Friday, August 8, 2008

Crazy Eights

Today's the lucky day ..... 08-08-08!!!

You know I'm a kook-a-doodle-doo when it comes to the number 8. I probably should've been born in China --- they are also quite enamoured with the number 8. In fact, many Chinese people go out of their way to find a way to incorporate our beloved number into their lives -- either on a specially crafted license plate, requesting it in their phone number, or whatever. I guess they don't name their kids "8." I've never heard of someone named Eight Ng.

Anyway .... I'm really not all that into numerology, and I can count on 2 hands the number of times I've ever played the lottery. I'm more on the realistic side of life's equation and don't generally believe that numbers hold any real meaning. However ...... I'm a lil stupid about my favorite number and have been doing dumb shit all day because it's 08-08-08.

Here's a sampling of my lunacy:


1.) Everything cooked in the microwave is timed for x:08.

2.) I actually played the lottery .... and I WON!! I bet an 8 in my number and it came out!!! yahooey!!!

3.) I got out of bed when the alarm hit 5:48.

4.) I DVR'd the opening ceremonies to the Olympics because I know there'll be some tingly sports moment that people will talk about and I don't want to miss it. I'm excited to watch all the crazy sports that you never get to see .... you know I'm weird like that. It has nothing to do with the number 8 except for the fact that the Chinese have a love affair with lucky 8s and so do I ... and they're hosting the big sports shindig.

5.) I had egg rolls for dinner in honor of my Chinese friends who share my love for the number 8.

6.) I actually backdated the date on this post so it would show up with 08-08-08 ... despite the fact that I'm a lazy ass with insomnia and didn't post until 2(:08)am on August 9.

7.) Whenever I get a new phone number, I always ask if I can choose one. They give me options and I pick the one with the most 8s in it. Ending in 8 is especially good karma.

8.) I've got a small like for gambling, and whenever I get a chance to gamble on a number ... you know what I pick. Roulette ... block pools ..... horses .....

Even though 08-08-08 is over, this is a month full of big numbers. All month, it's 08-08 ..... and the month is going to end with an even bigger number. This one doesn't have any 8s in it, but it begins with a 4 and ends with a 0.

Damn I'm weird.

4 comments:

SGM said...

O.k., I can dig it.

Whenever I buy a soda from a machine, I hope the Diet Coke is in spot B8

(not unlike even numbers, I have fav letteres. To me, A is an "odd" letter, and B is an "even" letter)

Do your numbers have colors? As an example, whenever I see a 3, any of the 30's, or a 300 number - it is red. I HATE the color red, and I hate 3's.
(2, 20's, 200's are always blue BTW - I like blue)

Your posts are always thought provoking ... perhaps I reveil too much ...

Lisa said...

YES .... my numbers do have colors. OK Gee, this confirms we are birds of a feather. 8s are fuschia.

I hadn't really thought too much about letters, but there are definitely some letters I like more than others. K and M are good ... N and D are bad.

schue said...

omg, what are you two talking about?

Anonymous said...

omg loL your cracking me up! I have favotite numbers too - 4, 6 & 69!