Where love is just a lyric

Mouscars!

2008-09-19T00:35:22Z

Goin' to Mouscars tonight, y'all! It's sorta like Disney oscars, I guess. I'm a nominee and everything! Let's see how this goes down. XD

Eee!!

2006-10-19T05:42:48Z

Tonight is a good night. First of all, it is the last night before my Florida trip. Second of all: OH MY GOD!!! I FOUND IT!! I FOUND IT!!!

They said it didn't exist. They said I was crazy. Well, I am crazy. But that is besides the point. The point is I can now say this:

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Bart Simpson's Dracula. :D!!

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!

The next time I update, I will more than likely be in Florida.

Horoscope #7

2006-09-21T02:45:48Z

Well, the travel dreams have already started. Stuh-range.

You know what I realized, you guys? realized I haven't asked you all a very important question in a very, very long time. I ought to fix that, oughtn't I?

Capricorn

Capricorn, you're going to have some difficulty with money this week when that stashed pile of cash under your mattress is eaten by ravenous woodchucks, so be ready. Start mapping out banks for a nice heist, maybe. As a Capricorn, you are very clever, so you could also go the subtle route and plan your own pyramid scheme. I'm getting strong positive images of you selling coctail weenies at discount prices and charging high interest rates. Go with it.

Sagittarius

Okay, Sagittarius, I know you and you know me so we can be honest with one another. It's time to give up the security blanket and stand on your own. Seriously, I think that security blanket has like, mange or something. Invest in a spirit-cleansing positive act of charity and give it to the Goodwill, because we all know a little mange is good for the children. It will make them much stronger. Also, you must take everything people say to you literally this week. Hopefully no one wants you to drop dead because you'll just have to oblige!!

Scorpio

Ah, what a time for you my beloved Scorpio! You've had a little trouble with self-confidence lately, but I am here to tell you that that is to be banished this week. Your veins run with luminous, glow-in-the-dark awesome! You are here for all-time! In fact, I think you just may be immortal, Scorpio. Jump off a cliff and feel the power of your immortality. Bask in it! Astound your friends! Have...an ambulance waiting at the bottom, though. Just in case.

Libra

Libra, this week will find you feeling very creative. I get a sense that you will wish to fingerpaint or perhaps use grafiti. Might I suggest fingerpainting murals in your local public restrooms? It could be a delightful opportunity for socialization, I think. Brush up on your knock-knock jokes for the occaision, because they will be heartily appreciated by the restroom regulars.

Virgo

When I close my eyes and visualize your week, Virgo, I get the overwhelming image of a small old lady with bright pink hair and a hook for a hand. I'm not sure exactly what this means but she's weilding a garden hose and has a black scowl on her face. Interpret at will, Virgo, it's up to you. Is this a literal thing? The secret meaning of life? You are very apt at discovering the meaning of life, remember, so perhaps this is another representation. Or perhaps it is the manifestation of your innermost turmoil, desires, and fears. Maybe it just means you've got freaky neighbors.

Leo

Leo, this is the week you will make a tremendous spiritual breakthrough. At a McDonald's over a McFlurry, you will suddenly and vividly recall your past life as a fire eater in a three ring circus. You will also recall your tragic end, when an elephant mistakenly took a nap on your face. Everything about your idiosyncracies in this life will come clear to you at this time, Leo, from your inexorable attraction to the flame to your fear of elephants to that odd urge to play cards with bearded ladies.

Cancer

Sometimes I wonder about you, Cancer. This week you mught possibly develop a strange attraction for marshmallows. Oh, not to eat, oh no. You'll just want to collect them and spend hours sticking them together in highly detailed landscapes. I'm sure if you keep at it long enough, you can build 19th century marshmallow London. I'm sure there is a greater purpose to this, and I am sure that historians across the globe will welcome this architectural marvel into the hallowed halls of learning.

Gemini

Gemini, you need to slow down and look at the scenery. When you do, you'll realize that all your underwear is draped across the trees and shrubs. You're not sure how it happened, but you'll chalk it up to leprachauns. I'd use this opportunity to do two things: appreciate the strange yet compellingly contrasted beauty of undergarments against a natural setting and also to assess wether or not you need new underwear. I'm leaning toward "yes" on the second one, simply because you have at least four holes big enough to stick your leg through in most pairs.

Taurus

Tauri are naturally the most stubborn creatures in the Zodiac. We must break you of this, Taurus. So I decree that you're going to spend this week standing outside. No, not just standing. You are going to stand outside this week for one hour every night on your head. Don't know how to stand on your head? Tough! You'll learn by instinct. And the bruises will humble you. You might think I'm a hardcase, Taurus, but it's for your own good. You've been far too big for your boots for far too long. To reward yourself for a job well done, you may have brownies.

Aries

You will do well in academic endeavors, Aries. More because of lucky guesses than actual effort, though, so you don't have to bother with that "study hard" business. Just try to make a bunny rabbit on your scantron sheet and b.s. your way through any short answer or essay questions you may have. Allude whatever you're talking about to what you saw on TV last night before bed, throw in some business about "the eternal struggle for meaning and acceptance", slap on some fancy adjectives and presto! A papers all the way!

Pisces

When you eat Mystery Nuggets this week, Pisces, you will gain the ability to communicate with the dead. You thought those nuggets were chicken, oh how naive! Use your new power wisely because most of the time the dead won't shut up. I know from personal experiences because I was dead on...I mean because never mind. I just know, okay? The comforting thought is that it could be you can talk to the dead or someone with an intercom is totally pulling your chain. Besides, the dead don't say anything useful, anyway.

Aquarius

Like the caterpillar changes into the butterfly, so must you change your outlook on life, Aquarius. Helping a chicken cross the road will give you a new perspective, and you may perchance see life as one large road to be crossed. Although, on the road of life there are no crosswalks, so we must all dart across the freeway and hope that we are not hit. Or you could be smart and hitchhike. Let the wind take you to the highest mountains and feel the power and change in all things. Do not give up the freeway because life is a highway. I so made that up, it was never a song. Make sure to look both ways before crossing the highway that life is. I hope I have made myself clear, Aquarius.

