Good Friday/Earth Day fiasco

Hi everyone. I know it's been a long time since I've made a post. I've been preparing for Easter, as I hope you've all been doing. There's some good and bad news coming from the holiday circuit. The good news is that Easter is in only 2 days! And, Halloween is only 192 days away! We're finally out of the "terrible two-hundreds"! To a normal person, 192 days seem like a long time. But to me, a holiday fanatic, it seems like tomorrow, especially because of holidays' magical power of sneaking up on the unexpected. I swear, holidays are like thieves in the night. No one will see them come, no one will see them go. They are very tricky, holidays are. But, now to the bad news. Well, for the first time in recent memory, today, we have two holidays to celebrate! I know, sounds cool, right? WRONG. If I had a combination of holidays to celebrate on the same day, and go with more of a Easter/Christmas, Halloween/Friday the 13th, Christmas in July/July 4th, and even my Birthday/sister's Birthday. However, in perhaps the strangest combination ever, today we celebrate Good Friday/Earth Day. Now, even though I like a holiday combination, no matter what the holidays might be, there is a nagging problem here. Earth Day is about taking care of our planet, with recycling, planting a tree, etc. Good Friday is when we remember our good lord Jesus Christ's crucifixion on the cross for our sins. Now, granted, I'm all for taking care of our planet, but which seems like the more important holiday, from a religious standpoint? However, our society continues to crumble, as the internet and the media choose to acknowledge Earth Day, and Good Friday falls into obscurity. Even Google has decided to put on an Earth Day logo on their homepage, no mention of Good Friday. The least they could do is put a logo that has a mixture of both Earth Day and Good Friday. However, society refuses to even acknowledge religion of any kind, even though 78.4% of Americans are Christian. What is wrong here? Is there a solution, I don't think so. This just adds to me theory that we are nearing Armageddon, due to our society going downhill fast. Oh well, at least we have Easter in a couple of days. Wait, am I allowed to call it that?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I hope your St. Patrick's Day is full of green and pinching! Just don't drink too much :)

St. Patrick's Day Fun Fact #2

Every year, Chicago dyes their river green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Perfect time for a vacation.

St. Patrick's Day Fun Fact

The original color for St. Patrick's Day was blue, not green. Hard to imagine a blue Leprechaun.

New Website!

Great news! I have create a new website for an even better holiday experience! You can view at: http://theholidaypsycho.weebly.com/index.html

St. Patrick's Day Intro

Top 10 Favorite Holidays

It's almost Valentine's Day, get ready for love. However, I would like to talk about a different subject today. Since my blog is appropriately titled "The Holiday Psycho (known as The Halloween Psycho in late September-early November)" I thought I would do a Top 10 list of my favorite holidays. These are the holidays where I get really psychotic:

                                                                     10-Birthdays:
The day of our birth is, for most people, a day of celebration. For children it's like Christmas #2, due to the gifts that they gain from family members. However, birthdays have something that Christmas doesn't: CAKE!

                                                                   9-St.Patrick's Day:
Who doesn't know the story of the famous Leprechaun? If you can find him at the end of the rainbow, you become rich. However, if you have seen the movie Leprechaun, the only thing you'll get for catching a Leprechaun is a beating. It's also an important holiday for Christians.

                                                                      8-4th of July:
                            This holiday is famous for it's fireworks. I only like it for the cookies.

                                                               7-Friday The 13th:
This holiday is infamous for constant bad luck and misfortune. While mostly myth, the increased number of car accidents on this day must be considered.

                                                                 6-New Year's Eve:
Ah, the beginning of a new year, and the sad end of the holidays. But you have to admit, you get butterflies in your belly when the ball is moments away from dropping.

                                                                     5-Valentine's Day :
Even though I have yet to have a woman to celebrate the day with, the chocolate I buy for myself is pretty good.

                                                                          4-Easter:
I can't explain it, but there is just this spring freshness that I love about the holiday. It's the warm equivalent to Christmas, I think. Just ask the kids.

                                                                    3-Christmas Day:
You're probably asking why it's not number 1, but at least it's in the top 3. It's Christmas, enough said.

Okay, I couldn't pick a number two and a number one. I just can't pick one over the other. So, tied for the number 1 spot:

                                                                     1/2: Halloween:
I love this holiday SOOOO much! The holiday for horror, or just harmless fun. I can't say much about this holiday, except that it is absolutely, positively, flawless!

                                                               1/2: Christmas Eve:
The most magical night of the year. PERIOD! It may be tied with Halloween, but Halloween does not have nearly the magic of the beautiful night. The snow sparkles more on this night, the family is happier on this night, the children are happy and eager to sleep on this night, isn't this how every night should be? I am in tears right now, just thinking of this wonderful night, the picture tells the story. This is why I hate summer so much. No holiday it offers is as magical as, well, Christmas. Plus, everyone walks around in baggy shorts. At least during Christmas, people dress decent. Then again, you're talking to the guy who wears sweaters when it's blazing hot outside.

CLOSING COMMENTS: Even though I am ranking holidays, it does not mean that I don't love them all. Even the ones that I didn't rank, I still love. The common day is boring, holidays just add some spice. The reason I tied Christmas and Halloween, is because I just can't choose. It depends which mood I'm in. If, I'm in the mood for horror, I can't wait for Halloween. If I'm in the mood for magic and wonder, I can't wait for Christmas. However, I want to leave you with this; I can live without a Halloween, but I can't live without a Christmas.

Merry 12th Day of Christmas!

Merry twelfth day of Christmas everyone. Just a quick post letting all of you know to treasure this day, as it is the last day of Christmas. Have fun with your family, and treat it like Christmas!