first minnesota snow!

yes, it's different than illinois snow. no, i'm not as excited about it as that exclamation point implies.
it snowed last night, and today it's twenty degrees with a stiff wind that must drop that figure significantly. my boots are warm, but also strange to walk and drive in as there's less ankle flexibility than...not wearing boots, i guess.
i've come to a new cafe today for internet access, the tea garden on hennepin, where there are indoor fountains on either side of the door bursting with fake lotuses and chrysanthemums. the tea is good, but the decor doesn't fool me, i know how cold it is out there.
to combat the cold (not really, i have better reasons) i've decided to go to georgia for the weekend, to participate in the protests there. i'll be gone from friday to monday, and turn around on tuesday to head to st. louis for a week over thanksgiving. two sets of travel, equally important emotionally but substantially different in content. it's recently occured to me that prior to grad school, there was more to my individuality than costume design (doesn't seem like much of an epiphany, but it was a pretty bright light to me) ...and as it's clear that i won't make a comfortable living off of design in this town this year, perhaps i can apply what my temp agency considers to be brilliant data entry abilities to an office i believe in. so i'm looking for paid (office type) work in the not-for-profit sector....suggestions would be welcome. i'm hoping the more than 24 hours of travel in a bus with the group Veterans for Peace will lead to some connections, whether profitable or otherwise. i'm looking forward to being able to meet people who will widen my experiences here in the cities.