Let’s see here.
Saturday we got here. Sunday we did nothing. Then after that we did nothing. The next day we did nothing. And we’re doing nothing now.
AWESOME!
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“Greetings from Sweden! After finding your site, I found myself ordering The Book of Awesome almost immediately afterwards. It is a wonderful oasis of love and nostalgia for a soon-to-be Swedish teacher in music. Thank you for making my days rich and joyful.” – Linus
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53 Comments
May 6, 2010 at 12:03 am
Oh this is SO good. Nothing like getting lost in the nothingness (or even busy-ness!) of a great vacation.
Then you return to reality. But we’ll save that downer for a different list.
May 6, 2010 at 12:19 am
Oh man…this happens to me on a regular basis. Unfortunately sometimes it’s in the middle of the school week when I think it’s Thursday on a Tuesday.
But during vacations it’s nice too.
Okay…I really gotta study now. But first: a story.
This happened AS I WAS WRITING THIS!
A reason why college is awesome.
If you follow my comments, you’re a stalker. But you may also know that this week is finals week. I’m currently sitting in the library and it’s jam packed with people with noses in books cramming for the last two days of tests. Everyone was so preoccupied that it took a little while for everyone to notice the dozen or so footie-pajama clad students running amongst the tables throwing out candy, all the while yelling “Good luck! You’re almost there!”
Security wasn’t pleased. But the students definitely were!
Anyshwoop. That’s my life.
May 6, 2010 at 1:46 am
Colour me a stalker. Also, colour me green with envy, I may have done better on my own finals if footie-pajama clad students threw candy at me!
Good luck!
May 6, 2010 at 6:41 am
That is great! Wonderful way to forget you stress of finals and have a good laugh, for a while anyway. Wish I could have seen that!
May 6, 2010 at 8:39 am
If anything even half that exciting happened in my school’s library, I’d be there all the time. Ok maybe not, but I’d be there more often.
Similarly, though far less cute and random, when I was driving on campus last night headed toward THELASTCLASSOFMYWHOLELIFE, I drove by a fraternity house hosting a “pool party” with some strategically placed front yard kiddie pools (complete with “lifeguard” on a one foot tall platform).
Anyway, they had a sign that read “Honk to see us shotgun a beer!” Whenever someone honked, two girls standing at the sidewalk grabbed a handful of candy from a big trick-or-treat pumpkin and threw it into/at cars that honked. It was like a reverse parade.
Like I said, less cute (and maybe more illegal and dangerous) … but still funny.
May 6, 2010 at 8:42 am
That sounds so funny! Sounds like something out of one of those college movies, hahahahaha!!
And a big CONGRATULATIONS on your last class!
May 6, 2010 at 10:13 am
Yes! Congrats on being done!
We don’t have fraternities here, at least not in the traditional sense. I feel like I’m missing out, lol.
May 6, 2010 at 7:42 pm
I thought I was the farthest from a “frat guy,” but alas, here I am.
May 6, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Oh … I hope you don’t think I was dissing fraternities. You better believe I would rather have taken a turn into that frat house parking lot and attended the pool party instead of going to class.
May 7, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Oh I’m not accusing you of anything. I’m just remarking that I used to think that way myself, but now I’ve kind of taking a liking to the fraternity life.
It wasn’t the polo-shirt tipped-visor life that I saw in movies and, therefore, anticipated.
May 6, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Thanks guys! I am sooo excited to be finished. :D
P.S. Really? No fraternities?!
August 12, 2010 at 5:42 pm
I think I may be stalkerish…But you’re so well written!
May 6, 2010 at 12:32 am
ha ha i’m a college student and i have that problem. but i do understand how amazing it is to not have to care what day it is because it means nothing.
May 6, 2010 at 12:41 am
I feel this regardless if I’m on vacation or not. Some days just don’t have “feels” to them.
May 6, 2010 at 1:44 am
how is Linus soon to be Swedish? is it just a case of marrying in or is there some more complex re-nationalisation process? heehee
May 7, 2010 at 6:35 pm
I’m thinking he means he’s a soon to be music teacher- the fact he’s Swedish just adds to the story?
August 12, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Or maybe he’s teaching Swedish music? ;)
May 6, 2010 at 1:47 am
I love this moment! What day of the week is it? Who cares? It doesn’t matter anyways. Lovely.
May 6, 2010 at 2:19 am
Being the control freak that I am, this actually freaks me out. I hate not knowing what day it is. It throws me off~
May 6, 2010 at 4:42 am
oh that’s wonderful!
