#blue-kolach

[onenicebugperday]

hey what kind of bug is this? it made a super loud buzzing sound when it flew towards me (THREE TIMES) and ended up chillin on the porch afterwards. it didn't really move after it sat down so i got some (hopefully?) clear pics of it. i don't think it's a roach or palmetto bug bc it doesnt have the same antennae, and it charged me instead of running away as palmettos usually do. im located in florida btw

It's a scarab beetle, likely one of the May or June beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae but I couldn't say which species from these photos. They are harmless but love to buzz around loudly and smash into things. It didn't charge you, it just had no idea you should be avoided.

[ricebatt]

com for @blue-kolach thank you!!

[scramratz]

Got to do the coolest object-head commission for @blue-kolach!

[fish-daily]

commission for @blue-kolach ! sockeye salmon :)

[negiwave2000]

2 headshot comms i did for @/blue-kolach ^_^ tyyyyy

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

So, Pern has limited resources for writing materials, illiteracy is common among people and there is strong oral tradition. Aside from songs this also means the Pernese people should have many proverbs. I know there are already some canon ones, but to spice things up a little I tried to translate some Czech proverbs and sayings and adapt them to fit Pern, which turned out to be a pretty fun exercise. If you have ideas for your own, do share! If you'd like to use any of mine in fics and such, feel free!

Here goes:

"don't provoke a (tunnel) snake with your bare foot" - don't tempt fate

"no Master Harper has ever fallen from the sky" - orig. "no scholar has ever fallen from the sky", no one is born an expert; it's okay to make mistakes

"once in a Long Interval" - orig. "once in a Hungarian year", same as "once in a blue moon"

"to make a herdbeast a Masterfarmer" - orig. "to make a billy goat the gardener", to make someone manage a task they're woefully unqualified for

"every rider praises his own dragon"/"every feline praises its own spots" - orig. "every fox praises its own tail", people tend to emphasize the virtues of whatever is dear to them, or whatever they're trying to sell

"to wheedle a clutch out of a green" - orig. "to wheedle a calf out of a heifer", to be very convincing; to charm someone into doing absolutely anything

"Weaver, stick to your yarns" - orig. "shoemaker, stick to your last", you should stick to things you truly understand

"yeah, and then the Harpers sang for him"/"and now tell the one about a talking wherry" - orig. "and they said they sang for him"/"and now the one about Little Red Riding Hood", said when you don't believe anything someone's just told you

"one about a wagon, the other about dragon" - orig. "one about a goat, the other about a cart", when people talk about completely different things while thinking they're on the same note

"after Threadfall, everyone is a Weyrleader" - orig. "after battle, everyone is a general", it's easy to criticize things in hindsight, especially for unqualified people

"a Smith's runnerbeast walks barefoot" - orig. "a blacksmith's horse walks barefoot", those who craft/sell a particular thing often don't have enough of it for themselves

"so the dragon can eat and the herdbeast remains whole" - orig. "so the wolf can eat and the goat remains whole", essentially "to have your cake and eat it too", a solution that deals with the unpleasant aspects while still benefiting you

"wait like a guardfowl for grain" - orig. "wait like a goose for grain", advice to be patient

"having cheek is better than owning a Hold" - orig. "having cheek is better than owning a Meierhof", being daring and impudent often gets you in better places than being rich

"a fire-lizard on your shoulder is better than a bronze/queen on the Sands" - orig. "a sparrow in your hand is better than a pigeon on the roof", it's better to be grateful for smaller things you already have than to hope for things you have no guarantee of getting

"who wants to beat a wher always finds a cane" - orig. "who wants to beat a dog always finds a cane", people who want to do harm always find a way to do so

"fast of wing, short of mind"/"he's like a green - fast of wing..." - orig. "fast of feet, short of mind", an impulsive person who doesn't think things through

"bubbly pies don't bake themselves"/"roasted wherries won't fly in your mouth" - orig. "kolache don't bake themselves"/"roasted pigeons won't fly in your mouth", if you want something, you have to work for it

"for a quarter-mark he'd let them drill through his knee" - when someone is willing to do anything for money, even at the cost of one's own wellbeing

"beauty without a good heart is like a house without door, a spring without water, a rider without a dragon" - physical appearance means nothing when the person is bad

"every Hold has bread with two crusts" - every place has good and bad things

"what has once left your mouth, not even a pair of draft beasts can pull back" - watch what you say because you can't take it back

"fish start to smell from the head" - when something isn't working, the problem is likely in upper management

"doesn't have to be a downpour, a drizzle is enough" - success doesn't have to come all at once

"smart ones need advice, dumb ones need a kick" - for some people a hint isn't enough, they need to be shown explicitly

"the heart won't ache for what the eyes can't see" - some things do less harm if they're kept secret; blissful ignorance is sometimes better

"sing the song of those who give you bread" - kind of like "don't bite the hand that feeds you"; if you take favors from someone, you should act in their favor too

"he who digs a hole for others often falls in himself" - essentially "hoist by his own petard"

"the tunic is closer than the coat" - people tend to focus on their own interests rather than the interests of wider society

"the scythe has hit a rock" - when someone encounters something beyond their competence

"repetition is the mother of wisdom" - essentially "practice makes perfect", but sounds fancier. could be especialy in connection to memorizing teaching songs

"don't fight fire that doesn't burn you" - mind your own business, don't try to fix other people's problems

"the sated don't believe the hungry" - privileged people tend not to believe others' misfortunes

"he's got butter on his head" - essentially "keeping skeletons in his closet"

"rough fabric needs rough patching" - being soft on nasty people will achieve nothing, you have to answer in the person's own language

"the cape goes where the wind blows" - when someone is too obedient, a blind follower. said as "he's kind of a 'the cape goes where the wind blows' kind of person"

"honey in his mouth, venom in his heart" - a charming, sweet-spoken, but malicious person

Edit: more in reblogs!

[rui-drawsbox]

comm for @blue-kolach!

[thirstyforlulu]

Tagged by @madarasgirl

Relationships Status: Forever single

Favorite colors: My top 3 in order are blue, black, and purple

Song stuck in my head: Ekko Inni Meg by Jone

Last song I listened to: Hatrið mun sigra by Hatari

Favorite foods: I like Katsudon, any kind of Alfredo dish, and most Mexican food. My favorite desserts are kolaches and cheesecake

Last thing I googled: I forgot the word for someone you’re in charge of so I googled it XD

Dream trip: I just want to visit Dambořice in Czechia and Japan

Anything I want: Um….. I like to cook

I tag any of my followers who would like to try

[housewifebuck]

cam i had to reschedule my tattoo, my lil sylvanian cat dressed as a clown): glad my artist is taking a health break but still</3 any fun stuff to cheer me up?

*:･ﾟ✧ ʕづ•ᴥ•ʔづ♡ ✧･ﾟ:*

HI AMBER!!! I’m so sorry that sucks but once u do get it I want to see pics 🥺👉🏻👈🏻

Anyway all I ever have to offer is pics of my cats so….

Here is flip flop engaging in his most favorite activity (going absolutely hog wild on one (1) of his feet until it’s sopping wet disgusting and then resting it on my leg)

Here is Jack helping me package @blue-kolach’s Etsy order 🤪🤪🤪

And here is Bambi in her new fit:)

[onenicebugperday]

your posts always cheer me up :] i love seeing other people that are also passionate about insects. keep up the good work!

Thank you! I can't be stopped :)

[therealnightcity]

Tag People You Want to Get To Know Better!

Tagged by @milkspilled--thanks!!! ☺️💕💕

Favorite Color: I'm a sucker for cherry red, sky blue and rose pink--if it's a color a 50s appliance comes in, it's probably a safe bet

Currently Reading: I'm reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik. I'd gotten out of reading for fun, and had been mostly focusing on stuff for classes, so now I'm trying to go back to actually reading things I enjoy, and not just for a grade. I'd forgotten how much I missed it

Last Song: Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol

Last Movie: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind--streamed it with some friends. It's definitely one of my favorite movie soundtracks, unmistakably 80s with the synths but very catchy, and some beautiful motifs throughout. I also LOVE Teto as a companion.

