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being as mine is coming up in two days....i checked out my "birthday" tree.
CEDAR TREE (the Confidence)
- of rare beauty, knows how to adapt, likes luxury, of good health, not in the least shy, tends to look down on others, self-confident, determined, impatient, likes to impress others, many talents, industrious, healthy optimism, waiting for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.
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yeah...about that... at 4:26 AM
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wFriday, February 14, 2003 |
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happy _______ day everyone!
no sense in limiting myself to saying "valentine's" in the day above. each day is important to someone out there. maybe the space is filled with birth, 2 months until your birth, graduation, or even just a fri...
.....in this case i'll throw in valentine's just cuz i have an inner desire to conform.
anyway, as i'm always lookin to educate those who read this thing and never wanting to dissapoint anyone, here's today's lesson on the history and traditions of valentine's day:
Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.
The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.
Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, about the year 270. At that time it was the custom in Rome, a very ancient custom, indeed, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feasts in honor of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed.
The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavored to do away with the pagan element in these feasts by substituting the names of saints for those of maidens. And as the Lupercalia began about the middle of February, the pastors appear to have chosen Saint Valentine's Day for the celebration of this new feast. So it seems that the custom of young men choosing maidens for valentines, or saints as patrons for the coming year, arose in this way.
and for those have been living under a rock or in a cave or in some other fashion that leaves them alone and isolated and other synonyms, here are some traditions commonly performed on such a day as today:
Hundreds of years ago in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine's Day. They went singing from home to home. One verse they sang was:
Good morning to you, valentine;
Curl your locks as I do mine---
Two before and three behind.
Good morning to you, valentine.
In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!"
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.
Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.
A love seat is a wide chair. It was first made to seat one woman and her wide dress. Later, the love seat or courting seat had two sections, often in an S-shape. In this way, a couple could sit together -- but not too closely!
Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.
Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.
If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.
those crazy middle age-ers...apparently they lived in an eternal middle school....
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wTuesday, February 11, 2003 |
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oh yeah...thought i'd add this one just because i could...
YOU ARE MARRIED TO A WoODCHUCK!!!
what's YOUR deepest secret?
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k...time to finish...
where was i? oh yeah...my new workout regiment. most people might say "so you're working out now. what's the big deal?" well...um, nothing really. i'm just sayin i started working out. i found the only time i can consistently make it to the gym is at 6am. so i go then. i changed my whole schedule to accomodate this. actually, i just started goin to bed around 10 or 11 so i can get enough sleep before 530 rolls around. that's all....
ya know what drives me nuts sometimes? when people complain about something, but then don't even try to fix it. and sure, i'll be the first to say that i definitely do this, but i think it's time i start doin something about it. hmmm...that probably sounded cheesy, but..whatever. most of the time, whatever it is that bothers us doesn't bother someone else, so if that person wants a change, they gotta do it themselves. now that i think about it though, because everyone has this inner desire to conform (it's ok to admit it) whatever it is probably bothers other people too. and if there's two people, there's bound to be a third. and three people should be enough to correct any bothersome situation.
my last spring break in college is coming up in a couple weeks. haven't really figured out what i'm gonna do yet. i'm thinking about taking a road trip here. or here. odds are it'll be the first one cuz the second one'll take a fair bit longer and would cost a pretty penny more in gas and foodstuffs. if i wanted to get totally drunk and party, pass out, and do it again the next day, i'd do it here in atlanta. no sense in paying hundreds of dollars to go to Cancun or Florida to do it. why not just save that extra money to buy more alcohol? some people....honestly...
i'm a big fan of road trips. sure i've said that before to people, but i mean it. the way i see it, destinations are totally void on a road trip. if i'm driving fifteen hours in my car, i'm gonna make damn sure i'm having fun the whole time. why not just spread it out over two, three, or even four days and see all the stuff there is to see along the 1000 miles?
and on that note, it takes a certain kind of person to appreciate a road trip. too many people get caught up in day to day stuff and miss out on the big picture. there's so much else out there that goes unnoticed half the time. that "stop and smell the roses" guy was pretty smart...
yeah...
posted by
yeah...about that... at 9:25 PM
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wMonday, February 10, 2003 |
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hold on let me check....ah yes, 82 calendar days til i am done with college.
holy crap! 82 days?!?!? i've had milk in my fridge longer than that. so i'm still looking for a job...a career-type job...with benefits like money. and even though money doesn't really drive me all that much, i'd at least like enough to pay rent so i wouldn't have to live with my parents if ya know what i'm sayin...
so i've started my new workout regiment and um...yeah....
i'm walking out the door now to get free food from my friends who work in restaurant type places......i'll update this when i get back
posted by
yeah...about that... at 11:10 PM
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wsleepless nights... |
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thoughts and musings and quandries that plague my mind....
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| wget in the now |
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| name: Steve |
| what's my sign: Aquarius |
| school: Georgia Tech |
| AIM: cage fiend |
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| today is February 22 |
| the time is 4:52 AM |
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| | wearing: workout clothes |
| eating: nothing |
| drinking: water |
| today's plans: get through today, and the next, and the next... |
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