The stars have spoken!

collie_wing @ 2006-06-04T14:32:00

2006-06-04T21:32:39Z

View Poll: To Name An iPod

Last post of the day, I swear

2006-06-01T02:33:08Z

I made a new community! Well, vorpalmuse and I made it. Well, really, she's the brains behind it all. I was just the monkey.

The community is called the no_life_society and I encourage all of you to check it out and join! Or well, those of you without those pesky things called lives. Really, this community is for anything and everything under the sun. All those random thoughts people have, all the random doodles or story snippets or observations or anything. So...go check it out! Tell your friends! :D

Late night stressing

2006-05-16T06:13:13Z

Watch as I entertainingly talk myself down from panic. Late at night tends to have me sorta diverge. :P

What'm I gonna do, what'm I gonna do??? I'm soooo not prepared for this final!! *paces in circles for an hour* Okay, okay. You're up late, and you're journaling. Pull yourself together, woman. You can do this. I swear. You've done it before, right? Right. Okay, then. Step one, for the love of all that is small and fuzzy and rodent-like, stop pacing! Pacing gets nothing done. Step two, work on your sheet tomorrow morning. There's nothing you can get down now that you're an emotional wreck, you'll only hurt yourself. Got that? Very good.

Now, proceed as though everything is going really well. Even if you aren't prepared, you can study tomorrow until you are. Your Psych exam is secondary. Secondary, I tell you. You must pass this business law exam or I will never ever forgive you. Which is...forgiving myself...I guess? It's too late at night to bother with details. Just go lay down and turn off the light and chill. 'Kay? Do that for me? Trust me, it'll help.

No, not after you read your friendslist. Now.

But but but corporations and liability and and and....

Stoppit.

If I were saying this out loud, I'd probably get committed right about now. Sheesh!

Gone crazy, be back...um...some other time.

I memed

2006-04-18T06:54:46Z

I memed again. I'm a nerd. You guys know what to do. Share the love. Put this up. Help me achieve infamy. Or...something.

You as a Warlord by collie_wing
Name/username
Lover or fighter?
Your warlord name	Gobbriff the Pincher of Tushes
Weapon of choice	Pitchfork
Why you will go down in infamy	On the eve of battle you always had a slumber party
How you meet your end	You don't die, your spirit gets passed on via renicarnation and currently resides in some emo chick
When the high budget biopic comes out	May 22, 2039

Quiz created with MemeGen!

Meme-making!

2006-03-29T22:26:08Z

I made a meme for my homedawgs over at the gothic_mansion RPG, but really, it can be for anyone. Because like all things Erika, it's just that cool.

Your Gothic Mansion Experience by collie_wing
Name/username:
Do you like to read?
Your OTP	Count Dracula
Will end up being your sworn enemy:	Viktor Frankenstein
Knows all your secrets:	Mina Murray
Is much less evil than you:	Liza, the maid
Will cause you tremendous amounts of gothic angst:	Dr. Jekyll
Is much MORE evil than you:	Katrina van Tassel
Will end up being your best friend:	R.M. Renfield
Will kill you gruesomely	Lucy Westenra
Days you will last in the mansion	1,850

Quiz created with MemeGen!

Well that was interesting! My vanity dictates that this is a public entry. And if anyone feels like they wanna go RP some characters out of gothic literature, the ol' GM is a great place to do it! We have grand parties and such.

Horoscope postponed!

2006-03-25T06:20:28Z

Due to the puddled, fuzzy nature of the creator's brain, the horoscope will be postponed again. Lo siento mucho, mis amigos.

I'm bad at keeping dates, I know.

Another episode of bad paint art...

2006-03-20T23:12:52Z

This one's for all the girls out there.

*Disclaimer* This is supposed to be funny. LAUGH. Or...comiserate. :P

So that's what I go through at these times, anyway. Um...if you have to ask what this is about, clearly you have it too easy and you are to be envied and pummeled mercilessly. Or you're a guy. XD Not even gonna friends-lock it cause THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW.

Horoscope #6

2006-03-18T06:59:45Z

I actually did them this week! Woo!

Capricorn
You must be assertive this week, Capricorn. But don't be so assertive that you scare people. Just be assertive enough to get what you want without stepping on anyone's toes. Do you understand? Answer me assertively, please. Has the word assertive lost all meaning for you yet? Has it?

Sagittarius
Sagittarius needs to be gentle this week. Fierceness is good for a top model, but you need to think kittens and butterflies, not tigers and centipedes. So be gentle. Talk in a gentle voice. Pet people soothingly when they upset you. In fact, you should just go around petting people on the head soothingly and telling them in a gentle voice "Kittens, seashells, sunshine." It will win you many friends.

Scorpio
You're going to get lost somewhere this week, Scorpio. But DON'T PANIC! What you do is turn around in a circle slowly with your eyes closed and point in a direction. That will be the direction you take that will lead you home. Do not try this method if you're trying to find anywhere other than where you live, though, it's only good for finding home. Why not enjoy your directionally challenged state and have a churro?

Libra
Libra, you must take up a hobby that will keep your mind occupied and your frustration levels at minimum. I highly suggest origami, for nothing is better at lowering your frustration level than folding a square of paper into intricate, precise little pieces that aren't the same unless shaped exactly right. You'll feel the annoyance melt right off of you!

Virgo
It's Virgo's week for charity. Give to the less fortunate and feel very good about yourself. But that means giving something that someone actually needs. Don't give like, old cans of green beans or socks that have holes in them. No, you must give of yourself, your time and effort, your love and labor. Not....not your flu germs. Okay?

Leo
Take advantage of an awkward silence to show off one of your spiffy card tricks, Leo. If you have no spiffy card tricks, you'd better learn one because I predict this week will be plauged with awkard silences for you. None that you create of course, but you will be involved in them. So bust out them aces!

Cancer
You should spend some time meditating this week, Cancer. It will relax you and may even take you to a higher plane of existence than you currently inhabit. While on that plane of existence, make sure not to eat the airline food, because it's just as bad as the stuff they serve on regular planes, and almost as bad as this joke. Badum ching!

