I've been counting down the days to see Rachel on Facebook. For those that don't have me in their Facebook feed, here is how the last 84 days went:
84 days to go
83 days to go
82 days to go
81 days
80 days
79 days
77 days
76 days
73 days ... if you're keeping track, this only proves that I don't know how to count. (P.S. I will see Rachel on Nov 2) [I skipped two days inadvertently]
72 days
71 days
70 days, or exactly 10 weeks
69 days
68 days, which is also the name of a pretty good band
67 days, which is also the number of days that some random couple Kyle and Stacey will be goofing off in Orlando, FL, courtesy of the Orlando Visitor's Bureau, starting today.
66 days, which is also the number of days that some freak took to swim the Amazon river.
65 days, also the name of another pretty rocking band "65 Days of Static"
64 days, also the amount of time it took two guys on bikes and a documentary crew to cross the US. The documentary film For Thousands of Miles is in post-production and will probably be released under CC. The "making of" is vlog'd and called 64 days.
63 days, which is apparently enough time to run 63 marathons to raise awareness for ataxia-telangiectasia.
62 days, or the average gestation period for a cat (according to some sources, for some cats)
61 days, also the number of days it took to shoot the movie E.T.
60 days, or the longest period of time that would not necessarily include a complete month.
59 days, or the entire lifespan of the shortest-lived vertebrate, the Eviota sigillata aka seven-figure pygmy goby.
58 days, or how long it took 11 year old Zachary Bonner walk from Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC to raise awareness and money for homeless children. Zach is in sixth grade. He's been doing social work since hurricane Katrina, organizing over 2,000 schoolbags for children, running 24 homeless awareness events, and now plans to walk coast to coast. Little Red Wagon Foundation is his NPO.
57 days, apparently enough time to circumnavigate the world solo, in a sailboat
56 days, or 8 weeks, enough time to make this. After 8 weeks, an embryo becomes a fetus.
55 days, also the name of a movie (55 days at Peking) about the Boxer Rebellion, where 130,000 Chinese attacked foreign embassies to oust them from China.
54 days, which is the average length of time that a Brit spends snogging in his or her lifetime.
53 days, also the name of a rock band - not bad, a little like a number of other nineties bands, but not quite as good as any of them, I'm afraid
52 days, or how long Gedaliah ruled before he was assassinated.
51 days, or the number of days that the sun doesn't rise in Northern Finland.
50 days, a Shavuot. Or a Pentecost or a Whit Monday. Or a Sigd (50 days after Yom Kippur, celebrated by Ethiopian Jews). Or a Feast of the First Fruits of Wine (mentioned as 50 days after the Feast of Weeks in the Dead Sea Scrolls, but not observed by anyone today).
49 days, 7 weeks, apparently enough time to learn to speak Portuguese
48 days, which is how long Siddhārtha Gautama sat in meditation under a Bohdi tree before reaching enlightenment (on the 49th day), whereupon he became The Buddha (some say 49 days).
47 days, which is how long the Matisse painting "Le Bateau" was hung upside down at the MOMA, until a passing stockbroker pointed it out; 115,000 other visitors and the museum staff hadn't noticed.
43 more days of annoying Nadine Wildmann with this countdown.
42 days since she left, 42 days until we're together
41 days, apparently enough time to run 5000 km (3100 miles)
40 days ... hmmm, if only there were something biblical that happened in 40 days ... nope, can't think of anything. 40 Days is an album by the kick-ass Canadian singer-songwriter trio, The Wailin' Jennys.
39 days, enough time to reach Mars using a 200 MegaWatt VASIMR ion rocket engine
30 days. Enter to win fa-bu-lous fashion prizes in 30 days of fashion.
29 days, JW Jones: We'll be kissing in 29 days, you know it's true.
28 days, a Hollywood movie about alcohol addiction that I have a mild desire to watch someday
27 days, an EP from a decent band called Erase the Grey, which the record label didn't market enough
26 days, also endured by Brad Ward, who, in 2008, survived an incredible 26 days without his IPhone (you can donate to other IPhone-less sufferers via his site)
25 days, also a song from a strange but wonderful twee pop group Hello Saferide
24 days, enough time to lose $19 billion (from the time Skilling resigned to the total collapse of Enron)
23 days, also a song by country music group SheDAISY, a trio of sisters from Utah
22 days, also a song from the 22-20s, often described as a cross between Jimi Hendrix and The White Stripes
21 days, or 3 weeks. Three Weeks is a magazine about the Edinburgh Festival and associated festivals. I want to go, someday.
20 days, also an organization that helps UK citizens make the most of their annual "only" 20 days vacation (in Israel, the minimum is 10 days)
19 days, still too long. Also too long to spend with a peanut butter jar stuck over your head.
18 days, also an upcoming cinematic and video game franchise about the Mahabharata from Grant Morrison (Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit text, part of the Hindu lore, that emphasizes the number 18; Morrison is a prolific comic artist and writer)
17 days, also enough time for Scientology to kill a woman by denying her psychiatric care.
16 days, also a song by Whiskeytown (fronted by Ryan Adams)
15 days, also a song by Kyle Alden. Kyle sounds a lot like so many other wonderful folk music singer-songwriters traveling around the country, under the pop music industry's radar.
14 days, a fortnight. An essential element of the FFF system of measurement.
13 days, long enough to throw the world to the brink of nuclear war (the length of the Cuban Missile Crisis).
12 days ... this is a hard one. I'll give you three of them ... one, two, three
11 days, if only they would pass as quickly as did Sept 3 to 13, 1752
10 days, also a series of fun games from Out of the Box Publishing (makers of Apples to Apples)
3 days; holy crap only 3 days. This is from the most famous 3 days of peace and music.
2 days! A movie I hope to see with Rachel [2 Days in Paris]
1 day ... enough time for over 23,000 children to die from preventable problems: water-borne disease, hunger, malaria, diarrhea, premature birth, respiratory infection. Over 8,000 children, over 24,000 people total, die every day due to malnourishment.
About Yehuda Berlinger Yehuda Berlinger has been programming since he was eight years old, and consulting about the Internet since he was twelve. He has worked professionally for more than fifteen years as a UNIX systems administrator, a web programmer, and a technical writer. His interests include social aspects of technology and board games. He is now 37 years old and lives in Jerusalem, Israel with his wife and four children. He blogs at http://jergames.blogspot.com.
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