Blogoscopes Week of July 2nd to July 9th 2007

Aries - OMG is Tori Spelling high all the time? I mean it; I think she might not be a total waste of skin and I would like to know how she's staying sane - if she's staying sane. I'm betting she just reached a point where she had nothing to lose, and for maybe the first time ever she got to make a choice that was all hers. Good thing one of those choices was Dean. Only so far you can get on your own.

Taurus - Can't you just picture it? Day after day seeing the same stupid mistake made over and over by the same stupid people and nothing being done to stop it. Something has to be said, but who should say it? Who should listen? And there it is - the reason the Internet was invented - so that impotent, frustrated grammarians could have a forum to air their v-e-r-r-r-y specific grievances.

Gemini - I was exploring the idea of blurt as a lifestyle when I came across these guys. Now I'm determined to see them perform when I'm in Europe. I don't care if it turns out I don't like their music. I don't care if they're not any good at all. I want to see people who live and create like this. I definitely want see the group who could inspire someone to write one of those reviews.

Cancer - Parallel universes: multiple lives spinning out, weaving reality, sometimes coinciding, always changing: all time is now: what I say today can change the past: every time I make a choice, an alternate me follows a path I have rejected. There are those who feel that these beliefs make life arbitrary and meaningless. I think they make the idea that my life belongs only to me seem ridiculous.

Leo - We live in a really strange world where the inconsequential is celebrated endlessly and those truly important moments in our lives flash past unremarked. What used to be traditions have become benchmarks: check boxes on a to do list. We gotta do more than just slow down and look at our lives as though the were car crashes. We need to create rituals: we need to share rituals.

Virgo - Did you ever see the original Batman movie with Adam West and Burt Ward? In the (arguably) best part, Batman is running around carrying a big round 'bomb' complete with hissing fuse and he's looking for a place to dispose of it. He is stymied by young lovers, baby buggies, nuns and puppies, only to finally realize that some days there's just no good place to get rid of a bomb.

Libra - It would obviously be hypocritical of me to argue against the commercialization of the spiritual. After all, I do hope to be able to make my living from what I like to think of as a screwdriver in the cosmic toolbox. What I truly despise is commodification. Their wardrobes may have changed, but there are still snake-oil sellers on the loose.

Scorpio - I have a fool proof method for determining when I've had too much to drink. If I find myself talking to my reflection that's it. Unless my reflection thinks I'm funny and then I just keep drinking. I think I may have found a better way to measure my level of inebriation - provided I'm not too drunk to type. Plus I now know how much I could drink if I was a 6'3" 250 pound male.

Sagittarius - I love language. I've bookmarked about 8 different specialist dictionaries including urban dictionary, a thesaurus and a euphemism generator. It's important to remember what words mean especially as our language evolves and mutates. When we understand meaning we can differentiate between protection and fear mongering.

Capricorn - I know it seems radical, but I'm actually starting to formulate plans for my trip to Europe. One of the things I'm doing to facilitate this is collect top ten lists. These lists are so numerous, varied and specific that they give me what is probably a specious sense of security. Hey, there are a lot worse ways to create form and contain meaning. I'm considering making a list of my favourite lists.

Aquarius - Did you know that in order for erosion to really get a toe hold and start doing damage it must start with something called rock failure. Wow, talk about pressure! And what would rock success look like? A world without the Alps or the Grand Canyon? Do you suppose that in this case success and failure are purely subjective terms with no absolute meaning?

Pisces - Okay so you have to scroll down on this site to actually see what it's about but it's worth it. It's like writing your name in the air with a sparkler. It's a gorgeous use of the dark. It's also very convincing proof that even the most fleeting beauty can leave a lasting impression. And just because you can't hold something doesn't mean it's not real.