my yahoo! horoscope for today: "Relax and enjoy Hogmanay [new year's eve--] nothing concrete is going to get done or be settled until after January 6th. It seems like everybody is getting on with their lives except for you, which is tremendously frustrating. You know you have all the talent and drive to be a success; why are certain goals eluding you? Stop putting so much pressure on yourself. The fact is, it's simply the wrong time for you to make a splash. You need to gather your resources from now until next summer. That will be the time when you will really shine."

the observations for the present are true--let's hope the predictions for the future are as well.

not that i believe in any of this stuff, of course.

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it's the second family christmas gathering at my house right now. my mom knows i was just outside smoking a cigarette, and she knows i'm on the internet right now, and she's still happy with me. because i'm finally learning how to play with little kids.

i am growing up! (no matter what certain currently-acting-like asshole boyfriends might say, in regards to my "childish" answerphone outgoing message.) yay!