| How to Celebrate Pi Day Posted: 14 Mar 2020 01:00 AM PDT Pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and it is also one of the most revered mathematical constants in the known world.[1] Pi Day was first officially celebrated on a large scale in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium.[2] Since then, Pi Day has been celebrated by millions of students and math-lovers each year. The holiday is celebrated on 14th March, since 3 (the month of March) 1 and 4 (the 14th day) are the first three and most well-known digits in the decimal form of pi. Though you can observe this fun little holiday however you choose, there are a few pi day celebrations that are popular and guarantee a good time for everyone! [Edit]Enjoying Pi-Themed Foods - Have a pi feast. No pi day activities are complete without pi foods! Eating these may be the easiest and the most fun way to celebrate pi. If you're in school, everyone can bring in a pi-themed food for a pi pot luck, and if you're just celebrating with friends, you can all enjoy a pi-themed meal together.
- Eat pie. While "pie" and "pi" are spelled differently, they sound the same so eating pie on Pi Day is a popular option. Furthermore, since traditional pies are round, their circular shape acknowledges the mathematical importance of pi.
- Eat any type of pie. Try key lime pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or apple pie. You can even make a special Pi Day pie in honor of the day.
- For something a little different, consider purchasing and using a pie pan shaped in the mathematical symbol for pi. Such pans can be purchased online.[3]
- Pi foods don't have to be limited to desserts. Eat shepherd's pie or chicken pot pie.
- Choose circular foods. Any food that has a circular shape can be fit for your feast due to the mathematical significance of pi. You might try making cookies, cakes, cupcakes, or pancakes.
- Consider using icing to put the pi symbol on a variety of cookies, pies, and cupcakes. You can even make the foods in advance and write pi on them in icing in a big group.
- Similarly, you can use pi-shaped cookie cutters, pans, and free-form techniques to shape these foods in the symbol for pi.
- Make a pun. Serve foods that start with the letters "pi." For instance, you could eat pineapple, pizza, or pine nuts, or drink piña coladas and pineapple juice.
- You might even consider combining this idea with some of the others. Write the symbol for pi using pepperoni on your pizza or make a pineapple pie.
[Edit]Creating a Pi-Themed Ambiance - Wear pi-themed clothing. Math geeks and clothing manufacturers have a better relationship than you might expect. Consider purchasing a t-shirt with the mathematical symbol for pi on the front and wearing it on the special day. You can easily find these shirts online.
- If you don't want to buy a shirt, consider creating your own pi shirt using fabric paint and a pi-shaped stencil instead.
- You can also wear pi accessories. This idea can be taken further to include pi symbol pendants and other jewelry, or you can take a representative approach by wearing something like a necklace with beads representing the numbers in pi,
- You could even consider wearing a pi symbol temporary tattoo.
- Carry pi with you where you go. Shop around online for some fun pi paraphernalia, like pi mugs and pi watches.
- Another option would be to put pi symbol stickers on your belongings.
- If you want to spread the celebration, try giving away pencils with pi symbols on them.
- Make your computer or phone background into something related to pi. The symbol might work, or you can have a background filled with bubbles or other circular shapes.
[Edit]Throwing a Pi-Themed Celebration - Play pi games. Pi games will not only be fun, but they will improve your understanding of pi and will make everyone around you have a deeper appreciation of pi.
- There are plenty of traditional games that are appropriate on Pi Day, like a piñata, a pie-eating contest, or a pie-in-the-face fundraiser.
- Answer math questions. Come to Pi Day with at least ten math questions you can spring on people. They should be related to geometry, trigonometry, or other fields where pi is particularly useful.
- Conduct a Pi Day Scavenger Hunt. Hide pi-themed objects around your classroom, home, or other celebration venue. You can also hide objects representing the digits of pi: three baseballs, one frisbee, four basketballs, etc.
- Pi Day also happens to be the birthday of Albert Einstein. Play an Einstein-themed trivia game, or have an Einstein impersonator contest.[4]
- Have a pi memorization or recitation contest. As soon as someone loses, you can hit him in the face with a pie. If you want to really show your dedication on Pi Day, learn to memorize pi in advance by studying as many of the digits of pi as you can.
