PEEK INTO MY WEIRDNESS
I don't know if anyone else visualizes a year. I formed this concept when I was really young, probably in kindergarten when we learned the months of the year and the seasons. I came up with this image in my head of what a year "looks like."
The other day, I was thinking that it's kind of weird. And I also realized that I've never actually drawn it out. It's got some blurry sections that I still haven't worked out. So I figured I'd try.

It's so funny, because it's totally screwed up! I thought I'd do it mathematically, and divided the circle into 12 equal sections, with the four seasons divided into equal quarters. But that didn't work, because in my head, there are three main points that have never moved, that I base all my other measurements on. School starting, school ending, and Christmas break! Come on, what kid's life doesn't revolve around school?
And as I was drawing it out, I realized that growing up in Southern California could have helped my concept of the seasons. I mean, in my head, Winter starts in December because we get out Christmas decorations. Spring starts in February when the flowers bloom in L.A. Summer is just Summer Break, and Fall starts with Back-to-School.
It's really funny how all those things have created this skewed concept of time. And how I still use it today. And how every year, I think it's weird that Fall doesn't start on September 1, and Winter doesn't start on December 1. And why is it still snowing in February??? You're supposed to have tulips and daffodils for Valentines' Day!

So now do you think I'm totally cuckoo?