It's the holiday season

Dear Blog,

It has been far too long since we have spoken. Blame it on schoolwork, march madness, or just general laziness. I like to think that the last few posts have been so revolutionary that I just didn't want to dilute the hair sponge blog brand by writing a lame post...trying to avoid the Godfather III of blog posts, I guess. Anyway, back to the blogging. I was discussing favorite holidays with a few of my coworkers last week. It was St. Patricks Day and there were a bunch of Bennigan's-type Irish people drinking green beer at a local bar. Votes were cast for 4th of July, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. I voted for 4th of July because it is the one holiday where your life feels like you're at Cheers. Everyone is your friend...you get invited to parties by people that you don't even really know or care for. Something about grilled meat, cheap beer, overt patriotism and chineese pyrotechnics that bring us all together. Everyone gets a day off of work, and the weather is usually pretty decent (check local listings). Another top contender is Thanksgiving. I like Thanksgiving because it is like groundhog day (the movie, not the half-holiday). I don't know where I'll be working a year from now or even what city we'll be living in, but I could pretty much tell you what I'll do for Thanksgiving 2011. There are traditions that I enjoy (running the turkey trot w/my dad, watching the Skins game) and there are other traditions that I seem to participate just because they are traditions (shopping at the asscrack of dawn, watching that lame Nicolas Cage movie). Whether I like them or not, these are family traditions, and they put Thanksgiving in my top 3 holidays. So there you have it. Next time you hear me complain about neighborhood hillbillies lighting firecrackers that scare my dog, or about my glutunous behavior in late November, don't hesitate to reference this blog post, and remember that Nick Cage movies are the reason for the season.