for that baker babe

i just finished this for my friend aspen. she started the organization exhale which i have written about before. so yeah, i have smarty, mc-smarty pants friends.

why is this my horoscope for this week?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "If you removed all of the homosexuals and homosexual influence from what is generally regarded as American culture," said author Fran Lebowitz, "you would pretty much be left with [the TV game show] 'Let's Make A Deal.'" That's an exaggeration, of course, but it contains a large grain of truth. I offer this as a prod for you to deepen your understanding of the complexities of gender, Virgo. Astrologically speaking, it's an excellent time to do so. If you identify yourself as a heterosexual, meditate on the qualities you express that are commonly thought of as the specialty of the opposite sex. Consider the possibility that you are actually 65 percent female, 25 percent male, and 10 percent neither, or maybe 15 percent female, 70 percent male, and 15 percent transgender. If you regard yourself as gay, explore the hypothesis that a part of you is secretly kind of straight. Open your mind to the possibility that human beings come in hundreds of different genders.

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by the blow.....

happy year of the ox

The OX year is a conservative year, one of traditions and values. This is not a year to be outrageous. A slow but steady year.

This OX year will bring stability and growth where patience and diligence pays off.

This is a year of Harvest - when we reap what we have sown. Take care of business this year, do not let things slide.

apparently, for me this means:

If you were born in the year of the RABBIT:
The year of the OX is well suited to the rabbit nature. The slower pace of this year will see you spending more time with friends and family. A good year to upgrade your home, or for buying or selling a house.

surgery, family, tradition, growth

quick bullet points of my brain right now:

1. thinking about top surgery again
2. keep hitting the wall of tradition when i think about coming out to my parents/family
3. thinking about hormones
4. worried about how to pay for surgery
5. worried about how my parents are gonna react
6. worried about how my extended family is gonna react
7. worried about how my extended family is gonna treat my parents
8. wondering how this is gonna change my relationship
9. basically stressing out a little bit right now