August 8th 2008 @ Eight minutes and eight seconds past eight.
Years ago I read a great short story about a couple who fell in love as a result of their love of numbers. It was fiction of course, but the depth of research which the author used gave a sincerity to the tale which stood with me for years. To this day as a matter of fact.
The story revolved around around a guy who found special significance in dates. Or at least the format of dates and the uniqueness they carry. Today is one of those dates. I doubt many of you will see this post before this 'significant' date/time arrives. But today at eight minutes past eight we will experience a date that occurs once in a lifetime.
08.08.08 08:08:08
In the story they referred to it as a repeater, there are a few in every century, but few of us will get to experience more than 10. So that makes today pretty special. For me I have chosen to take dates like this as an impetus to do something different.
On my 10,000Th day on earth I took the day off and had a special birthday( in the process I got sunburned at Dun Laoghaire docks). Not a wide step into the wild, but a celebration nonetheless. I'm not sure how I'm going to live differently today - smile at a stranger, take a cooking class? The prospects are wide open!
Today is a once in a lifetime day( as are most days) but use the significance of the numbers we apply as reinforcement that you should try something new today. I will report back with what I got up to.
What did you do with yours? :)
Note: Inspiration for this story came from a short story in a book called Beast, published by Granta (63). I cannot recommend the book enough!
The story revolved around around a guy who found special significance in dates. Or at least the format of dates and the uniqueness they carry. Today is one of those dates. I doubt many of you will see this post before this 'significant' date/time arrives. But today at eight minutes past eight we will experience a date that occurs once in a lifetime.
08.08.08 08:08:08
In the story they referred to it as a repeater, there are a few in every century, but few of us will get to experience more than 10. So that makes today pretty special. For me I have chosen to take dates like this as an impetus to do something different.
On my 10,000Th day on earth I took the day off and had a special birthday( in the process I got sunburned at Dun Laoghaire docks). Not a wide step into the wild, but a celebration nonetheless. I'm not sure how I'm going to live differently today - smile at a stranger, take a cooking class? The prospects are wide open!
Today is a once in a lifetime day( as are most days) but use the significance of the numbers we apply as reinforcement that you should try something new today. I will report back with what I got up to.
What did you do with yours? :)
Note: Inspiration for this story came from a short story in a book called Beast, published by Granta (63). I cannot recommend the book enough!
Happy Birthday!
Would have sent you a gift but you know.....
Anyway, enjoy yourself!
PS now that you are 30 you can no longer pretend to be cool.