The Onion is spot-on, as usual
August 9, 2008
I was reading this infographic in the Onion a week or two ago, and I had to laugh out loud when I read the 15% demographic, since I was sitting on my couch drinking a beer in shorts as I was reading it. Strangely enough, I tend to get seasonal depression during the summer. I think it’s because there aren’t many people around and there’s not much to do, plus I can usually go to work at whatever time I want, which a lot of times means I wait till the last minute and I’m stuck at work all night. I feel like I’d be making good use of the summer if I at least went out onto the roof to do my drinking and websurfing, but I’m usually not ambitious enough to do even that. But school’s going to be back in within a week or two, so things should get a little more interesting. One thing I definitely enjoy about summer though is that going on bike rides is a lot more pleasant. I’ve been going to the opposite side of town lately, which is about 15 miles round trip. I average just a little over 15 miles an hour on these trips, which I think is pretty good since that includes waiting at stop signs and red lights. I think I’ll go on a bike ride now actually.

I remember how dull those summer evenings could get at the coffee shop, particularly in between summer sessions when the town was desolate. I would hang out at the coffee shop in the evenings, sipping iced espresso, smoking rollies, and trying to write. Lonesome as they were, I still get nostalgic about those days. I’m probably just missing the cigarettes and free coffee.