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[estrays]

Dolores Wyatt shared a photo. 03/15 near Recolle University

Friends, Recollians, countrymen, lend me your ears: Beware the ides of march! In other words, today, the 15th of May. :) Today is the anniversary of the day the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by 23 of his colleagues. Really, though, it was Shakespeare that popularized phrases like "Et tu, Brute?", "Beware the Ides of March", and even the phrase "That's Greek to me". Honestly, I'm a little superstitious, so I don't like to do anything too risky on the 15th. More than a few bad things have happened on this day in history, and in my own life.. when I was a little girl, I actually fell into the well behind my daddy's stable. It was raining harder than I'd ever seen and I was trying to make my way home. I was stuck for an hour or so. I swear I cried harder than the rain fell. Do any of y'all have any sorts of superstitions like this? Or you can tell me how your day was today, I don't mind. Linking any Ides of March memes would be fun, too. :) 💕

Comments

[caelestialis]

Shakespeare's plays are lovely! I know a lot of my classmates didn't like it but I'm glad we opted to do Hamlet for our reading instead of Romeo and Juliet. Don't get me wrong! The lines from R&J are absolutely lovely but Hamlet really made me mull over the turn of phrase, the meanings he meant back then.

And to answer your question - I try not to point at stars when I try show them to someone one. I can't remember why but it was considered 'rude' to do that to the stars. Better safe than sorry.

[estrays]

Hamlet is one of the plays that makes you realize what a master of language Shakespeare was. I think it and his sonnets were really what opened my eyes to how much I loved him. R&J is something I learned to love upon revisiting. :)

I've never heard of that! But that's very sweet. Constellation etiquette might be the cutest thing I've ever heard of.

[caelestialis]

Which were you favourite sonnets of his? I can't help but adore Sonnet 104. There's something just so sweet and hopeful about it. And yes! I agree with you on that bit about R&J. Some people dismiss it since it's often misinterpreted but the writing in it is phenomenal. Some of the writing is just lovely.

I've been stargazing since long as I could remember. I guess I picked up on some weird things along the way because sooner or later you have to catch something besides a cold!

[me_matey]

WAY TO BURY THE LEDE LADY stuck in a well that is horrifying

[estrays]

Well, I'm never superstitious without a good reason to be.

[me_matey]

thatsa hell of a reason goddamn id be traumatized. id never be the same again

[mincingminuet]

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears! is one I remember.

Honestly I forgot this was the Ides of March. But...I'm a Comp-Sci gal.

I do tend to avoid doing crazy things on Friday the 13th though. Nothing that involves random chance at least.

[true_noir]

Not especially superstitious. I'm going out to tea with a friend soon, so I hope for a pleasant day. I think, perhaps, there is almost always something bad that happens on every day, but we remember it more clearly on days we think are cursed?

[vendettastool]

Looks like a picture taken of the last day in my office.
Except no one was wearing red.

[curseoclock]

i dunno how much i believe in superstitions myself, but i sure do think they're neat. more so the ones about friday the 13th, though. since i was actually born on a friday the 13th myself.

[herdingspacecats]

Not really answering the question, sorry, but I'm curious what you consider "too risky"? I'm not too familiar with American culture and superstitions.

[tokencanadian]

Shakespeare may have created those phrases but we don't know what Caesar said, if he even said anything at all. But there is reason to believe that at the sight of Brutus, he simply gave up and allowed his assassination.

....Sorry, I uh know about this stuff.