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January 02, 2007
January 2007 Hor-O-Scopes
Ya'll know I love my lists and my list-making.
Perhaps that's why horoscopes appeal to me, they're nothing more than a bunch of lists anyway. And for 2007 everyone gets a resolution! Like it or not every sign has its own little list to bear, a burden of To-Dos and To-Don'ts. I will not be detailing the full annotated version of each sign here, naturally, since I do believe it would rival War & Peace for both length and scariness. Instead, I have merely settled in on a manageable January (and Aught-Seven) To-Do or To-Don't for each sign of the zodiac.
This is very self-helpy. I tried to pick the things that most stood out in each chart (in the general spirit of New Year's Resolutions) and since we're all fixer-uppers, each of us, it's a little on the Chicken Soup For The Horoscope side. Whoops! I promise there will be more cussing in the future, just to balance the cosmos. I don't know if I will keep writing these or not (they take hours! head is hurty!) but we'll see. I'm all cliffhanger that way.
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January 2007
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
Long-term goals are odd things for Aquarians. On the one hand, ya'll can see forward into the possibility of the future better than a lot of signs. On the other hand, Lord ya'll are stubborn. Sure you see what COULD be possible, but stubbornly insist your path is on some other, parallel universe where nothing has been determined yet. Your 2007 To-Do: Create some peace in your day-to-day life by accepting a little routine. Routine is not synonymous with slow death, it's just where we spend a lot of time, between Big Ups and Big Downs. Learn to embrace even a little of your routine and you'll feel smoother on the inside, less like you're missing out on your big potential. To Don't: Don't miss out on your Big Potential. Aquarians occassionally need a good flogging to get them back on the straight and narrow path to personal greatness. Do you? Are you stubbornly resisting your own best life? (Told you this was self-helpy. Sorry!)
PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20)
To Do: Actually pick sides. I mean, sure, you always have an opinion hidden deep inside you, and sometimes you'll express a preference, or a hope, but just fully coming out with a Win-Place-Show card is tougher for you than any other sign. It's because you're kind, and can see both sides (and all twenty-seven, in fact) of a situation, and you don't want to hurt anyone or misstep or say or do a wrong thing. In 2007, you must take a stand, or pick a side, or choose one way or the other in your life. To Don't: Don't get paralyzed with the ominous sound of your year. (Choosing! ARGH!) Truth is, Pisces knows more about human emotion and creative solutions for problems than just about any other sign. If anyone can get through this upcoming year of choice with their dignity and cuteness intact, it is Pisces. And probably Cancer, too, but I am biased.
ARIES (March 21- April 19)
No one has ever accused an Aries of being too Pisces, too unable to take a stand or have an opinion or make up a big ol' Aries mind. No one ever confuses Aries with Cancer, always dreaming of the future or the past and never fully present. Aries can make decisions quickly, right now! In the moment! But Aries has a bit of an impulse-control issue, too, so in 2007 your To-Don't is clear: Don't live entirely based on your impulses. Use your big Aries brain and your equally big heart to balance out your decisions. Acting on impulse may be fine at the grocery store or the shoe store, but it gets harder to justify "I just wanted to!" with family and friends and work. Your To-Do for 2007 is a good one, though: Do spend more time indulging your snooty, refined, prissy self. Aries make excellent foodies, and great wine lovers, and fabulous art critics. Aries folks can enjoy the finer parts of life like nobody's business. Make it your business!
