don't find myself cold often, but I do find myself wet.

So the million dollar question today is... which would I rather have? Cold... or wet? Now don't worry Mom and Dad, this question is not loaded- I am not pondering whether or not I will come home at the end of the year. More or less, my mind has simply been wandering from one thing to the next in an attempt to avoid focusing on writing these silly term papers.

I suppose its time to refocus...