It's May 5th and I slept through my first class. The holidays just keep rolling in, with yesterday being the unofficial Star Wars day, today is the offical... drink tequila and wear sombreros celebration? Honestly I don't think more than 15% of college students know what the traditional Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo is in celebration of and I can almost guarantee less than 2% give two shits. (All stats were made up on the spot for the purpose of this article. Using Science.)
Any way, I decided to spend my unearned free time wisely and look into the matter. Celebrating Mexico's unlikely victory over the French in 1862, Cinco de Mayo is a primarily regional holiday celebrated in the city of Puebla where, not surprisingly, the Battle of Puebla was fought. The common misconception is that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican Independence of sorts, but it isn't and is only recognized in various parts of Mexico and for some reason every campus in the U.S.
{Continued from 5pm}
Just got back from work, a send off with some tunes before I jet to the Mothership to do some laundry and catch up on all the cable tv I've been missing.
Zapp Roger - Computer Love
Lupe Fiasco-The Cool
Weezer - Buddy Holly
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