zero degrees

It has been officially 0 degrees here, but that's in Celsius. There was frost on the ground and in the trees when I went running this morning. The sun was melting it in the branches, so it felt like it was raining every time I ran under a tree. I wish my flatmates would realize that the house would stay a lot warmer if they'd keep the doors shut. Anytime I get all warm and cuddly under my duvet with a book, someone comes in to the room and leaves again without shutting the door. ALL THE TIME! Oh how I miss central heating! Last night we went to Christmas dinner at the college. The entire dining hall was filled, I've never seen it like that. It was a good experience, we got these plastic crowns and "crackers" which are like tubes that you pull apart and they "crack" open and there's cheap gifts inside. But the meal left something to be desired. Then at the end they bring out dessert. I got very excited for what I thought was chocolate brownie, much to my dismay it turned out to be warm raisin cake. Pleh! I've decided to catch up on some reading with all this free time I have. I've almost finished Jane Eyre, although I've read it twice before. I just printed out a list of the 100 best novels, and now I'm going to start on that. Home in 17 days!!