Gemini
Gemini, you've got a big task ahead of you in the coming weeks and for it you will need to be well armed. I want you to be lean, mean, and squeaky clean! So don't hesitate, take five or six baths a day for the next three days before you face the task and come out smelling like a rose. Literally!

Taurus
It is time for you to go to challenge yourself intellectually, Taurus. You'll thank me when you realize how much fun it is to play chess standing on your head or after you've read Crime and Punishment backwards. Bend the rules! And do it in a smart way!

Aries
Aries, this is a fantastic week for you fiscally. Just don't blow your windfall on something silly. Spend it on the really important things like Scrubs on DVD or a nice new hat that you'll wear for three seconds and then put away to "keep it nice". Priorities, here Aries.

Pisces
Scorpio seems to have passed their procrastination issues on to you, Pisces. Do not fear, they are not life and death for you. Just make sure you don't put off finding that lost city of Atlantis for too long, or someone else will beat you to it. Or you'll die of old age or...something. In fact, why not go looking for it soon? Like, tomorrow!

Aquarius
You will have an experience in which you commune with nature this week, Aquarius. I just hope that doesn't mean you run smack into a tree while playing Marco Polo. But should that be the case, try to listen to the tree's wisdom before you sink into the depths of unconsciousness.

Horoscope...cancelled?

2006-03-11T06:13:59Z

Due to circumstances beyond the control of the management, there will not be a horoscope this week. Everyone please remain calm and buy shrimp in bulk. Horoscopes will resume next week. Or possibly tomorrow. The stars are vague.

Don't worry, everyone lives.

Horoscope #5

2006-03-04T05:24:26Z

This week everyone is going to have a word that they're going to incorporate into their goals for this week. I'll also give a couple of examples of how you can accomplish this icorporation.

Capricorn
Your word this week is trust, Capricorn. And I want you to be stingy with it. You're too trusting, and it has caused you alot of problems in the past. This week, trust no one, as the X-Files maxim goes. Keep all that trust to yourself and don't give any of it out. Start keeping your money in a mattress, and don't donate blood. It's a vampiric pyramid scheme, don't you know.

Sagittarius
Your word is kindness. Show alot of it, especially if you happen to cause someone bodily harm. Remember kindness and give them directions to the nearest hospital, or perhaps buy them a nice cookie. Kindess should fill your every thought and action. If you kill someone, do it with kindness. That is, have a smile on your face and a song in your heart when you implement the poison/knife/gun.

Scorpio
Scorpio, your word is love. Why? Because you need to share the love this week. So I want you to tell at least three people that you love them, and the more people you tell the better. You can't keep those passionate Scorpio feelings bottled up forever, it might cause combustion. If you voice your feelings, it will make the world a better place. Or...it might freak out three people who just met you yesterday. Whichever comes first.

Libra
Libra, I want you to focus on creativity. You've got alot of it but it's just down there hiding out in some kind of secret fort. You need to give yourself a project, or find some way to express it productively, like cheating on your taxes in a way that makes you very inventive. Goldfish are dependents, right?

Virgo
Virgo's word is strength. Strength for the day to day struggles of living, strength to resist the urge for just one more lemon square. It is not only strength of the body that you need, Virgo, but of the soul as well. So this week I want you to practice strength in body by doing something like lifting freeweights, and also strength in soul, by doing something like not laugh when someone tickles you. You must go at least 15 minutes of tickling with no laughter.

Leo
Leo? I want you to think about humor. Everything is funny, Leo, in some way shape or form. So if you see someone who is on fire running down the street and the Macarena blares in the background, it is okay to laugh. Really. Remember that in any situation there is something funny, and you must try to find that humor for yourself, as laughter keeps us healthy. Just make sure if it's a dire situation to laugh on the inside, because you don't want to look like a jerk.

Cancer
Cancer, passion is your word. It's not the same as love, it's much hotter. Passion for not only people but the work you do is important. You must have passion about your task in life, feel the fire and let it rule your work. You'll be much happier. Just don't make out with the copy machine, okay?

Gemini
Gemini's word is bravery. Your bravery will help you in the twists and turns your life is taking at the moment. Don't be afraid to take up arms and face your challenges head on with this wonderful bravery. You can even add "Sir" to the front of your name, if it makes you feel better, and braver. To assist with your bravery, do something bold like give a speech in your underwear or sign up for a knife fight. Something that takes some moxy!

Taurus
Your word is intelligence, Taurus. And frankly, you haven't been showing alot of it lately. We have to fix that. Maybe you should read the dictionary, a little every day. Like maybe a page or two. Use big words in conversations, words like "expediate" and "salubrious". Invest in a monocle and a very large book, it'll help with the image.

Aries
Your word is appreciation. Show some appreciation, ya ungrateful wench! Look at the world around you and dammit, give it some appreciation. That sky is so pretty and the grass is just right for walking on. You'll have to find a way to be thankful for everything that gets handed to you on a silver platter. And if you gripe at me over this word, it just shows you're not appreciative enough. So there.

Pisces
Pisces' word is spirituality. Find yours this week, Pisces. Or get in touch with it if you've found it. Good techniques are meditation, as well as visiting churches and reading the Religious Text of Your Choice. If you start speaking in tongues, make sure it's done in the privacy of your own home, unless you want to be the subject of the next based on a true story horror movie.

Aquarius
Aquarius, you must focus on communication. With loved ones, and with yourself. Find ways to get your point across, but don't neglect the words and deeds of others. A good way to communicate is with sock puppet theater, so you should look into that avenue for talking over all of your issues. But if it's your week to talk about that time you smoked crack or when you and some pals killed that guy and stashed the body, a more serious medium is probably better. No one likes hearing "And that was damn good ice" from a googly-eyed puppet.

*bows*

Horoscope #4- For Reals

2006-02-25T20:45:34Z

Capricorn
This week you need to eat right, Capricorn. Include lots of good fresh things in your diet. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, you know. It also keeps the tax collectors, thugs, and Japanese empire away too. Just sayin'.

Sagittarius
If you do anything at all this week, Sagittarius my friend, make sure you get a pedicure. Those toenails are turning into claws. Save the toenail clippings in a jar, they will be worth something some day.

