On a side note, I wanted to share a picture of this watermelon I cut into today because it was so incredibly beautiful. Mother Nature uses unique designs all around us, and often the insides of fruits and vegetables show interesting shapes and colors... But I had never seen such a fascinating pattern inside of a watermelon before so I had to document it. Ta-dah!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Winter is here!
The high was only 87 today. BRRRR! Ha ha. Actually the weather was awesome today, and the rest of the week we're in the 90's. Not too shabby. The summer here is so ridiculous but the rest of the year is amazing. During the summer we just eat a lot of popsicles and everything that needs to get cooked is taken care of outdoors. We never turn on the oven during the summer because it heats up the house too much. Plus, it feels like an oven outside! Our toaster oven has a permanent place on our back porch. Sometimes you can find our bread maker out there too. A crock pot. A skillet. Sun tea. Yogurt congealing. You name it-- if it's hot, it's outside. Does that make Jake and I super awesome or super ghetto?? Please cast your vote below. Now if you vote wrong, well, yous guys and us guys... we're most likely not very close friends.
On a side note, I wanted to share a picture of this watermelon I cut into today because it was so incredibly beautiful. Mother Nature uses unique designs all around us, and often the insides of fruits and vegetables show interesting shapes and colors... But I had never seen such a fascinating pattern inside of a watermelon before so I had to document it. Ta-dah!
On a side note, I wanted to share a picture of this watermelon I cut into today because it was so incredibly beautiful. Mother Nature uses unique designs all around us, and often the insides of fruits and vegetables show interesting shapes and colors... But I had never seen such a fascinating pattern inside of a watermelon before so I had to document it. Ta-dah!
Friday, September 13, 2013
13 September 2013 (Friday)
....or Friday the 13th.
It's a superstition that I've never thought much about. Around 7pm today I realized it was a 'Friday the 13th' and I felt no different about the day than I had at 7am. Lately I've been doing quick research (thanks again and always wikipedia) on the small things that I find myself wondering about. I do this mostly because I want to feel like I'm getting smarter, even though it's a very cheap way of doing it. It's just that ever since I've been out of school, I feel like my learning has slowed down and I'm not okay with that. So ya, today I researched something I presumed would be nothing but trivial to my existence and sorry to disappoint, but that's how I still feel about the 13th falling on a Friday.
The short version:
In numerology 12 is considered the number of divine organizational completeness. DIVINE ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLETENESS. Together those three words cover so much ground. The number twelve is also commonly found in historical events and pretty much runs our lives in the form of a wristwatch. In contrast, thirteen is irregular and is therefore considered an unlucky number in some cultures. The most interesting illustration I found was in a superstition regarding the last supper-- saying that having 13 people seated at a table results in the death of one of the diners. Yuck. That is creepy and unlucky.
The Canterbury Tales popularized the idea of Fridays as being an unlucky day of the week. Wikipedia also mentioned that some professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to start a journey or begin a new project. Sounds about right to me. But really, the superstition was exploited in the 20th century by two separate novels. The first self titled book, Friday the 13th by Thomas W. Lawson, and later Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.
Have I ever been affected by this day? No. Did this research change my mind? No. But I'm glad I looked it up.
It's a superstition that I've never thought much about. Around 7pm today I realized it was a 'Friday the 13th' and I felt no different about the day than I had at 7am. Lately I've been doing quick research (thanks again and always wikipedia) on the small things that I find myself wondering about. I do this mostly because I want to feel like I'm getting smarter, even though it's a very cheap way of doing it. It's just that ever since I've been out of school, I feel like my learning has slowed down and I'm not okay with that. So ya, today I researched something I presumed would be nothing but trivial to my existence and sorry to disappoint, but that's how I still feel about the 13th falling on a Friday.
The short version:
In numerology 12 is considered the number of divine organizational completeness. DIVINE ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLETENESS. Together those three words cover so much ground. The number twelve is also commonly found in historical events and pretty much runs our lives in the form of a wristwatch. In contrast, thirteen is irregular and is therefore considered an unlucky number in some cultures. The most interesting illustration I found was in a superstition regarding the last supper-- saying that having 13 people seated at a table results in the death of one of the diners. Yuck. That is creepy and unlucky.
The Canterbury Tales popularized the idea of Fridays as being an unlucky day of the week. Wikipedia also mentioned that some professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to start a journey or begin a new project. Sounds about right to me. But really, the superstition was exploited in the 20th century by two separate novels. The first self titled book, Friday the 13th by Thomas W. Lawson, and later Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.
Have I ever been affected by this day? No. Did this research change my mind? No. But I'm glad I looked it up.
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