February was so long that it lasted into March -Dar Williams
Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so.
After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns,
we ourselves flash and yearn,
and moreover my mother told me as a boy
(repeatingly) 'Ever to confess you're bored
means you have no
Inner Resources.' I conclude now I have no
inner resources, because I am heavy bored.
-John Berryman
excerpt from Dream Song 14
It takes all my strength in February not to post the same thing every day: I'm sick of February.
I do not care for February. Winter lasts too long, and in February I'm desperate for the season to change. If I lived in a country like Iceland with an even longer winter, where it's colder than this and dark most of the day, I'd be arming my neighbors, forming a militia, and invading somewhere warm. I'd kick everybody out of Miami and set up a little Icelandic winter community in which we would all sip mint juleps and laugh (in a mean-spirited way) at the people living in Minnesota and Wisconsin. And I don't even like Miami. That's probably why Iceland doesn't have a military--too tempting to stage coups every February.
I'm bored in February. Not because I don't do anything, either. Plenty of things happened this weekend. Chou was in town and came to visit (yay!). I went to dinner with friends. I attended a conference. I participated in a humanitarian aid project. I saw a movie. I had a mad hot dance party with the marmots (Madame 3-yr-old's got some killer moves). I read two books. But I feel like I'm about to jump out of my skin in February. I'm bored and restless and I want something to HAPPEN. I don't know what that would be. Maybe spring. I'd really like spring to happen.
3 comments:
We are pretty much twins sometimes. I just mentioned on my blog that I mention that winter is long on every post. Funny. I wish I wouldn't wish my life away so much. Spring cannot come fast enough. I am so very bored too. I wish a prince would come and make my life interesting right now. Actually, I would be totally okay with a frog right about now. This is a very long comment. Thanks for helping me not be the only February hater! You are so very nice!
Excellent post summarizing the reasons that I don't live in Alaska although I miss it very much and love it when I am there. I would kill people. And that is probably not wise. February should only have 15 days--calling it a short month at 29 is ridiculous.
Ok, go check out Heima right now. It will at least give you your icelandic fix. It was so great to see you. Now come see me this July during the itty-bitty time period where I'll be back in Chicago.
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