My First 10,000 Days
September 21st, 2007 by Jerry
Today is my ten thousandth day on this little planet. Since the powers of ten are so fundamental to us, why not celebrate my 104 day? It all started around my last birthday, when out of curiosity I figured out that I was 9861 days old, which is really close to D10K. So for anyone turning 27 anytime soon, your D10K is roughly 4 months and 16 days after your birthday. (This page will calculate it for you.)
It’s a little hard to grasp that I’ve seen 10,000 days and nights and have been breathing for (roughly) 14,400,173 minutes. It’s so easy to abstract our lives into months, years, and decades and lose the sheer scale of it all. I’ve been through a lot in my first myriad, though not as much as I would have expected. I’m sure my next myriad (which ends on Feb. 6, 2035) will be much more interesting.
I didn’t plan any kind of clever celebration for my D10K, but I am enjoying the gift that Steve got me. A few possible D10K ideas:
- 10,000 red hots, M&Ms, Jelly-bellies, etc.
- 10,000-candle cake (probably a fire hazard)
- 10,000-bubble sheet of bubble wrap (that doesn’t sound half bad, actually)
- 10,000 pennies (55 lbs for $100)
- Any other ideas?
It’s been quite a while since my last post on here. I’ll try to post more.
2 Responses to “My First 10,000 Days”
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on 25 Sep 2007 at 1:50 pm Dad KRats! We just missed my 2*10^4 day! I’m at 20,081!! Now on to D30K!!!
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on 28 Sep 2007 at 12:29 am JulieAck! I missed celebrating my 11,111 day last month! I don’t know how I’ll live with myself… Congrats on your special day, though. Give yourself 10,000 pats on the back from me!