It's October.

I would like to point out to my readers that it is indeed October. Despite popular belief that the month does not exist, I have come to the conclusion that it does, considering that we've been in it for 21 days and I have yet to find evidence to the contrary.

Though there has been speculation that September was going to jump right into November this year and blow off October completely, I believe I am correct in saying that October has indeed happened and does not intend to be "blown off" until November first.

Studies are also showing that Halloween is definitely going to be celebrated this year, despite its rapidly decreasing popularity in the polls. It has also been proven that many people are running out of ideas for Halloween costumes and have abandoned the holiday completely because the entire thing is so irritating to them. Hey, we can't all enjoy it, or then my school would have to let us dress up that day. Can't have any school spirit, you know. It's wrong.

Oh, and "They" would like me to report [who are "they" anyway?] that though it has been rumored that January will be flying directly to April in the upcoming year, "They" will be making no assumptions on the issue until there is more proof of such a jump. Oh, and yes, August will be occurring after July, not after May.

They apologize for any confusion such a statement will create, seeing as the entire globe may or may not have been recently preparing for these strange changes in the calendar. We know you were looking forward to skipping October, but... yeah. Not happening.

Don't worry. If you fill your plate just enough during these transition months, you'll be so stressed out that you won't even notice they're happening, and it will take you 21 days to realize that the month changed. If you're a student, this shouldn't be too hard. Just sign up for every single AP class and join every club your school has to offer. You didn't need sleep, did you?

Have a happy October, everyone.