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)
My Mom is a Taurus and she's alternately thrilled about the big year ahead, terrified of what could go wrong at any moment, or in complete "I'll think about that later" mode. Typical Taurus. This 2007 To Don't will be very tough for you: Don't minimize your own fear, or anxiety, for a minute longer. Ya'll tend to get nervous (or anxious, worried or scared) and suppress it to new and unknown nether regions of the psyche, where it rears up and wakes you in the middle of the night and then you lay awake and have no way to deal with it at three a.m. It's completely okay to be a basket case inside sometimes. Myself, I embrace this wholeheartedly. It's not weak to have worries or doubts, and it doesn't make you a wimpy old failure to fear something. Your 2007 To Do is happier: Do something on a regular basis just for you, something that pleases you and makes you happy and relaxes you. Ya'll are some of the best do-ers in the zodiac, so make your own comfort a project and put yourself at the top of the list of people you need to "do" for.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 21)
Your inherent love of love itself and tackling challenges and seeing new things and EXPERIENCING (!!!) LIFE can leave you, my little Gemini, a bit on the broker-than-an-8-track side. The year 2007 has a very simple DO for you: Do seriously get serious, I mean seriously, about finances. And your Don't is a natural, too: Don't automatically assume that fiscal integrity comes with a death sentence at Riker's. You can be fiscally responsible and still have a Gemini life! All you have to do is look at it this way: You are dealing with your finances so that you can find ALL the extra money available to have EVEN more fun and vacation and new cameras and excellent wine and all those little things that make a Gemini so much damn fun to be around.
CANCER (June 22 - July 22)
Sometimes I save Cancer for the last, either because I can't see that far ahead into my own month or because it's too personal. This time, I rushed right to Cancer first, ready to tell all crabs everywhere that finally, hello, 2007 is here! That means we get a whole new list, a whole new year, a whole 'nother chance at love and happy and all those things we secretly wish for deep down in our crabby little hearts. Your January To-Don't is simple: Every time you start beating yourself up over something you said or did in the past, or start replaying a past mistake or bad situation in your head, STOP. And your To-Do is equally simple, but very satisfying: Use this month to exercise your future-tense daydream muscles. In place of all that time you spend in your head trying to fix or re-live the past, now just actively focus on daydreaming your future. See it in your mind, down to the shoes you'll wear. Be whoever you want to be in your futures, your fantasies, your imagination. Us crabs never fully live in the present, so if you have to choose between obsessing over the past (which you can never change) or daydreaming a beautiful future... always, always pick the future. (And yes, my daydreams include what shoes I will be wearing. Indeed!)
LEO (July 23 - August 22)
Ah, Leo, whose heart was broken in so many pieces. Luckily, 2007 is here and with it is a new chance, a new way to live, and love, and drive. Yes, drive. Ya'll need to be more careful with the driving, Lord! Your 2007 To-Do: Pick something you've always wanted to do, something you love, a place you want to visit, or a hobby you want to try, something. You are a creative and energetic wanna-be worrywart who needs new challenges, especially this year. It's up to you to find something to light your fire back up. Try a whole new variety of things, read, talk to new people, listen to different music. You need some place to go that is forward *and* outward, at the same time. Your 2007 To-Don't: Forget writing a lovesong to bring back the past happiness. You have to let go, it's over, it was meant to be over and done with. You lived it, you loved it, you're long past it. Now say it until you believe it. Then, finally, just say goodbye.
VIRGO (August 23 - Sept. 22)
I have a friend who is a complete and lovely Virgo, and her 2007 is shaping up to be a changey year, full of adventure in the quiet, controlled ways Virgo loves. People forget that Virgoes do love an adventure, because ya'll are more quiet and personal about it, which is not a bad thing. Your 2007 To-Do is a part of that: Do indulge your wandering gypsy side. There is a part of every Virgo that wants to be free and go forth to learn, and see new things, and get the chance to know more than anyone else. SO GO DO IT. You have a big brain, and you often are a know-it-all because, well, you do know a lot. (Capricorns give you a run for the know-it-all money). This year you'll have a life-changing move, it's in your chart. Make it matter. Your 2007 To-Don't: Don't let your quietness (about finances, or emotions, or sex, or a problem you have with your car/job/spouse) keep you from getting help if you need it. Even if it's just reaching out to a friend, or going to a good mechanic or doctor, don't keep something quiet that could be helped by talking.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23)
