TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s my opinion that everyone has a duty to periodically check in with themselves to make sure they still are who they say they are. Over time, there’s a tendency for all of us to fall into the habit of believing our own hype. We get entranced by the persona we project. We’re tempted to keep capitalizing on our past accomplishments in ways that lull us into complacency and give us unconscious permission to stop growing. You, Taurus, are in no worse danger of doing this than any of the rest of us. But the coming weeks will be an excellent time, astrologically speaking, for you to do an intensive check-in.
Age Torn Asunder
Two Ages comprise one mission, one quest. Two books appear in the library in my Relto, but they are linked to one pillar. They were once one Age, but because of a king’s pride, they were torn asunder. The Least were sent to dwell in the rock-and-steam Vulcan landscape, while the King was left his beautiful, if burdened with unstable weather patterns, garden. He was no longer bothered by the Least, nor was he bothered by the sundering that he had done.
When the linking books are written, are they creating and modifying worlds, or are they connecting across the vast quantum multiverse to places, worlds, and times that might exist or might have existed? I’m not sure that any of the explorers here will ever know, let alone me. I doubt that it’ll stop me from trying.
Horoscope
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some people are here on the planet to find success, while others are here to find themselves. In the big scheme of things, I’m not sure which category you fit into, Taurus. But I’m pretty sure that for the next few weeks you’ll be best served by acting as if you’re the latter. Even if you think you’ve found yourself pretty completely in the past, it’s time to go searching again: There are new secrets to be discovered, in large part because you’re not who you used to be. So for now at least, I encourage you to give your worldly ambitions a bit of a rest as you intensify your self-explorations.
Kind of irritating. My gut is telling me to find success.
Cathartic
Taking the pile of old computer parts, clothes, and toys to Goodwill felt really good. Taking Cian in to Gone Wired to get some delicious coffee was better. Browsing Everybody Reads next door was the icing on the cake. Think I’ll head back there later on and pick up the book I narrowly resisted buying today.
Horoscope
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You might have to use primitive means to accomplish modern wonders. It may be necessary to hearken back to what worked in the past in order to serve the brightest vision of the future. Take your cue from Luis Soriano, a saintly teacher who carries a library of 120 books on the back of a donkey as he meanders around the back country of Colombia, helping poor kids learn how to read.
Nerdiness, delicious nerdiness.
SETI@Home Graveyard
Let us bow our head in remembrance of two valiant machines, Alpha Trion and Swoop. They were discovered to be non-functional upon the redeployment of the Graveyard. They were reliable… er… they were the first two in my rack-wanna-be shelf. Nemesis Prime has been re-purposed as Hunter’s computer, and will rejoin the Graveyard ranks when Hunter earns a connection to the internet. Bruticus is now my desktop, and it’s still crunching data. That left Slag and Snarl as the only boxes to redeploy in the basement. I’ve set up the other Compaq Presario media computer (the multimedia might of Pentium II with MMX!) as Sludge, and am thinking of setting up the ancient eMachine as Grimlock (Thanks, Matt!).
That basement room is much more clean now. I’m hoping that this trend continues.
Repercussions and Consquences
Doctor’s appointment today with the OB/GYN. Pictures of babies on the wall, pregnant women all around, happy expectant faces everywhere… wore hard on Nikki. Truth be told, on me as well. Things are progressing normally, the hormone count is way down and still falling. The loss, the hole, is still preventing things from returning to “normal”, but I don’t feel like I’m running from it.
Writing
What’s this writing thing of which you speak?
Misc.
I hate cat puke.
I also dislike waking up with the knowledge that very bad dreams were going on all night long, but not remembering anything about them. Not to mention back and joint pain.
Rebuilding my SETI@Home Graveyard has begun. This is a good thing.
Highly entertained by YouTube videos that keep popping up in my RSS feeds and in my email.
Time to get the oldest ready for school and to find caffeine.
Horoscope
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Two-thirds of people surveyed said they would rather look good than feel good. I hope you’re not one of them. The ironic fact of the matter is that if you put the emphasis on looking good in the coming week — creating favorable impressions, acting dishonest in order to curry favor, wearing uncomfortable but attractive clothes — you will end up feeling sub-par and looking mediocre. On the other hand, if you put the priority on feeling good — treating your body like a beloved pet, seeking out encounters that nurture your secret self, and hanging out in environments that encourage you to relax — you will look good and feel good.