I'm celebrating by having a slice of pie from Burger King. They are giving away free slices with a purchase. But there are other ways to celebrate.
Like baking a pie, buying a pie, eating pizza (which is like a pie but savory) and so many other ways.
But what is this relatively new holiday you might ask? Unlike our traditional holidays that tend to date back to old time ancient traditions, be they celtic or pagan with Christian overtones, this one is a celebration of Math. In particular, the symbol for "Pi" which is used when calculating the circumference of a circle. So perhaps a good way to celebrate this fun if not oddly quirky holiday is to celebrate circles and foods that are circular. Of course I had a whopper, I guess that counts right?
Burgers are round so...I'd say it counts. (Unless you go to Wendy's...but maybe if they have a holiday for calculating the area and perimeter of a square...). Because 3.14 makes up the first 3 numbers in pi (it's much longer than that, but I'll spare you the entirety of it) March 14th was chosen as the day of the holiday. March is the 3rd month of the year, and the 14th day of March. So...it works.A little history is that it was first celebrated in 1988, but it wasn't nationally recognized until 1995, and later in 2009 the House of Representatives passed a "non-binding resolution" recognizing it as a holiday. And, it's also on Albert Einstein's birthday, so Happy Birthday Einstein!
And the funny thing is, I grew up hating Math. I really did. I was an English major for a reason, and I'm more of a writer and artist than a Mathematician.
Yet there was a certain charm to this holiday that I found some enjoyment in. When I worked at the high school all the math teachers got together to celebrate. I loved the tee shirts they made for the kids because...it had a cat on it. I could argue that cats are great for Pi day as well because they can curl up in a ball and make the shape of a circle. The Math teacher who had the shirts made gave me one. She's a fellow cat person so she was really cool to work with. I miss that high school. Sad it didn't work out. But I have fond memories of pi day and seeing all the projects and food made centered around it.Get it? Centered? It's a circle. Hahahahaha...
Anyway...aside from this fun quirkily and arguably nerdy holiday, how is everyone? Been a bit busy lately myself. My boyfriend and I went to our first Comic convention last month and I'm trying to survive the last few months of school before Summer break. I'm awaiting my editor for feedback of my book, and I've been doing some art.
