Fascinating Tidbit from the Writer's Almanac

[sun_set_bravely]

"Today is Midsummer Night's Eve, celebrated for thousands of years during the same week as the summer solstice. Midsummer Night's Eve is a time for lovers. An old Swedish proverb says, "Midsummer Night is not long but it sets many cradles rocking."

It's also known as St. John's Eve; St. John is the patron saint of beekeepers, and Midsummer Night's Eve is a time when the hives are full of honey. The full moon that occurs this month used to be called the Mead Moon, because honey was fermented to make mead, and that's where the word "honeymoon" comes from."

Comments

[heidilouwho.livejournal.com]

so it's not, as they say in "four weddings and a funeral," 'honey' because it's so sweet and 'moon' because it's the first time the husband gets to see the wife's bottom??? shocking!

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

I never did buy that explanation anyway, what with the prevalence of premarital sex. The people who were giving that theory were in the middle of having premarital sex, after all!

In other news, are you excited to have less than ONE WEEK LEFT???!!

[heidilouwho.livejournal.com]

i know - it's so weird. we just had my going away lunch today, so it's all starting to come to a close! but (i don't know if i told you this) i'm actually stage managing "noises off" at watertower now, instead of just asm-ing, so i'm in the process of getting all ready for that, cause rehearsals start next monday (overlapping with my last couple of days at work)!!!

so it's been and will continue to be busy for a while...

anyway, hope you're doing well - how're things going with your upcoming job? do you think you'll get a chance to hit boston? lemme know, lady-cakes!

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Nice! Congratulations on the promotion. Good luck with the beginnings of it!

Remind me when you're going to be in Boston -- July 31st? Is that the truth? I'm going to try to make my way up there to say hello!

[heidilouwho.livejournal.com]

actually - i'll be in boston, really, only july 28 (i get to new england on sunday, july 25, late, and then we go to new hampshire on monday, coming back to boston wednesday morning, leaving thursday morning)...

so if you have that day free

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

It's free, so I'll mark it on my calendar. I'll probably take the Chinatown bus to Boston and meet you somewhere in the city. Beware; I get completely and utterly lost in that city, so I'll need help to find you to and from Chinatown. Maybe we can meet up there!