- Use your artistic side to celebrate pi. You don't have to be a left-brained thinker to fully celebrate pi. You can use your creative side to show how much you love and appreciate pi. And even if you're not the world's most talented poet or writer, you can still have fun while being silly. You don't have to create art to celebrate pi; you can also just appreciate art that already celebrates it. Here are a few ways to celebrate pi artistically:
- Write poetry. Write either a pi-ku (haiku) or a regular pi-em (poem) to show how much you love pi.
- Write a pi-themed song and sing it, or write a short pi-themed skit and act it out.
- Paint a picture of pi.
- Watch movies related to pi. Try the film π--it's an interesting and dark movie about a mathematician who goes crazy, but intended for an adult audience only. You could also watch the film Life of Pi.[5] Technically "Pi" is only the protagonist's name, but it has gotten people thinking about pi.
- Listen to Kate Bush. Progressive rock musician Kate Bush performed a song titled π on her 2005 album Aerial. Bush sings pi to its 137th decimal place, but omits the 79th through 100th decimal places of pi for unknown reasons.
- Get physical with pi. You can also use your physical prowess, or even your car, to show your love for pi. Here are a few things you can do to celebrate pi:
- Do a pi mile run. Run , which is just a tiny bit longer than a 5K. You can take this a step further by organizing a pi mile run with friends or colleagues.
- Lay down in pi formation and take a picture. If you're bold, have two people standing up while holding up a third person who is lying sideways in between them. Make sure the lightest person is on top.
- Drive exactly .
- March in a circle to show your love for pi.
[Edit]Celebrating the Real Meaning of Pi Day - Celebrate at 1:59 PM on Pi Day. This time represents the next three digits of pi: 3.14159. Take a minute to acknowledge pi in whatever way you see fit at that moment During this minute, you can cheer wildly, or even have a countdown leading up to "pi minute" the minute before.
- For added effect for a countdown, have a "pi drop" where you drop a big pie off a balcony or another elevated structure. You can even add a lot of sprinkles to the pie to make it look like a disco ball.
- If you've written a pi song or made a pi dance, this would be the perfect minute to share your art.
- Note that there is some debate regarding the exact time that Pi Day should be celebrated. Though 1:59PM is probably the most common, some believe that the 24-hour clock should be used instead, which would mean that Pi Day should be celebrated at 1:59AM or 15:09PM.
- Convert things into pi. This step is absolutely necessary for two reasons: first, to utterly confuse people who have no idea what you're talking about, and secondly, to have fun seeing how many things can be referenced with pi. This will help you reach an even higher appreciation for the amazing number that is pi. Consider two approaches:
- Use pi to tell the time. Convert naturally circular things into radians, like the hours on the clock. Instead of it being 3 o'clock, now it's 1/2 pi o'clock. Or, instead of it being 3 o'clock, convert the inclination of the sun into radians and describe that as the time.
- Simply use 3.14 as a unit of measure. Instead of being 31 years old, you are 9pi years old. With this same approach, you can find out your next pi birthday -- just don't forget to celebrate it when it comes!
- Help the tradition continue. Don't let this be a one-time thing — you owe it to pi to celebrate again and again. Set the date for next year and consider creating a pi club or website in the process.
- Talk about your plans for Pi Day the following year. This will help generate enthusiasm.
- Take notes after your Pi Day celebration. What can you do next year to make your celebration even more incredible?
- Next year, talk about the day months in advance so your skeptical friends can be convinced to join in. You can even advertise for the event by emailing your closest friends or even setting up a Pi Day Facebook page.
- Show your love for pi by getting married on Pi Day. There's nothing more romantic than being married to the one you love at 1:59:26 PM on March 14th to show that, like pi, your love will continue forever.
- Pi day is also Einstein's Birthday.
- Note that Pi Approximation Day is held on July 22, because when you use the DD/MM format, it is shown as 22/7, the fraction for pi.
