Last night, I watched a zombie movie. Tonight, I’m watching a zombie movie. Tomorrow night, and for the next 28 nights, I will be watching a zombie movie. This is not normal. Not for me. Not for anybody. But it’s what I’ve done every year for the past five years, and what I will do every year for the foreseeable future. Why? Because zombie movie marathon month, that’s why.
Okay, I know that’s not really a reason. How does “Because zombie movies are awesome!” sound? About the same, right? The truth is, there’s no deep, meaningful reason that I do this to myself every year beyond the fact that I did it once, I really enjoyed it, and I decided to make it a tradition. For me, being the slightly obsessive weirdo that I am, once you call it “tradition,” you don’t really have any choice — it’s just what you do.
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