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I've always wanted to look up my horoscope on my birthday, but I always forgot to do it. Until yesterday! :)

( If You Were Born Today, April 14 )

My uncle Larry got married recently and I wasn't there, but my dad took a lot of pictures. I'm going through them now, and along with all the cake-cutting and flower girls and bridemaids, he got some pretty awesome shots of facial hair.

This is my uncle. My dad and his brothers have pretty dark complexions and heavy eyebrows. I used to call Uncle Larry "Scary Larry," and I thought he looked like a mountain man. One time at my grandma's house I hugged him by accident, thinking he was my dad (they look the same from behind while sitting in armchairs). I was mortified. That seems odd to me now. What's wrong with hugging your uncle? But I guess I really was afraid of him as a kid, because that's the only time I can remember hugging him, and I don't know him very well.

This guy and his mustache are almost as cool as THIS guy and HIS mustache. This goatee delights me. His mustache forms a perfect C.

Christin is coughing. She sounds like death. Sorry, Christin.

Tonight I told her that my mom thinks that both I and she should try online dating, "Since your current program isn't working." She made a face like this :[

but then she sort of said yeah, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea. So we may do that, if we don't just forget like we forget about lots of things, like mailing stuff or watching tv shows or going to people's wedding receptions. We should marry men with good memories and timekeeping skills.

We went to the dog park today, and with that and leaving Boss at Dr. Hawks' house while we went to sushi for lunch, he got a lot of exercise. That dog just can't get too much exercise, though. We saw two mini Aussies at the park, one male and one female. The male looked a lot like Boss, and the female was this beautiful little red merle. Just a lovely little thing, and it was neat to see minis! I didn't know they came in that size. Later, when we stopped by the Goodyear Ballpark's farmer's market, there was a big male Aussie that looked a lot like Boss. He had merle spots in the same places on his ear and everything. He was eight years old, so we joked that he was probably Boss's dad.

I still can't remember what I was going to say. Oh well, maybe I'll remember later.

My new favorite scriptural phrase: "And Moron did that which was wicked before the Lord."

The last chapter of Mormon is amazing, by the way. I didn't read it super recently (it was like a week ago), but it was awesome.

I really like reading my scriptures online.

I've been getting off work early more often lately, which is nice but weird since it's supposed to be our busy season. But it's nice because when I get off early I take Boss to the dog park, and he is crazy happy to go to the dog park. When we go back to the early schedule I want to take him every day. Or close to it. It's hard to know since that's also when the weather's going to be worse.

Boss got neutered yesterday, and now he seems to be having trouble with his dog door. It's weird, and I can't figure out what's up unless maybe the bottom of the opening is rubbing against him unpleasantly... but he'll go outside, and then he sits by the door as if waiting for someone to open it for him.

Poor pup. He's really tired still.

This has been a crazy week at work, as expected. My manager is on vacation the whole week, we're picking up again after the holidays, and then it turns out that one of my coworkers has an ulcer that started acting up. He'll be back tomorrow, thank goodness.

I know I should be glad that things are quieter online right now since it's better for me to spend time with the family while I'm here than to sit glued to my computer, but I want things to pick up again. I'm bored, sort of, and I want things to do again. Sort of.

So I'm going to ramble aimlessly here for a while and see how that works out for me.

( Coming home )

I am actually getting to the point where a smartphone sounds like a good idea. I don't OMGNEED one, but it would be convenient. And it helps that the unlimited, no-contract plans are less per month than I'm paying currently. That's a good value.

I officially hate wasps.

I think I am a little less afraid of them now, though. But in the meantime, it still freakin' hurts.

I swear these cats know exactly what I'm doing when I pull out a camera.

I've only tried taking pictures of three of them, but it's really funny how different they all are. Dent is curled up and napping, but he stretching and making like mews that I know are meant to get my attention when he's doing something particularly cute. And then when I get out the camera he opens his eyes a little bit, then closes them and holds still. He wants me to take pictures of him.

Waffles is fine with me taking pictures, but he's not very photogenic. He's an adorable cat with lovely markings, but he's always licking himself or squinting weirdly.

Chairman, who I'd have expected to be fine with it... whenever I turn the camera in his direction, he gets up and runs away, like he's wanted for robbing a bank or something. Though knowing Chairman, I wouldn't be all that surprised if he was.

I haven't tried George or Atticus yet. I have a sneaking suspicion that Atticus will be freaked out by the flash.

Things that are fabulous:

Naps that last more than two hours. I am so relaxed right now, and relaxing is not a thing I do particularly well. I mean like, full-body-relaxed. Holy cooooow. Breathing feels good. The air feels good. Life, I love you. All is groovy.

Cinnamon-yogurt pretzels. Why, why are you so expensive? I want to buy and eat three more bags of you.

Waking up early on a Saturday morning. Not like I'm going to make a habit of it or anything, but today the ward went to Buckeye for Make A Difference Day and painted a Vietnam vet's house (the outside). We were done around ten, and got home around... eleven? eleven thirty? But we started painting at sevenish, maybe seven thirty? So it wasn't that long, but it was a lot of work and then we ate and then got home and... there's still plenty of day left! I love that feeling! (Though, like I said, I'm still not making a habit of this. I like sleeping in!)

My hair, right now. When I got home I took a shower, put in gel, and fell asleep on my stomach, which always makes my hair look amaaaaazing.

Self, great day!