february 1

"Today is a perfect typical Monday morning: droopy, rainy, and cloudy. You couldn't ask for anything better. In fact, if you close your eyes, you can even see a smile spread out over Edgar Allen Poe's face."

--Dr. Krueger

(best professor to ever teach at Tech, who retired last year)

Today is the first day of my least favorite month of the year--"least favorite" being an understatement. I have held bitter feelings toward February since the 4th grade (11 years?!). I shouldn't hate February; automatically acessing bitter feelings at the beginning of a calandar month is illogical and immature.

It's just that February holds:
-dreary, wet, and cold weather
-the death anniversaries of many loved ones
-Valentine's Day (yes, I'm that person)
-nothing particularly exciting.

Plus, the month's name is not even pronounced as it is spelled. Geez.

I didn't realize that today marked the beginning of February until I read the facebook status of my friend and classmate, who seems to hold a different view of February:

"MaKayla is happy regardless of the weather. It's February! My BIRTHDAY month, mating season for skunks, and Black History Month! Woot Woot!"

When I read that approximately 15 minutes ago, I decided that I am going to try something new. This year, I am going to hold neutral feelings for February. (I do not think that I can give up my annoyance of Valentine's Day, though. I'm not there yet.) Besides, how hard can it be? Only 27 days to go!