Observations on the “exile ends” ornament… what do they mean?
My “exile ends” ornament arrived and I realized three things are in shiny gold:
- “exile ends”
- “03”
- The 21 hearts ringing the border
Is that signaling something on March 21 (3/21)? Is it a nod to a 3-2-1 countdown? Why 21 hearts?!
Also, normally there are 60 tick marks for the seconds, but on the ornament there are 85… with the minute hand on the clock pointing to the 84th… What does THAT mean? Why 85 ticks?!
If we count just in a year: 84th day of the year is 3/25 85th day of the year is 3/26
If we count from the last day of the tour: 84 days after Dec 8th is 3/2 85 days after Dec 8th is 3/3
But those don’t line up with 3/21 so… 🤷🏻♀️
Also, one final big question mark for me: each tick mark is made of two (✌🏻) dots. They’re slightly shifted off each other in places, with the biggest offsets occurring just after the 3, a long stretch around 5-6-7, and again near 11 (see the second photo). Like the two dots keep phasing in and out of alignment, but inconsistently. I suppose it could be a print error, but 1) then I’d expect a consistent offset everywhere, and 2) why print each tick as two dots in the first place?
I need some people with a better understanding of her numbers / key dates / etc to help me unpack the weirdness of this ornament!