Are you making new resolutions? I read today (not sure where) that many sociologists consider January 21 to be the most depressing day of the entire year--the nexus of Christmas or other winter holiday credit card debts coming due, resolutions failing miserably three weeks into the year, and the uncomfortable knowledge that it's months until Spring Break send many people into an abyss of shame and despair.
But this need not be your fate! Look at all the amazing things we have to look forward to:
*Two consecutive three-day weekends in January (for you, not me)--Dr. King Day, followed by semester tests, followed by a teacher workday. You are out of school on the 18th AND the 22nd!
*The beginning of the third quarter, and new, rich opportunities for knowledge!
*Another three-day weekend in February!
*Groundhog Day!
*For my sophys: A chance to select your courses for next year!
*For my seniors: The inevitable knowledge that This Is The Last Semester of High School (for most of you--I am always surprised by the few who self-select failure as a preferable option to entering Le Real World, delusionally thinking that college is Too Hard. Tip: It isn't.)
*Another opportunity to come into the zany world of room 313 where you will learn some stuff, and I guarantee laugh at least once or twice.
So c'mon back, y'all. We got stuff to do. Peace out!