- Pi continues indefinitely, and so far it has been tracked out to 2,576,980,377,524 (over 2 trillion) digits after the decimal place using a computer. [6]
- In 2015, celebrate with much pomp and ceremony as possible, as this is the only day in most of our lifetimes when pi day will fall on 3/14/15, at 9:26! 3.1415926
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| How to Style Windbreaker Pants Posted: 13 Mar 2020 05:00 PM PDT Windbreaker pants are made of swishy nylon material, just like windbreaker jackets. Although they were originally made for athletes to wear, they're now great staple items in your wardrobe for comfy and cool streetwear looks. If you have some windbreaker pants you've been dying to try out, try wearing them with a few different tops, shoes, and accessories to create outfits for a day in or a night out. [Edit]Keeping Your Pants Casual - Pair your pants with a cropped sweatshirt for a sporty outfit. Contrast the bulk of the windbreaker pants with a chic layer on your upper body. Choose a sweatshirt that hits just above your waist for a simple, cute outfit to wear on a casual day out.[1]
- Pair a grey cropped sweatshirt with some black windbreaker pants and white shoes for a neutral outfit.
- Keep your outfit simple with a fitted T-shirt. You don't have to make your entire outfit look oversized to match your pants. Combat the bulk of your windbreaker pants with a V-neck or scoop neck shirt that is fitted to your upper body.[2]
- Add a pop of color to your outfit with a bright blue or red shirt with some black or grey windbreaker pants.
- Use a cropped tank top to keep cool in the summer. Throw on a spaghetti-strap tank top that stops just above your natural waistline to hug your curves. A cropped tank will also provide a nice contrast from the larger, more oversized pants in your outfit.[3]
- Put on a white tank top, red windbreaker pants, and a baseball hat for a cute summer outfit.
- Make your outfit oversized with a large winter coat. It's okay to add some bulk up top when wearing windbreaker pants. Throw on a winter coat with a big hood to stay comfortable and warm in your windbreaker pants.[4]
- Navy blue windbreaker pants look great with a black or hunter green coat.
- Pair your outfit with some winter boots to keep your feet warm.
- Add some chunky sneakers for a comfortable look. Chunky sneakers add more bulk to your bottom half which looks great in a more sporty outfit. Complete your outfit with some bulky shoes to stick with the oversized theme.[5]
- Pair your sneakers and windbreaker pants with a large jacket and a beanie for an oversized outfit.
- Create a sporty outfit by wearing some running shoes. Windbreaker pants were made to exercise in. Use running shoes to copy the sporty look, or even to go running or jogging.[6]
- Black running shoes, black and white windbreaker pants, and a navy jacket pair well together for a quick jog through the neighborhood.
- Carry a small backpack to stick with the casual aesthetic. Purses and handbags can make your outfit look more formal. Choose a small backpack to carry your phone, wallet, and keys in to keep your arms free.[7]
- Add a pop of color to your outfit with a pink or yellow backpack, or stay neutral with a cream or black one.
- Wear a baseball cap to finish off your look. Since windbreaker pants are so sporty, you can top off your outfit with a cool baseball hat. Use a black or white one to keep it neutral, or add a pop of color to your outfit with a neon hat.[8]
- You can find cheap baseball hats at most thrift stores.
- Black windbreaker pants, a neon green shirt, and a white baseball hat is a great casual look.
[Edit]Creating Fashion-Forward Outfits - Elevate your outfit with a bedazzled bomber jacket. If you want to stay away from the sporty aspect of windbreaker pants, throw on a bomber jacket with some sparkly accents to make your upper half pop. Choose a silky bomber jacket to elevate it even more.[9]
- Wear a pink bomber jacket with some black windbreaker pants and white sneakers for a cute outfit.
- Throw on a windbreaker jacket for a tracksuit look. Go for a bold outfit by pairing a matching windbreaker jacket with your windbreaker pants. This is a great look if you have a bright vintage windbreaker jacket that you can wear with some bright pants.[10]
- Pair red windbreaker pants with a red jacket to stand out, or keep your outfit more muted with a neutral navy blue or black.
- Put on a patterned top to spice up plain windbreaker pants. Stripes, polka dots, or even animal print goes great with solid-colored windbreaker pants. Add an interesting element to your outfit by wearing a bold piece up top.[11]
- Wear a leopard print shirt with some black windbreaker pants and a bucket hat for a streetwear outfit.
- Elevate your outfit with a button-down. Choose a button-down shirt with a solid color and some bright windbreaker pants. Tuck your button-down shirt into your pants for a cool streetwear look to make you stand out.[12]
- Pair a light blue button down paired with some red windbreaker pants and black sneakers.