One of the interesting things about Libra is how well they seem to play with others. Libras really get a feel for people, and they can see an almost eerily clear picture of another's personality in record time. Your To-Do this year is a side-effect of all that philosophizing and summarizing you do: Turn your crystal-clear human perception skills on YOURSELF. Spend some time figuring out your own whys and hows, what you want for the future, get a very clear picture in your head of who you are and who you want to be. By the way, this is like asking a Libra to cut off a leg. So easy! To Don't: Don't keep a list in your head of all the wrongdoing or misdeeds or he-said she-said so-and-so. It's a natural and normal part of your people skills, you see people for who they are, and sometimes you don't like a lot of it. But we're all just human, including you, which is why this year it would be a good idea to stop making lists of all the ways others are broken (or need fixing, depending on whether or not you are a glass half-full sort of Libra) and focus on your own personal list.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21)
Last year ya'll about worked yourselves into a frenzy and you had such a busy (and stressful) year, it's hard to look back and see all good. But it wasn't all bad. You certainly accomplished a lot! The Scorpio 2007 To-Don't is a tough one, but it's doable and it will forever shape your days and weeks and years into something good: STOP THAT ONE THING YOU DO. You know what I mean. You have one key overriding personality trait that makes your life insane. Some of ya'll are jealous, some of you are angry, or grudge-holders, or mean arguers, or leavers-before-I-get-hurters. You know who you are. You have one needling issue that gets you in trouble over and over. STOP IT. And your 2007 To-Do is an extension of that mantra: Channel all your intensity (and that ONE THING YOU DO, dammit) into something healthy or fun or decadent or artsy or profitable. Scorpios have more passion than just about any folks I know. If you could spend less time trying to get out of situations you "somehow got in" and spend more time funneling your hot-headedness into your happy/fun/entertaining/work life, 2007 would be the perfect year.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)
To Do: Make fact-checking a part of your 2007. It's easy for adorable little Sag to get into all sorts of scrapes and messes because you believed someone, took a thing at face value, or worse yet -- didn't do your research. So, the coming year is all about getting your facts straight, seeing things for what they are instead of what you hope they end up being. Ask questions, look for second opinions, make sure someone is who they claim to be before you walk into a (metaphorical) dark alley with them. To Don't: Really. Don't go walking down any dark alleys, either real or metaphorical, if you can at all avoid it. This year is Sag's year of light and openness and there's just no need for darkened rooms anymore, or secrets, or messes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
I love me some Capricorns. I have all kinds of Cappy friends, and my Dad is a Capricorn, too. Your 2007 is marked by change, good change, and I keep reminding myself (so I will remind you, too) that all change -- even when it's awesome, and expected, and anticipated -- creates stress. It's just stress. You don't have to plan it away, or worry it away, or decision it away. You can actually have stress and that's it, no to-do list at all. Of course, you are a Capricorn so you would shoot me if I just left you hanging there. Your 2007 To Don't: Don't rush headfirst into a thing just because you have the deep, scary sense that life is careening along out of your immediate control and you MUST MAKE A DECISION NOW. Truth is, this will be a busy and chang-y year for Cappies, so you're going to feel crazy sometimes. Don't make decisions just to assuage your crazy self. To Do: Breathe. Roll along with it for a while, see what your options are, and when you start feeling pressured (ya'll always put more pressure on yourselves than anyone else does!) make it your absolute priority to have some quiet time to think. Your one best asset this year will be your brain, use it! Your second best asset is your heiney. Do with it what you will.
Posted by laurie at January 2, 2007 12:49 PM
Comments
Virgo: This year you'll have a life-changing move, it's in your chart.
What the hell. How did you KNOW that?!
Are you spying on me? That is very sneaky of you.
Also, happy new year!
Posted by: Emily at January 2, 2007 12:58 PM
Ya got me, as an Aries, just perfectly.
Whoo hoo! I'ma gonna be a foodie! And an art critic!!!
And possibly a wine aholic!
Posted by: Mary in Boston at January 2, 2007 12:58 PM
Yup, us Aries have to agree with that. But I wouldn't have nearly so much yarn stash if I didn't have such poor impulse control!
But, wine!!!
Posted by: Peeve at January 2, 2007 01:09 PM
To-Dont's? I like it! I'm gonna use that, and I may give you the credit, or not.
