A guide to when Passover, Easter, etc. fit in the calendar: [link]

Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Usually this falls within Passover, but not on the years the Jewish lunar calendar gets an extra month added to keep it in synch with the solar year.

Okay, where do I sign up for the job that involves putting bats on treadmills?

I hear that putting the tiny little Nikes on their little batfeet can be a pain in the arse.

treadmill tests that revealed the bats' hidden talent for running

This amuses me so much.....

Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Usually this falls within Passover, but not on the years the Jewish lunar calendar gets an extra month added to keep it in synch with the solar year.

I say we all agree to a new calendar where every month has the same number of days and everyone's holidays fall on the same day. One a month would be nice, perhaps 15 months per year. The name of the month would reflect the holiday being celebrated that month. Like Christmukah could be a month.

The O.C. basically bored me last night. I just do. not. care. about Trey. Excellent Julie Cooperage, though.

And I'm trusting in Joss on who should be cast as WW. (Read, I'll care when I see a trailer for the movie, and not before.)

Also, Happy Purim and a (peaceful? blessed? not sure what adjective I want.) Good Friday.

ER was fun last night. That's why I can't quite kick the habit. Though, after reading the blackfont around the whitefont here, I was panicked that Gallant was going to buy it -- I actually fastforwarded through the closing montage because I had to know if the copter blew up in his face or something.

I've probably said this before, but the thing I like about E.R. is I can tune in once or twice a season and pick up who everyone is and what they want enough to enjoy the show, even though I only recognize four actors right now. It's strangely comforting that way.

It's funny, if you've seen bats crawl around on the walls, it doesn't seem so surprising that they can run. And yet....it is! And a really hysterical image. As is

"just smack their wings against the ground and freak out"

Where is this scene taking place? Could there be a handy andiron or objet d'art?

Last night I thought it was going to be outside, but I've moved it inside now. I had to come up with a scenario where R could isolate A despite the fact she's predisposed to be wary of him, and then figure out a good reason for J to know to come to the rescue.

Susan -- don't know if you still need answers, but don't discount hitting with the pistol. It's generally a bad idea to assume a gun you've taken from soneone is useful as a "hot" weapon -- but it'll always be good as a cold one. Don't trust other people's weapons -- does he know enough about guns to think that?

J definitely knows his guns, so that might be my best option. And there's a certain poetry to it, IMO.

But unconsciousness (as noted) is unpredictable like that. How long do you need him out? If it's not too long, a carotid choke (that pinches the arteries supplying blood to the brain) is a good choice, since it's pretty much guaranteed.

Long enough for J and A to 1) realize that once R wakes up J is a dead man, since R has the power to have him summarily executed, and that R would almost certainly continue his assaults upon A; 2) quickly make an escape plan; and 3) bind and gag R so that he won't be able to sound the alarm the very instant he wakes up.

If they do a thorough enough job at 3), R doesn't need to stay out long, because it's around midnight and no one is expecting to see him until morning.

Hello all.

Most people are out today, right? I popped into the office for a few hours. Then I will be back to contemplating the sacrifice my lord made for me.

I cannot believe that when I told people I would work today, that they thought I meant a full 8 hours on a paid vacation day. crackheads, clearly. I got a call at my house at 11 asking where I was. I slept until 10:30, geez. oh well, up now and here.