“I Don’t Like Mondays” is a song by the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats that appeared on their 1979 album The Fine Art Of Resurfacing

It’s only fitting that this song popped up on shuffle today, because I’m having a MONDAY right now. I had a solid gambling day yesterday so I decided to celebrate with a little Sunday Funday action. This lead to me drinking my face off and then I stayed up way too late playing Xbox for some reason, so this workday has been one of those days that feels like it’ll never fucking end. Maybe that instinct is right, because it’s somehow only half way over

Anyway, as awful as this Monday has been for me, it’s still a way better Monday than the particular one this song is talking about. If you didn’t know, this happy sounding song is actually about the Cleveland Elementary School Shooting that happened in San Diego on 1979. On the morning of January 29th, 1979, a 16 year old girl named Brenda Spencer opened fire at Cleveland Elementary School from her house, which was located right across the street. She killed the principal, a janitor, and wounded 8 children and a responding police officer. She then barricaded herself inside the house, and during a phone call with reporters, she was asked why she did it. She calmly answered, “I don’t like Mondays. This livens up the day”, hence the title of the song

Something about that answer makes me feel so uneasy. Its succinct nature tells you just how insane this Brenda Spencer bitch is if her idea of making a Monday more exciting is shooting at 8 year olds first thing in the morning. Call me old fashioned. but if I need to liven up my Monday, I’ll pour some Baileys in my coffee or something, but whatever floats your boat I guess

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