I’ve spoken with several friends who are either new to the city, or new to the Midwest, and a lot of them seem to be experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder as a result of our  horribly cold and grossly gray pre-Spring. I say pre-Spring because there’s a section of Winter that I absolutely adore, specifically the late November to early January portion, and I don’t want the icky weather we are currently experiencing to be associated with it. This is pre-Spring. Pre-spring is hideous and gray and has a nasty habit of finding ways to wet your socks with dirty slush. That being said, as a die hard Michigander, I know that there are ways to enjoy this time of year. Mostly, you should ignore the outdoors for another month or so. Things that will make your pre-Spring bright include:

Go See Live Music 

Go see a show. It will make you feel better. Plus, you will get to see dozens of 21 year olds and you will try to forget how embarrassing you were when you were that age.

Hozier at the Royal Oak Theater

Go to a Comedy Show

I went to a show at St. Andrew’s Hall with my Aunt and it was only moderately awkward and definitely brightened my Winter weary mood. Try it out! The Elizabeth Theatre has comedy shows every Sunday for $5.

Rob Delaney at St. Andrew’s Hall

House of Cards

Our patron saint of “the weather is too scary, let’s just veg”, Netflix has bequeathed us with a new season of House of Cards. If you don’t watch HoC, even better! Start from the beginning and once you’ve devoured all the seasons, call me and we can gush about it.

Frank Underwood.