Winterfunk

I know I spoiled all of you by posting a ton during my 12 hour cleaning spree and i apologize. I do not envision posting on this blog that much unless it for a special circumstance (such as me cleaning, trust me it won't happen often). I also realize that with all of those posts I can not post for about a week and still average more than 1 a day, which is a good average to have if you ask me. And you don't because I just told you. But I wouldn't do that to you, especially not when there is much to talk about.

So here it is: I am in a funk. I think it has more to do with the time of year than the fact that I did not get a chance to spend the holidays with family. If you recall from one of my first posts (click here if you do not want to scroll down you lazy bum) I am trying to come up with a name for the time between Christmas and New Years Day, other than the "holiday season." Try this on for size:

"Winterfunk"

It sounds like it could be German in origin, and if mispronounced also sounds like seasonal copulation. In any case, I think it encompasses the "black hole" feeling I get this time of the year. Winterfunk doesn't have to be a bad time, it just gets at the funkiness of the days in between two of the biggest holidays of the year. I envision Winterfunk being a bit like Ramadan or any other holiday where more than one day is observed, except that instead of fasting all day, during Winterfunk it is tradition to sleep all day and eat all the time during your waking hours. You must also worship the TV and bask in its radiated glow. A CSI marathon, what, jackpot! When you think about it, it is almost like hibernating or saving energy for all of those pesky New Year's resolutions you will inevitably attempt to (unsuccessfully) hold yourself to.

So let yourself go, there are 2 more days of Winterfunk to enjoy/sleep through. Embrace the opportunity. And while your at it, can someone please create a Wikipedia entry started for Winterfunk? That way the holiday will be one step closer to legitimacy, because if it is on Wikipedia then it is good enough to be cited by me in a paper.

Wow that was exhausting, I think I need to continue observing this new sacred holiday and take a nap/watch TV. Have a mellow Winterfunk everyone!


This is how Henry and I roll during Winterfunk, fyi.