advise from the stars for today

Cancer
Quickie:
Do not take clear communication for granted -- no one can read your mind. Speak up.

Overview:
You feel like there's a mischievous elf on your shoulder, whispering all kinds of naughtiness in your ear. Instead of ignoring those impulses completely, why not add a little good-natured mayhem to your day?

Extended:

Sometimes you are so in sync with your friends and loved ones that you are sure you can read one another's minds -- but you can't. Do not take clear communication for granted, especially when it comes to the people you care about the most. Internally going over your emotions again and again will not be as effective as discussing things with others -- and hearing their feedback. Do you think that you'll be a burden if you ask to bend their ears? Think again.

Ox:
You could be feeling that true success is always just beyond your reach. This is a challenging day, and you may encounter some opposition at work. You are strong and capable, this day will pass, and things will get better. If you are feeling blue, seek refuge at home with your family. It could be just what you need to feel better.

I'd love to be able to hide at home with family. But Boogie is in DC, Sis is in DC, and Boo has to work tonight. No Friday family dinner tonight. Oh well. I'm not really in the mood to talk with anyone either.

So to the stars today I say Pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbtttttt!!!

Dear sweet mother of pearl

So I've been reading the most awful dreck of a romance novel to date. "My Fair Viking" by Sandra Hill. I picked it up out of the box of books at the Doma thinking to myself It can't possibly be that bad.

Yeah well. I have been making myself finish it. It's is ranking up there with nappy buttocks.

Anyway, finally on page 262 out of 364 we get to the actual act that has been torturously lead up to. And torturously I mean ... "someone actually got paid to write this and someone else paid to print it AND my mother actually bought this stuff".

I have to share a small bit of purple prose that made me snort with laughter and roll my eyes heavenward:

"...and her pleasure spiraled and spiraled and spiraled til her insides shattered into a million small ripples of woman-joy."

Woman-joy? WOMAN-JOY?!?!?!?!?!

Where do people come up with this stuff.

Anyway, I had to share that so that I wasn't the only one blinking at it.

Thank you.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled Friday.