Saturday night was Dead Writers. This night includes lots of literature related nerdy fun, specifically dressing up in costumes as dead writers and reading their work on stage for prizes. Some of the performances are good, some not so good, but really, once everyone's got a couple beers in them and the heckling starts, the quality of the performance doesn't matter too much anyway. I didn't actually dress up this year, mostly because I spent every free minute (and some not free minutes) last week writing a research paper for my lit class. So maybe next year.

Luckily, I'm back to having enough room to at least breathe, if not enough to relax. I've been enjoying the snow up here for a couple of weeks, although Thursday morning was a bit more exciting than I wanted it to be. I'd stayed up late to work on a paper, then realized I didn't have the books I needed to complete the paper, so I resolved to get up at 6 am the next morning and head to my office to finish. When I tried to get the Jeep up the driveway -- a steep, snow covered ascent -- my wheels started spinning. I had the 4-wheel drive on (supposedly), and I tried it a few more times, before Doug, my landlord, came running out from his house to see if he could help. We determined that the 4-wheel drive is definitely not working, and Doug, continuing in his role of best landlord ever, gave me the keys for his wife's truck for the day so I could get to school. Now I'm parking up on the street until I can figure out when (hopefully soon) I can get it to the shop to get fixed. It's unfortunate, but I'm glad we figured it out now so I can get it fixed before we get even more snow.

If the weather, sleeping, homework, etc. has been tricky, at least my writing is going well. I've been spending 2-3 hours a night on it, sometimes more (the more, the better, in my opinion). I've spent the past month obsessed with one particular story, which will be workshopped on Wednesday. It's nonfiction, and for once, I'm a little bit nervous rather than just excited. Here's hoping it's worth something!