Tuesday, October 1, 2013

October Noms: Random Holiday Calender at UT Tyler



This is me and October!

Hey guys! It’s that time again! I’m back with my month segment, Random Holiday Calender. This month, we’re in for the quintessential pumpkin days, with all of the delicious sweets and spooks that come with Halloween! Who doesn’t love the cooling air, the harvest moons, and the new fashion statements that come with the first full month of autumn? Okay, okay. Not everyone shares the enthusiasm, I understand.

This could be you...?
Maybe you don’t like spooks and sweets for some reason. Maybe the coming cold weather makes you feel  like a hibernating bear. You know what? That’s okay! There’s 30 more holidays to celebrate this October to keep you joyful!


As usual, I thought you might first like to know what fun things you can celebrate all month long:

  • +Sarcastic Month – Yeah, because we need more of THAT going around. (Insert eye roll here)
  • +National Vegetarian Month- Don’t be stingy. You get the rest of the year to celebrate your meat!
  • +Cookie Month- Nom nom nom!
  • +Clergy Appreciation Month- Appreciate your religious leaders, y’all!
  • +International Drum Month- Boom boom boom!
  • +LGBT History Month- If you’re interested, it’s a good month to learn about it!

There’s a number of other more serious things to observe this month pertaining to illness and other heavy things, but the point of this blog is supposed to be how to have light-hearted fun this month. If you’re interested in those, though, you can see what other ones are here!

October 1st: Homemade cookie day! (It’s also International Vegetarian Day, but they already get the whole month)
October 2nd: International Day of Non-Violence AND Name Your Car Day- I call mine Princess Juliana II
October 3rd: Virus Appreciation Day- …Um….
October 4th:  World Animal Day AND National Frappe Day –Remember what I said about coffee last month?
October 5th: Lots! Oktoberfest begins, Do Something Nice Day, World Teacher’s Day… Do something nice for the teachers that day, then get to celebrating!
October 6th:  Mad Hatter Day –Remember that little slip of paper in the hatter’s hat that says 10/6?
October 7th: World Smile Day
October 8th: Canadian Thanksgiving- Not quite for the same reasons, the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving up north a little sooner!
October 9th: Fire Prevention day, Leif Erikson Day, or Moldy Cheese Day! ...Yeah, I don’t get the last one, either.
October  10: National Angel Food Cake Day
October  11th: National Coming Out Day AND Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
October 12th: International Moment of Frustration Scream Day- Lately, I’ve been needing a lot of these.
October 13th: International Skeptics Day (Are you sure…?)
October 14th: Columbus Day OR National Dessert Day – Delicious!
October 15th: Global Handwashing Day
October 16th: National Dictionary Day
October 17th: Wear Something Gaudy Day
October 18th: No Beard Day- Have to start somewhere for no-shave November, right?
October 19th: Evaluate Your Life Day- Yeah… Start early for New Years.
October 20th: Information Overload Day
October 21st: National Pumpkin Cheesecake day- Ohhhh Yeahhhh.
October 22nd: National Nut Day- Like, the food or weirdos?
October 23rd: TV Talk Show Host Day
October 24th: United Nations Day OR National Bologna Day
October 25th: World Pasta Day- Man, lots of food this month, am I right?
October 26th: Make a Difference Day- You did something nice, now go make a difference!
October 27th: National Tell a Story Day
October 28th: Plush Animal Lover’s Day- Better pull out the ol’ box of stuffed animals!
October 29th: Hermit Day OR National Frankenstein Day
October 30th: National Mischief Day- Look out for those neighborhood hooligans!
October 31st: HALLOWEEN! Or…. Carve a Pumpkin Day…?

Halloween!

What else do you guys celebrate during October? Tell me in the comments. Have stories to tell about your days? Share them! I always love hearing from you all! 

Finally, if you love dressing up half as much as I do, tell me what you’re gonna be for Halloween! :)

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