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it’s like a free coupon for 24 extra hours of yr life

HAPPY EXTRA DAY!!!

you guys, it’s leap day! and for some reason, i feel like leap day should feel, i dunno, *special*. cos it’s like a freebie from the universe, a day you should be able to use however you see fit… relaxing, spending time with loved ones, taking a trip, trying something you’ve never tried before. basically, it’s like one of those movies where the main character only has a short time to live, so he/she decides to take amazing risks and fully embrace life. hey, leap day is just like the “bucket list”!!! all right!!!

in spite of its enormous potential for turning lives around and taking air balloon rides and reuniting parents with their estranged children, Leap Day is not considered a national holiday (wha? seriously?). so i’m sitting here at my desk. i don’t know WHAT the government is thinking, but they’re obviously not aware of the fact that they are forcing people to spend their one special extra day they get once every four years at WORK. HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO ACHIEVE MY BUCKET LIST AT WORK?

sigh.

i was talking to a friend about leap day today, and he-who-shall-not-be-named (not because he’s evil, but because you guys will probably agree that his perspective on this issue is dumb and i’d rather not shame him publicly) said, “what’s the big deal? it’s just an extra calendar day.”

NO, IT IS NOT, SIR. leap day totally has a REASON for existing. just ask wikipedia:

Because seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of full days, a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would, over time, drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected. A year which is not a leap year is called a common year.

see? because of leap years, we get to have christmas and thanskgiving, all while staying in tune with the moon’s tides… er, right? right! so, basically, if we didn’t have leap years, christmas would be, like, in june sometimes. and that would suck.

and before you start to argue with me, I HAVE A CHART:

see? christmas would be all over the place. and i don’t know about you, but i need my christmas on the 25th of december. i don’t want no shifty christmases!

also? “The Great Slowdown” sounds really cool and ominous, like something from “never ending story.”

in case you don’t have yr own bucket list, and you need some help celebrating leap day, check out these leap day party tips. my favorite? “want to really make everyone laugh? dress up as a frog prince when you answer the door!” oh HA HA muahaha.

the site also recommends that you greet everyone by saying, “hoppy leap day!” BUT OF COURSE!

even if you don’t end up giving out froggie keychains (they aaaare pretty cute) or climbing the pyramids or racing a porsche down a desert road or telling yr long lost love that you still need them, i hope you enjoy yr extra day from the universe.

HOPPY LEAP DAY!
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as if i didn’t have enough to worry about, matt reminded me about robot wars.

if you enjoyed that clip of danny mcbride on conan the other day, you’re going to LOVE this clip from his upcoming movie, written by seth rogan and starring owen wilson, called “drillbit taylor.” you guys, this man is a genius.

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most made-for-me slideshow ever: celebrity. kids. eating. snacks!!!!! (thanks meredith!)

hilary sent me this fascinating article about marissa mayer, the top lady at google. basically, she has achieved my dream of getting cray rich, living at the four seasons and investing in an amazing cake “gallery”. sigh.

thanks to caroline, i now know the most disgusting thing you can eat from a can.

here’s a (written) preview of the new coldplay album. yay!

so apparently, this lady in india accidentally had her baby on a train… while sitting on the toilet… and the baby ended up on the tracks… and survived for the two hours it took to find her. which is amazing but OMG THE BABY SLID DOWN A TOILET. i know this story is inspiring but… gross.

oooh! tiny albino monkeys!!

there is now a schoolboy cafe in tokyo. finally! a place where i can eat and feel like a dirty old lady at the same time!