~smooch~
Posted by: Imaginary Maggie at January 2, 2007 01:10 PM
You say "pick sides," but you don't mean it. You mean pick A side, pick ONE side, and there are so infinitely many to choose from, life is a veritable ball of choices! A giant, sparkling, scintillating ball of ever-changing scenes and colors, I could just sit and watch it for years... Oh, all RIGHT, I'll try, already, but don't expect miracles.
Meanwhile:
Every time you start beating yourself up over something you said or did in the past, or start replaying a past mistake or bad situation in your head, STOP.
Can I have this one, please? I'm not a Cancer, don't have one single solitary planet or ascendant or anything there, but this is so totally me. At 3 am I replay in my head things that happened before you were born. If I could just see that one sink beneath the waters, as it were, I'd be such a happy camper.
Posted by: Lucia at January 2, 2007 01:11 PM
Also, as a Sag I did have a "dark alley" year financially. I'm SOOO ready for light and sunny!
Posted by: Imaginary Maggie at January 2, 2007 01:11 PM
Lucia -- I have been doing this for a few years now, fantasizing about the future instead of always trying to re-say and re-do the past. Maybe I'll write about it sometime, in detail, why I started doing this and all. But the short story is that this one little change has made me so much happier! It's like meditation, except I am daydreaming about my future, things both small and huge, and it's so fun and relaxing.
It's like being six again. And I get to envision a really intricate future, and who knows. Maybe it opens the brain up to the possibility...
... but either way it's less stressful than obsessing over stuff you can never re-say, never do-over, never change.
Posted by: laurie at January 2, 2007 01:20 PM
I know this Cappie loves you. You're totally right about the stress and being too hard on myself.
You're so good at this. *hugs*
Posted by: Cookie at January 2, 2007 01:29 PM
Wow. That Leo horoscope was right on. I'm still getting over my son's mother, and tell myself almost the same thing the horoscope said almost every day. Thanks for posting that.
Posted by: Joe Danger at January 2, 2007 01:46 PM
Yup. Hor-O-Scopes and the use of "To-Don'ts", both spot-on.
Posted by: naomi at January 2, 2007 01:46 PM
But if I, my Libra Self, don't keep the he-said lists in my head, how will I continue to win all the arguments with my husband using his very own words?
Posted by: Carrie at January 2, 2007 01:48 PM
There is nothing I love more than your horoscopes!
Posted by: Noelle at January 2, 2007 01:51 PM
I get to be snooty, refined and prissy. Woo Hoo!
Posted by: psychomom at January 2, 2007 02:06 PM
dang, that leo horoscope kills me. My homesickness and isolation has swallowed me whole, and it sure seems like I need to stop thinking about going back and try to move forward. Wish you could tell me *how* - in a town with a 'we hate outsiders' attitude, it's tough, even after almost two years. but I know it's true, and I need to move on and stop pining for 'home'.
Posted by: gaile at January 2, 2007 02:07 PM
Darling. I need - NEED! - you to do this more often. I haven't laughed this hard on being told I need a flogging EVER. :)
Posted by: Mother Chaos at January 2, 2007 02:11 PM
Oh my God, that Leo horoscope is me all over. And the "to-don't" - totally right. Thank you! These were so great to read.
Posted by: Lisa at January 2, 2007 02:15 PM
Yep, you know me...total Cap. Complete with stress lines. Anyway, thanks for the little reminder. (btw, put up my new year's revolutions up) Also, stop talking about my heiney!!!
Posted by: Faith at January 2, 2007 02:20 PM
Dang. Lisa is a Leo too? Now that's just plain spoooky.....
Posted by: OtherLisa at January 2, 2007 02:21 PM
Now that's just scary - both mine (Pisces) and my partner's (Libra) - given what's coming up in our lives. Wish us luck.
Posted by: Leanne at January 2, 2007 02:26 PM
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Very cool! Thanks for the heads up. I've had a sense that this year was in for some, well, changes, and now I know to roll along with it. Hope your 2007 is full of good things.
Posted by: Elizabeth at January 2, 2007 02:30 PM
woo. aquarius does fit me well. But you gotta understand that routine is a slow and horrible death. I have tried to compromise for my daughter that requires a routine set in stone and unwaivering, and I gotta tell you. It sucks. a lot.
