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I think I’m allergic to my new desk. When will I learn not to buy new things while Mercury is Retrograde? First the computer, now this.

Mind you, the desk is very fetching, quite fanciful and most appropriate for my progressed Moon in Pisces. It’s painted with a fabulous sort of Tuscan landscape complete with twilight stars and crescent moon. And get this… the handle pulls are bluebirds. Bluebirds. It is adorable, I tell you, and it simply couldn’t be resisted.

But after spending several hours sitting here today, my sinuses hurt and I feel lethargic. Since I rescued the desk from the basement of my very favorite consignment store, there’s a chance it might be kinda mildewy or something… there’s a faint, dubious scent emanating from it. So I guess at the very least I’ll need to wash it down and smudge it with some sage to dispel the bad juju. (My early-30s neighbor works outside in his yard a lot and he always gives me a wry, knowing look after I’ve had the smudge wand out. I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m smoking weed over here. Not with these lungs, dude.)

In other news, Jeff’s new video made me briefly reconsider my long-standing, iron-clad resolution to eschew such new-fangled gadgetry. Then I spent about fifteen minutes playing around with my laptop’s webcam and the results were horrifying. I had no idea I looked so much like James Gandolfini. That is not a good look for a woman. There’s some question as to whether it’s even a good look for James Gandolfini.

So I’ll indulge my p. Moon in Pisces reclusivity (and my vanity) and remain, for the time being, a little voice inside your head. After all, if I looked good I probably would have been a TV spokesmodel, not a writer.

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May 18, 2009 | 7 Comments

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Alexander M Zoltai May 19, 2009 12:54 am
Hmmm…

Too bad you didn’t include a pic of yourself so we could compare it with Mr. Gandolfini and see if you’re exaggerating…
NR May 19, 2009 1:30 am
Looking forward to seeing your videos when the pMoon is in Aries.

Go, April!
natorim May 20, 2009 8:05 pm
Hi April – The desk LOOKS great–I hope it’s odoriferous ways will go away with a few more sage-ings, or would that be sage-ins? I love your Gemini new moon piece, by the way…I just read it today…Fabulous! Rock on with the bluebirds.
April May 20, 2009 8:11 pm
Alexander… hmmm. I’ve got Sag rising and Mercury opposed Jupiter… me, exaggerate?

NR, you might be right about that. Aries can have that effect on people!

Thanks on all counts, natorim. It’s already de-stinking a bit. And the bluebirds make it all worthwhile!
Michele May 21, 2009 7:03 pm
Trust your gut on this one, there may be bad juju from the desk’s prior owners…if it was my desk bought from a consignment shop I’d get rid of it.
Beth Turnage June 6, 2009 9:17 am
Webcam tips:

Do your hair

Put on make-up

Make cue cards for your text

Make sure you are shooting in plenty of light

Have someone holds cue cards

Rehearse

Relax, being critical of yourself is counterproductive. Plus you don’t want to take work away from the real critics.

Record, smile, record
April June 8, 2009 6:56 pm
Beth, you’re a dear – that’s all good advice, and I hope someone reading this benefits from your suggestions. I strongly suspect it will not be me, however. I still think about podcasting, though, which may yet happen.

Sign of Pisces

Moon goes void of course at
5:01 pm on Mar.15, 2010

Moon enters Aries at
11:32 pm on Mar.15, 2010

Moon trines Mars at
12:29 am on Mar.16, 2010

Moon opposes Saturn at
2:56 am on Mar.16, 2010

Moon squares Pluto at
9:55 am on Mar.16, 2010

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