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Survived another week, though I had my doubts. And another year at that. It's insane at work... I've got three simultaneous 5 digit projects, and they are all reaching critical mass within the same two week period. Nose to the grindstone big time, and ignore all the cruft. Which causes problems later, because 95% of my job is client cruft, and it's piling up. The heck with it though, half of it goes away if you ignore it long enough. There's a motto in there somewhere, but I'm too apathetic right now to look for it.

Bartender, another Mike's Iced Tea.

Nappy Yew Hair everybody! We didn't do much, Mel wasn't feeling good. Got some pretty good Zinfadel, hung out, got a buzz, watched a movie. Somewhere in there the year changed. Good riddance, I say. Surely this year will go better.

Random change of topic: I don't go in for much hocus-pocus, but this guy is uncanny. In any case, Freewillastrology.com says this about my coming year:

Virgo-
I've got two famous moments from fairy tales for you to use as symbols of power in 2003. The first is from "The Emperor's New Clothes." It's the turning point when the young boy, trusting his own eyes, refuses to buy into the sham and states plainly that the emperor is naked. The second comes during a climactic scene in "The Wizard of Oz." Dorothy and her entourage are at the palace of the Wizard, begging him for boons he's not disposed to grant. Then the little dog Toto pulls back the drapery to reveal the ordinary man who is secretly manipulating machinery to sustain the illusion of wizardry. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain," the man barks through his loudspeakers. But it's too late: His fraud has been exposed. I propose, Virgo, that you make Toto and the young boy your role models in the coming months.

Talked to lilith17 today, and she and hubby closed on the house and are moving in a good THREE months sooner than expected. I'm very excited and pleased for both of them! Way cool. She sounded exhausted but happy. I'm all grins. :)

Talked to my bud in Boston, he's doing good. Sounds stressed and disillusioned, in other words about normal. He works for a software company up there, making... something. I have more and more friends in this line of work. Not that I make friends that do this... no. Nice normal people somehow get seduced by the dark side. Friends from high school, friends from college. Respectible people, people you would never expect to hang out in sleazy alleys, ride with a bad crowd, or create software. It's a shame. And I was the first. Maybe it's like a virus, and I'm the carrier. Or maybe I'm a trend setter.

I've been too normal too long. This can't be good, or safe. The devil makes work for idle minds. Suggestions, anyone?