- Make your outfit more cozy with a soft sweater. Contrast the swishy material of windbreaker pants with a wool or nylon sweater. Pair a pair of neutral pants with a neon sweater for a bright look, or go all out and mix bright pants and a bright sweater.[13]
- Wear some pink windbreaker pants with a neon green sweater for an outfit that will stand out.
- Tuck your pants into crew socks for a bold look. Wear crew socks that hit above your ankles. Pull the bottoms of your pants into your socks and smooth them out flat.[14]
- Hang a fanny pack over one shoulder for a fashion-forward bag. Grab a neutral fanny pack that goes well with any outfit, like black or brown. Instead of wearing it around your waist, pull it on over one shoulder so that it hangs on your torso like a crossbody bag.[15]
- Use a neon fanny pack to make it stand out.
- Red windbreaker pants, a white shirt, and a black fanny pack pair well together for a simple look.
- Pair your pants with some skinny heels for a night out. Windbreaker pants don't have to be worn during the day. Throw on some black stiletto heels to elevate your outfit enough for a night out.[16]
- Wear some black windbreaker pants with white stripes down the side, black heels, and a white crop top to take your outfit to a club.
- Throw on some boots for a contradiction. Since windbreaker pants are so sporty, you can contrast that with a pair of chunky work boots. Tuck the bottom of your pants into your boots for a seamless look.[17]
- Pair black work boots with black windbreaker pants and a jean jacket for a fashion-forward outfit.
- Try out a few different outfits to find a style that you like!
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| How to Focus on Yourself After a Breakup Posted: 13 Mar 2020 09:00 AM PDT After a breakup, it can be hard to turn your attention away from your ex and onto yourself again. This is normal, but it's important to make this shift in focus so that you can move forward with your own goals, interests, and life. Start by cutting off all contact with your ex, grieving the relationship, and talking with people during the first week after a breakup. Then, find positive ways to distract yourself, such as by setting goals, taking up a new hobby, or taking care of things you've been putting off. Also, make sure to take good care of your mind and body so that you can continue to grow and thrive in your daily life. [Edit]Changing Your Focus Right After a Breakup - Cut off all communication with your ex so you can focus on other things. Unfollow or unfriend your ex on social media so you won't see what they post. Also, don't contact them via text, email, or phone. This will help to prevent you from focusing on them, which could become an unhealthy habit.[1]
- If you need to keep some contact with your ex while you transition out of a shared residence or because you have children together, keep all communications brief and civil. Stick to the basic details you need to communicate.
- For example, you could say something like, "I'm going to stop by the house to pick up my things at 5:00 pm today. I'll leave my key on the kitchen table." Or, "Can you please have Mindy and Sarah dressed and ready to go at 8:00 am?"
- Remove anything in your life that might remind you of them. Put all of your ex's things into a box and ask a friend to return the items to them. You can also place any items that remind you of your ex into a box and store them somewhere out of sight. If this is difficult for you to do, ask a friend to help you.[2]
- For example, if you have pictures of your ex, gifts they bought you, or even sentimental items that remind you of them, place these into the box.
- Allow yourself to feel sad and grieve over losing the relationship. If you've recently broken up with your ex, it's normal and acceptable to be sad about it. Let yourself cry about it, lay around in bed, watch sad movies, or do whatever else helps you to grieve. Don't try to ignore your feelings. It's important to feel them in order to move on.[3]
- Try to limit this grieving period to 2-4 days, then get yourself up and out to do something that will distract you.[4]
- Reflect on the relationship so you can make improvements to future ones. Another good way to process your feelings and shift the focus to yourself after a breakup is to think about what killed the relationship. While these things may have been out of your control, it can help you to reflect on them and think about how you might avoid a similar situation in future relationships.[5]
- For example, you might note that part of the reason why you and your ex broke up is that you had different life goals. This could tell you that you might have a more successful relationship with someone who shares your goals.
- Or, you might note that your relationship troubles resulted from having different communication styles and want to find someone in the future who communicates differently than your ex did.
