ahh, december

Here were are. We find ourselves again in the face of the last month. For me, December is the longest month. And usually the fuzziest. I mean, it's not like any other month

Did you know that December was actually the tenth month? I started questioning this when I was in high-school. Decem is latin for 10. But around 700 BC, Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, added the two months Januarius "January" and Februarius "February". He also moved the beginning of the year from Marius to Januarius and changed the number of days in several months to be odd, a lucky number. After Februarius there was occasionally an additional month of Intercalaris "intercalendar". This is the origin of the leap-year day being in February. In 46 BC, Julius Caesar reformed the Roman calendar (hence the Julian calendar) changing the number of days in many months and removing Intercalaris.

Middle English decembre
Old French decembre
Latin december "tenth month"
Latin decem "ten" + -ber (adj. suffix)
December had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 31 days long.

As the Counting Crows said "A long december and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last"

The thing with December is that some people regards it as the saddest month. The pressure of yuletide makes them weak and myopic. I can't blame them. When you are on a quasi-broke state, you see all these people shopping, rushing, being merry. The "inaanaks" (Godchildren) doesn't make it easier. And of course, the infamous organization-SMP. Or is it SMC? Well, you know it. I had my share of being a member and I gotta tell yah, it's not that bad. You just have to look for an outlet to take your mind off it.

It's still a week before December starts. Make a move. Hope you find something real.