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astrology

In case any of you are into astrology, I just put my chart online: http://mandarb.net/astrology/. Astrology has simply been popping up in too many conversations with too many other cosmic people to flat out ignore. I haven't a clue what any of it means (Sagitarius is ascendant? My sun and moon are both in Leo?), so feel free to fill me in if you do.

On the NZ front, The Man approved my 6-month visa extension, albeit with the purchase of a likely sacrificial US-bound plane ticket. Somehow EMR and I got through NZ immigration back in January with one-way tickets, which apparently _isn't allowed_. Nor will the travel agents here let one buy a one-way ticket to any country besides one's home nation. It seems the governments of the world aren't too keen on the whole "vagabond traveler" concept. "Must show evidence of financial support on a per month basis, must show evidence of onward travel." And on and on. Gotta keep protecting us from ourselves, so it goes...

Dad says it's just a matter of getting more creative, and he's probably right! At least now I've got 6 months to figure out the next visa renewal, rather than 6 days...

On another note, April has been pretty active on the birthday front. Happy b'days to: Krissy (pinky goes to lip...), Liz, Ali W. from Marietta (no picture, unfortunately), Kent, and Jay Bronchetti. If I missed yours, lemme know.