We Heart July

Welcome to July. After the 4th (chock full of parties, fireworks, barbecues, and every imaginable type of food on a stick) the rest of the month is sorta meh. It’s the middle of the summer, there is not much to do and you’re counting down the days until you’re back on campus.

Well stop counting. July just might be the most underrated month of the year. There are tons of things to celebrate besides our independence, namely the fact that it’s National Ice Cream Month. So grab a tub of Edy’s and let’s rock out with our…er…well, let’s enjoy the month of July.

July 4th- DUH.

Celebrate it with your favorite dogs – corn dogs and hot dogs, I mean. Enjoy the fireworks, but be careful because (not ironically) it’s Fireworks Safety Month. Not that it needs to be – the fear of blowing your hand off should be enough to keep you away from those shady shacks hawking cherry bombs on the side of a dirt road.

July 8th – Video Games Day

For my brother, every day is video games day, but at least today he has an excuse. Pick up the Xbox, Wii, or old-school Nintendo controller and unleash your inner child. Duck Hunt, anyone?

July 11th – Cheer Up The Lonely Day

There are bound to be people suffering from the lonelies mid-summer, so show them that you care. Bring a smile to a friend’s face with an e-card or a picnic and just cheer the blues away.

July 13th – National French Fries Day

Uh, need I say more? But before you start cramming those oily, fried, greasy faux-potatoes in your mouth, maybe you should watch that new movie Food, Inc. first. Or at least read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (or watch the movie). I guarantee you’ll never look at those Golden Arches the same way again. And if you still wanna eat some fries but don’t wanna give up your bikini bod, try a healthier version of your favorite salty snack.

July 19th – Anniversary of the First Women’s Right Convention

Thank you Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony for everything you’ve done for us. GO WOMEN!

July 20th – Moon Day

Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon this day in 1969 and finally squashed those myths revolving around cheese and little green aliens. It’s not the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival quite yet, but have some moon cake anyway while you grab a boy (or some friends) and enjoy some star gazing.