Upset!

Maryland beat UNC! 82-80! Bring it Duke!

That's all for today, more tomorrow...

Okay, so, next storm?

Yes, another one could be coming this way Saturday. It's a close call right now. But whether we get 0.1", 1.0", or 10" is another story... I'll keep an eye out for this one.

Who Called It?

Okay so there was no set entry on the storm, but I'd like to say I got this one right. Last night I saw the storm coming in quick, and I said that we would get some more snow than the local mets predicted. I didn't like the maps they were issuing and I instead chose a forecast of more of a gradual increase from east to west. Generally, from what I have seen and heard, I was correct. I called for 1-2 inches immediate metro DC and south and east... inch or less and rain further out... and more snow off to the west. I nailed this one, and I'm hoping I nail the next one, coming up on Saturday.

Right now I'd place the possibility of accumulating snow at 20%. But we'll have to wait and see... there's tonight's teaser.

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.