Posted by: erin at January 2, 2007 02:34 PM
I got through, "Oh, you have to look at yourself", and quit reading! Bite Me!
Signed
a libra who has spent way too much time in the self-help-ish section.
(and you know I'll come back tomorrow and read it - against my will!)
Posted by: k at January 2, 2007 02:46 PM
thank god i put a bid on that oop starmore book BEFORE i read that, as a gemini, i should perhaps stop spending so damn much money...
Posted by: martha in mobile at January 2, 2007 02:52 PM
hmmm, it's as if you know me personally!
Posted by: ~drew emborsky~ at January 2, 2007 03:02 PM
WhooHoo!! I'm a Leo, and I get drive!! Just what I needed. I usually tend to procrastinate, so drive should help with that, shouldn't it??
Posted by: Steph at January 2, 2007 03:17 PM
I love it. Can I put what you wrote about Aquarians on my blog if I credit you?
Posted by: Jill at January 2, 2007 03:35 PM
I love it. Can I put what you wrote about Aquarians on my blog if I credit you?
Posted by: Jill at January 2, 2007 03:36 PM
Yay! Hor-o-scopes! And I say it's my birthday! Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-DAHT! As a Cappy, I know just what you mean about the stress and the pressure and all that - I swear, it's like I collect it, "Ooh, is that some stress? Gimme some!" - and have been working a loooooong time on learning to breathe, and relax, dammit, and give things a little time to happen. I've gotten much better at it the last ten years or so, but Lord knows it could stand some more work. So work I shall.
Honestly? I always thought my legs were my second-best feature (obviously my brain is first!), but if the stars say it's my hiney, I shall not argue with them. Hee hee!
Posted by: Julie at January 2, 2007 03:43 PM
"Last year ya'll about worked yourselves into a frenzy and you had such a busy (and stressful) year, it's hard to look back and see all good. But it wasn't all bad. You certainly accomplished a lot!"
Get outta my Scorpy head!! Well, actually, you can stay there, I really like it.
I can't even tell you how much I look forward to your Hor-o-Scopes. You nail it every time.
Smooches to the kitties! I hope you have the best year so far!
Posted by: Debbie at January 2, 2007 03:44 PM
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!! I'll take a public flogging as long as it's Almighty Soba (or Roy-Boy or the Frankenator or Bob) what's doing the flogging!!!!
Thanks for reminding me I have (yet another) bdday coming up. I could have gone the rest of the year without thinking about that.
Posted by: waskopena at January 2, 2007 04:05 PM
Your Sagittarius 'scope kinda creeped me out. Now I have to cross-reference it with other charts, because it says right there that I shouldn't just believe you. Thanks.
;)
Posted by: kristen at January 2, 2007 04:10 PM
Dreaming about the future, huh? So does that mean that I should start planning my dream wedding once more? I haven't done that in years...
Posted by: Dagny at January 2, 2007 05:25 PM
you know that this corresponds perfectly with my resolutions? you can read for yourself if you'd like.
Posted by: miss kendra at January 2, 2007 05:27 PM
Ooooo Aunt Purl, it's spooky how you pointed out the exact same things I just told myself yesterday! Stop nit-picking about other people and take care of myself for once!
Get out of my head, you! :)
Posted by: Camelama at January 2, 2007 05:41 PM
Ah a fellow Cancer - I am new to your blog - I was given a referral and I am glad I looked you up. I was just thinking about this very trait, but did not realize it was shared among all crustacean creation (couldn't resist, could not resist.) Thanks for the directive - on it!
Posted by: SOnya at January 2, 2007 05:48 PM
The Leo horoscope was dead on for me. I have been completely isolated and have done nothing but pine for the past...old friends, old home, old city etc. It's may be time for me to let go of that and try to embrace my new home and my new life. Driving is a funny thing to be mentioned. I have a new car, but am afraid to drive most of the time. Guess that needs to change, huh? LOL
Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Shannon Dwire at January 2, 2007 06:10 PM
"Ah, Leo, whose heart was broken in so many pieces. (...) You have to let go, it's over, it was meant to be over and done with." So, so true -- and Virgo, my rising sign, is quite accurate as well.
