tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post8113928358721614586..comments2023-04-26T09:33:52.787-04:00Comments on Life is Beautiful: Connecting By Numbers (or FOUR!, part 2...)Ainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-73382268578069304732009-08-30T03:18:47.905-04:002009-08-30T03:18:47.905-04:00woww..amazed by the profound manner in which u'...woww..amazed by the profound manner in which u've explained the significance of nos..n now i know why i like no 8 so much..lol..keep up the good work..cheers..:)Richa Kapoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594922935250736018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-6356473869273591922009-08-07T15:13:46.808-04:002009-08-07T15:13:46.808-04:00Sarah~ :D What can I say? Great minds...
This...<b>Sarah~</b> :D What can I say? Great minds... <br /><br />This is why I love you and all my blogging buddies that make me feel a bit (okay, a lot) less odd. ;)Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-79833907517031352462009-08-07T11:27:20.773-04:002009-08-07T11:27:20.773-04:00Aine, I did the same thing. I had a certain order...Aine, I did the same thing. I had a certain order that my mom and I had to exchange "good night," "I love you," and "sweet dreams." It just felt right. And, as you said, secure. <br /><br />Anyway, I've enjoyed reading through the comment section on this post! :)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-13375481653665807552009-08-06T22:46:35.510-04:002009-08-06T22:46:35.510-04:00Jayant~ Welcome! Please do let your imagination r...<b>Jayant~</b> Welcome! Please do let your imagination run free! I find that if you block those delightful thoughts, you lose the magic of youth too soon.<br /><br /><b>Laughingwolf~</b> I see, it's part of the "old way" of thinking, then. <br /><br /><b>Jennifer~</b> **waving** Hi there!! Good to see you! :)<br /><br />Wow-- those are some fascinating observations/insights about your childhood. Your choice of coping mechanism really feels familiar-- like something I would've done, too. (So sorry about the associations that 7 holds for you.) <br /><br />I had a similar superstition (as I've always called it) when I was a child. If my mother didn't tuck me in, saying the right set of "good nights" and "I love yous", I feared I'd have trouble falling asleep. I needed such a strong sense of security. And I wasn't dealing with a divorce situation... I can only imagine what I would require in such a frightening situation! <br /><br />I am having a great (though busy) summer! Hope you are, too!Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-68552652999572992472009-08-06T16:09:28.030-04:002009-08-06T16:09:28.030-04:00This is fascinating, Aine. your post and Sarah'...This is fascinating, Aine. your post and Sarah's OCD commment have me thinking about the time of my parents' divorce--I was seven (that number doesn't seem so magical to me!) and all of a sudden I had to do things in fours. For example, I had four things I had to say to my mom at night--something like, "Good night, I love you, I'll see you in the morning" and some 4th thing that I can't remember, and I had to say them all four times to her before she disappeared after tucking me in. In wonder if there was some (futile) search to restore a foundation, to get a solid footing going on there...<br /><br />In any case, I like the way your mind works!<br /><br />Hope you're having a great summer!!jazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559917865938143791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-92188474881436181632009-08-05T10:58:32.826-04:002009-08-05T10:58:32.826-04:00i don't think most chinese kids feel the way t...i don't think most chinese kids feel the way their parents do, aine :)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-46035488419732764662009-08-05T02:25:23.466-04:002009-08-05T02:25:23.466-04:00Wow!
