Thanksgiving. ... A truly wonderful holiday, if you ask me. A holiday that is based simply on the fact there are many things to be thankful for in one's life, no matter the circumstances of the moment.
So to get in the Thanksgiving spirit, I will share with you, gentle readers, my list of things I will be giving thanks for tomorrow.
I want to give thanks because this semester is nearly over. I'm not sure I can take much more of this 'fun' and 'educational' experience without a break.
I want to give thanks that the SGA has no control over my life. I shudder to think of the alternative.
I want to give thanks because some of the best bands in the nation (Bullet Theory, The Carlos Ecos Band, Dazed and Confused, Heavy Blues Chevy and Big Ass Truck) can all be seen at local clubs for nothing more than spare change, if that.
I want to give thanks to a friend who introduced me to the world of billiards, which saved me from such things as studying and writing papers.
I want to give thanks to one particularly obnoxious member of the SGA finance committee (you know who you are) who goes out of her way to make sure I know I'm not a professional pool shark yet.
I want to give thanks to all of you who write mean and hateful responses to The Dark Side - you are the ones who inspire me to new highs (or lows, if you look at it that way).
I want to give thanks John Calipari is with us and not against us. The man is not going to let his team lose many games.
I want to give thanks to Rip Scherer for being a class act even when he was fired. Of course, $1 million might be enough to get me acting like a gentleman, too.
I want to give thanks that I never ate in The Marketplace. ... Lord knows I might not be writing this right now if I had.
I want to give thanks I don't live in Florida. Over the course of one week, the state has becoming the laughing stock of the entire nation.
I want to give thanks I don't live in Canada, either. Just the thought of all those Canadians in one place makes my skin crawl.
I want to give thanks that Tennessee was smart enough to: a.) vote against Al Gore in the present; and b.) elect Ned McWherter governor in the past.
But most of all, I want to give thanks that this episode of The Dark Side is done and I can now go home and go to sleep.