On New Year's Day, I made a huge decision and though it'll take time, I'm already looking forward to rebuilding a life on my own. 2007 can only get better from here, right?
Thanks for being an inspiration and keep the cat pictures coming!
Posted by: MA at January 2, 2007 06:12 PM
D-re-e-e-eam, dream, dream, dream...D-re-e-e-eam...that's what I am going to do! As a true, blue, crab...I've decided to come out of my shell and dream...thanks, girlfriend!
Posted by: Joanie at January 2, 2007 06:38 PM
Uh... Drew... she um, does know you. personally. but not in the biblical sense.
right? ok.
This Goat has been adrift for a while, fighting the urge to do something just to be DOING SOMTHING. Good to know that I need to keep fighting the urge.
Thanks, Laurie. Do you read palms? Tarot cards (I always think tarot sounds like carrot when I read it then I laugh.)
Cause, I need divine canine feline assistance in my life
Posted by: suzi in NC at January 2, 2007 06:46 PM
You were spot on for me Laurie, but my mate...not so much. I think his moon sign must be pulling him outta whack. He's the first Scorpio I've ever met that was so sensitive and not so...so...uh, Scorpio-ish. Meh.
Posted by: Jules at January 2, 2007 06:47 PM
Your second best asset is your heiney. Do with it what you will.
A hieney as an ASSet...did anyone else think that was realy, really funny???
Posted by: haji 0 matic at January 2, 2007 06:57 PM
That Sag scope was DEAD ON. I finished the year out on a low low note. It was all because I had been lied to over and over and over by my ex... and I believed it all because I wanted a better life for our kids. Oh well... live and learn.
It has made me much wiser, though.
Posted by: Shannon at January 2, 2007 07:38 PM
That Sag scope was DEAD ON. I finished the year out on a low low note. It was all because I had been lied to over and over and over by my ex... and I believed it all because I wanted a better life for our kids. Oh well... live and learn.
It has made me much wiser, though.
Posted by: Shannon at January 2, 2007 07:38 PM
I'm a Scorpio, and the one thing that makes my life insane, time after time, is that I am a grudge holder. I am 100% incapable of taking the high road under any circumstances. I know it's unhealthy, and I know it eats at me, and I know I'm the only person it's hurting. How much money do I have to spend in therapy only to be told by YOU that, if I eliminate this ONE THING I DO, dammit, 2007 would be the perfect year? I've resolved to let go of all the sh!t and dead weight this year. Thanks for the reinforcement.
Posted by: Emily at January 2, 2007 07:47 PM
Oh, Laurie, you don't even know me and yet you *know* me! You got that Aquarius absolutely right on.
I still remember my pastor telling us teenagers (years and years ago) never to read the horoscopes because that way lies the occult. While I didn't really take him seriously, I didn't read the horoscopes, just in case. Until now. You have corrupted me!
Posted by: anne at January 2, 2007 08:13 PM
I canNOT believe you got me so good! Yes, we Aries' have no problem having an opinion and stating it :P I must go and be prissy and refined now.
Thanks for the fun horoscope!
Posted by: beej at January 2, 2007 10:50 PM
Honey, hot DAMN you are good at charts. This little Goat is stuggling to do exactly THAT right now -- that is, struggling NOT to do some things, which is, NOT to make some decisions RIGHT THIS INSTANT just so decisions will be made and so I can feel like I have some control over this great lurching thing called life which happens at me, and it is most distressing when I have planned and planned to the most excruciating Capricornish detail and then all these other people get all irresponsible on me and ... well, you know.
Now will you please take your spy-cam out of my room? Thank you.
