liking this bit of something today

Found over on the LJ of the fabulous sooj, who writes about somebody reading something they wrote about modern mermaids. (did you follow that?)

...I have some advice for modern mermaids
who wish to save great sorrow and travail:
don't give up who you are for love of princes.
He might have liked me better with my tail.
-Judith Viorst

Clearly, Rob lives in my head.

A particularly synchronous horoscope from FreeWill Astrology this week, and I swear I'm not saying that just because I think I get what he's saying (for once). ( The illustration that goes with this one on the website is OBSESSED. )

A preview of my wild & crazy weekend.

Filled with vast amounts of Cancerian fun, I tell you. Here's a sneak peek -- because, really, one has to hold back just a little bit on all this excitement:

• Sweep the ceilings. SRSLY. When I can see the cobwebs in the corners of my 10-foot ceilings in my dimly lit aparment, they need attention.


• Scrub tubs and showers likewhoa. For this, I need to climb into the tubs, because they are HUGE. Either that, or hire some very small and energetic minions. (Scrubbing Bubbles don't count as minions.)


• Crochet something for somebody for this holiday that's coming up in about a month. Or at least get a really excellent start. Because it'll have to be Sekrit Kroshay. WELL BEGUN! ALMOST DONE!


• Get Jack fixed, and pray the vet gives me enough drugs to keep him inactive for a couple of days. Can you imagine the damage he'll do, trying to escape a collar? Go ahead. I'll wait. See?


• Type up Christmas lists from girls and send them to Santa grandparents.


• Climb up on something taller than my stepladder and finally install that stupid curtainrod in my bedroom.

Can you stand it? I cannot.

Answers.

I think the way this goes is as follows: If you want to receive interview questions from me, please speak up on comments (sheep imagery and noises optional). I'm feeling not-serious lately, so please expect questions to perhaps not number five, with variable goofiness.

Questions from featherynscale, who most graciously stepped away from the Thought-Provoking Machine and gave me a chance to be silly:

1. Since you've already decided for the Princesses, what Ajah would you yourself join?
Really, we were just guessing. The Princesses would certainly decide for themselves. :) For myself, I'd probably choose Green because they're the ones who exhibit the most implied permission to Do [Things] across a wider spectrum. The other Ajahs seem much more self-limiting. To a certain extent, many of them are specialists; Greens are glorious generalists. Or something like that. Browns are more likely to have dogs, though, I think. So there's my fall-back.

2. You are given the Pencil of the Creators, and with it, you can draw into being one item, creature, or person of your choice. (The Pencil, being a greater Artifact, will correct for any lack in your artistic abilities.) What or who do you draw? (Note: the Pencil has no eraser.)
Er. I get very lost in considerations of Unintended Consequences, and wondering if I really ought to create Something just because I can. Most of the stuff I'd want to manifest isn't an item, creature, or person anyway. I think I'd hold onto it until I reached a point in the movie script of my life when the script says, "Oh, if only we had XX! We could save the Universe!" And then I'd pull out my pencil and draw it.

3. If you could live in any fictional world, which would you most like to inhabit? (You may choose to have been born there, or to move there from your current life.)
Goodness, I don't know. Really, I'd just be me in another world, which doesn't necessarily seem preferable to where I am. (I happen to think I've got it pretty good right now.) But I'm currently obsessed with Jordan's world in the Wheel of Time series, so I might like to be there, even though it's a pretty messy place right now. And there's always the Star Trek universe (Next Generation version), which I think is pretty awesome.

4. What words of wisdom do you have for aspiring human beings?
Don't worry so much about whether you know what you're doing, and whether you'll be perfect. Just give it a shot and see what happens. Strive for awesomeness, but don't let the fear of mediocrity stop you from finding joy in what's ordinary. Something like that. Also: Learn some basic life skills, because cleverness/enthusiasm is no substitute for competence.

5. With a free weekend and unlimited funds, what would you do?
Right now, I think I'd go to Vegas and take some risks.