Strange, but true: according to Wikipedia, October 5, 1582 is a date that simply does not exist in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain, thanks to their implementation of the Gregorian calendar. It seems kind of impossible, that a date in history should cease to exist, and yet, it also seems to be true. Thankfully, October [...]
Category Archive — magic
The Magicians
Quentin Coldwater is a genius, a literal, brilliant genius who is also generally dissatisfied with life. He spends most of his time feeling vaguely miserable, his only solace being a series of children’s fantasy books about a magical land called Fillory. Those books are his secret obsession, his one way to escape from the world [...]
Word of the Week (17)
It’s another Word of the Week! 15 down, infinite numbers to go… Ensorcelled (“en-sore-sulled”) Verb; from Dictionary.com: 1. To bewitch 2. To enchant, to fascinate “And it was ensorcelled to seek you out,” Dad added. He looked so worried and angry that I decided not to give him a hard time for using a word [...]
