Sunday, October 12, 2008

Top 5 Months


Top Guy

1) May
Like I wasn’t going to put my birth month No. 1 on this list.

2) December
We celebrate the birth of Christ by giving each other presents. We celebrate the start of a new year by getting drunk and kissing people. Sure, it’s always way too cold, but December has plenty of upside.

3) June
In the immortal words of Alice Cooper: “School’s out for summer/ School’s out forever/ School’s been blown to pieces.”

4) November
Two of my favorite yearly events happen near the end of the month: the Ohio State-Michigan game and Thanksgiving. (And yes, they’re in that order.)

5) October
The last day of the month is a treat for boys of all ages. When we’re young, we get a nearly limitless amount of candy. When we’re older, women use Halloween as an excuse to dress as slutily as they can. October also gets props for inspiring a kickin’ U2 album.

Top Lady

1) October
Rocktober rules because the weather is fantastic pretty much everywhere in the United States, fall fashion comes back into play, you get the random day off of Columbus day, everyone gets crazy around Halloween, and after it's over, my own birthday happens. Also, Oktoberfest (which, I know, is technically in September, but still…)

2) January
Let’s be honest—aren’t you a little relieved when the holidays are over, the in-laws leave, and you can get back to your normal work/school life? When the clean slate of January is accompanied by a clean, quiet snowfall, it’s even better.

3) July
The sight of fireworks in the night sky turns everyone into a gape-mouthed five-year-old, and July is the perfect month for backyard cookouts and road trips. It’s also one of the few times a year when you can get locally grown peaches and berries.

4) December
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year’s, the Holiday Office Party and Festivus. December just has too many reasons to drink to not be a top month.

5) March
Weatherwise, I hate March—the whole month is like a wet, slushy, windy bruise on the calendar. But there’s one day when the sun shines, people have hearts full of song, and young girls dance on slow-moving flatbed trucks. On the day that the Chicago River turns green, though, try and have a Guinness, instead of drinking beer the same color….

1 comment:

comoprozac said...

Um, I think you both missed the best months...

September: Lucia was born.

February: The other 2/3 of my family was born.

April: Baseball, anyone?

August: Football, anyone?

This is what you've got after the Clash list? I may have to cancel my Google subscription.