Are you my Twin? And other bits.

-- They changed the zodiac chart so I'm now Gemini. I'm not sure how I feel about this; on the one hand, people are always saying they know someone who looks like me. It really sucks for those who had their zodiac sign tattooed on themselves. The only one in my family who is what they used to be is Henry.

-- I like to say that the universe so didn't want my mom to have cancer that they changed my sign to Gemini.

-- What the heck is an Ophiuchus? You born between Nov. 29 and Dec. 17 will need to know this.

-- Yes. I realize that astrology is, um, "for entertainment purposes only".

-- Thursday morning I emailed Hubby that I wanted a shredder/grinder attachment set for my mixer for my birthday (you know, in July). I did this because he always tells me I never gave him any ideas for gifts. Two minutes later I get a "Happy birthday, baby!" email with a screen shot that it's been purchased. Six months early. Way to be proactive! Now what will I actually be getting for my birthday?

-- Have you seen this? Funny stuff.



-- I really hate when people who have always been one way drift away from me and then do a complete about-face with their personality. I'm not really explaining that right, but here's one example: I was with my ex-fiance for 3 years. In that time, which was the prime of my college experience, he disliked drinking, smoking, bars, and general shenanigans. I would not go so far as to say he forbid me from enjoying any of those things, but I didn't want him to be disappointed in me, so I abstained. A month after we broke up, he drunk dialed me. By 6 months later he was regularly throwing parties, drinking, smoking, and having all sorts of fun (note: I don't think all those things are great, but college is college) that I never got to have with him. Maybe we would have lasted longer if he didn't have that great big stick up his ass for so long.

-- The point of the above bullet was actually not about him. I really don't care and if we had lasted much longer, my Hubby and I may not have gotten together. But anyhow, my ex-best friend moved to Virginia. Now she's attending culinary school and cooking and doing all sorts of things that are completely out of character for how she was down here. I don't think it would bother me except she doesn't really talk to me anymore, and it was her damn fault we stopped being friends for so long that I both don't want to be the one to make all the effort and damn it, wish we were still good friends.

-- Why is it so hard to make friends as a grown up?

-- I'm officially running a 5k a month earlier than originally planned. January 30.