Hugs and happy 2007,
Dez
Posted by: dez at January 2, 2007 11:11 PM
I don't read horoscopes but yours caught my eye...today my dad who discovered his renal cancer moved to lung canger in Oct. will find out if his Clinical Trial is being effective..He will have to make a "choice" this Pisces man, though not the type of choice we would ever want to have to make. Me I'm Aquarian, I pretty much have a routine, and this year proves to be one of many life changes ahead, so I'm curious to see how mine goes...My husband is a Sag...I think that both his and mine kind of confuse me but I'm under a sign that is less understood than the others. We need a generation of good years to make up for the hardships we've had and this year all 3 of our surviving parents are not doing well at all...so I'm slowly tip-toeing into this year. Thanks for your charting, you have me interested. I come to visit everyday so we'll see what's ahead.
Posted by: Sue at January 3, 2007 02:00 AM
Thank you, fellow Cancerian, for a fantastic and very insightful horoscope. You're so right. I need to get out of the past and get back to daydreaming my future. Thank you for reminding me of that. You're tres cool, chica!
Posted by: Jeanne B. at January 3, 2007 02:30 AM
Gosh, do you ever know us Tauruses... Taurui... people of the Taurus zodiac sign. My biggest resolution this year is take care of myself. My second biggest: stop worrying!
Posted by: Silverlotus at January 3, 2007 03:45 AM
Wow, Laurie. These are right on. Thank you for the push I need to go make a list!
Posted by: Brandy at January 3, 2007 05:46 AM
excellent as always. spot-on and hilariously funny. happy new year!
Posted by: another laurie at January 3, 2007 06:07 AM
I am a Gemini who just ended 2006 in major debt... so your dos and don'ts for this Gemi are going to be vital to my survival! I just got a second part-time job to help me recover from a less than fiscally responsible 2006... I have high hopes for recovery, though... I even really really really want to use your budget spreadsheet... though my wants often don't turn into actions... maybe with the 3 "reallys" it will happen this year! I need to set some kind of alarm to buzz non-stop for the last 3 days of each month, a buzzer that won't go off until my spread sheet is filled out. Anyone know where I can buy something like that. Wait... couldn't afford it if there was one. Anyone know where i can get a free one?
Posted by: Amy at January 3, 2007 06:17 AM
How do you know us Pisces so well? Do you do Chinese astrology as well?
Posted by: Neil at January 3, 2007 06:48 AM
i love horror-scopes, although these are actually quite good! i'm an aries with the heart of a scorpio. that means i'm pretty fucked up...yipppeeee!!!!!
Posted by: swampgrrl at January 3, 2007 07:05 AM
I'm a taurus and you're right- I do lie awake at nights full of all the "What-ifs" of life. I like my To-Do- putting myself and my comfort first. Hooray! facials and mani/pedis for me!!
Posted by: Janola at January 3, 2007 07:05 AM
Happy New Year!
Thank you Laurie for your horoscopes. I'm not a big believer in things like that, but after reading my 'scope (I'm a Sag), I think I'm gonna start listening. It's right on the money. No dark alleys. Do more research. Hmmm, if you only knew how true that is.
Laurie, once again, you rock my world. My top New Year's resolution is to read Crazy Aunt Purl daily, and imagine she's my gal... Maybe someday...
Posted by: steve d at January 3, 2007 07:47 AM
But what do I do about the pile of yarn in the closet? What? WHAT?
I think it's planning on taking over the world.
Posted by: Peggy Archer at January 3, 2007 08:17 AM
It's freaky how right on the scorpio horoscope was. How did you know?!?!?
Posted by: Karen at January 3, 2007 08:18 AM
I know there are people who scoff at the whole zodiac thing but I have found over the years that there are just too many traits particular to each sign that appear over and over in people I deal with--whether they are loved ones, co-workers, etc--to be ignored. Being a Leo I am, of course, used to being the Golden Child of all the signs (it's all about us felines, you know!) and I found much wisdom in your horoscopes--thank you for your wit and keen perception, may the New Year bring you peace, joy & a semblance of happiness!
Posted by: christa at January 3, 2007 08:24 AM
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Hey, that was fun !
My Libra was great !
