ash(y) wednesday.

did you guyz know today is ash wednesday! ash wednesday is the first day of lent and occurs forty days before easter. but really forty-six because for one reason or another they don't count sundays. because sundays are the lord's (Lord) day, not OURRRRRR day. so for lent you're supposed to give something up. but not just anything. something you really like. it has to be a sacrifice. because jesus (hey-zeus) died for our sins. ALL OF OUR SINS. because we're all sinners. you know? so the sundays in between are like baby easters. little victories over sins! are you an african methodist episcopalian? you celebrate ash wednesday. how about a member of the church of nazarene? you also celebrate it. part of the old catholic church? line up for your ash cross. presbyterian (that's me by baptism!)? we too get ashy. roman catholics? yes duh! part of the eastern orthodox church? lucky, you don't celebrate ash wednesday. rather you start lent on "clean monday." is it funny that it's clean and they don't use ash? cuz ash is dirty? but not because it's ashes from palm sunday so they're holy ashes and holy things aren't dirty. anywho, i don't feel like reading more about it and i just think it's silly in general. but hypothetically speaking, if we all gave up something, what would it be? i would give up...i can't do it actually. i'm not a quitter. i'd say like internet, but i would die. and afterall isn't lent supposed to be a celebration of being victorious over death and sin? cuz it is. at least the sundays are. I KNOW. i would give up smokingggg? no. i would not. because i would die. i would give up eating crappy food! now THAT i can do. because i'd be healthy. and i'd be happy not eating shitty food. do you think i could trick lent into believing that's a good thing to give up? cuz i do. do you think we could all trick lent together? i don't know. but tricking lent is just as silly as actually embracing lent.  i'm just gonna keep my distance from all things related after i publish this post, mk.