BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//iCal 3.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Geek Holidays X-WR-CALDESC:Calendar of geek holidays X-WR-RELCALID:07FD4674-D535-4339-BD0E-C13C2818D8B7 VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19551030T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20061029T060000Z;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of birthdays of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins (JR R Tolkien's \"The Hobbit\" and \"The Lord of the Rings.\" UID:8595E331-1194-4999-A26D-D5541C0DA35E TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbit_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070922 DTSTAMP:20080716T163907Z SUMMARY:Hobbit Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070923 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth UID:A1722243-0082-4A4A-B979-E4B095E55164 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070212 DTSTAMP:20070224T191042Z SUMMARY:Darwin Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070213 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the fall of Sauron & encourage use of Tolkien's wo rks in education and libraries. UID:73F20320-60E4-4FB9-8201-CE2EB9D9DF83 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_reading_day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070325 DTSTAMP:20080716T163710Z SUMMARY:Tolkien Reading Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070326 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:14 DESCRIPTION:Week-long celebration of videogaming - see online comic Ctrl +Alt+Del (http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/) UID:B9ECBEC6-BF47-4271-AF74-67DBF8818D66 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl%2BAlt%2BDel#Winter-een-m as DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070125 DTSTAMP:20070224T190837Z SUMMARY:Winter-een-mas CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070131 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Don't celebrate this holiday today. Opposite Day is never ce lebrated on days other than this. UID:B359E292-07F0-4794-875C-6FEF33667344 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposite_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070125 DTSTAMP:20070224T201432Z SUMMARY:Opposite Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070126 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:6 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of the day that is fifty-five days after Hallowe en. Origins in web cartoon \"Homestar Runner.\" UID:22C5C161-92BE-4E44-8E35-D3A4ACC97B1C TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decemberween#Decemberween DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071225 DTSTAMP:20080716T164211Z SUMMARY:Decemberween CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071226 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:11 DESCRIPTION:Chemistry holiday\; date and time chosen to denote Avogadro' s number (6.02×10^23) UID:43DC2FB4-5A9B-493F-A15B-42629ECAC018 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_Day DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071023T060200 DTSTAMP:20070224T192908Z SUMMARY:Mole Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071023T180200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:5 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:53C758E5-179A-438A-BBED-1A54901BCD25 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070314 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.steakandbj.com/v2/ DTSTAMP:20070315T161757Z SUMMARY:Steak and a BJ Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070315 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:12 DESCRIPTION:Free People Read Freely!\nCelebrated in the last week of Sep tember. UID:F3C24C70-1F6F-4C7C-ABEA-322E87D4447A TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek .htm DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070930T000000 DTSTAMP:20080716T164135Z SUMMARY:Banned Books Week CREATED:20090418T011329Z DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071006T235900 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:7 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:BDC2096D-7A90-480F-A449-0C991CA0C934 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070919 URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pir ate_Day DTSTAMP:20080716T163857Z SUMMARY:Int'l Talk Like a Pirate Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070920 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:10 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070525 DTSTAMP:20080716T163532Z SUMMARY:Towel Day DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070526 LOCATION:Don't panic! RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:Tribute day to Douglas Adams\, author of the \"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.\" UID:E87C216E-3223-47A3-A4CE-B4A0665A3E95 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day CREATED:20090418T011329Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Usually celebrated on the last school day of September. UID:75A2C51E-CEA8-488D-A8DB-1F11A1F079FB TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask_a_Stupid_Question_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070928 DTSTAMP:20070224T195628Z SUMMARY:Ask a Stupid Question Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070929 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of monkeys and evolution UID:AD9F69D7-B095-4703-9959-6A3528F72C09 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071214 DTSTAMP:20070224T193741Z SUMMARY:Monkey Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071215 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:7 DESCRIPTION:Nerd Pride Day in Spain\nhttp://www.alvarezperea.com/diaorgu llofriki/index.htm UID:5DB287CE-C8BC-4206-BCDD-49DF4AA53471 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080525 DTSTAMP:20080106T074913Z SUMMARY:Día del Orgullo Friki CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080526 LOCATION:Kingdom of Spain RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:9 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070510 DTSTAMP:20070224T200121Z SUMMARY:Whacking Day DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070511 LOCATION:Springfield RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:From \"The Simpsons\" - snakes are driven to center of town and beaten to death. UID:3D88C02E-754D-4071-9CC1-B1B5BB50E74C TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whacking_Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:7 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:B14D4655-07E1-49D8-BD42-09256488945B DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071205 URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Ninja DTSTAMP:20070224T191311Z SUMMARY:Day of the Ninja CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071206 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:7 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of Sir Isaac Newton's birthday UID:3862F8C6-1C69-46FA-85C6-E5EE5FD77AEA TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grav-mass DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071225 DTSTAMP:20070224T192156Z SUMMARY:Grav-mass CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071226 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of mathematical constant Pi (π) (3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510...) UID:C5E4C640-9A96-42AE-924A-8584D36D262C TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070314 DTSTAMP:20070224T193355Z SUMMARY:Pi Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070315 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Non-denominational holiday to be celebrated by any who do no t wish to celebrate Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa\; popularized by \"Seinfe ld\" television series UID:9A74588A-B643-4A11-ADD4-EFD88AC5882A TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071223 DTSTAMP:20070224T192001Z SUMMARY:Festivus CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071224 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:11 DESCRIPTION:Celebrated on the last Friday of July UID:219E404A-FEA2-4E21-8F4F-283B0AEC8514 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Administrator_Apprecia tion_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070727 DTSTAMP:20080716T164015Z SUMMARY:System Administrator Appreciation Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070728 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7;BYDAY=-1FR;WKST=SU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:9 DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of first publication of Charles Darwin's \"On th e Origin of Species.\" UID:7BA93749-B479-4C12-B21A-73969A07ABAD TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071124 DTSTAMP:20070224T191724Z SUMMARY:Evolution Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071125 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:See also Pi Day UID:80ECE5CF-773E-406C-89D7-5ECB1818187A TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070722 DTSTAMP:20070224T193534Z SUMMARY:Pi Approximation Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070723 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of changing Internet journalism UID:30E2A975-BABF-432E-86B0-1846CE9F87C9 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Weblogger%27s_D ay DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070614 DTSTAMP:20070224T192457Z SUMMARY:International Weblogger's Day CREATED:20090418T011328Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070615 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of human achievement & first moon landing (Apoll o 11) UID:F7CB4306-7E0B-4F63-ACAE-61A085211D44 TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evoloterra DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070720 DTSTAMP:20070224T191515Z SUMMARY:Evoloterra CREATED:20090418T011329Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070721 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:DB1C8372-3D99-4748-ABCE-F6E078D3FC64 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090907T000000 DTSTAMP:20090421T032852Z SUMMARY:National Grimlock Day CREATED:20090421T032824Z DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090907T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:0AF902F7-F6E1-49F9-B9F1-C6EF9795D2CE DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090508T000000 DTSTAMP:20090505T020024Z SUMMARY:25th Anniversary of \"Transformers\" CREATED:20090505T020010Z DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090508T010000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR