Numerologically Speaking

I am loving the year 2008 so far, and not just because a couple of kick-ass things have happened so far.  I've been appreciating all of the interesting dates that have passed: 2-4-08, 3-5-08, 4-4-08, and now 4-16-08.  I just love the crunchiness of the math that has occured so far this year.

I know, I know, these types of things happen EVERY year.  But this time, 8 is a power of two, which somehow adds to the effect.

You're more than welcome to call me crazy, but I think it's great fun.

Speaking of my obsession with numbers, the idea for my second tattoo is finally in place.  Deciding on this has been a very delicate, years-long process, as I (like Craig Ferguson) believe that one must only ever have an odd number of tattoos.  

Plus, I am facing the issue of space on my body.  This is one that all tattoo collectors face, I imagine.  Trying to plot multiple tattoos on a body that is prone to aging and sagging takes a bit of planning.  Additionally, I have a small problem because my sole tattoo right now literally requires space: it is the constellation Libra.  

Understanding how to get to tattoo number three (which I hope will be elephants of some quantity and certain style) was really the issue.  So, tattoo No. 2 will have to be some sort of dividing element.  I thought I'd get a few lines of text, in order to both delineate the space on my back and also to provide some sort of parenthetic remark on the tattoo directly above it, like a placard at a museum, or a signature line at the end of a letter.

One thing I really, really love (obviously) is data and numbers.  Numbers that give you data.  I mentioned this to another NYC friend of mine, and he said that I should consider adding a string of numbers that represents my birthday in C-Time.

Sold!  That fits all of my criteria.  It is specific to ME, involves information that is not easily deciphered, creates a "horizon," and also adds a commentary to the first tattoo.  

I thought I'd add information regarding the longitude and latitude of the point of reference from which the constellation takes its inclination.  Problem is, Angelina already has a tattoo in that vain, and I do not want to associate my tattoo with Brangelina for the rest of my life.  Also, the hashes do not make for smooth number lines.

I decided, then (with the help of the same friend) to express the longitude and latitude of Silver Cross Hospital in Illinois exclusively in seconds.  These would also be rather lengthy numbers, and they would present factual, unchanging information.  The entire three lines put together would describe all that you'd need to know about the tattoo immediately above it!

At this point, I still need to beg someone with computer know-how to find out what 10-15-81 at 13:41 Central Times is in C-Time (which is the epoch of the Mac OS system and also the programming language C:).  I also need to sit down and figure out what the latitude of Joliet IL is in the first place, let alone what it is in seconds.

But there you have it. 

Oh! and one more thing about the numerological implications of this idea, which is what started me off on this grand explanation anyway:

Within 6 months, I will have two tattoos.

One of them will consist of three lines of numbers.

The other already consists of five stars.

All together, there will be eight separate elements that create these two tattoos.

Don't forget: 2 plus 3 is 5, and 3 plus 5 is 8.  It's the Fibonacci Sequence!  And also, 2, 3, 5, and 8 are prime numbers.  

Wonderful number crunchiness abounds.  Can't wait.