I have an announcement to make. Long weekends are EVIL! Why are they EVIL you ask? Well I will tell you. First, they lull me into a false sense of security. If I have Monday off, I won’t feel pressure to do my homework on Friday or Saturday. Then on Monday, I put it off until late at night and then, even though I technically had all weekend to rest up, I am tired already on my first day back. Second, they never live up to expectations. Before the weekend, I always have noble intentions to get together with my friends from junior high or to hang out with my current friends, but unfailingly I don’t follow through and end up not doing anything. Lastly, long weekends just give me a taste of the freedom of summer. The short time off reminds me of the long lazy days I spent reading and doing whatever I wanted to. I’m always left with an empty, lonely feeling. So in a nutshell, the school district should only give us time off for Christmas and let us get the school year over with and stop distracting us with bogus long weekends.