- Talk with a trusted friend or family member about how you're feeling. Talking through how you're feeling can also be a helpful way to move forward, so you might ask a friend or family member to meet up with you when they have time to listen. Choose someone who is trustworthy and who will listen carefully and respond in a supportive way. Also, make sure that the person is not someone who might feel awkward discussing your breakup with you, such as a mutual friend of your ex.[6]
- Avoid asking friends and family who still have contact with your ex to tell you how they're doing. This can put you back into a cycle of focusing on your ex instead of yourself.[7]
- Find a therapist to help you if you're struggling. Therapy can help you to develop new tools for dealing with your emotions and it can also give you a safe space to vent about the breakup. If you can't seem to stop feeling sad about your ex or focusing on them after 2 weeks, find a licensed therapist or counselor who can help you.[8]
- If you're in school, you could also ask to meet with a school counselor.
[Edit]Finding Positive Distractions - Identify a meaningful goal for your personal, social, or work life. Setting a goal can give you something positive to focus on and take your mind off of your ex. This goal could be related to your health, career, grades, spiritual life, or something else. As long as the goal is meaningful to you, it can be anything you want. Make sure to start small and be as specific as possible about what you want to accomplish.[9]
- For example, instead of setting a goal to lose weight, you might say, "I want to lose over the course of 6 weeks."
- Treat yourself to something special to take your mind off the situation. While indulging yourself after a breakup can be a little dangerous, it might help you to feel better. Treating yourself might mean buying yourself a gift that you've wanted for a while, eating a piece of cake, going for a hike, seeing a movie, booking a salon treatment, or playing a round of mini golf with friends. Anything that you consider a treat and that will make you happy is fine.[10]
- If you plan to buy something or do something that costs money, try setting a limit on how much you'll spend. This may be helpful if you're worried about overdoing it.
- Take up a new hobby or learn a new skill. Learning something new is a great way to take your mind off of other things. Choose something that you are genuinely interested in and make learning about it your sole focus for a set amount of time each day. If you need more structure, consider taking a class at your local community college or online.[11]
- For example, if you have always wanted to learn how to play guitar, follow along with online videos, take private lessons, or enroll in a class.
- If you're interested in learning a new language, download a language app, listen to a podcast on learning the language, or take a course.
- Channel your energy into something productive to improve your life. Identify something you can do that will make your life better and do it. This could be a simple task that you've been putting off or something bigger you need to take care of.[12]
- For example, now's the perfect time to tackle that leaky faucet in your kitchen, repot your houseplants, or develop a better filing system for your bills.
[Edit]Taking Good Care of Yourself - Develop and maintain a daily routine for yourself. Try to wake up and go to bed at the same time each day and do things in roughly the same order each day. Keeping the same basic routine every day may help you to stay grounded and focused.[13]
- For example, after you wake up you might take a shower, get dressed, go to school or work, and then hit the gym.
- Add some physical activity to your daily life. Regular cardiovascular physical activity is good for you and it can also help you to feel happier in general. Strive for 30 minutes of exercise on 5 days of the week, and make sure that you do something you enjoy. This will help to increase the chances that you'll stick with it.[14]
- For example, if you enjoy going on walks outdoors, take a walk around your neighborhood on most days.
- If you're a fan of soccer, join an inter-mural soccer league at your local gym.
- Adopt a healthier diet to promote better health and energy levels. Eating lots of unhealthy food can affect your mood and leave you feeling unhealthy and tired. To prevent this, eat a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. Stick to whole foods and steer clear of fried, sugary, processed, and packaged foods as much as possible.[15]
- If you're new to healthy eating, start by replacing one unhealthy item in your daily diet with a healthy alternative. For example, if you usually eat a bag of potato chips for an afternoon snack, try switching to apple slices.
- Make sure that you don't use food as a coping mechanism after your breakup. If you overeat or find yourself turning to junk food in the first few days after a breakup, that's okay. However, if it becomes a regular habit, this can lead to weight gain and poor health.[16]
- Use a relaxation technique daily to manage stress. It's normal to feel stressed after a breakup, but there are ways you can reduce your stress levels and keep them in check. Choose a relaxation technique that you find helpful and set aside at least 15 minutes every day to use it. Some relaxation techniques you might find helpful include:[17]
- Deep breathing
- Yoga
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Meditation
- Check in on yourself and how you're feeling daily. Try to be more mindful and focus your attention inwards at least once per day. Identify what you're feeling, how these feelings are affecting you, and what might make you feel better. Sit and think about how you're feeling, say what you're feeling out loud, or try journaling about your emotions to check in with yourself.[18]
- Try doing this after you get ready for school or work in the morning, or set aside a specific time later in the day to reflect on how you're feeling.
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