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Posted by: dhyana rose at January 3, 2007 08:26 AM
Well, this Capricorn thinks that is a pretty dang good Hor-o-scope! And, my heiny thanks you as well!! :-)
Posted by: Kat at January 3, 2007 08:56 AM
Spot on with Scorpio for me. I know that writing these takes time, but I for one, want to thank you for taking the time and posting them. You brightened my day just by posting and I read every one when you put up your horoscopes, not just mine. :)
Posted by: Kelli at January 3, 2007 08:58 AM
Thanks! We appreciate the effort that you go through for us!
Posted by: Amy at January 3, 2007 09:04 AM
I love this so much! I hope you keep doing it. As a Virgo, I gotta say, you got me spot on. Great blog idea!
Posted by: carrie at January 3, 2007 09:23 AM
"Are you stubbornly resisting your own best life?" Holy cow. I thought you were just horsing around with these things...but boy, howdy, you have pinned the tail on the donkey this time!!! (do you like my general cowboy metaphor theme thing I have going on???)
Posted by: aileen at January 3, 2007 09:39 AM
Crap. Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap. I do not believe in horoscopes, and then you go and print these two, for me, the libra and the scorpio (I'm all cuspy), and make me all weepy. Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap. I don't believe. I am not a believer. Get out of my head now, please.
Posted by: lanea at January 3, 2007 10:04 AM
"LIFE can leave you, my little Gemini, a bit on the broker-than-an-8-track side."
Wow, Laurie, could you BE more psychic. I just finished writing up how much I owe on all the credit card accounts I got stuck with as a result of the divorce. I was wondering if you still have that box you were gonna live in? Because if you're not using it, my parrot and I may need a new home soon.
On the other hand (because Gemini's always have to have at LEAST 2 opinions) I did just see this incredible pair of shoes at the mall the other day...
Thanks for always brightening up my day - your experiences and the way you write about them have been a major help as I've gone through the whole divorce process! Keep up the good work!
KJ
Posted by: silverparrot at January 3, 2007 10:31 AM
This Gemini is laughing hysterically! I just made my first ever resolution list and at the top, in bold print is GET FINANCES UNDER CONTROL.
Then I came here for some relief from confronting my budget spreadsheet (really - only $5 leftover a MONTH?) and you pinned down my horror!
Posted by: heather at January 3, 2007 10:55 AM
Lunch break so no time to read all the comments...
Just wanted to say, "Thank you muchly for the horoscopes!"
Me likey.
Posted by: Becky at January 3, 2007 11:06 AM
Hi Y'all,
Newbie blogger, here. You're one of my favorite reads! Yours is one of my top ten blogroll links. Happy New Year! Thanks for all the grins.
Denelle in TN
Posted by: Denelle at January 3, 2007 11:31 AM
I'm a Scorpio who is about to walk into my performance review. Let's hope I keep my head and stop doing THAT THING THAT I DO (and I DO know what it is) long enough to act like the grown-up, professional-type human that I long to be.
Posted by: Fran at January 3, 2007 01:06 PM
Girl, Your Leo horoscope was frighteningly dead on.
Posted by: stacey at January 3, 2007 02:16 PM
I'm gonna get a whole band of Aquarians (you just had to know I was one, right?) to come over and pee on your lawn.
You Have Been Warned.
Posted by: Rabbitch at January 4, 2007 11:32 AM
Who knew that my "reworking the past" wasn't something that only I do?? It's a "crabby" thing?? Really??
And you caught me. I'm having some foot surgery next week, and I have spent all today looking at the cute shoes I will be able to wear in the future, and encouraging my trainer to find some exercises to help me "refind" my feet!! An active, positive future with cute shoes. What every crab wants but will never allow ourselves to wish for.
Posted by: Debra Roby at January 4, 2007 04:39 PM
Okay, another Leo saying it was frighteningly correct. Wow. Ack. I guess I have some work to do...
Posted by: Kat with a K at January 5, 2007 11:51 AM
What a hoot! I'd love to post the Scorpio on my blog with a link back to you. Is that ok?
Posted by: Allison at January 5, 2007 07:29 PM
God, girl- you are RIGHT on the money! Wishing you & the kitties the best of New Years, and I'm looking forward to reading you this year ( and getting in touch with my inner wandering gypsy)
:o)
Posted by: Sandra at January 7, 2007 04:04 PM
