Last October, Long and Short Reviews released a Wednesday Weekly Blogging topic about which new holidays participants would like to invent.
As I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago, My friend Michael Mock responded to that question by inventing Festivus Geekiatum:
Festivus Geekiatum is a day to indulge your favorite interests. Work on that knitting project, watch that anime, re-read that favorite book, perform in — or attend — that one play. Reconnect with your hobbies, re-engage your interests, work on your projects.
Which I thought was a fabulous idea, especially since it happens at the end of February when cabin fever can begin to set in and make your previous winter plans seem not so fun anymore.
(Yes, I know the first portion of this post is very similar to the beginning of an older post from a few weeks ago. I’m trying to keep everyone up to speed on what Festivus Geekiatum is and who invented it).
My tentative plans for the first annual Festivus Geekiatum include:
- Baking something delicious – chocolate chip cookies, perhaps?
- Rewatching a favorite episode from Star Trek or some other speculative fiction show. The Trouble With Tribbles is close to the top of my list if I can find a copy of it on one of the streaming networks my household subscribes to.
- Finding a nerdy-themed workout online and doing it. Ideally, it would be a dance workout, but we’ll see what I can find.
- Rereading a few Mary Oliver or Langston Hughes poems because they’re at the top of my list of favorite poets.
If any of my readers decide to join in on the fun, I’d love to hear what you decided to do this year!