::yawn::

Went to bed before midnight for a change in hopes of getting enough sleep to do useful things today. Woke up before six a.m. anyway, in that kind of agitated state where you're not thinking clearly but you're thinking at a high rate of speed. Don't you hate when that happens?

Anyway, since you're unlikely to get any serious thought out of me today, I figured I'd see what's up this week at the Free Will Astrology site so many of you love so much.

First, the horoscope for my Moon sign and rising sign, Leo:

It's prime time for you to acquire a pair of lucky pants. How will you know they're lucky? Because they'll endow you with an intuitive sense of where to walk in order to have adventures that'll inspire you to see the big picture. It will also be a favorable week for you to rummage around in thrift stores until you find a pair of magic X-ray specs that'll give you the power to perceive the secret motives of everyone you gaze upon. Wait! There's one more piece of spooky good news. I predict you'll soon have a vivid dream in which you explore what's hidden below the tip of the iceberg.

Now my Sun sign, Mercury sign, Jupiter sign and Uranus sign, Libra:

Your idealism is one of your greatest assets, but it can also be a liability. Driven to seek beauty and harmony, you sometimes become blind to the messy truth. That's why I was so pleased to get the following oracle when I consulted the ancient Chinese book of divination, the I Ching, on your behalf: "It is only when you have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events by which the path to success may be recognized." I interpret this to mean that you are about to temporarily suspend your idealism in order to see the messy truth, which will in turn lead you to an opportunity to practice your idealism on a higher level.

So this week I get to see the messy world through magic X-ray specs? Cool! Just let me get enough sleep and/or caffeine to keep my eyes open and I can work with this.