May 6, 2010 at 6:43 am
Yeah…..I do this on a regular basis. Especially on weekends. I get confused and think I’m having two Saturdays. Crazy!
May 6, 2010 at 8:35 am
PS…how cute is that baby picture?!?! AW!!
May 6, 2010 at 7:17 am
I love that feeling, whenever we go camping in the summer, it feels a whole lot longer than it actually is. Oddly enough though, not knowing what day of the week it is means that nobody ever gets tired of camp goolash and pb&j for dinner every night.
May 6, 2010 at 8:07 am
actually, having just moved to Dubai I’m getting rather confused because the ‘weekend’ here is Friday and Saturday. Which throws my whole day-spacial perception off completely!
May 6, 2010 at 8:37 am
Not so awesome…when you forget what day it is during a work week.
May 6, 2010 at 8:42 am
Unless you’re:
http://1000awesomethings.com/2009/05/15/765-thinking-its-thursday-when-its-friday/
(I like that, anyway.)
:)
May 6, 2010 at 9:40 am
Ha ha! Laura! Well played, my friend!
May 6, 2010 at 8:41 am
This happens to me daily. *sigh* the life of a graduate student. Can’t wait until my Thanksgiving cruise to celebrate my emancipation!
May 6, 2010 at 9:07 am
I’m going on a 10 day trip to Europe in 2 weeks! I can’t wait for the day that I forget what day it is!
and on a side note, I just got the book as a gift last night! I read through every awesome heading before going to bed. Love, love, LOVE it!
May 11, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Careful forgetting what day it is in Europe- over here, in England, everything closes up extra early on Sundays. Continental countries (particularly France, Spain and Italy) are worse for it!! Other than that, have an awesome time in Europe!
May 6, 2010 at 9:48 am
em..cool. I like it.
May 6, 2010 at 10:38 am
I’m in the middle of studying for exams now, counting the days until this is over and I can finally forget what day it is.
May 6, 2010 at 11:40 am
Also on the list of awesome–pictures of really cute babies!
May 6, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I can’t wait for vacation! :P
May 6, 2010 at 2:56 pm
I think this is my fave so far! :D
May 6, 2010 at 7:23 pm
I love how simple and sweet your blog is….
Thanks for sharing the awesome things in your life.
Peace
Jonathan
“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, AWESOME, indescribably magnificent world in itself.”
Henry Miller
May 6, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Well, I checked how many days there were after Sunday, so if this was real, it would be a Wednesday!
May 6, 2010 at 10:21 pm
at least im keeping my promise
but…. I have not been on a vacation in so long, so I can’t remember the last time i had this A W E S O M E feeling.
I do go on a kindof vacation in the middle of July, so i’ll try to think of this then.
May 6, 2010 at 11:49 pm
I just wanted to say thank you for getting me through finals week with these little bits of awesome!! The end of the year has come crashing down, and juggling exams and papers and never ending practice (I’m on the rowing team) gets a little overwhelming- until I sit back, take a breath and give myself a two-minute unwind checking today’s bit of awesomeness. You’re keeping me sane!
May 7, 2010 at 12:05 am
oh my gosh it has been so long since we’ve had a vacation. How I long for this awesome feeling of forgetting the day of the week because it just doesn’t matter. Aaaaah :)
May 7, 2010 at 2:32 am
I haven’t experienced that in years. I often yearn for it.
May 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm
On vacation after about 4 days of just fun, great times, great people and much water in a remote area, what day is it?
Ha! Who knows and who care’s, great question for us to figure out, I love asking when no one remembers and not on drugs.
May 7, 2010 at 7:28 pm
This also happens sometimes when I wake up from a nap.
May 7, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Lol i forget the day of the week everyday.
P.S. The guy from Sweden is quite attractive…
May 7, 2010 at 8:55 pm
He’s a Swedish male version of Cloe Sevigny!
May 9, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Linus is hot!
May 16, 2010 at 4:11 pm
I may be in love with Linus.
May 17, 2010 at 9:36 pm
i alwayz assume itz thurs or sat. usually planning goes like this:
oh do u wanna get 2gether on thurs?
isnt it thurs?
no.
saturday?
no. tuesday.
oh
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July 1, 2010 at 3:25 am
I have done that.. worst, I forgot that I must go home tomorrow early morning.. that I go party with my friends all night.. the result.. I pack my bags rushing to catch my flight.. really really tiring but I had fun..
August 7, 2010 at 4:11 am
it is the best way to be relax on vacation.. just doing nothing..