We at USDemocrazy are victims. Victims of the SNOWPOCALYPSE, that is.

If you live in the mid-Atlantic region, you know what we’re talking about. If you live in the northern mid-west, you’re probably thinking, “Um, OK.”

And since we are snowed in and absolutely bored out of our minds, we became unnaturally obsessed with snow stories and videos, which we’re sharing here. If you think it’s going to be boring, you’re clearly unfamiliar with how awesome blizzards are.

Snow can make people act crazy. But no one can act crazier than meteorologists, as evidenced by the video above, featuring a seemingly maniacal weatherman flipping out over the most recent mid-Atlantic blizzard. It’s awesome.

What’s also awesome is thundersnow. Haven’t heard of it? Well, the concept is simple: imagine a thunderstorm, subtract the rain, and add a whole lot of snow. And there you have it. They’re pretty rare, so meteorologists get worked up over thundersnow storms as well. For instance, Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel:

And Mr. Cantore isn’t the only one enraptured by this meteorological anomaly:

And you may be thinking that calling the blizzard of 2010 the “snowpocalypse” is a little extreme, but America’s own fearless leader helped dub the storm something just as terrifying in the first minute of his address to the Democratic Party’s winter meeting (among other things):

And nothing screams “user-generated content” like a big snowstorm that we can all share in together — well, over the internet and from our isolated homes, granted those homes have power. But some people in Washington, D.C. managed to get out and revel in the snow like chums by pelting huge snowballs as one another. Even the BBC picked up that story.

Now really, deep down — who doesn’t love a good blizzard every now and then?

Stephen Colbert reviews the hit block buster Avatar, and explains why it’s ruining America.

“We were never ready… no one was prepared to defend her. Nobody knew anything.” -Ex McCain adviser Nicolle Wallace on Sarah Palin (full story at Politico)

House Democrats finally reach a compromise on healthcare tax. Next item on their agenda: what to have for lunch. That caucus is expected to reach an agreement next week.