Today begins the Korean thanksgiving holiday, Chuseok. It’s different every year, as it follows the lunar calendar, like Buddha’s Birthday in the Spring. But this year, the three day festival coincides very closely with my birthday. I’m not sure I think this is good or bad, to be honest. I suppose it’s nice that I get my birthday off, but I often get gloomy during my birthday, so in fact, sometimes I prefer to just pretend it isn’t happening, which is harder if everyone around me is having a giant holiday, even if it’s completely unrelated to my birthday.
Whatever. I’m not planning on doing anything special this long weekend. I’m too exhausted and too overwhelmed with papers to correct.