Last Series: I started watching Vikings recently, and am more than a little hooked--feels like Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings had a child and there's some amazing costume designs

Sweet, Savory, or Spicy: (All three please?) If I had to pick one it would be sweet. I've always had a love for baking, whether the process or eating it, and it would be very hard for me to turn down a good pastry, especially a kolache or danish

Craving: Bubble tea--might indulge and get that and some poké for lunch <3

Tea or Coffee: In general I largely prefer coffee, both hot and iced. When it's really hot I find myself craving Caribou's iced peach black sparkling tea. I've tried to make it at home a couple times but it never seems to taste as good

Currently Working On: I'm working on writing a more detailed bio for Hiro, and would eventually like to write them for Avi and Ares as well

Tagging: @ghostoffuturespast @afterdark-vp @chevvy-yates @mhbcaps @kittenchrissy @dogbytez @breezypunk @dreamskug @a-pirate @wraithsoutlaws @faepunkprince @onlymeandlife @wanderingaldecaldo (and anyone else who sees this and wants to do it!!)

[pfannkuchendammerung]

Tag Some People to Get to Know Them Better

I was tagged by the ever wonderful @atemporalcat (and many thanks because I needed the diversion).

Relationship status: I just recently crossed the six month mark on being single.

Favorite color: If I have to pick only one, it's blue. A deep, vivid shade of blue. If I can't pick more than that… we may be here a while I delve into specific shades of all the colors that I'm into.

Song stuck in my head: I am between song obsessions at the moment, so nothing's really stuck in my head. The last one that I was really listening to a lot was "Song for Zula" by Phosphorescent. It was on mind a lot as my last relationship was ending and as I started falling into another thing was also not going to be good for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxQYhGpdvg

Three favorite foods: we're really making me Sophie's Choice this, huh? I'll go with cheeseburgers, tacos, and kolaches (technically klobasniks).

Last thing I googled: "guide to citrus" because I'm fascinating by this horny and promiscuous family of fruits.

Dream trip: anywhere that I can and easily stargaze and see the Milky Way. A friend of a friend spent time at the observatory in the Atacama Desert for her doctoral research, and the pictures she showed me were amazing.

Tagging some peoples to answer these too if they want to: I'm not gonna name names. But... anyone reading this is free to go. Especially any new followers as apparently one shirtless pic that didn't even show titty brought a bunch of y'all in, and I apologize for not having had the time to go through and check y'all out because life is a maelstrom and Rose won't scoot over on flotsam.

[scramratz]

Another one! For @blue-kolach

[deathbecomesnerds]

I was tagged by the ever awesome @phenanthreneblue. Here's to looking at you, kid!

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

I was supposed to be a boy, and my parents argued for 8 months (allegedly) about my name, and then I do what I do best and threw a monkey wrench and turned out to be a girl and they came up with my name practically on the spot...turns out my uncle's sister has the same name. So I guess...yes? But on accident.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Probably a few weeks ago? This month has not been kind to me, I've had a lot of expensive repairs go on, plus I completely destroyed my body two weeks ago when I face planted into concrete after tripping on a curb. It's been a rough April.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

Does my fur baby who lives with my mother count?

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?

I played tennis in middle school, I was extremely lethal. A few years ago, I was in a bowling league, I was also good.

DO YOU USE SARCASM?

Yes? Maybe? I'm not even sure anymore.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

I observe faces. I obsess over your jaw line, your eye color, how you part your hair, what kind of nose you have, your lips & smile. Do ou have any wrinkles or freckles? And if you do your make-up, I see how you do it because I don't know how.

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR?

Technically blue. But I had cataract surgery 14 years ago, so now one is blue and the other is green.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

Scary movies with a happy ending.

ANY TALENTS?

I've been told I make the best kolaches in Texas?

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

Austin, Texas, USA (please help me!)

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

Writing! I love writing. Also, I am a DND fiend. I like watching movies and tv, I enjoy a good book, and I've been getting into making Mead...it hasn't been going well.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

1 cat, he currently lives with my mom because pet rent is a bitch, and also he's a very anxious little guy plus he's 10 years old. Parker Mordecai, tri-pod kitty. Former KGB agent. He loves snuggles, and is addicted to catnip...and also beating up my brothers Pit Bull/Dalmatian mix.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

5'5. It was a recent discover as when I was a senior in high school, I was 5'4.

FAVOURITE SUBJECT?

In high school, I was on the Newspaper team, and I had a whole class for it. I loved it. I didn't have the greatest English teachers, and they tried to snuff out my creativity...so unfortunately English just wasn't it despite me writing fan fiction all the day time in class.

