To many folks, Friday the Thirteenth is synonymous with bad omens. That, or cheesy teen slasher flicks. But by in large, when TGIF happens to coincide with the thirteenth day of the month, it can tarnish the thankfulness one may otherwise feel at the working week’s end. Now I’d freely admit to anyone who asked that I’m a pretty superstitious fellow. Just as an example, if I have a big exam to write, like a Japanese Language Proficiency Test, I’ll wear the same clothes to the exam that I’d worn while studying. When it comes to Friday the Thirteenth, however, I am not so superstitious that I must fill the bath with holy water and garlic and sit in it all day just to ensure nothing bad happens. Whoops, that’s to protect oneself from vampires. Well,
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