March 5th

Today is a good day. Did you know that it has multiple unofficial holidays? Seriously! For one, today is my Half Birthday. For those of you who don't know what a Half Birthday is, it's 6 months from your normal birthday. Secondly, this is my logical Friday which is always a holiday to me. Hooray 4 day work weeks. And finally, this was discovered no doubt by the king of nerds. Well, I will let the notice I found speak for itself.

I just wanted to make the announcement, if anyone happened to be unaware. The reason for the holiday, if you haven't guessed already, is because sqrt(1225) = 35. Translating those numbers into calendar dates gives us the square root of Christmas 12/25 falling on 3/5. It just so happens that there is another big nerd holiday in March, Pi Day (3/14). Why not connect these two dates with a week(ish) long nerd celebration? I hereby declare that:

• March 5th shall be known as the Square Root of Christmas and
• The 10-day interval between the Square Root of Christmas and Pi Day shall be known as Nerdigras

So needless to say, it's a time of celebration.