bury me in this dress

Okay. Nobody asked the Chinese Horoscope forcast for 2006 but I will post it just the same. It’s my blog and the Chinese (me! Well half Chinese) said so. Readers, you should know what your Chinese zodiac sign is first. If you don’t know your animal sign, look for it here. I made some comments. I hope nobody minds. Not. I don’t really care. lol.

Fire Dog Year 2006 Horoscope Forecasts

The year of the Fire Dog will commence on January 29, 2006 and will end on February 17, 2007. To find out your luck in 2006, see below:

Rat

Your Career Outlook

2006 is a year when you should stay focused and work hard. Remain patient as you may not reap the rewards of your hard work immediately.

If you are running your own business, you should avoid making major financial investments. Although you may be presented with many business opportunities, you need to be extra careful and exercise due diligence. If you are able to do that, you may be able to go into a new business or start your own business successfully this year.

If you are an employee, you should improve on your interpersonal skills. Doing so will increase your chances of getting a raise or a promotion.

Try as much as possible to execute major plans in the months of March, July, December as well as January 2007. These are good months when your career luck is riding high.

Your Wealth Outlook

2006 is not a good year to make major financial investments. Speculative activities, such as trading in futures and gambling, should best be avoided because your wealth luck is weak.

Take charge of your finances and be prudent. Otherwise you may incur a significant financial loss. Avoid exposing yourself to potential liabilities and financial obligations, such as acting as a guarantor for someone else.

Wealth luck is more favourable in the months of February, July of 2006, as well as January 2007 so if you have to make an investment decision or engage in speculative activities, try to do so in these months to minimize your risks.

Your Health Outlook

Your wealth and health luck are low in 2006 and just as you should be extra careful of your wealth, you should also take care of your health. The critical period is from May 2006 to January 2007. This is when your wealth luck is lowest.

Do not over-exert and tire yourself out. Make sure you have ample rest. If you are sick, make sure you see a doctor and attend to your illness immediately to avoid any unnecessary complications.

In the month of September, you are also prone to traffic accidents so make sure you drive carefully and be extra alert to your surrounding when you are travelling.

Your Romance Outlook

You may be feeling frustrated because of your less-than-favourable luck this year and this may make you temperamental and hard to get along with.

You have a tendency to take it out on your loved ones and that should be the last thing you do. Remember that this year will be over before you know it and your bad luck is only temporarily. It is definitely not worth jeopardizing the long-term good relationships with your family and friends because of this bad patch.

Ox

Your Career Outlook

2006 will be smooth sailing for you, a year that allows you to forge ahead with little difficulties and obstructions.

However you should be wary of business scams that may cost you your fortune and your reputation. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

This is not a good year to make any major changes in your career. Try not to make a job switch or request for a transfer.

If you absolutely need to make a career move, do so in the months of April, June, August, November and December.

Your Wealth Outlook

Your wealth luck is strong in 2006 and this is a good year for you to accumulate your wealth. You may get a substantial raise or a fat bonus at year end. If you have been putting off an important purchase in the past, you may also find yourself finally having the ability to make that purchase.

Wealth luck is strongest in the months of April, July, August of 2006 and January 2007. However possible financial loss may occur in the months of February, May, September, and December. Be more careful and alert.

Your Health Outlook

Your health may be weak in 2006, especially if you are a woman born in the year of the Rat. You may find yourself falling sick very easily. Fortunately your ailments are unlikely to be life-threatening.

Take care of your health and see a doctor immediately when you fall sick. You have a tendency to catch a flu or suffer from stomach-related illnesses.

Steer clear of alcohol, cigarettes and drugs. Once you start, you may find yourself addicted to them.

Your Romance Outlook

2006 is a great year for romance. If you are still looking for that special someone, you may find him or her this year. If you are in a steady relationship and thinking of setting up a family, this will be a good year for you to tie the knot. If you are planning to have a child, your wish may come true this year too.

However having too much luck in romance has its downside. If you are married, you have to be careful of extramarital affairs. If you are in a relationship, there may be a possibility of a third party. Be responsible so that you are fair to your partner.

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I wish people in my country have garden gnomes. I keep on seeing these ceramic creatures in European films and I have mixed emotions over them. They look ugly, endearing, funny, kitsch, fiendish, and entertaining. If my neighbors have garden gnomes, I would probably steal one and put him in my garden. I know, stealing is bad but don’t worry, I’ll put the gnome back. I just want him to visit my house for awhile.

