Goals I have achieved this year...

1. I have lived on my own for a full year now.
2. Painted my office (which will now be turned into a bdroom)
3. Painted the hall bathroom
4. Got a new roof
5. bought my house
6. got a divorce and survived.
7. hair removal.
8. joined a gym
9. made new friends and connections
10. conquered fear of going places and doing things by myself.
11. tried sushi and other exotic foods.
12. Oh and I forgot, got my masters degree and subsequent pay raise!!

all in all, I think it has been a very succsessful year.

Today's Gemini Horoscope for Dec 26, 2007
The artistic side of you likes to mingle with people who are just left of normal. You call them eccentric, other people call them crazy! From your point of view, dear Gemini, the crazier the better! You feel that such people add interest to the lives of everyone they come in contact with. Today, take a good long look in the mirror. You may be surprised to see that you are just such a person. Your energy and creativity add sparkle to the lives of others. More

To think...

I could have done this. I would have run away with the circus if I had known of this when I was 15 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhHixicVS4k&feature=related

Oh sigh...

In summer it was so warm.
In summer it was so tragic.
In summer it was so beautiful.
In summer it was so quiet.
In summer it was all so endless. All of it.

Today's Gemini Horoscope for December 10, 2007
Most people form their opinions on the basis of what they're told by a few people supposedly "in the know." Certain ideas become fashionable, dear Gemini, even among intellectuals. Today, you have no patience for these sorts of tendencies. In fact, you are tempted to use vulgar language just to shock the pseudo-intellectuals out of their complacency. Alas, they're unshockable. They will simply sniff at you, raise an eyebrow, and turn away. Rent a cartoon video; that will make you feel better. More...

Tee hee. That sounds so much like me...though I am not just tempted to use the vulgar language, I DO use it. Sometimes I get the sniff, sometimes I don't.

Just cause it's fun...

Today's Gemini Horoscope for December 09, 2007
Today, dear Gemini, you might be offered the chance to take off on a trip around the world to visit fabulous palaces and experience a timeless love that is eternal, and all - get this - totally free! This could be called a sensitivity test to the universe of Walt Disney. Goodness knows that you aren't a total stranger to it! But by now, you've learned from hard experience that fantasyland is for Mickey Mouse.


Sigh. But I am so tired of reality and being practical all. the. time.

Today's horoscope...

Rising Sign Scope - December 8, 2007A new romantic relationship could come your way, or an existing relationship could get a breath of fresh air and seem like a new one. This shows promise of developing into a powerful and passionate bond. The Moon's energy implies that all relationships formed today, whether romantic, business, or otherwise, are probably going to be lasting ones, and they'll probably make a big difference to your own personal growth.

Well now, we'll see about that. I have yet another date tonight. A local guy. Good grammar, articulate but seems a bit awkward on the phone (so am I). Hard to see his pictures on match, so I really don't know if he is attractive or not.

I hope he is attractive.
I hope he has good table manners.
I hope he is kind to other people.
I hope he is not a religious freak, though I do know from his profile that he is Catholic and seems to be active. That is OK of course, but our ideas may clash. As long as he is one of those kind of people that accepts differences, then we're good to go. At least Catholocism is not unfamiliar and if I had to pick a religion, there are parts of it that I truely enjoy. Now if we could just get over that pesky birth control issue, priests marrying, and abortion, we'd be good to go. Oh, and quit being hateful to gays. Yeah, other than that, it would be the perfect religion for me, and I do mean that. Our Weddings are the best. Funerals are not too shabby either if you're Irish Catholic.

Ok, what else do I hope? Oh, if he is all those things, then please let the interest be mutual. If he is NOT all those things, then let the disinterest be mutual quick and painless for both. I have my doubts though. I really do.

In other news. I went out with my friend C last night. I had never gone out with her just the two of us, and I had a blast! I was really surprised. My friend J is moving two hours away and I am crushed. Good girlfriends are nearly impossible to come by. I need to cultivate more female friendships. Seriously.

Sexism and the bank...

Dear__________bank. I have been with your bank through three name changes and since 1980. Over half of my life. When I was married, you ASSumed my husband was the primary bread winner but it seems you failed to look at the name on the checks. I say this because you always recognized him and greeted him by name. It always pissed me off. That is why I was such an asshole to your manager yesterday when she asked me where my husband has been and what he's been up to. So there. Now you know. Stop being sexist, and mind your own fucking business. Customer service is sufficient enough. Personal service really isn't anyone's place unless you are managing my personal fucking life, which I am managing quiet well on my own.