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Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy, or Penitent, Ash Wednesday!

For the first, I sorta tidied my apartment. I don't think I got it anywhere close to the standards of cleanliness the spirits probably expect, but it's an improvement. And I hid the knives and scissors. That's gotta count for something. And I ate angel-hair pasta with tuna sauce (but no oranges).

For the second, I will be doing... well, nothing, actually, but I wish those of you who are well.

Watched House last night while I was supposed to be cleaning (oops). It's so totally artificial, but I think that's one of the reasons I like it. More thoughts on this some time maybe.

horoscopage

( Scorpio Valentine )

( Oxen in the Year of the Rooster )

I think I can live with those.

actually, this is fun!

Inspired by a comment I made in lawgeekgurl's journal, I hereby decree Wednesday, February 9th to be Marginal Brushes with Fame Day. Had an insignificant encounter with a celebrity? Sold a chocolate bar to Britney Spears and been wondering who you could tell? Your mother went to kindergarten with Elizabeth Taylor but you thought nobody would care? Well, I care! Boast about your brushes with fame, here or in your own journal! The more marginal, insignificant and meaningless, the better! (Official Celebrity Appearances probably don't count, which is why I won't count getting Lauren Bacall's autograph at the stage door... although that was cool.)

I'll get the party started:

I interviewed Neil Gaiman for a magazine. I still cringe at the recollection, because I did a truly horrible job.

My grandfather worked for Leonard Cohen's family's garment factory and used to hang out with him in the lunchroom when he (Leonard) was working there in the summer.

One of my cousins ran around naked (OK, at the age of 3) in front of Prince Andrew.