Methods to Resolve Problems with the Avatar Calendar

In my first post on the subject of the calendar in the Avatar world I discussed the element-animal combination cycle of years, and in my second post I talked about the conflict this created with canon evidence.

( Three alternatives: brute force, a clumsy swap-out, and full-on cheating )

I have a whole bunch of Python scripts I used to run these simulations, but decided copying them to DW/LJ would be too much hassle given how the formatting screws with the indentations. If you're interested in the code, drop me a line and I'll happily share. As of now I've nattered on way too long about something that like 0.1% of fans (if that) are interested in, so I'll stop and move on to more interesting things like fanfic and Azula ranting.