I have never had such an insight into the num...Wow!<br />I have never had such an insight into the numbers. Mathematics had been my favorite subject in school and I do try to find out mathematics in the day to day things of life. I like to break things down in terms of numbers, assigning time to each task that I am supposed to do, etc.<br /><br />However, I had put a lid on all those thoughts for the past few years and reading your blog made me think seriously about letting my imagination free.<br />I'm blogrolling you...<br />Cheers!Jayanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016951136373596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-6021053703019385402009-08-03T22:05:23.710-04:002009-08-03T22:05:23.710-04:00Vesper~ Thanks! Roundness and sharpness--I like t...<b>Vesper~</b> Thanks! Roundness and sharpness--I like that! <br /><br /><b>Jason~</b> Your 3 and my 7 make us quite magical indeed! ;) Wish I had a special memory of 8/8/88-- perhaps I did once, but you know my memory... :P<br /><br /><b>Laughingwolf~</b> Thanks for that fascinating info about how the Chinese feel about 4! <br /><br />I wonder how Chinese kids feel when they read the first line of Harry Potter: "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number 4, Privet Drive..." Talk about an omen or foreshadowing!!<br />:D<br /><br /><b>Minister~</b> Ain't it true!? And aren't we so lucky to have the luxury, as a society, to spend time and energy on such pursuits...<br />So, is logic manmade or natural order?<br />:)<br /><br /><b>Szelsofa~</b> Five, eh? That's really interesting. I can't say I've ever felt much of anything for 5. But then, 5 doesn't seem to have any significance in my life. Not that I can think of, anyway... ;)<br /><br />Absolutely take the meme!! (I stole it from others, too...) I'll be over soon to check out yours!Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-2342000365345619332009-08-01T14:27:41.898-04:002009-08-01T14:27:41.898-04:00interesting and well grounded is the concept of fo...interesting and well grounded is the concept of four being the most balanced number and most attractive to most of us....<br />in fact, I always preferred 5 to 4 for some reason :)<br />and also, I'm so stealing your 4 thingy meme.<br />hope you don't mind.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-56919228942494133882009-07-30T15:12:08.379-04:002009-07-30T15:12:08.379-04:00A very interesting and stimulating read. It's ...A very interesting and stimulating read. It's amazing when we view the works of great minds who have widdled our universe into numerical formulae, especially when one explores the more esoteric aspects of this. The whole concept of binary logic has fascinated me - just mind blowing what theories have been born of studying such things!Ed Meershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079101364912241838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-25546108591077391712009-07-30T12:12:45.595-04:002009-07-30T12:12:45.595-04:00good stuff, aine...
many chinese detest the numbe...good stuff, aine...<br /><br />many chinese detest the number 4, since it is pronounced similarly to their word for 'death', and will not live in a home which is or totals 4, unless balanced by number 8, their number for good luck... <br /><br />despite two 4s totaling 8<br /><br />3 is the magickal number in the occult, and i gravitate to itlaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-42838649377150398652009-07-29T09:29:00.132-04:002009-07-29T09:29:00.132-04:00I can see the strength of 4, now that you describe...I can see the strength of 4, now that you describe it. :)<br /><br />I don't have the same taste for numerology, but I've always liked that my birthday falls on a 3. And my first get away vacation as as adult encompassed 8/8/88. I always liked that too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-47896992028957560692009-07-29T07:32:48.607-04:002009-07-29T07:32:48.607-04:00I've always loved mathematics and found that n...I've always loved mathematics and found that numbers have a special magic, a roundness or a sharpness that gives a different significance to each of them. I love your thoughts on this - this is a beautiful post!Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-13119889049452411302009-07-26T12:23:51.163-04:002009-07-26T12:23:51.163-04:00Catvibe~ :) A poem can undulate or dance, can'...<b>Catvibe~</b> :) A poem can undulate or dance, can't it? And each has it's own vibe. Yes!<br /><br /><b>Charles~</b> Sounds interesting, I'll have to check that out. I had a college roommate who never failed to notice when the time was 11:11. I'm not sure what she thought it meant, though.<br /><br /><b>Rick~</b> Welcome! Sorry, letters just don't do it for me...only numbers. Hmmm, I wonder what that says about me?<br />:D<br /><br /><b>Sarah~</b> Thanks! (for the praise and the "Sarah insights!") Wow, to count the words in spoken (I assume that's what you meant) sentences must take some mighty brainpower. I'm impressed!<br /><br />I've counted steps at times, too. Not in an OCD manner, but when there was some reason, such as how many steps we climbed to reach the top of Notre Dame's bell tower. :)<br /><br />I've also always attached a personality or vibe to phone numbers (especially when I was a teenager and had the numbers of so many friends memorized).<br /><br />I'm not surprised by your attraction to 13. ;) Friday the 13th never meant anything to me, but I loved Saturday the 14th-- it just always felt lucky to me... weird!