Artwork by Jennifer Ding

Charlotte Tilley ‘26

STAFF WRITER

I hate November. It’s the worst month. A lot of Thanksgiving-lovers will hate me for this, but aside from Thanksgiving, what else does November have to offer? Daylight savings? Way-too-early Christmas celebrators? Statistically, daylight savings creates a monumental spike in seasonal affective disorder. And for the record, it’s not the Christmas season just because peppermint mochas are now back on the menu at Starbucks. Keep your tree in storage for now.

November is the Thursday of the months: you’ve lost all stamina for the year, but you're not close enough to the finish line to have any final burst of energy. It’s cold enough that your hands, feet, and body freeze daily; but not cold enough for snow. And certainly not festive enough to justify holiday spirit. For those of us still in school, break is so close, but still way too far away to be motivating.

November is just a filler month for most of us to anticipate December, anyways. Of course, November has its better aspects: Thanksgiving, Black Friday deals, mosquitos being effectively killed off. I’m simply saying that, in the grand scheme of months, November is not on the top roster, closely followed by the month of March with bouts of seasonal despair.

If one wants to really get critical, Thanksgiving isn't even that good of a holiday. There are almost no Thanksgiving movies, no Thanksgiving music, and better yet, the holiday itself is so overhyped. Including the meal! I’ll say it first; a meal is a meal; depending on where or who does your cooking you’ll still feel the amount of love and hard work. However, there’s better food out there. I mean, really, who looked at all the different types of food in the world and decided cranberry sauce would be one of the kinds we worship? And pumpkin pie is essentially baby food with graham crackers!

Don’t get me wrong; I love seeing family, but the old topic of explaining the college search process billions of trillions of times to so many people that I’m confused of how I’m related to? It gets stale before dinner is even served. I’m just saying.

So, maybe you think November isn’t the worst month of the year. But if this hasn’t convinced you that it isn't the brightest one, then I’m unsure of what goes on during your November, making it so jolly. I hate November, simple as that.