Blue Monday

While over in the US of A, its Martin Luther King Jr day and our shining beacon of hope (and Colin Powell) have called a day of service. Over here in the UK of A (here it stands for assholes) it is Blue Monday. No that not a day where everyone gets free Blue Hawai'i's at lunch. Blue Monday is the most depressing day of the year (as evidenced by having to type this blog entry twice, because the first one didn't save). Some newspapers are calling it the most depressing day in HISTORY. Now that's depressing. I need a drink.

So today is the most depressing day because of holiday bills being due and pay checks not yet out. Add in the next UK holidays isn't scheduled for 82 days from now, crap weather and "the credit crunch", people are having a lousey day. I can also personally throw in two exams that I'm not really prepared for.

BUT I'm in luck. I have something to look forward to and its much sooner thatn 82 days. I'm going to Ireland on friday, for my week off between exams and the new term. I'm excited. And I have the money to pay for it (well, the government wont want it back for another 30 years). AND the Temple Bar area of Dublin is having aTradFest (traditional culture festival).

So other than the fact that I'm wearing Blue, and would honestly prefer to be back in NYC building houses for orphans or innoculating the homeless against diseases (did I get that the wrong way around?), today is not too blue. The weather does suck and I still have exams, but in my heart I have Ireland.