Scorpio
Well, Scorpio, this week has already started off in procrastination for you, hasn't it? Don't let that train leave the station. Fight your procrastination demons and get something done, for Pete's sake. I suggest the use of a small amount of fire, applied to any point on the body, to get things up and going.

Libra
Get lots of rest and stay away from Chinese food this week, Libra. It's only going to help you in the long run. Besides, your nearest resturaunt has started adding a "secret ingredient" to their fried rice. I'm thinking it's Lysol.

Virgo
If you write anything this week my sweet, creative little Virgo, make sure you stay away from those nasty, awful, repugnant run on sentences that can get much too long and leave people feeling like they're running a marathon, which leaves them very out of breath. Also, avoid choppy sentences. Ones that start and stop abruptly. They suck. Find balance.

Leo
The time is right for you to contact your secret admirer. Or, if you don't have one, pick some poor unsuspecting person, forge their signature on a very sappy note, and claim that they're your secret admirer. That'll be your self esteem project this week, Leo.

Cancer
This is a week for decisions, Cancer. You have a very big choice facing you and a very big need to make the right decision. I would hope you have the judgement to follow your heart on this one. Because your brain's gonna lead you right off a cliff. I'd not go hiking until Sunday, in any case.

Gemini
For you, Gemini, it is a time for family. Play a rousing game of Candy Land with your brother, or go ahead and visit the folks back home. You'll delight in hearing family stories about how grandma thought the telephone was an evil spirit, or about that hilarious time everyone ganged up on cousin Joe and chained him in the crawlspace. Ask to see his skeleton for educational purposes.

Taurus
Voodoo is NOT an appropriate way to coach your favorite American Idol contestant through to the next round, Taurus. All the same, you're saying one of the incantations off just a little bit, and if you do it again, you might accidentally end up pushing through the wrong person. Or...turning Ace into a very large, very bloodthirsty chicken. Just sayin'.

Aries
Oh, Aries, what is to be done about your gallivanting? You will learn your lesson soon enough when you wake up on the lawn of the state capital building surrounded by naked hippies, sporting a new tattoo that says "I Love Sha", and possessing no memory of the past week.

Pisces
Spend a little less time near the butterfly tree, Pisces, and a little more time in the real world. Because you don't want to cause another scene when you ram your car into a light pole. Also, do not be alarmed if your plants start talking. You have been given a gift. Make sure you water them to their demands.

Aquarius
A little healthy competition will be good for a morale boost this week, Aquarius. Just make sure that doesn't mean you bet your buddy he'll faint before you do as you rapidly slice off your own fingers. Fingers have a way of not growing back, you see.

Sorry about the wait. I hope you enjoy. *bows*

Horoscope #4 -Delay

2006-02-25T03:54:56Z

Horoscopes, sadly, will be delayed until tomorrow morning. But they will come!

Horoscope #3

2006-02-18T05:57:04Z

Welcome back to zee magical world of horoscopes. The stars do not lie, my friends, they tell only zee honest truth of zee matter. They're gonna be short this week, I'm sort of on a Vicodin cloud. :D

Capricorn
Ooh, Capricorn, I'm getting a sense that you're feeling a bit tense this week. A good long massage with a team of Sumo wrestlers ought to liquify you properly. Have a stainless steel bucket handy to catch the goo that was once your rock-hard aggravation.

Sagittarius
A wise man once said "Don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow." Sagittarius? Don't listen to him. He's an idiot. You need to get your crap done TODAY. Actually, you need to get it done yesterday. Otherwise you're going to find yourself on a sled headed to a missionary outpost in Siberia.

Scorpio
You need a good cry this week, Scorpio. So go rent the saddest movie you can find and have it out. Or maybe rent something that makes you laugh so hard you cry. Whatever the context, salt water needs to leave your tear ducts this week or your eyes will implode.

Libra
It is a good week for you Libra. You will get a raise this week! This will happen when your cat lands in the tallest tree in the neighborhood after a daring night of heroics and you have to go up in a cherrypicker to get him down. But think of it! A raise!

Virgo
Neon plaid disco pants, Virgo. You will thank me when you're handed the key to the city for wearing them. It will be a humorous circumstance involving an ice cream truck and an army of poodles. Trust me on this one, please.

Leo
The crop circles are coming back this week, Leo. So be ready for the aliens that come with them this time. The driver of the UFO will be irritated and may seem belligerent, but it's only because his wife made him ask for directions. Be sympathetic and give the best longitudional coordinates you can to the Bermuda Triangle.

Cancer
The only words I'm going to say to you this week Cancer are words that you and I understand very well but that perhaps should be best left shrouded in mystery to the rest of the public.

Barbie shoe diorama.

Gemini
Try very hard not to sneeze this week, Gemini. It will possibly cause the next big natural disaster if you do. And if you must sneeze, invest in a handkie so you don't spread germs after you've caused the blizzard/hurricane/monsoon or earthquake. It's just polite.

Taurus
That thing you thought would happen last week is going to happen this week. Then after it happens, you will be visited by three ghosts, one of which will be your third grade teacher, even if your third grade teacher is still alive and kickin'. That's just how ghosts roll. Keep the number of the nearest exorcist on hand in case you didn't get any gold stars.

Aries
Find a famous person who shares the same birthday as you. Research that person's life, history, and accomplishments. Then, either write a five hundred page paper about that person or try to recreate some of those accomplishments. Unless you have the same birthday as someone bad. Then just hope reincarnation isn't real.

Pisces
This is your week, Pisces. Your stars are high and your planets are aligned. So go out there and do your thing, okay? Fear no one! Brave the wilds! Just...don't brave too many wilds or you'll hurt yourself like last time. You still owe that farmer money, I think.

Aquarius
You will have exceptional luck picking locks this week. No more coat hanger jimmying for you, Aquarius! After an all-nighter in which you subsist on Wheat Thins and fruit punch, you will start to believe that you are Napoleon Bonaparte. When your attempt to take over the house next door fails, don't be too broken hearted. There is always next week!

The stars have spoken. Have a good week, everyone!

Horoscope #2

2006-02-10T19:05:14Z

Today is Friday, and you all know what that means...

This week the stars decree everyone has an animal that will make them lucky. Don't ask questions, the stars decree it! Wether that animal brings good or bad luck is still to be seen. Keep this animal in mind, it is your permanent lucky animal. Get a shirt, if you want.

Capricorn
This is the week you find out that that sexy 22 year old swimsuit model you've been jawing with in the Buffy chatroom is really an 80 year old ex-roller derby queen named Laverne who has a penchant for soap operas and making quilts out of dryer lint. You may want to practice your look of shocked horror now. On the plus side, you're due to break a record time filling up your gas tank at the pump this week.
Lucky animal: The garibaldi.

Sagittarius
Silence is golden; that is your saying for this week, Sagittarius. It'll save you some heartache to be sure. So for instance, when your man asks if those eye-gouging neon pants look good, just smile and nod. Smiiiile and nod. Or silently make a rude gesture, whichever works. Just don't talk. This vow of silence ought to start tomorrow and go on until at least Monday. Also, make sure you stock up on legal advice for when you sue the habit off the blind nun that spills the hot coffee on you in Starbucks on Wedensday.
Lucky animal: The Persian Jird.

Scorpio
Scorpio is going to have a bad week, I'm afraid. On Monday there will be snowstorms that prevent you from getting to that IRS audit. Then someone near and dear to you is going to embarrass you by leaking out a very personal and perhaps mortifying fact. I'd start hiding the incriminating evidence now, while there's still time. You will get a very painful sunburn on Tuesday that will cause you to scratch yourself at an inopportune moment. On Wedensday you'll be abducted by brain sucking aliens who will return you to earth after they determine you don't have a good brain to suck out. But they'll take your wallet. Also, the theme song to 'Gilligan's Island' the hypnotist permanently etched into your brain for security reasons will start drifting to the forefront in your conversations with people wearing tanktops. Try to stay on key if at all possible.
Lucky animal:The takin.

Libra
Your sign means balance, Libra, so my suggestion to you is to practice yours. That means four hours a day over the volcano filled with magma to improve that balance. It'll come in handy someday, probably something to do with inner wellbeing or some such. That works. Whatever gets you up there on that volcano, anyway. Make sure that bucket of stones you've got strapped to your head is good and heavy. It'll help you to remember your place. You're getting cocky, Librar, you'd better work on that too. Insult the integrity of several large muscular people and the bruises will remind you that you, too, are part of the circle of life.
Lucky animal: The African pixie frog.

Virgo
You will inadvertently find the meaning of life this week Virgo. Probably in a hopscotch game on the sidewalk. No one will believe you, however, so best just to take a picture that you can pull out and chuckle to yourself about during long train rides. Eat lots of fruit salad this week, it will help with that problem of yours. You and I both know the one.
Lucky animal: The Baird's tapir.

Leo
Leo, all I can say for you this week is that chewing on tinfoil should be done in moderation. You keep it up too long and it's going to mess up your tie to the earth's magnetic field and then you'll be doomed to flap in circles for all of eternity. Or at least until D-day. Just put some seasoning on the tinfoil (low calorie, Leo) and garnish it so you don't look too odd.
Lucky animal: Thecassowary.

Cancer
A misunderstanding with a friend will lead to petty thievery. Avoid getting too involved with the drama, but if that friend steals your toothpaste, all bets are off. On Sunday, you will be perplexed to find that you went on a drunken bender of which you have NO recollection, and in that drunken bender you got a filthy word shaved into your hair. If you keep your face at a permament scowl, though, the word will sort of resemble something else and you'll be safe.
Lucky animal: The naked mole rat.

Gemini
All that whispering you hear IS the lawn gnomes, Gemini. Either buy them a beach condo in Florida or get out while you still can. You'll end up leaving all your possessions to them in your will if you don't act quickly. A very puzzling question posed by someone you really don't like will keep you up into the wee hours of the morning. You'll come up with the answer next week, when the moment has passed. Oh, and make sure you roll a seven or eight next time you play anything with dice. It'll do you good.
Lucky animal: The aye-aye.

Taurus
My two questions for you this week Taurus are a: What are you smoking and b: Where can I get some? You will have an overflow of creative ideas this week, so buy a mop. Unfortunately, it may be a case of all dressed up and nowhere to go because they will have trouble leaving your brain. Try and take them one at a time. If that gets to be too hard, get a Q-tip, shove it into your ear, and demand the ideas to get in line and leave in an orderly fashion. A little hint that you probably won't take: The bus terminal is NOT the best place to do this. However, this display may lead to a rewarding and long-lived partnership with a recording studio.
Lucky animal: The army ant.

Aries
Drink chocolate milk and buy cantaloupes by the truckload. It will help with brainpower and also to reduce your badness level to just under 65%. Just because the cool kids are singeing their eyebrows off with lighters does not mean you should, Aries. In fact, stay away from anything that has the word light in it. Light is BAD. Do not go to the light, whatever you do!! Also, learn how to use Morse code or operate a ham radio this week, Aries. It will save your life next week when...well, we'll get there when we get there.
Lucky animal: The Chinese crocodile newt.

Pisces
Take some time out to meditate this week, Pisces. It'll help calm those relationship issues you've been having. Trying to decide which of the five suitors who are vying for your favor is very tough. How do you know which one is THE one? There's an easy question you ask to determine that answer! "Would you ever wrestle a crocodile for me?" is the question, posed sweetly and charmingly, and "Is this a trick question?" asked with caution is the answer you're looking for. If all five of them get it right, you're gonna have one heck of a Valentine's Day. Perhaps think of constructing a litter that they can haul you about in. Also, look into the mud pit for those wrestling matches in your honor. It's never too early to plan!
Lucky animal: The sloth bear.

Aquarius
Your best time of day to feel truly connected to the world is early morning, so I want to see you up with the sun on Sunday. A good way to feel refreshed and awake is to arise and greet the cold, fresh dawn. To truly feel at one with nature as she wakes for the day. Go outside, strip down, and then go streaking in a public place, like a park perhaps. It'll get that epinephrine flowing for sure.
Lucky animal: The Irrawaddy river dolphin.

The stars have spoken.

So there you have it. Until next week!

Horoscope #1

2006-02-04T02:53:02Z

You know, I was reading horoscopes today and thinking of that Weird Al song and also thinking "Hey, I could write these!" So I think I'm going to start writing horoscopes. Every Friday I will do horoscopes for y'all. This may be my 'weekly fixture' cause everyone needs one of those, right? Right. Also, bosswolf, I have to tell you this story Barranca told us today because you will laugh.

And of course it's ALL TRUE and I didn't make it up off the top of my head at all.

Capricorn
Ah, Capricorn, this coming week is a week of new beginnings for you. You will find someone that will eventually become a permanent fixture in your life this week. But that means you'll have to go out. I'm getting an impression of an art gallery, maybe sometime near sundown, standing before a Van Gough. Or maybe it's just the sushi bar in the mini mall nearby. Whichever, the point I'm trying to make is that this week you must get your butt out of the house!!

Sagittarius
Sagittarius, I want you to work on your spelling this week. I notice it's starting to suck alot. Also, stop all those nervous tics you have because if you don't they're going to cause you trouble this week. There may even be a lawsuit.

Scorpio
Scorpio, that thing that you did is going to come back and taunt you like the schoolyard bully. You know what I'm talking about. This week is all about fashion for you, and a new hairstyle (there might be beads) and some golden boots will vastly improve your outlook on life, the universe, and everything, as it were. Just make sure if you DO decide to get that shiny cane with the silver knob on top, you practice proper cane safety. P.S. The tattoo artist you're considering can only really draw sailboats, so I'd definitely go uptown in search of new talent because no one wants a sailboat there, am I right?

Libra
Well,well,well. Those oatmeal cookies aren't doing you any favors this month, Libra. Lay off them and switch foods right away. A chemical recently added to Carl's Jr. onion rings will give you the added brainpower needed for computing your taxes, so perhaps you should go in that direction.I predict that there will be an amusing situation involving fire in your near future and that after the burn scars heal you won't be able to stop laughing about it. Make that one's going to be told among friends, it's not a story for the under 13 set.

Virgo
They know all about your plan, Virgo. Take care of them before they call the authorities. Then change your name to Juan Chavéz, buy (but don't wear) a fake mustache, and invest in llama farming in the South Pacific.

Leo
I guess that's the last time you do naked karaoke, eh, Leo? Make sure to buy lots and lots of lottery tickets this week. I'm getting the impression that this is your big chance. Talk to the convenience store clerk in pig Latin, though, because it's the magic language of the lottery. Also, your romantic destiny will somehow manifest in your next bowl of cornflakes. Beyond that, the stars are misty for you.

Cancer
You sick, sick, SICK human being. When someone else is pinned this week for the crime you committed last Tuesday, Cancer, do the decent thing and come forward. It will save you alot of etheral guilt and earn you an eternal devotee. Take a chance this week and do something different: ride your bike to work, dance in the rain, eat ice cream with your fingers. It will improve your overall wellbeing and will help you to stave off that ravening psychosis.

Gemini
You're going to have a wonderful week, Gemini! Your unfailing cheerfulness and positive attitude will steer you through the troubled waters of your current employment situation. Also, a close friend will unexpectedly reward you with a terrific and thoughtful gift sometime this week. To avoid looking like a cheapskate, you're going to have to get them something nice back. Since the stars don't say exactly when you'll get this gift, I'd start looking for something now. Might I suggest a fine pair of gold-plated underpants? Perhaps a box of coconut-free chocolates and a sensual massage? Don't be a ninny and get flowers. That's just dumb. No one wants to be dumb, or be the one that got the flowers from the dumb Gemini.

Taurus
A situation will come up this week in which you will have to play the peacemaker or judge, Taurus. Make sure you do a good job and if you show favoritism try not to let anyone know you're doing it. Also, I'd stop watching all those Spongebob cartoons, that stuff is dark and full of subliminal messages. You don't need to be any darker than you already are, you lord of the underworld. Your lucky number this week will be 23, your lucky fruit is the mango, and I'd advise you not to park in the white zone. It's for loading and unloading only, don'tcha know.

Aries
The answer to all your problems will come when you ask for a cup of sugar from your neighbor, Aries. Beyond that, it's time to perhaps tone down your advances toward that certain someone. They're getting a bit tired of being followed around everywhere and the nightvision goggles make them somewhat uneasy. Just go about it the old fashioned way and everything will be fine.

Pisces
Pisces, you're going to unexpectedly face a batch of ninjas on your next walk, so I'd carry a katana just in case. Cut the smoking down to two packs a day this week, and next week we'll work on quitting altogether. The local drinking fountain is NOT an ashtray OR a urinary receptacle. Please try and keep that in mind. You will utter the following phrase this week: "Twelve dead men don't go backwards unless they're on the express tram." Your lucky number is 457346378456.

Aquarius
Your power color this week is neon orange, Aquarius. Eat a few carrots and wear a lifejacket to ensure that you stay protected and comforted. Keep a stiff upper lip after a disappointment takes the wind out of your sails and possibly lands you in state prison. But that's good because those jumpsuits are bright orange! You were meant for something more than that job at the bank you went and messed up. Something that contributes to society rather than taking away from it. Like license plate making. When your bunkmate asks you to clip their toenails, I'd promptly ask to be transferred to solitary. Just as a precaution.

The stars have stopped whispering in my ear for this week. Until next, everyone!

That was exciting, I think. I'm going to make this part of my journal public so everyone can get their horoscopes. :B

sigh

2006-01-21T03:32:14Z

Comment to be added.

Oh yeah, um...if you're already on my friends list don't worry. You're already my friend. :D But you could like, still comment and beg for my favor if you like.

Business stuff and stuff

2006-01-19T18:27:21Z

This first thing I'm going to say will only make sense to fellow Project Runway watchers.

I CANNOT STAND SANTINO!!! I want him gone. I don't care if he's interesting, conceptual, whatever. He's gotta go. Three times he's basically said "Screw you" to the judges, yet they keep tossing out people who have actually LISTENED to the challenges. Of course, the producers keep him around because he Makes Good TV. Stupid. Grrrrh. He doesn't. He Makes Me Want to Throw Something AT the TV. This last challenge? I'm glad Zulema won, her dress was pretty, but I can't believe the judges didn't like Emmett's! It was so gorgeous! Of course that might be because I like sparklies, but hey. It definitely should not have gotten eliminated over Santino's...whatever that thing was. Just my opinion.

On to more pressing matters.

So I've been thinking awhile about what sort of things I want to do in the future, and one of my biggest ideas came out of childhood experiences. When I was little, we lived in San Jose and I couldn't have a horse. So to pacify me my parents got me riding lessons at the local stable. Not enough. You got on the horse for an hour and then got off. Then they offered a horse camp where you were assigned a horse for a week, and you had to take care of it 24/7. Better. I liked that camp alot and that really stuck with me.

I went to a few other "horse camps" over the next years, but they were all more like general camp with the option to get on a horse for an hour. I went researching camps where you got your own horse for a week, and they seem to be surprisingly few and far between. There are alot of 'riding only' camps, but it doesn't seem like that same intensive experience is there.

Part of my business then would be a camp aimed at the prospective horse owning kid. The child who is always told what a tremendous responsibility having a horse entails but never really grasps at what that means. Parents could send their kids to this camp for one week or two as sort of a test. The kids are then, pretty much literally, given their own horse for as long as they're there.

They have to do everything, from cleaning the stall and brushing and tacking up to the riding and the cooling down. And it doesn't stop there. If it's their horse's turn for the farrier (horse shoer) or to see the vet, then they're responsible for being there with their horse (and of course a staff member would be there). If the horse needs medication, then it's up to the camper to make sure the horse gets said medication. I mean, granted, there will be some supervision here of course, but it'd be like a test run. Now, this camp, like I said, is aimed at the child unable to have a horse for some reason or another. But it could also encompass the child who might be about to get a horse, whose parents have begun the search. Flying blind in that situation is never good, so after a week or two at camp, she'd be able to pick out a horse that would be good for her and know how to take care of it. I think a good age limit for this camp would be say, 8-14? Strong enough to do most of the work with the attention span to keep it all in.

In addition to the duties of horse care there'd be teaching sessions on all sorts of things from different breeds to how to put together a bridle (Western and English), how to take care of and train foals, to any number of things. Of course it'd be hands on so it wouldn't be so like school, but educational all the same.

Now for those who have their own horses, or the more advanced riders there would also be things to do. Not that camp, but perhaps two-day clinics in any number of disciplines or maybe a more advanced camp that focuses more on the riding and less on the overall picture. Like for instance, a two week camp devoted to learning how to jump and navigate a course ending with a little show. Here is where I'd need to bring in people who know more about jumping than myself. I'm not talking about like, Olympic level oxers here, but just maybe a small little 2' and under course. For that sort of camp participants would be allowed to bring in their own mount, or have a mount from the stable whose care they will be responsible for, just like in the horse care camp. And for the under 8 there'd be lessons and such.

That's part one of my idea. Part two involves where I'd get the horses for this endeavor. They'd be rescues, after a sense. What I like to call sane rescues. The horse the college student has to part with, maybe, or the first horse that is traded in for a better show model. Maybe (and this is how we got a few of ours in the past)Sparky just got too old for hardcore team penning or whatever. Of course, at 17 or 18 a horse still has so much to give. There are so many of these animals nowadays, so many reasons horses go astray. Horses that can be trusted with kids, who maybe haven't gotten the most one on one attention recently but love it. They could be donated to the farm for our use where they'd get the best of care year round. But I also know that sometimes those horses that need some rehab can make wonderful mounts too. We'd accept donations, and perhaps go looking for horses to rescue but we'd have to have a limit (you'd be surprised how many are out there). I had an idea that part of the farm could be a haven for horses needing to recoup, maybe from an injury or some such. Depending on the size of the farm there might be space for horses who would never be good for any sort of work again for one reason or another. But it's surprising how many of those Animal Cops-bound bags of ribs just need some feeding up to be good as new again.

So obviously this part of the business would have me needing some help. Well, all of it would of course. But I might need to have either a very small amount of paid staff (maybe one or two) or a network of people willing to help at first just to help. I entertained visions of getting big enough to attract volunteers, of course, but at the start we have to be practical. Of course at that start out, I might have to rely on people helping out from the goodness of their hearts, as taking care of horses is very expensive. The rule is start out small, don't take on too much. Set some limits. I myself can fully take care of six horses day and night without assistance. Beyond that, I will definitely need help. In the beginning, contacts and connections would be key. Finding a good vet, a good farrier, perhaps somewhere that might donate hay and feed to the cause. If I made the entire operation a non-profit, getting income from camps, lessons and clinics, I would most definitely need help. The horsey connections I've made over the years'd perhaps pay off.

Another consideration for this is where to base it. Someplace that doesn't have insane climate changes so that there can concievably be outdoor activities in winter as well as in summer. California is nice but expensive to get land in. And if it were someplace that snowed or rained devastatingly, provisions would have to be made, like a covered arena, all-weather footing, lots of concrete and stone walkways (or covered pens) and such. Of course, I plan on a covered arena eventually anyway because they rock. But I have grown to like the whole "horses turned out day and night" thing, and I know that some horses would rather be out all the time anyway. It's another consideration at any rate.

So yes, written out it sounds highly ambitious, but actually if I went about it right and with the right help, I think I could make it work. It would definitely have to start small and build as I went, but that's a given. So it'd sort of be a rescue/stable, really, that helped kids and helped horses. It won't happen for some time, but it's in my head and someday it may happen. I'm starting to like the idea more and more as I go along. Of course, it won't be the only pie I'll stick a finger in (wow that sounded weird) but it'll be the biggest.

So that's a rough sketch of my ideas, at any rate. If anyone has stuff to add or anything, go ahead. It helps me think it out.

collie_wing @ 2006-01-18T16:58:00

2006-01-19T01:11:06Z

Classes going good. Lotsss of books. Dear God, I spent about $400-something on books this semester, which was more than tuition. Well, I've made a promise to myself, straight A's or bust.

