Don't look up

It is now the month of November, and in the near future, we should be expecting to get snow. Now tell me this, why is it that we will actually get rain, hail, tornadoes, snow and possibly more in November when we are literally in a winter month? I would rather have the guarantee that we get one of those, but not all at once! In November and December, it could rain one second in Lincoln and then hail the next. Sometimes it skips the hail and just goes straight to snow. That's when it's the worst because you least expect it. But thank goodness we always have our trusty weather apps, right?

Those weather apps are something. Sometimes, I'll look at my weather app and wonder at all the colorful icons and why there are so many drastically different numbers on the screen. Oh, whoops, that's my Canvas page. Sometimes I can't tell the difference between the two apps because the radar is so rainbow-like that I don't know if it's my Canvas class cards or the different counties in the state of Nebraska on a map!

Also, why is the sky getting dark, but there are no clouds? I mean, it's normal for clouds to cover the skies and give us some shade, but now smoke? Can we at least get some alert that smoke is coming our way? Not only that, but it just enhanced those seasonal allergies for some. That suspicious runny nose always appears in the worst situations. For example, when you wear a mask for a class or clinicals. You have that steady drip that starts at the nose but slowly makes its way to your lip. Ick. It's just disgusting; no one wants to see or feel that. I blame it on the smoke and pollen in the air.

But for real, is this headache because of late nights, weather, or school? Can I get at least a mediocre rainstorm so I can get some decent sleep? I just want to sleep, and this fluctuating heat isn't helping. No in-between; choose one or the other, weather!

From the derechos, tornadoes, hailstorms, and snowstorms, I think Nebraska is pretty set with an arsenal that can absolutely destroy us. What disaster would you like the weather wheel to land on? A snowy Christmas, a dented-up car, or a roofless house? It's our fate, and all we can do is look up.

By: Gabriel Sanders