Today Is Blue Monday, the Most Depressing Day of the Year (allegedly)

[Ausgirl]

Not my favourite Duran Duran song. But it's not particularly sad! And the film clip is typically epic:

[video=youtube;m3a4OTh2Y8w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3a4OTh2Y8w[/video]

 

[mikkismom]

What a depressing thread! The good thing is, it gets better from here on out - right? :waitasec:

 

[samsmom]

I'm glad I didn't know about this yesterday! But seriously, I really do hate Monday's in general. With kids off from school today I was too busy to be depressed.

 

[wfgodot]

[video=youtube;aVKVsoK7dOM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVKVsoK7dOM[/video]

 

[swedie]

I don't mind Mondays and now I'm retired so typically Mondays is no different to me then any other day. I've always found this song so disturbing and especially since all the hype about school shootings.

[video=youtube;8yteMugRAc0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yteMugRAc0[/video]

Meaning of the lyrics. In this case (1979) it was a female who did the shooting at a San Diego elementary school.

http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/monday4.html

Brenda Ann Spencer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[FrayedKnot]

Well IDK about Blue Monday but January as a rule makes me assume the fetal position far to often and February isn't much better.

And I live in the South!

However, I did come down with body aches, chills and sinus pressure today, so............

 

[FrayedKnot]

I don't mind Mondays and now I'm retired so typically Mondays is no different to me then any other day. I've always found this song so disturbing and especially since all the hype about school shootings.

The Boomtown Rats. I Don't Like Mondays. - YouTube

Meaning of the lyrics. In this case (1979) it was a female who did the shooting at a San Diego elementary school.

http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/monday4.html

I think of this song every time I see another school shooting reported.

So sad that I think of it often. .

Boomtown Rats!

 

[IzzyBlanche]

I had a lovely day today.

Then again I live in San Diego, so that's not unusual, except it is a little bit since for the last two weeks we've been having strangely cold weather. Cold for us, I mean.

ETA: I Don't Like Mondays is a brilliant song, and IMO, sadly, every school shooting since then underscores its brilliance. I mean, "They can see no reasons 'cause there are no reasons..."

Exactly.

 

[annemc2]

We've had an usual cold snap around here. It's been freezing fog for three weeks now. This is my blue Monday UNLESS this cold snap lasts until next Monday! It better not!!! :nono:

Kimster, we had a lovely Monday. Want to know how we did it? We got the heck out of here and headed for the COAST! It was 50 degrees and sunny - amazing! I think my poor kids had forgotten what that giant blazing orb in the sky was all about. :great:

 

[montana_16]

I think this particular Monday was wonderful myself!

 

[~n/t~]

Well IDK about Blue Monday but January as a rule makes me assume the fetal position far to often and February isn't much better.

And I live in the South!

However, I did come down with body aches, chills and sinus pressure today, so............

Hope you feel better. Living in cold country, I go through winter blues starting in October. January and February are brutal. Very cold temperatures all week. Everyday and not only Mondays lol

-30 celcius! Wish I could hibernate until spring.

Hang in there folks! We'll get through this together. :hug: