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No one can tell me that Mercury Rx is crap!!!

I just spent over two hours writing a post containing detailed notes on the astrology class of yesterday...and somehow hitting the backspace bar DELETED the post!

I do not have the stomach to re-type that whole goddam thing!

Doesn't lj have some kind of autosave feature? and if so how could I access it? anyone know?

aaarrr-rrr-rrggggghhh!!!!!

Well, I survived the first onslaught of Mercury rx.  Got the sewing project done, against all odds.  Begining to get caught up on lost sleep.

I'm going to use the rest of this retrograde period to get caught up on other pieces of my life as well.  There's a report I'd like to finish, I'd like to retrieve my stuff from my sister's place and I'd like to re-group on the issue of finances (come up with a new budget and gameplan regarding paying off loans and saving for an apartment.) 

I know that in the Sidereal astrology school of thought, Mercury retrograde means nothing (or is that just a Jim-ism?), but this MercuryRx is KICKING MY ASS!!  I am so frustrated right now with all the missed communications, and little things not working out!  I had an important thing that I needed to get done and the goddamn machine is broken(!#@*),.... so I figure out a backup plan and that won't work, ....and I come up with another backup plan and that machine was lent out to someone who is impossible to reach, and anyway...I don't even know how to use the machine in the first place...I had it here at work because someone here was going to show me how to use it (but its broken!)...so even if I get my paws on one, who knows if I can use it...AAARRRRRGGGHHH!!!!!

I am so pissed off!!!  And there was no other time for me to do this project other than tonight!

Yay!  I'm going to see the Indigo Girls tonight!

I am very, VERY excited about this!  I came into work all bouncy and cheery just thinking about it.

And I am going with friends J and M which will be fun in itself.

This whole L.A. thing is proving to be alot of fun.  In spite of my nomad existence and poverty as of late, I have been enjoying myself tremendously.  Who'da thunk it? Me, liking LA!

I just read the following on tribe and I just had to share...
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The Situation in Hell

The following is supposedly an actual question given
on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term.
The answer by one student was so "profound" that
the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet,
which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure
of enjoying it as well.

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat)
or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using
Boyle's Law
(gas cools when it expands and heats when it is
compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is
changing in time. So
we need to know the rate at which souls are moving
into Hell and the
rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can
safely assume
that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave.
Therefore, no souls
are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look
at the different religions that exist in the world today.
Most of these religions state that if you are not a member
of their religion, you will go to Hell.

Since there is more than one of these religions and
since people do not belong to more than one religion,
we can project that all souls go to Hell.

With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect
the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.
Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell
because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature
and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume
of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:
1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate
at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure
in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase
of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will
drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during
my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before
I go out with you", and take into account the fact that I went
out with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus
I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.

The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over,
it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is
therefore, extinct . . . leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the
existence of a divine being which explains why, last night,
Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God."

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A."

Wow, I can't believe it. I actually had a great birthday. How was that possible? I sure as hell didn't expect much as this was the third year in a row that my birthday has been touched by death. So I really didn't expect much.

But, two of my LA brothers made a point of taking me out. I was trying to downplay the day, but they insisted. They got me little gifts and a rose and took me out for very yummy sushi. Later that night we went to the beach and recited Chapter Three (actually a conclusion of the other two chapters being read earlier in the weekend).

And then, H said something like this to me as we were coming back from the beach, It saddens him to hear stories from me where I feel that I'm not appreciated or noticed or valued. And that he wanted me to know that I am appreciated here, that I make a difference and I'm valued.

My heart bursts with the sweetness and simplicity of these actions and communications. I had said to myself that I wanted to "bring the Love" to the LA group and now I feel that "Success is my proof."

And thats not all.

Today I read my new friend, A's blog on Tribe. She acknowledged me as being a friend who wasn't afraid to speak the truth to her. She said I showed her how it is to be a Thelemite in this 2006 world. She said I shined bright and she dubbed me, "Starr."

I cried. I did. I didn't expect to be feeling this much love coming at me. Not with Robin gone. Not in a place like LA.

I guess I've found home.

Okay, I finally realized the obvious, LiveJournal is a great way to keep in touch with friends. However, I haven't been using it as such....past experiences with this forum using it that way had been painful, but I'm pretty much over that stuff now.

For the update...I have pretty much decided to move to LA. I'm very excited about this, it seems like all the signs were pointing this way. Not sure when this will all happen though, as I still have job and housing issues to figure out.

One thing that has me completely thrilled...I've re-connected with a long lost friend from Mammoth. His name is Marco and he was my best friend up there. We got our Real Estate licences together and worked in the same office (we used to be called, "the kids"). He's a Gemini with a Virgo moon (like me), but lucky him, he has a Leo rising.

It turns out, he lives down here, one town over in Carlsbad! I might be meeting him later for dinner.

Well, that wasn't such a bad X-mas after all.....

Actually, it was alot of fun.  I forgot how cool it is to be with kids ripping open paper and squealing over presents.  I know its commercial and gross, but its fun getting vicarious thrills through them.  And my sister and I both noted that it was a particularly stress-free X-mas.  It was so nice.  Go figure.

And yesterday we all went to Knott's Berry Farm and rode a bunch of roller coasters.  I screamed/laughed myself hoarse! 

And today, I took the kids to see the Chronicles of Narnia.  I loved it and so did the kids.

I'm really loving this "Aunt" thing!

I saw this on tribe.net and it made me laugh....

http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/in_the_city/battle_of_the_giants.php

My seven year old nephew came home with this piece that he wrote for his class writing workshop.  It made me laugh, especially the second sentence.

Spells

by Antonio Santiago

   One day a kid named Jonny was dared into a house called The Spooky Mansion. He didn't believe in any monsters but he had problems.

He found a spell book. He could understand the words. He used the first spell and it worked. The spell was called Ruby. Ruby is number one in the spell book, but what about the second one?

"Hmm," said Jonny as he flipped through the pages. "It's called Emerald."

"Ahhh!" Jonny screamed as he was lifted into the air. "Man, this is not good! But why am I in the air?" he was puzzled.

After one week he came back down to the ground. "This is going to be sweet," he said. he took the spell book and had no more problems in this life.

*Ah-h-h if life were only that easy*

Every thursday, astro.com lets you see what subscribers see regarding your transits (in the "Personal Horoscope section".) Again, I'm recording it here so I can look at it later...probably boring for anyone but me...

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Well, I ran away from my life in Oakland and came to my sisters house in Oceanside. I feel like I've been wasting my time trying to create a life in Oakland. I just needed to be somewere..anywhere..that would feel like home.

And...I need to be needed. To have my presence make a difference. Not so, in Oakland. But here, I am wanted.

I don't know if this visit is long or short. I don't know if I'll go back to Oakland and make a go of it. I seem to be in the enviable position of, "the Begining" and I could choose many different places to begin my life again.

But, for right now, this very moment, I am watching over my 9 mo old nephew, Jackson, and he's a handful!

woo hoo! Internet access!

Some words from astro.com regarding some major transists of mine(all bolding is mine):
*warning---this is not necessarily interesting to everyone. I just wanted to record these transits in trying to work with them*
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