Fire monkeys and Mardi Gras

Lunar new year was Monday; yesterday was Mardi Gras. Hope both found you all well.  This is the year of the monkey,  especially the fire monkey.  Let's hope that the monkey brings us luck.

I don't know much about Chinese astrology (and so much online is absolute bunk,  I'm sure). But I do know I am a fire sheep/goat, which is interesting,  because I'm also an Aries,  the ram, which is a sign ruled by fire. So I've got a double helping,  so to speak.

The last two nights I uncharacteristically played Civilization IV rather than blogging.  Tonight it was dinner (two eggs and peanut butter with bread), which I am finished with and am now thinking of going to bed.  Good night.  I really will try to think of something important to write about tomorrow.  :)

An enormous shelf cloud is moving

from east to west, revealing not only the sun, but the smallest sliver of a crescent moon rising in the east, which reminded me that it's almost lunar new year/Chinese new year, the year of the Male Black Dragon or Water Dragon.

Incidentally, I don't know much about Chinese astrology, but I am a Red Fire Sheep (or sometimes it's Goat), which is interesting because I am also an Aries, which is the sign of the ram in Western astrology. So I guess I'm a double sheep. Although they have some of the same correspondences (colour, ruling planet, etc., at least when the Fire part is factored in), the description of the Sheep is different for each system. Here is one of the Chinese Sheep horoscope, whereas Aries is described here. Maybe I'm a blend.:)

Happy Lunar (Chinese) New Year!

It is the Year of the Tiger. May it bring you luck and good tidings. The Chinese calendar is rather complex, but Wikipedia has a good explanation.

I was born in the year of the Sheep (Goat in Vietnam), and in fact I'm a Fire Sheep, which is kind of funny, as I'm also an Aries, which has a ram as its symbol and is a fire sign in Western astrology. I think that means I'm probably doomed somehow.