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The other day I had a dream where nail clippings kept popping up -- as a distraction to what I was doing (sexual acts in the bathroom with my lover).  In the dream, I stepped on one and was grossed out by the fact that it must belong to the toe of the owner of the bathroom (something my dreaming brain told me upon discovery).  I didn't know we were in someone else's bathroom until then. As my wife and lover was on the sink, I didn't have to concern myself about her stepping on it -- or another potential one -- but I made sure not to let her feet touch the floor.

I always find it fun to read your horoscope a little into the period rather that just before.  The more that you can say, "hey yeah, that is how it happened" gives you more reason to consider the second half of the month's potential outcome.  Again with the money, guys (Wink to Navarco)?  This is getting rough.

AstrologyZone:

Yet JOINT financial matters are a different story. You took a partner or agent so that you wouldn't have to carry the entire responsibility of the endeavor (or relationship), but now you see you have had to do so anyway - in addition to taking care of your partner! Clearly, this is not what you had in mind, and the past two months have been a real test of patience.

Mars, now touring your eighth house, has been retrograde since October 1, so if there is a financial matter you need to fix, or need your partner to help you with, this person has probably been missing in action. You feel like you haven't made progress at all, that everything you say has gone in one ear and out the other,.. ...until February 16, so your intense focus on joint finances will continue until then, but with a difference. No more delays! Finally you will get the other side to speak up. Where there is communication, there is hope.

...the moon will be in Libra from December 23 until late afternoon December 25, a time you'll emit a magnetic, radiant glow. These days will be so outstanding that they may even supersede the fun of New Year's Eve...

...Venus will retrograde from December 24 - February 3 and life will slow down.  You may reconsider a relationship or reverse yourself over a key plan.

Ugh to that last part.  Money issues are somewhat easy to handle, but key plans and relationships being put in limbo is not fun.

Dave Pollard's weBlog: How to Save the World offers the following:

The abandonment of 80-90% of blogs is a positive phenomenon - Media who just don't 'get it' have pointed to the abandonment of most blogs as an indication they're too technologically complex, or have no broad appeal, no staying power. What this abandonment really represents is a large number of people deciding that writing really isn't that important to them. The focus should instead be on the 10-20% who are still blogging. That's millions, potentially hundreds of millions of people regularly honing their writing skills, getting valuable commentary from readers on their writing and their ideas. Instead of a wasteland of abandoned effort, the blogosphere (along with perhaps IM) could actually be the most important development in written language since the printing press. As newspaper readership plummets and the next generation opts for oral communications over written, the timing of this phenomenon could not be more significant. From the article: THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS OF 2003

On that note, the following are some of my favorites places to visit (in no particular order) of those who are still writing, tossing ideas out there for discussion or sometimes “just for the heck of it”:

1 - Something...
2 - In the Trenches - who sadly is closing the site:

Taking the place of not only this weblog, but my parent site as well, will be a new url, a new website, and two new weblogs. The new url is my own name: jasonschneider.ca and will continue to host my graphic design portfolio. There will also be a section dedicated to any hand-crafted items that I produce for either sale or my own personal development. I will still continue taking pictures and post them in a photography section (essentially a photoblog). As if that weren't enough, I will also be launching a new weblog which is more of a conceptual experience (something I've been thinking about for a long time) that will NOT be about me for once.

3 - Soy Sauce and Garlic
4 - Commentary on..The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
5 - Everything Burns

Please visit and add your comments. If that doesn't satisfy your need, check out my really big list of places to visit.

Got pictures of suds or phone-booths and nowhere to show them off?

Try joining the public Beer Moblog. E-mail your pics to Beer.Blog@tamw.com
Or check out the Phonebox Moblog. E-mail your pics to PhoneBox.Blog@tamw.com

Thanks to CatSchwartz you can see a really great shot of Isabella - the much talked about storm in action. Scary and Beautiful.

Thanks to the link from Ain't too proud to blog, I had a few more passersby this weekend. Me and 4 others were singled out for weekend reading pleasure. Thanks, Robyn. The other honors went to:

'round the bend - a little cheeky
adampsyche - makes me wanna holla
SquidBlog - day-to-day with Squiddy
hey-lisa.com - longing for simpler days

Click here to see past reading suggestions by Ain't too proud.

I was just checking out the I'm feeling lucky! option of BlogRolling when I happened upon the opportunity to Go to Hell. May freedom of speech move us all to happier ground!

"Let the buyer beware" is the lesson for the day as I went on a panic buying spree and grabbed the first Top 100 I could find. I didn't bother to check it out or read the fine print. Using my head was Too Much To Dream. Ah, well. I might find something new this way, right?

As I am in a playful mood today, I thought it would be fun to post some of the great places you can waste some time on the web and have a laugh.

The first comes from Kiss This Guy where you can share your great misheard lyrics or just enjoy the fun of others. Some examples of those I found worth the visit are below:

Song: Torn Artist: Natalie Imbruglia

The real lyrics were:
I thought I saw a man brought to life.
He was warm.
He came around like he was dignified.
He showed me what it was to cry.

But I misheard them as:
I thought I saw a man born to life.
He was warm.
He came around like he was circumcised.
He showed me what it was to cry.

The embarrassing moment of revelation:
I didn't know what it said until I actually looked up the lyrics recently!! I never sang it out loud. I told my friends that it sounds like she says that and they thought it was funny, but I never admitted that's what I was hearing.

Age when I realized how wrong I had been: 20
Misheard by: Jenny

The Fibonacci ratio explained:

THE PHI RATIO IN 1The Golden Section

This is a great bit about who Blogs and how: Protrait of a Blogger. Thanks to kpaul for the story...and I don't know if its the picture or that she keeps a good weBlog, but I enjoy TampaTantrum and Robyn Pollman's view that she Ain't too proud to Blog.

Also: Switch to the Dark Side. This is a hoot.

...and The Fibonacci ratio explained: THE PHI RATIO IN 1The Golden Section