Fan-geekage alert: I got a copy of the animated Phantom of the Opera today (someone sent it to me)Teehee! Raoul looks eerily like Phil from Harvey Birdman (except Phil is blond and wears an eyepatch), and Christine looks eerily like Gigi. But really for all the hilarious animation it's one of the most faithful to the original text I've ever seen. I mean, the lack of facial expressions for some of THIS set is understandable, at least. If you ever get a chance to watch it, the best part ever is the unmasking. But the shifty-eyed Persian is great too.

Um...two more classes left that I haven't attended yet. I've also got to talk to my counselor about transferring to Poly, and specifically the equine sciences classes. I decided this is not another year I'll be applying to EATM (they put you through such hell and I don't feel like paying for all those transcripts just for them to throw away again) , but I plan on doing it in the future.

I had this idea for a business I eventually want to start up, and I may write an entry about it when I get home to see if anyone might interested. Probably the horsey people'd be, but I might need all the help I can get!

For now though, I've got to prance off to class. And holy shampoo, I've got like, six voicemails. People really want to talk to me I guess! O-o!

School!

2006-01-17T06:11:56Z

I can't believe I have school tomorrow. Or that I'm actually excited about it. :D!

Of course, it's just a community college (or as dad constantly points out, a "junior" college, that still sort of rankles when he says that to people; "Oh she's going to the junior college"), nothing prestigious or brag-worthy like a UC. But I suppose I was never meant for such places, and since I'm okay with going here it's all good. The worst used to be when I said I went to college and people went "Oh? Where did you go?" And I went "Cuesta Community College" and they got that tone in their voice, a mix of patronizing and semi-embarassment for me when they went "Oh-hh! That's nice!" Kind of like me having 'a lovely personality', community college is always 'nice'.

That was me before. Now I'm excited about school, and it doesn't matter because school is school with different names. Junior college or university, it's all the same (the university people will tell me different, of course, hehe). It took me quite some time to learn that for myself and to be okay with community college as a whole, to be okay with the fact that my parents are okay with it. To take and trust their assurances that they're fine I didn't go to a 'real college'. Which, let me tell you is hard for someone who constantly compares herself to family (Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, Glasgow, UC Santa Cruz...) and friends (UC Davis, UCLA, Juliard, University of Phoenix, private vet school, university, university...) and others. I have to deal with the fact that I am ME and not them. I have to assure myself that they don't look down on my because I just go to a lowly community college and not to a fancy university. I have to trust that every time my parents hear me talk about my friends and family they don't think "If only OUR daughter was going to a place like that" What's sad is this is a daily thing for me, I have to try and rise above this crappy comparison stuff every day. I have to tell myself that it's society that informs us if we don't go to a prestigious school, we're crap, we're looked down on. And to tell myself that society is wrong. It's wrong about me. I may not be pretty and I don't go to a fancy school. But I'm still a good person, dammit. I'm smart and I'm able and just because I never went to something with "University" tacked onto some part of it doesn't mean I'm a dimwit. It doesn't. It DOES NOT and

It was hard to accept this before, but it's getting easier. I'm getting better at it. I just want to kick the little complexes I have out of my head and then beat them to a pulp ala Office Space. Getting the feeling out helps alot though, seeing it written and writing it helps me in my assurances that I'm just fine doing what I'm doing. After all, it's not how far you go in life, it's how you get there. Right?

Sorry guys, but I made a promise that everytime I felt some kind of annoyance or uncertainty build up that I'd write it out instead of keeping it bottled in. But they'll be behind cuts and possibly privatized in the future to spare people. But they have to come out or I become a huge mess. But now I feel much better. Woes expressed. Mind at ease. I've just got to get a parking permit and a day planner and life is good academically for me. A fresh start and a chance to set myself to straight A's.

And next semester, who knows? Maybe I'll apply for Poly. :)

collie_wing @ 2006-01-15T11:47:00

2006-01-15T19:51:56Z

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Erika!

The number one cause of blindness in the United States is Erika.

Erika can squeeze her entire body through a hole the size of her beak!

Erika can jump up to sixteen times her own height!

The international dialling code for Erika is 672!

Most bottles and jars contain at least twenty-five percent recycled Erika!

Only one child in twenty will be born on the day predicted by Erika!

The horns of Erika are made entirely from hair!

Erika has a memory span of three seconds.

Erika has three eyelids.

Erikaolatry is the mindless worship of Erika!

I have a beak? I guess I can't remember because of my three second memory. I have a beak?

XD

Going to friend's today. Then going shopping for school supplies because school starts on Tuesday. Augh! Excited! *puts on nerd glasses and checkered ascot* Yippee!

I just realized I have a friend named Autumn and a friend named Summer. If I knew anyone named Spring or Winter, I'd be all set. Heheh, I'm such a twerp.

Later everyone!

collie_wing @ 2006-01-14T15:06:00

2006-01-14T23:15:27Z

I've been feeling really negative and grumpy the last few days for no good reason, and it was starting to wear on me, get me down. So today I decided to kind of step away from all of that, let go all the grudges and the annoyances that I'm currently carrying around. I went for a walk and I sat in the shelter of a gigantic oak while it began to rain and just sort of...relaxed. Let everything seep out, every irk that's been bothering me lately, and stuff. And I feel better. I feel like I've been wrung out of icky stuff and I can face the trivialities. I think I need to do this every so often so that I do not get so irritable in the future. It helps me out quite a bit when I've just begun to drive myself crazy, when every other word out of my mouth has to do with what's bothering me or annoying me at the moment. When I can't think about certain people without snapping or picking up some grudge to throw at them. All gone. I had...a nice time. Very enlightening, I guess I might say. A good long think, too. Some meditation, I suppose, without really reaching for it. I may write about it in my spiritual filter. Then I walked back home in the pouring rain, and I feel like all my ickiness was washed away.

So in short, I'm very relaxed and happy right now. Life is good. :)

Okay

2006-01-14T06:31:45Z

Writing, writing, it takes up most of my brain power. So late last "Horoscope" came on and I laughed the remains of my brain out. I need help finding them. It was inordinately funny because I was inordinately tired. And sort of am now, I guess.

Expect a big surprise today. When you wind up with your head impaled upon a stick. Classic!!

Love for everyone. I guess I should make a lengthy...something soon. Ah, well.

Random fact of the day: My neck is way way too short. :(