friday the 13th...

so today is friday the 13th, and next month there is also a friday the 13th. this has got me thinking...

what is the mythology/superstition behind friday the 13th? is it any thing other than a ploy by producers of scary movies?

i really can't remember ever knowing. i just remember a friday the 13th in 5th grade. my then friend Shelley Swain asked me on the play ground, "why aren't you wearing black?" i of course stared at her baffled. she urged, "you know to keep the bad luck away." she then proceeded to inform the naive 12 year old version of myself of all of the friday the 13th 'films.'

i've since always taken note of friday the 13th. however, i still know pretty much nothing about the occasion...

in other news, i'm figuring out more of what i want to study by the day. it's exciting, and it means i can start looking at ph.d. programs!