I was searching google for garden gnomes history but it pointed me to this. I’ve read through it but I still don’t know how and why ceramic gnomes became popular in Europe. Maybe not only in Europe, perhaps other continents have gnomes too. That history site explained about the history of real gnomes and I think we have an equivalent for them here in my country. They’re called “dwende” or “lamang lupa” and they’re earth elementals who protect the flora and fauna even in the city. My neighbors claims they have dwendes and I believe them. Sometimes, things in my room disappear all of a sudden and I find them in odd places (but maybe that’s just the odd me putting things in odd places).

dwende or lamang lupa

I’m itching to buy a gnome on ebay but I have only roughly $30 left on my US bank account. Maybe a reader out there has a spare garden gnome he/she wants to dispose. I think I have enough to pay for shipping if it’s not too expensive.

Please welcome my new blog renter, Girl Chronicles. I immediately accepted her bid request cos this chick has the kind of sense of humor I like. Just read her feature on Holiday Gift Ideas. Who’d want a Jesus action figure complete with a jug of wine, 5 loaves of bread, and 2 fish? Me! I’m not a Christian but who cares? Sadly she didn’t post a linky to where I can buy it. Surely that product isn’t available in this third world country.

Here’s another excuse to buy a Nintendo DS. Here’s a snippet of the article (courtesy of Boingboing.net)

Lapis, the blue-hued main character of a prototype video game by Heather Kelley, a designer with Ubisoft, wants to help women take a “magical pet adventure” to their “happy place.”

The prototype teaches how to reach orgasm by simulating the affect of pleasurable sensation on the cartoon. Players tickle, touch, tap, and stroke Lapis using the touch screen of the Nintendo DS, a hand-held video game device. They can also talk, sing and blow on the bunny’s fur using the device’s built-in microphone.

The more they stimulate the bunny, the happier he becomes until eventually he begins flying through the air. But Lapis is also an unpredictable creature who needs a variety of sensations. Sometimes, no amount of stimulation is going to work.

The programmer really knows what she’s doing. Personally, I don’t need this game if you know what I mean.

Saw this in Jetting Through Life’s blog. The penguin who did the whacking looks fake though.

 I’m trying to look for the 75 band references in this photo. So far, I’ve seen only the ff:
1. Guns N Roses
2. Gorillaz
3. Cowboy Junkies
4. Postal Service
5. Scissor Sisters
6. Eagles
7. Spoon
8. Smashing Pumpkins
9. Black Flag
10. White Zombie
11. Garbage
12. Blind Melon
13. Red Hot Chili Peppers
14. Television
15. Beach Boys
16. Goldie
17. Manic Street Preachers
18. Radiohead
19. Rolling Stones
20. Seal
21. Iron Maiden
22. Alice in Chains
23. Blur
24. Tindersticks
25. Black Crows
26. Corner Shop
27. B-52s
28. Queen
29. White Snake
30. Lemonheads
31. Police
32. Secret Goldfish
33. Eels
34. Madonna
35. Bloc PartyThat’s it so far. I’m not even sure if some of the artists I mentioned are correct.

David Hasselhoff. Image from perezhilton.com

You have to humor me again but I really wanted to post this lyrics. It’s the bonus track from Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amelie Poulan. I’m really loving this track and I love Yann Tiersen. Blame this on the crazy dream I had which I would never narrate here.

It’s hard, hard not to sit on your hands
And bury your head in the sand
Hard not to make other plans
and claim that you’ve done all you can all along
And life must go on

It’s hard, hard to stand up for what’s right
And bring home the bacon each night
Hard not to break down and cry
When every idea that you’ve tried has been wrong
But you must carry on

It’s hard but you know it’s worth the fight
’cause you know you’ve got the truth on your side
When the accusations fly, hold tight
Don’t be afraid of what they’ll say
Who cares what cowards think, anyway
They will understand one day, one day

It’s hard, hard when you’re here all alone
And everyone else has gone home
Harder to know right from wrong
When all objectivity’s gone
And it’s gone
But you still carry on

’cause you, you are the only one left
And you’ve got to clean up this mess
You know you’ll end up like the rest
Bitter and twisted, unless
You stay strong and you carry on

It’s hard but you know it’s worth the fight
’cause you know you’ve got the truth on your side
When the accusations fly, hold tight
And don’t be afraid of what they’ll say
Who cares what cowards think, anyway
They will understand one day, one day.

This is my anthem now! Ha!

I want a couple of Zubbles!!!

I’ve been trying to catch up with by boingboing.net backlogs and the guys truly made my day when they posted about asymmetrical gentlemen’s-genital-cozy. Oh yes, I’m sick and miserable but I couldn’t help but laugh out loud when I saw this

Uhhh gross!!!

Really! You should visit the site. It’s so gay! lol. Even the background music’s so gay. This is probably the best set in the collection but I don’t see the point of wearing undies THAT transparent.

OMG! You-know-me just emailed me again and I’m in cloud 9. I have so many things to do for work but now I’m distracted again. *swoon* He’s so dreamy I swear! *sighs*

Sorry if I judged too hastily earlier. I take that back!!!

Well better get back to work. Bummer.