So we've had— what is it now?— 400 straight days of rain?

The skies are gray, the days are short, and your ass is soaked. The gloom gets to people after awhile. Decisive folks off themselves at this time of the year; the rest of us just sit around and bitch about it. But you can fight back against your annual case of Seasonal Affective Disorder—you don't have to succumb to despair.

First, though, you're going to have to get the fuck out of your apartment.

We realize that when it's cold, dark, and raining, a person's first reaction is to shut themselves up inside their apartment, strap some light bulbs to their face, and attempt to wait out the wet months. This is a mistake. Sitting alone in your apartment is only going to make your case of S.A.D. worse. Besides, it's not really that warm in your apartment, is it? Like most apartments, yours is probably poorly insulated (why should your landlord insulate the place when it's never that cold around here?), and has shitty, inadequate heat (why invest in a real furnace when it's never that cold around here?). So get your ass dressed and get the fuck out.

Where should you go and what should you do?

Isn't it obvious? The cold, the dark, and the wet are making you S.A.D., so you need a dose of their opposites. That's why your friends at The Stranger have assembled a list of places where your damp ass can find some relief. We've got places with heat, places with light, and places—that serve booze, mostly—with fire. Armed with this list, you'll be able to get out of the house and get a little relief for that bad case of S.A.D.

So don't just mope there, dumbass. Get out, dry out, and drink up.