Ides of March - Conclusion

The Ides of March have come and gone and I don't know about you guys, but I'm still here. I didn't get stabbed in the back by any of my friends (literally or figuratively). At least, not that I know of. Because I took the threat of the Ides of March seriously and practiced extreme caution, I survived the day and didn't even see any strange or fantastical visions. (Unless you count a glowing Frisbee and a smiling apple wearing a hat) Heck, I even got a free t-shirt and a free hot dog and my school's gymnastics squad beat the number one school in the country. That's a success story if I ever heard one.

Thankfully, we don't have to worry about the Ides of March again for an whole 'nother year. But when March 15, 2014 rolls around, be vigilant! Be careful! Beware the Ides of March!

For real, you guys. Shakespeare knew what he was talking about.

Ides of March - Part 8

Occasionally when I type "Ides of March" on my iPhone, it accidentally comes out "Idea of March."

The Idea of March.

We can take it two different ways: First, an "idea" as in a concept. The concept of a month named March. Sure, I like the idea of March. We need a month in between February and April.

Second, we can consider it the featured idea or thought of the month of March. Some contenders for the Idea of March are "German shepherds are epic police dogs," "I should go to Moe's and get a burrito," and "It would be cool to have a blog marathon for the Ides of March."

Now taking suggestions for the Idea of March.

Ides of March - Part 7

I've been tagging all of these Ides of March posts "friday the fifteenth." It only misses being Friday the Thirteenth by two days! It's unlucky enough by itself, though (especially if your name is Julius). I thought I might as well make an ominous name for it- Happy Friday the Fifteenth, everyone! Mwahahahahahahaaaaa!!!

Of course, in the category of ominous names for days, it's hard to beat the original Ides of March...

Ides of March - Part 6

I just saw an ad for Little Caesar's pizza. I hope they're taking extra precautions today...

Ides of March - Part 5

Mean Girls shows why it's not okay to be Caesar.



What's worse... conspirators with daggers and knives or high school girls?

Ides of March - Part 4

Here's a list of people who should be extremely cautious today:

1. Roman generals who might become king
2. People who have a lot of friends
3. Anybody who has a friend named Brutus
4. People who can speak Latin
5. Regina George
6. Anybody who has a friend named Antony or a variant thereof. Good luck, Avengers.
7. Anybody who's ever worn a toga
8. People who work in kitchens (where they keep the knives)
9. People named Brian
10. Anybody who's gotten a warning from a soothsayer
11. Clumsy people
12. Paranoid people
13. Anybody who makes a list composed of exactly thirteen items

Ides of March - Part 3

I made it back home without running into any soothsayers.

If a soothsayer can't tell me to beware anything, then I have nothing to beware.

Definitely logical.

Ides of March - Part 2

Today is March 15th, a day that is also known as the Ides of March.

Beware the Ides of March.

Why? Bad things happen on the Ides of March. Like your friends ganging up on you and stabbing you repeatedly.

In case you need a refresher on exactly why you should beware the Ides of March, here's a link to the SparkNotes No Fear Shakespeare edition of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. No Fear Shakespeare is awesome- it puts a modern-day translation next to the original text so you can perfectly understand what's going on. Yay SparkNotes!

http://nfs.sparknotes.com/juliuscaesar/

And because SparkNotes is just too awesome, they also have a video for you to watch:

http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/juliuscaesar


Educate yourselves, people! The Ides of March is serious business! Caesar didn't take it seriously, and look what happened to him! Look out for soothsayers! Keep an eye on all your friends! Beware the Ides of March!

Ides of March - Part 1

I successfully avoided contact with all soothsayers on my way to class today.

Haiku of the Day - March 14

Danger is coming!
Run! Our doom is upon us!
Beware the Ides of--




*ominous radio static*