DREAM JOB?

Academy Award winning Screenwriter. ORRRR...I work as a writer at Remedy Entertainment, I applied several years ago and unfortunately, I didn't make the cut but I still have that rejection letter because they said I was a good writer, and had potential but I wasn't 'Senior Writer' level.

I shall tagggg...@rayslittlekitten @lovebarefootblonde @emilykaldwen

[negiwave2000]

headshot comm ting i did for @/blue-kolach 's freind.,.... tank u Again <3

[brookstonalmanac]

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Weekly Holidays beginning March 1

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Potato Week (Manitoba, Canada) [thru 3.10] (potatoweek.com)

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Independence & Related Days

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Festivals Beginning March 1, 2024

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Florida Azalea Festival (Palatka, Florida) [thru 3.3]

International Festival of Owls (Houston, Minnesota) [thru 3.3]

Montreal Jazz Festival Miami )Miami, Florida) [thru 3.3]

National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show (Albuquerque, New Mexico) [thru 3.3]

North of the Border Chili Cook-Off (Lumberton, North Carolina) [thru 3.2]

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Feast Days

Abdecalas (Christian; Saint)

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Albin (a.k.a. Albinus; Christian; Saint)

Anaxagoras (Positivist; Saint)

Baba Marta (Bulgaria)

David of Wales (a.k.a. Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant; Christian; Saint) [Wales]

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Felix III (Christian; Pope)

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Robert Lowell (Writerism)

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Lucky & Unlucky Days

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Egyptian Day (Unlucky Day; Middle Ages Europe) [5 of 24]

Fatal Day (Pagan) [5 of 24]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [11 of 32]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [11 of 37]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [15 of 57]

Premieres

The Act is Over or The Big Mink is the Fink (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 350; 1965)

African Jungle (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1957)

Alice’s Day at Sea (Disney Cartoon; 1924)

Another Day, Another Doormat (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1959)

Anti-Cats (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1950)

Apollo 11 (Documentary Film; 2019)

Apple Honey, recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra (Song; 1945)

Astronaut (Deputy Dawg Cartoon; 1963)

Berry Funny (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1971)

Better Late Than Never (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1950)

Big World, by Joe Jackson (Album; 1986)

Bleak House, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1852)

The Book of Mormon, by Joseph Smith (Book; 1830)

Brother From Outer Space (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1964)

Bulldozing the Bull (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1951)

A Bum Steer (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1957)

Charlotte’s Web (Hanna-Barbera Animated Film; 1973)

City Slicker (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)

A Clean Well-Lighted Place, by Ernest Hemingway (Short Story; 1933)

Closing Time, by Tom Waits (Album; 1973)

Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury (Novel; 1947)

Dangling Man, by Saul Bellow (Novel; 1944)

Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1973)

Death: The High Cost of Living, by Neil Gaiman (Comic Mini-Series; 1993)

Deuce Coupe Ballet, by the Joffrey Ballet, set the music of The Beach Boys (Ballet; 1973)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1968)

Doing the Big Apple or May I Have the Next Dunce? (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 349; 1965)

The Doors (Film; 1991)

Dragonsong, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1976)

Dune: Part Two (Film; 2024)

Elio (Animated Pixar Film; 2024)

Elmer Gantry, by Sinclair Lewis (Novel; 1926)

Foofie’s Picnic (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1960)

Freight Fright (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1965)

Funderful Suburbia (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

Gaston’s Baby (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1958)

Giddy Gadgets (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

The Glass Key, by Dashiell Hammett (Novel; 1931)

Grand Prix Winner (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1968)

Heavy Weather, by Weather Report (Album; 1977)

The Helpless Hippo (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1954)

He-Man Seaman (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1962)

Hep Mother Hubbard (Hector Heathcote Cartoon; 1956)

Hi-Fi Jinx (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

The Hildebrand Rarity, by Ian Fleming (James Bond Short Story; 1960)

Honorable Family Problem (Hashimoto Cartoon; 1962)

Hurt, by Trent Reznor, as recorded by Johnny Cash (Song; 2003)

An Igloo for Two (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1955)

Intégrales, by Edgard Varese (Musical Piece for 11 Wind, Brass & Percussionists; 1925)

