Caitlin Ciccone http://caitlinciccone.com Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:19:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Finding the Day of the Week http://caitlinciccone.com/finding-the-day-of-the-week/ http://caitlinciccone.com/finding-the-day-of-the-week/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:19:42 +0000 caitlin http://caitlinciccone.com/?p=11 Continue reading →]]> OK, this is entirely random but I thought it was amazingly cool, so I thought I’d re-post something I found on the Web.

Here’s the story. As you might know, Earth Day is coming up soon. This Sunday as a matter-of-fact. It happens every year on April 22 and this year that falls on a Sunday, which is kind of convenient since Sunday happens to be an excellent day to celebrate something like Earth Day. It’s on the weekend, people have lots of time, you get the idea.

The first Earth Day was in 1970 and that got me to wondering whether that happened on a Sunday as well. So I went to Google to look it up and stumbled across this really cool page that has a method for easily determining the day of the week for any date in history: Finding the Day of the Week.

It involves a bit of math but not enough to scare you off. Once you get the algorithm down, you’ll be able to calculate any day of the week in your head…or at least quickly with a pencil and paper. And Earth Day, 1970? Turns out it was on a Wednesday. I did some more research and it turns out they planned it to be mid-week to get people to leave their offices and participate. Guess I was wrong about it being well-suited for a weekend.

Speaking of the weekend, besides my plans to celebrate Earth Day, I’ll also be playing a lot of Pottermore, which finally opened up to the public. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you’re probably familiar with Harry Potter and Pottermore is author J.K. Rowling’s answer to her fans who want more Harry. It’s sort of an online game where you get to follow along with the story and interact with the world of wizards. It’s pretty straightforward, although I had to rely on some Pottermore cheats to figure out some of the tougher parts. There’s a ton of extra material that gives Potter geeks plenty to read and think about.

Oh, and after the Sorting Hat ceremony was complete, I was put into Ravenclaw. I knew it!

]]> http://caitlinciccone.com/finding-the-day-of-the-week/feed/ 0 New Apartment http://caitlinciccone.com/new-apartment/ http://caitlinciccone.com/new-apartment/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:38:38 +0000 caitlin http://caitlinciccone.com/?p=5 Continue reading →]]> I spent most of the past weekend hunting around for a new apartment in the city. I’ve been living with two roommates for the past few years and even though I love them to pieces, I think it’s time to have my own place for a while. I don’t have many possessions, just some clothes, a few bookshelves, and a cheap mattress and bed. So I don’t need a very big space. I’m mostly looking for studio apartments or maybe a very inexpensive one bedroom place if I can find it.

This weekend’s search didn’t turn up much. A lot of the places were a little run-down and old and if I’m going to spring for my own place I want it to be a place I feel comfortable in. Would also like some space for my kid brother to hang out and play Poptropica. It doesn’t need to be incredibly fancy, but at least clean and up-to-date. I’ll keep looking around.

]]> http://caitlinciccone.com/new-apartment/feed/ 0 Hello http://caitlinciccone.com/hello-world/ http://caitlinciccone.com/hello-world/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:47:51 +0000 caitlin http://caitlinciccone.com/?p=1 Hi there. I’m Caitlin, a twenty-something living in the city with roommates and friends. I have a crummy job, but at least I like the people I work with. This is my blog.

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