that the Roman calendar was batshit.

Today is the Ides, okay, and yesterday was pridie Ides, so far so good, and the day before that was three days before the Ides, because the Romans a. counted backwards and b. did this weird inclusive counting, so Friday, Saturday, Ides = three days.

(Which is also how Good Friday is three days before the Resurrection, when it blatantly isn't.)

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Not to worry, I'll return it. We have plenty enough as it is.

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The spring season starts in about two-and-a-half weeks. What are y'all looking forward to?

I am very hyped for the new Ascendance of a Bookworm season.

More guardedly looking forward to Witch Hat Atelier. I've heard good things about the manga and it seems likely to be up my alley but I've never read it so I don't know.

I'm also always up for a fun "villainess" show and I'm seeing a couple of those to check out.

Upcoming anime lists:
Anime News Network: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime/upcoming/tv
Anime-Planet: https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/seasons/upcoming

Seriously, asleep more than I've been awake. And I never did manage to work out the logistics to get to the memorial, which halfway sucks but halfway is "Welp, social anxiety" so....

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one of those days where one of your FB friends asks for updates about what's going on with a mutual FB friend, and you don't know what's happening with that mutual, and so you look it up, and you find out that their pretrial hearing for attempted murder is coming up soon.

https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/bucks/central-bucks-regional-pd/17396/arrests/mcnamara-robin-mcclain-attempted-murder-third-degree-f1-and-5-additional-charges

https://youtu.be/xokBbM9keh8?si=Mm6kNsbP0meSjsE0

Jenn related everybody's lack of sleep, ending with a hopeful "So, you're not working tonight, right?"

Ah, no, I am working, and under no circumstances will I call out on the grounds that my dog is crazy.

Other than dementia, which she shows no signs of (the dog, not my sister... I mean, not her either, but that's not what I'm talking about), what could cause this sudden barking spree in an otherwise pretty quiet doggie?

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And there's an increase in mortality with every change of the clocks.

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I'm worried I lost my kindle when I misplaced my red bag in which everything is. Well, not everything, but perhaps my kindle. Or maybe not. My kindle might be under my bed. If it's not under my bed, I'll have to replace it sooner or later. I'm a bit wary of looking and finding out one way or another.

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(or ever) but I also don't want to not do it, so here we are I guess?

In order to make this a normal post, let me say that my Robert Moses counter is incrementing up again. It has now been 0 hours since the last time somebody brought up Robert Moses, but it's my fault for reading an article about walkable cities and then scrolling to the comments.

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And, incidentally, freaked the fuck out of my sister

I did tell her there was a fox!

and on the packaging it says:

"This product is not a toy and is intended for collection or use by individuals aged 14 or above"

They're superhero stickers! 14 and above! What do they think kids are doing, eating them!?

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But not for the East Coast, not really. So whatever.