1.  You’re probably sick of gee, I dunno if I can do 40 things this week.

2.  That would get really annoying after a while.

3.  Hell, I annoy me with it too.

4.  I do it as a warning system.

5.  Like hey, I’m digging deep but this may be crap, apologies in advance.

6.  My cranky self says that’s lazy writing.

7.  My gracious self says it’s a coping mechanism.

8.  Either way I’ll be more aware.

9.  This was one of those weeks where I hollered Happy Friday! across a lobby on Thursday morning.

10.  I was at my vet’s office making conversation with the ladies behind the desk.

11.  There was this slight beat right after I said it — long enough to make me think wait, IS it Friday?, not long enough to make me feel I’d started an international kerfuffle.

12.  Because head on has always been simplest I followed up with hold on, is today Thursday?!

13.  They kindly wrote it off to the Memorial Day downdraft effect.

14.  You know that thing where Monday is a holiday so everything feels off schedule the rest of the week?

15.  Please tell me other people do this too.

16.  Well, whether they do or don’t it’s the life we’re living ’round here.

17.  By the time you read this it’s actually Friday so the sentiment stands.

18.  Let’s do some odds and ends for the last Friday in May.

19.  The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia is the busiest airport in the world and equivalent in size to 45 football fields.

20.  Despite being infamous for rainy weather, Seattle receives less annual rainfall then New York, Atlanta, Boston, and Houston.

21.  The first American subway was inaugurated in Boston.

22.  The New York Public Library has over 50 million books and other items and is the second largest library system in the nation after the Library of Congress. It’s also the 3rd largest library in the world.

23.  Texas is the only state to join the United States of America as a nation via treaty (not annexation). Before joining the U.S., Texas was a sovereign nation, known as the Republic of Texas, from 1836 to 1845.

24.  The western part of North Carolina has the only significant deposits of emeralds in North America.

25.  Otters “hold hands” while sleeping so they don’t float away from each other.

26.  Koalas can sleep for up to 22 hours a day.

27.  Second fun koala fact: Their fingerprints are nearly identical to human ones.

28.  Elvis Presley recorded over 600 songs during his career but is not the author of any of them.

29.  Celine Dion’s hit from Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On”, was recorded in one take.

30.  Some theatre lore: “Off Broadway” isn’t a geographical reference to the famed Broadway Street of New York; it’s strictly based on seat numbers. Official Broadway theatres have at least 500 seats. Off-Broadway theatres have between 100 and 499 seats. Off-off-Broadway theatres have fewer than 100 seats.

31.  Disney theme parks are technically considered theatres. Walt Disney World in Florida holds the record for the most costumes, with 1.2 million in its wardrobes.

32.  Shakespeare invented over 1,700 modern words.

33.  Last but not least, summer!

34.  Popsicles were invented by accident. Eleven-year-old Frank Epperson inadvertently created the popsicle in 1905 by leaving his soda with a stirring stick outside on his porch overnight. The cold night air froze the soda and the “Epsicle” was born. Frank’s kids created the name popsicle by calling his invention “Pop’s ‘sicle.” Frank patented the name in 1923.

35.  The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134°F in Death Valley, California on 7/10/13.

36.  Some animals do a hot weather hibernation called estivating. Animals like lungfish, snails, and some amphibians burrow underground to stay cool and survive droughts in summer.

37.  Alrighty, we’re almost there.

38.  I have a cat staring me straight in my eyeballs right now.

39.  Can’t decide if Seven is saying “why is that stupid girl cat on your chair?” or “how will you feed me breakfast when you’re up this late?”

40.  Either way, we’ve made it to 40. My word count’s high but I’m off to bed. Happy Friday!