Update: Added a weather chart to the right side of this page for Madison, Wisconsin. It's dreadfully cold outside now, just went for a short walk and collected a pinecone! That yx has been blind .. lived here for 3 months, and when I asked her if she picked up any pinecones she was like, "where"? When the whole of her front yard was practically littered with the stuff! haha ...

Anyway, she'll be back in an hour's time, then we're going out till 1pm when she has lessons again. Will be visiting places on my own today, but that's fine! Going ice-skating somewhere this week. Will also be visiting Capitol Building (tomorrow I think), hospital on Wed, and Milwaukee on Thurs. Still trying to figure the map out. How I miss Chicago! Hah ... everything's in miniature here compared to Chicago! Buildings are usually no more than 3 storeys in height, and even the chairs are small. People aren't as fat either. =) And very, very, very few blacks. Streets are extremely safe at night, as long as you don't fool around in the middle of a road and get knocked down.

Yx's room is TINY!! About half my room's size with 2 beds and 2 tables and 1 chest of drawers and a large wardrobe stuffed into this tiny room.

Ok, going to brave the cold and take a walk round to the 7-11 lookalike now. Going to buy something to eat and something hot to drink.