Febtober
Happy February 29th!!!! This day is special to me as it's the date I always write down as my "fake birthday" when I sign up for things online. This will be the seventh time in my life I've seen February 29th. I should have had a party, as there won't be another weekend Feb 29th until 2020. I checked...
I started my day by visiting the dentist for a mere two fillings. One hour's work cost me nearly $600, with my kind, caring student insurance chipping in a mere 80 bucks.
"Brush Your Teeth to Prevent Cavities!!" seems like a much less-effective campaign than
"Brush Your Teeth To Prevent Debt!" would be.
But I can't blame the archaic dental industry too much, with their prehistoric tools and deadly 1950's radioactive photography techniques....after all....it was a dentist that prescribed me some sexy little Tylenol 3's a year ago that I never needed, and saved for just such an occasion. So right now I'm seeing all kinds of pretty colours, and $600 doesn't seem so bad. Talk to me in 4 hours though and we'll see how I feel.
I ate mouldy bread yesterday. I thought it was a little white flower on the bottom of the bread but it turns out it was the beginnings of a bacterial society slowly colonizing my sandwich. It was just a little...but today when I opened the bag again and noticed the expiry date was the 23rd....I realized the mistake I'd made...So tragic.....my poor sandwich that never was......I shall mourn thee...
Trivia Moment:
February 29th originated in Ancient Egypt. When Julius Caesar went to visit Cleopatra in 48 B.C. he noticed that they managed to keep their calendar accurate by adding an extra day every 4 years. Back in Rome they hadn't figured out that idea and the result had been that every year lost 11 days and after a few years summer happened in December and the seasons were all mixed up. Caesar even decided that 45 B.C. would be 445 days long just to compensate. But this new Egyptian leap-year thing would make everything better. So he crammed the day at the end of February and all was right again in the world.
Oh Julius Caesar...revolutionizer of salads, childbirth AND calendars....is there anything you CAN'T do??? P.S. if you're reading this watch out for Brutus. I don't trust that guy....
I started my day by visiting the dentist for a mere two fillings. One hour's work cost me nearly $600, with my kind, caring student insurance chipping in a mere 80 bucks.
"Brush Your Teeth to Prevent Cavities!!" seems like a much less-effective campaign than
"Brush Your Teeth To Prevent Debt!" would be.
But I can't blame the archaic dental industry too much, with their prehistoric tools and deadly 1950's radioactive photography techniques....after all....it was a dentist that prescribed me some sexy little Tylenol 3's a year ago that I never needed, and saved for just such an occasion. So right now I'm seeing all kinds of pretty colours, and $600 doesn't seem so bad. Talk to me in 4 hours though and we'll see how I feel.
I ate mouldy bread yesterday. I thought it was a little white flower on the bottom of the bread but it turns out it was the beginnings of a bacterial society slowly colonizing my sandwich. It was just a little...but today when I opened the bag again and noticed the expiry date was the 23rd....I realized the mistake I'd made...So tragic.....my poor sandwich that never was......I shall mourn thee...
Trivia Moment:
February 29th originated in Ancient Egypt. When Julius Caesar went to visit Cleopatra in 48 B.C. he noticed that they managed to keep their calendar accurate by adding an extra day every 4 years. Back in Rome they hadn't figured out that idea and the result had been that every year lost 11 days and after a few years summer happened in December and the seasons were all mixed up. Caesar even decided that 45 B.C. would be 445 days long just to compensate. But this new Egyptian leap-year thing would make everything better. So he crammed the day at the end of February and all was right again in the world.
Oh Julius Caesar...revolutionizer of salads, childbirth AND calendars....is there anything you CAN'T do??? P.S. if you're reading this watch out for Brutus. I don't trust that guy....