Snow is coming in sideways!

In vantage here, snow is coming in sideways! This is probably the heaviest snow I have seen in a few years, but unfortunately it won't amount to much. Half an inch at most with no accumulations on the sidewalks or roads, really. Unless it starts getting colder, as I've got 36 here, which actually just dropped to 28 so I guess some accumulations are possible before it ends here within a half an hour.

But I'm excited for the next couple weeks. Cold air coming in, conditions going just right!!! I'll probably be quiet so I don't jinx anything... but I think the next few weeks could be much more interesting... let's leave it at that.

Exams Done!

Yep... they're done. Here's what I thought of each:

COMM107 - B. I thought I had a pretty solid performance here. I think that I knew most of the material there - especially the short answers - but not enough to get the A. Could jump depending on some guesses.

MATH111 - B+. Again, another solid job, but I am still concerned for the possibility of a few slip-ups throughout. Solid job and also could jump to an A.

HIST156 - Anywhere from D to B. Very worried about possible incorrect definitions, but also confident on overall performance. This one could make or break the grade for the course.

JOUR181 - B. Didn't study enough to ensure an A, but also did study enough to make sure I didn't make the numerous mistakes. This one clinches the course as it is I believe 95% of the overall grade.

So... we shall see...

Politics and Yesterday's Storm

Well I was going to go more conservative than Capital Weather and say we would not get much freezing precipitation at all, so I lose on that one. But if I had said that it would have been a nice prediction. The storm impact of two flakes was off and so was the road impact... the roads were fine in the metro area, and I'm not sure about north and west of here. Give me a C+.

Also, I took a politics test. Here are the results:

You are a Social Moderate (55% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (30% permissive) You are best described as a: Democrat (30e/55s) Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

The Final Guess (3:00 PM)

Okay, well here it goes... the guess that I will be taking... and I think that I'm going to take a page out of Capital Weather's book. Here it is, the timeline:

5:00 PM Sa - 9:00 PM Sa - Snow, sleet, and freezing rain develop... areas south and east maybe a changeover?

9:00 PM Sa - 12:00 AM Su - DC Metro area and south experiences change to rain.

12:00 AM Su - 4:00 AM Su - Heavy precipitation. Warm air cuts north to continue changeover

4:00 AM Su - 9:00 AM Su - Rain.

9:00 AM Su - 12:00 PM Su - Any remaining rain exits to the north and east.

Taking another page out of their book:

Storm Impact: I'm giving this two flakes, just because of the possibility that significant icing could occur in our north and west suburbs.

Travel Impact: Forget the airplanes... I'm going to go with road conditions. Two and a half cars, because of the way these morons around here drive.

School Chances (Monday): One apple. You're going to school... face it.

Next Storm Chance: Dec. 20th is the next day showing up on the GFS for a chance of any type of precipitation. Best guess now would be rain.

Not Getting Excited for The Weekend Storm

One word: rain. The NWS is hyping up the system coming in this weekend and it's not going to be as cold as they say. I can see it now, hoping for an inch of snow and ice and getting the short end of the stick yet again. DC, enjoy that clipper we had a week or two ago, because it may well be the last big one we see this winter. I know it's early but when this pattern keeps up, you can kind of see where this is going. I've had it with DC's winters.

The Struggles Continue. We are Burning Late Night Oil As We Speak

STUDYING IS GOING NOWHERE... TRYING A DIFFERENT TACTIC THAT I LEARNED ABOUT EARLIER IN MY ENGLISH PAPER... IT IS 4:45 AM AND I AM BEYOND TIRED... I'VE ALL BUT GIVEN UP... WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY TO SUNDAY...

Figure I'd switch directions. An idea was proposed by Gallup... basically you should work on your strengths rather than working on your weaknesses so you can play to your strengths. I am a strong writer... 

History Grade Waning with Snow Chances for the Weekend

And just after midnight I start studying for history... the exam is at 8 with a breakfast at 7 am. I have four Sobes remaining in my fridge. I will spread those out over the night so I can stay awake and study to the best of my ability. We'll see... maybe I will do a clutch move for the fourth time in the past two days. Yesterday (Thurs) I pulled clutch moves thrice... on two exams and a paper. Both exams mattered a lot, and I destroyed them... in a good way. The paper was due before Friday and I finished it at 11:45 pm. These clutch performances hopefully continue tomorrow with my History exam. It's going to be difficult but I'll try my best.

As for snow chances this weekend, do not count on them. Best shot is for a miracle to happen, but I think we'll go mix to rain to mix or snow. Not that much to worry about, but as usual, I'll keep an eye out on it all. After all, the dusting to one inch forecast for the clipper turned out to be five inches here in College Park. Who knows?

Good night, Maryland. Maybe another update as I burn the midnight oil.