<br /><br />Yes...I suppose we need to embrace Slytherins...with caution, though! :PAinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-37125680267098230312009-07-25T14:04:30.207-04:002009-07-25T14:04:30.207-04:00This was just a great post, Aine. Loved it all aro...This was just a great post, Aine. Loved it all around!! :)<br /><br />I've been taken with numbers before, too, though my weaker intuition doesn't lead me to make as many wonderful connections as you (4 IS an awesome number!). I actually (and embarrassingly) have a somewhat OCD brain when it comes to counting the words in people's sentences (not all the time, gratefully). And I've been known to count my steps, too. There were certain numbers that would make me happier to end on than others. 13, surprisingly enough, was always high up there. <br /><br />I've marveled before at what you touched on here. How, even though it seems there are so many problems and conflicts in the world, it's actually rather remarkable that society runs as smoothly as it does. I'm with Cat--a world of idealists would likely be a bloody mess! :P There is a precious stability to 4 (well, the Beatles DID break up, but not until a lot of great music came to pass!). <br /><br />I guess we need those Slytherins, after all. ;)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-81402050209211350082009-07-25T13:29:47.655-04:002009-07-25T13:29:47.655-04:00So, you will get around to commenting on letters, ...So, you will get around to commenting on letters, won't you?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-20414421636134704112009-07-25T12:43:35.238-04:002009-07-25T12:43:35.238-04:00You should read Wayne Allen Sallee's stuff on ...You should read Wayne Allen Sallee's stuff on the four sticks. 11.11 They crop up all the time in my life.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-77623947870648015562009-07-25T08:53:45.324-04:002009-07-25T08:53:45.324-04:00I remember the day of your 9th birthday Aine, beca...I remember the day of your 9th birthday Aine, because I was traveling with my dad in Europe, and we commented on the 7/7/77-ness of the day. <br /><br />It's funny you posted this, because I was just intuiting about numbers in poetry forms. How placement of accent marks on certain syllables give a distinctive rhythmic feel to a form. <br /><br />Because your an idealist, I'm sure you see the connection. ;-) I think a world of all idealists would be a hell like no other. Viva la difference!Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-69351464578101776292009-07-24T21:40:10.163-04:002009-07-24T21:40:10.163-04:00Chris~ I like your reaction! Sometimes I think my...<b>Chris~</b> I like your reaction! Sometimes I think my mind works in very warped ways, so I like hearing "creative" and "artistic"! :D<br /><br /><b>Janey~</b> Oh, Janey!! I can't begin to express how wonderfully validating your comment was. To know that there is another person on the planet who thinks this way... squee! <br /><br />And, how perfect are the numbers in your life!? I love it! So now that you've got me sharing: my birthday is July 7 and Jason's is January 3. I knew it was a magical match right from the beginning. My best birthday ever was when I turned 9 on 7/7/77, though 7/7/07 almost topped that when there were rumors that Deathly Hallows (7th book!) might be released on that date, alas....<br />:DAinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-68528472263234447602009-07-24T19:48:03.419-04:002009-07-24T19:48:03.419-04:00My daughter asked me today "what's your t...My daughter asked me today "what's your thing?" And by that she wanted to know what I excelled at in school. I told her that I loved maths. It wasn't necessarily my 'thing' but I was exceptionally good at it and I loved the logic, the puzzles and the beauty of it. It was what I scored consistently best at. But I also loved drama and art and science. The fact is I was an all rounder. But I have always loved numbers. According to my birthday my <i>number</i> according to chinese numerology is 7 and my husband's is 2. I come from a family of 7 children and I have always been drawn to that number. As you say, it feels magic. My anniversary is 27th of April. We actually picked April 26th as our wedding day but there wasn't a space left. So in many ways the date picked us. 2 for Hubby and 7 for me. Perhaps the 4 representing April is representative of that solid base, that perfect foundation for the stability of our relationship. My rational Husband would tell be that's tosh but my instincts tell me the perfection of the connections speak otherwise.<br /><br />I'll just quickly tell you that I always thought I'd have 3 children. When Big Son and Daughter were born, Hubby and I decided that was it. We were done. Then six years after daughter, Small Son was conceived. We still can't figure out how! But he came along, determined and absolutely perfectly placed as the number 3 I always felt I would have. It's telling that my Hubby was a third and unexpected child who came 6 years after his brother and weighed in at 7lbs 4oz - just like Small Son. He also is the living spit of him.<br /><br />Mirror images, symmetry and a dash of serendipity. My kind if numerology,JaneyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951739945670483199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072625157925960817.post-39100958060121467612009-07-24T18:01:18.469-04:002009-07-24T18:01:18.469-04:00So creative and artistic!! I love what you did wit...So creative and artistic!! I love what you did with these bland instruments, the numbers, making them come alive!!<br />:-)chris eldinhttp://www.chriseldin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com