(Title of this post is the first sentence of the introduction to No Pity by Joseph P. Shapiro ( Read more... )

I'm in a blah/sad sort of mood, but I can't really pinpoint why. So rather than whinge without any sort of direction whatsoever, I decided to post some pics from a while ago. (Apparently the pictures were taken January 24 ( Read more... )

I drove in some snow a couple nights ago. Not major snowfall, but enough of a flurry to reduce visibility a bit.

And, I never noticed it as much when I was a passenger, but driving in snow at nighttime is kind of mesmerizing.

It's like driving into the stars.

We had our first snow of the season today!

Snow is kind of the bane of my existence, but I have to admit that the child inside is always sort of thrilled with it the first time it shows up for the winter. It's almost like I forget how it happens during the spring and summer months. It's very quiet and peaceful. Like, even in a blizzard, you don't ( Read more... )

A local town has made the BBC newsfeed!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6355981.stm

"Reports from New York state say 10 days of heavy snowfall has left snowdrifts of up to 12ft (3.7m) deep - a record if confirmed by meteorologists ( Read more... )

It's snowing. Just lightly, but it's snowing. And sticking. We've had one snowfall here earlier this month, but this seems more notable to me because I think it's been falling since sometime last night. I vaguely remember lying half-asleep in my bed last night, my mom and I on the phone with my grandma, and hearing her say: "Yup, it's snowing. Son ( Read more... )