Horoscope

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “When you’re following your energy and doing what you want all the time,” says New Age author Shakti Gawain, “the distinction between work and play dissolves.” I’d like to add that you can go a long way towards blending work and play without having to reach Gawain’s impossibly high standard of *all the time.* It would be revolutionary to “follow your energy and do what you want” just *20 percent* more than your current levels. And the astrological omens for 2004 suggest that you can easily exceed that. I say shoot for 30 percent, Taurus. Experiment with creating rich new meanings of the term “labor of love.”

Eeeeeearrrrrgh.

I have a headache that started at lunch when somebody in the Wendy’s stole my pen, so I couldn’t write.

It continued because my pod mate doesn’t know how to shut the hell up.

That and the constant calls.

Three days off, and one day back, and I already feel like crap.

I need to sleep, and I have three days in which to do it… six o’clock, get here quick!

Frustration Quiz

ignore
Your sign of frustration is….Ignoring! Instead
of dealing with problems, you ignore them.
Your theory to problems, is that if I pretend
they are not there, they’ll disappear.
Sometimes this method can work, but most of the
time it doesn’t. For a variety sometime, try
using one of the other methods, which are
discussed in this quiz. It might feel good!

What sign of frustration are you?
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Yoinked from and .

Writing madman.

So, since I don’t want Comcast to end up owning my novel, I only write on my lunch breaks and when I’m out and about or at home. Basically non-work time. Today I was so bored at work that I started writing stuff about Steven, an old Sabbat LARP character of mine.

Holy crap. I wrote five pages between calls by the time lunch came around. That post I made earlier in ? First page and a half. More will be posted later.

I’d be able to finish this so much more quickly if I could work on it at work. Argh. I -did- get two more pages written in the novel at the coney island.

Ambiance Quiz

Insane
You’re Insane: You might not have a personality
disorder, but you’re extremely misunderstood.
You spend more time in your head then you do
with any real person. You don’t fantasize
about rainbows and unicorns, but perhaps
something a bit darker. Philosophical.
Perhaps your fantasies are really grim
realities that everyone else ignores. You’re
views are hardly accepted, and a sometimes a
bit outlandish. Try to socalize more. Not
everyone is out to get you. Really.

Discover Your Ambience
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Yoinked from and .

Wow.

I only have one more insurance quote to get, and then I’m settling on a policy and going for it. will be happy.

Tonight I finish my Yule and Christmas shopping. I have no idea what to get for Joe, but I’ve made some headway with a while back and have half of Mom’s gift already. ‘s gift is in the bag.

Then there’s the exchange gift for the Crampton extended family gathering. Can’t forget that.

Last night was good times with , , , , and . Also ran into Linda. I really, really, really needed that. Despite a little less sleep, I feel more refreshed and ready to deal with everything around me. Thanks, guys.

Tonight, it’s back to Lansing to drop off for massive house-cleaning for familial arrivals tomorrow. I have a feeling that I’ll be cleaning up loose ends with shopping and finalizing insurance stuff. So far, Progressive is my best quote. Geico is outrageous and AAA is reasonable, comparatively.

Thoughts on public transportaton.

Hey ! What about a state-regulated non-profit organization that exists to plan, create, take bids on, and supervise installation and upkeep of a Detroit-based public transportation system. With the hubs of Detroit, Lansing, and Grand Rapis (I think they have a fair bus system) to be connected with an eventual bullet train system. Also, instead of a system like SMART for the Detroit area, have city-run bus systems, with cities joining together in groups if they want… what do you think?

And the railways are already pretty much built. We’d just need to lay track on the medians of major highways.

And damnit, why don’t hybrid cars have solar panels on the roof?! ARGH!