Tan Is the Color

of creative writing, according to my newly acquired hood, which is more a muddy brown bear brown color than tan. I've heard this rather uncreative hood color was assigned to creative writing because it is a relatively new major, and all the other "good colors" were already taken. English is white, and blue belongs to philosophy. Now I want a funny-floppy PhD hat and matching robe with racing stripes. But more school will need to be on hold while I figure out the rest of this year and the rest of my sepia-colored life.