It’s For the Birds (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1967)

I Want My Mummy (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1966)

Jesus of Cool, by Nick Lowe (Album; 1978)

The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan (Novel; 1989)

The Killing Floor, 1st Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 1997)

The Last Man on Earth (TV Series; 2015)

A Leak in the Dike (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1965)

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League — Attack of the legion of Doom (WB Animated Film; 2015)

The Lion Hunt (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1949)

The Man of Bronze, by Lester Dent, writing as Kenneth Robeson (Novel; 1933) [Doc Savage #1]

Martian Moochers (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1970)

Meet the Tiger, by Leslie Charteris (Novel; 1928) [Saint #1]

Messed Up Movie Makers (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1966)

Mighty Mouse and the Magician (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1948)

Monk’s Dream, by Thelonious Monk (Album; 1963)

Mouse Meets Bird (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)

My Favorite Things, by John Coltrane (Album; 1961)

Native Son, by Richard Wright (Novel; 1940)

1919, by John Dos Passos (Novel; 1932)

Nonsense Newsreel (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1954)

No Sleep for Percy (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1955)

Nothing to Lose, 12th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2008)

Ol’ Man River, recorded by Paul Robeson and Paul Whiteman (Song; 1928)

One Weak Vacation (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1963)

Papa’s Day of Rest (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1952)

Pecking Holes in Poles (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1972)

Prehistoric Perils (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1952)

A Private Function (Film; 1985)

The Red Pony, by John Steinbeck (Novella; 1933)

Rush, by Rush (Album; 1974)

Samson Scrap (Modern Madcaps Cartoon; 1962)

Sands of Iwo Jima (Film; 1950)

A Sight For Squaw Eyes (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1963)

61 Hours, 14th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2010)

Snappy Snap Shots (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1953)

Songs of Erin, Featuring Candy Goose (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)

Spaceman (Film; 2024)

Space Pet (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1969)

Spring Fever, featuring Candy Goose (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1951)

Squeeze (a.k.a. UK Squeeze), by Squeeze (Album; 1978)

Sunny Italy (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1950)

The Sure Thing (Film; 1985)

Surface Surf Aces (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1970)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway Musical; 1979)

Three Early Stories, by J.D. Salinger (Short Stories; 2014) [published posthumously]

The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas (Novel; 1844)

Thumb Fun (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche (Book; 1892)

The Tiger King (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1960)

The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells (Novel; 1895)

T.V. or No T.V. (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1962)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne (Novel; 1869)

UK Squeeze (Album; 1987)

Uranium Blues, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1956)

The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Novel; 1938)

Today’s Name Days

Albin, Leontina, Roger (Austria)

Evdokiya, Marta, Martin, Martina (Bulgaria)

Albin, David, Feliks, Jadranko, Zoran (Croatia)

Bedřich (Czech Republic)

Albinus (Denmark)

Albin, Albo, Alvin, Armin (Estonia)

Alpi, Alpo, Alvi (Finland)

Albin, Aubin, Jonathan (France)

Albin, Leontina, Roger (Germany)

Evdokia, Harisios, Parashos, Paraskevas (Greece)

Albin (Hungary)

Alba, Albino, Ermes, Ermete, Ugo (Italy)

Ikars, Ilgvars, Ilvars, Ivars (Latvia)

Albinas, Antanina, Rusnė, Tulgaudas (Lithuania)

Audny, Audun (Norway)

Albin, Antoni, Antonina, Budzisław, Budzisz, Eudokia, Eudoksja, Ewdokia, Feliks, Herakles, Herkules, Jewdocha, Joanna, Józef, Nikifor, Piotr (Poland)

Evdochia (Romania)

Albín (Slovakia)

Albino, David, Rosendo (Spain)

Albin, Elvira (Sweden)

Evdokia (Ukraine)

Chapman, Dina, Dinah, Glen, Glenda, Glenn, Glenna, Seth (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 61 of 2024; 305 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 9 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 21 (Jia-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 21 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 20 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 1 Green; Oneday [1 of 30]

Julian: 17 February 2024

Moon: 70%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 5 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Democritus]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 7 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 72 of 89)

Week: 4th Week of February

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 12 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Green (J Calendar) [Month 3 of 12]

March (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 3 of 12]