To all the Illinoisemakers:

I trust you all had a lovely Casimir Pulaski Day. If we lived in the great state of Illinois, we'd have the day off.
But alas, I do not.
You might, though. [present tense]
I might too, though. [future tense]

We should take a VW Bus and drive it all the way there.

Okay, I'm going to just throw this out there: I wish I were Sufjan Stevens.

Anyways.

You know what is fantastic?
When you realize that you don't have as many math assignments to do as you thought. Yes. That is definitely fantastic.

Last night I got 1.5 hours of sleep.
But it was okay, because I had a Double Shot Mocha Energy Drink from Starbizzle in the fridge, so I just took that with me and opened it first period.

But then I felt super excited all day, and went into hysterical fits of laughter.

Then later I felt like I was going to throw up.

But then I was okay, after an hour nap.

My mom came home with Pizza. Yummm.
I'm not sure why that was capitalized. I guess Pizza deserves it.

I hear it snowed in Tennessee today. Lucky.

See? That half of the U.S gets all the excitement.
Snow, holidays about polish war men, accents...you name it.
Don't get me wrong, I loved how stunning the sky was this morning. I should have taken a picture on the way to the bus stop.
The sky itself was all cloudy and a cool grayish/blue and it contrasted so amazingly with the dark, dark green evergreen trees.


But then the beauty of that was slightly obscured by the rain.
It actually hasn't rained that much this year.

I adore the rain.

Just not on my way to school, you know?

After school, it is very much welcomed.

I took my doggy on a walk in the rain yesterday.
We saw horses.
It was bizarre.
But he only appeared to be interesting in the menacing piece of trash, magically floating across the grass, obviously out to get him.
Oh, Dakota.
He's a danceRAWRdance ball of fur and fun.

You know, there comes a time where one must buckle down and do their work.
That time rarely comes for me.
This is why I fail in life.
But, right now, I think I will actually finish my few days of math that I neglected to do.

Before I go on to do that, though...
...It's History Time!!

CASIMIR PULASKI DAY



Casimir Pulaski Day is a holiday observed in Illinois on the first Monday of every March to commemorate Casimir Pulaski (March 4, 1746 – October 11, 1779), a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born in Poland as Kazimierz Pułaski. He is known for his contributions to the U.S. military in the American Revolution by training its soldiers and cavalry.

The day is celebrated mainly in areas that have large Polish populations. Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city in the world, save for Warsaw.[1] This is a separate holiday from the federal holiday, General Pulaski Memorial Day, which commemorates Pulaski's death at the Siege of Savannah on October 11, 1779.

Illinois enacted a law on June 20, 1977 to celebrate the birthday of Casimir Pulaski and held the first official Pulaski Day celebrations in 1978. The bill was introduced by Senator Leroy W. Lemke, a Democrat from Chicago. Chicago celebrates Pulaski Day on the first Monday in March with an annual parade. Chicago Public Schools, Cook County government offices, and the Chicago Public Library close on this holiday.

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Not gonna lie... I definately copy and pasted that from Wikipedia.
But hey, if you read it, you are now 1000 times more knowlegable that most kids out there. Way to be, guys, way to be.

I love learning things.
On my own.
Like, discovering things by yourself, with your own research.
Not becuase you're supposed to read chapter 27 of your history book, or do problems 1-44 in your math book, or solve equations 1-10 in chemistry.
No.
And that's why is still wish I went to a Waldorf school.
Look it up on Wikipedia.
It's there.

PARTING WORDS
I have an extra special video for y'all tomorrow though.
Actually, it just excites me.
So don't get your hopes up, seeing as how you could easily find it on youtube...
anywho,
G'night, my loves. Sleep peacefully and merrily so that tomorrow you can live "wide-eyed and mystified" =P

-Jk