@Tarma and Dezo: Hope both of you feel better soon! It seems to be okay here, although my first lecture this morning was only half-full, so either a bunch of people were skipping, or a whole whack of people got sick over the weekend

. It's crazy cold though, we usually don't get negative temperatures here until February, but the last week has been brutal @_@. Students were sliding about campus, since it's warm enough some days to rain (as usual) but then cold enough on others to make black ice/slush...
Fun note: I bought the most amazing thing yesterday. I've been looking for a catbus (from
My Neighbour Totoro) plushie for the longest time, and I finally found one! It's the cutest thing ever, and it makes me inordinately happy

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Didn't take a picture of mine (too lazy

), but here's a pic that's exactly the same!