Just realized this...

Hey, it's 71 days 'til Christmas.

Halloween is in 17 days.

And, hey, I just realized something else, 17 and 71 use the same numbers, 1 and 7!

Today is a great day! But my favorite day was September 9.

09-09-09!! OH YEAH! (plus it was 6 days after my 16th birthday :)