Well, the inch of snow on the ground packs to ice nice and quick. I realized this too late to get to a bus in time for my 8:00 class—so I now have an extended winter break. (It’s a shame that this class I ended up skipping is taught by a professor who lives two houses down from me…makes my excuse look a bit weaker. Still, I don’t think he’s going to be able to get home tonight.)

Things are supposed to get worse before they get better…so it’s a craptacular first day of the term.

In other news, I’ve realized what my favorite screen transition is for movies and anime: the transition where the next scene’s music (or opening/ending credits) starts playing before the picture actually switches to the next scene—dramatic overlap of the music. Fushigi Yugi made good use of this effect with their end credits, and Infinite Ryvius used it on the opening of the first episode I watched last night—and the show gave me a chill, in the process. (The opening song isn’t all that happy, and it tied in quite well with the impending doom of the series itself…so, while I’m sad for having felt a chill, I’m not extremely sad.)