I finished my sort-of-christmasey-but-won’t-be-tucked-into-the-attic kick-ass mural for the holidays. I figured out that I have a weird habit of trying to hide birds in pretty much everything I do now, somehow. Like, to the point that that might just be my tattoo motif when I start the super-saturated inking process. Micah was right, one tattoo will lead to another, to another, to sleeving my whole skin in art.
One of today’s purchases was a fingerprinting spy kit. It rocked my world, even though I haven’t had a chance to use it yet. The inkpad, I know, will be used so that Micah can complete my fingerprint page in Notebook Number Two-oh. I did that damn thing five years ago, and left spaces for reasons I could not yet foresee. Those reasons are so that there will be two sets of fingerprints, two marks of intense, seething individuality, marked onto the something something I need sleep.

Oh, and this was sort of creepy, talking about my birthdate with almost astonishing accuracy.

Leos born on July 31 are natural trendsetters who have the ability to sway others to their way of thinking. They are creative, friendly, and full of great ideas. These folks never play it safe but put themselves out on a limb at every occasion in order to prove the worthiness of their positions.

Friends and Lovers

July 31 natives like diverse friends because it gives them the chance to discover fresh points of view and life-choices. They are extravagantly romantic and are likely to have a tumultuous love life. They often seek out partners who are eccentric — another indication of their interest in novel points of view.

Children and Family

July 31 people don’t feel the need to conform to the traditions of their parents and siblings. They make liberal, but practical, parents. They’re adamant about giving their children the freedom they feel they themselves missed yet understand that children also need a firm and guiding hand.

Health

July 31 natives have great spiritual and inner strength, which has an effect on how they take care of their physical self. They don’t see mind-body-spirit as separate entities but as a synthesis that needs to be constantly maintained for maximum health and contentment.

Career and Finances

July 31 folks are highly creative and need to express their vision through their work. These aren’t people who can work all day at a job they hate or are bored with, then come home and labor over the artistic project that’s their true passion. They have to put their dreams on the line, and if that means having a tenuous financial base for a while, it’s a tradeoff they’ll make.

Dreams and Goals

July 31 natives want to succeed, but not at the price of their deepest and most profoundly held beliefs. They don’t like to make definite career plans because to do so can prevent them from taking advantage of the spontaneous choices that are bound to come along.

APPEARANCE

• [ ] I am shorter than 5’4.                
  [ ] i think im ugly most the time
  [x] I have many scars.                  
  [ ] I tan easily. 
  [x] I wish my hair was a different color.
  [ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color. 
  [ ] I have a tattoo.                       
  [x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
  [ ] I have/had braces.                          
  [x] I wear glasses.                              
  [ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100 safe, free of cost, and scar-free.     
  [x] I’ve been told I’m attractive by a complete stranger.
  [ ] I have more than 2 piercings.                  
  [ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
  [x] I have freckles.
  

  
  

  FAMILY
  [ ] I’ve sworn at my parents.
  [ ] I’ve run away from home.
  [ ] I’ve been kicked out of the house.
  [x] My biological parents are together. 
  [ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
  [x] I want to have kids someday.      
  [ ] I’ve had children.
  [ ] I’ve lost a child. 

  SCHOOL/WORK
  [ ] I’m in school.
  [ ] I’m in college.
  [ x] I have a job. 
  [ ] I’ve fallen asleep at work/school.
  [x ] I almost always do my homework.
  [ ] I’ve missed a week or more of school.
  [ ] I’ve been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
  [ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
  [x ] I’ve stolen something from my job.
  [x ] I’ve been fired.

  EMBARASSMENT
  [ ] I’ve slipped out a “lol” in a spoken conversation.
  [ x] Disney movies still make me cry.
  [ ] I’ve peed from laughing.
  [ ] I’ve snorted while laughing.
  [x] I’ve laughed so hard I’ve cried.
  [x ] I’ve glued my hand to something
  [ ] I’ve laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
  [x ] I’ve had my trousers rip in public.

  HEALTH
  [ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
  [x] I’ve gotten stitches.
  [ ] I’ve broken a bone.
  [ ] I’ve had my tonsils removed.
  [x ] I’ve sat in a doctors office with a friend.
  [ x] I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed.
  [ ] I had a serious surgery.
  [x] I’ve had chicken pox.
  [ ] I have/had asthma.

  TRAVELLING
  [x] I’ve driven over 200 miles in one day.
  [x] I’ve been on a plane.  
  [ ] I’ve been to Canada                                                                
  [ ] I’ve been to Niagara Falls.
  [ ] I’ve been to Japan.
  [ ] I’ve Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
  [ ] I’ve been to Europe.      
  [ ] I’ve been to Africa.
  [ ] I’ve been to Mexico.
  

  EXPERIENCES
  [x] I’ve gotten lost in my city.
  [x] I’ve seen a shooting star.
  [x] I’ve wished on a shooting star.
  [x] I’ve seen a meteor shower.
  [ ] I’ve gone out in public in my pajamas.
  [ x] I’ve pushed all the buttons on an elevator
  [ ] I’ve kicked a guy where it hurts.
  [ ] I’ve been to a casino.
  [ ] I’ve been skydiving.
  [x] I’ve gone skinny dipping.
  [x] I’ve played spin the bottle.
  [x ] I’ve drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
  [ ] I’ve crashed a car.
  [ ] I’ve been Skiing
  [x ] I’ve been in a play.     
  [x ] I’ve met someone in person from the internet. 
  [x] I’ve caught a snowflake on my tongue.
  [x  ] I’ve seen the Northern Lights
  [x ] I’ve sat on a roof top at night.
  [ ] I’ve played chicken.
  [ x] I’ve played a prank on someone.
  [x] I’ve ridden in a taxi.
  [x] I’ve seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.             
  [x ] I’ve eaten Sushi.
  [ ] I’ve been snowboarding.

  RELATIONSHIPS
  [ ] I’m single
  [ ] I’m in a relationship.
  [x ] I’m engaged.
  [ ] I’m married.
  [x ] I’ve gone on a blind date.
  [x ] I’ve been the dumpee more than the dumper. 
  [ x] I miss someone right now.
  [x ] I have a fear of abandonment.
  [ ] I’ve cheated in a relationship.
  [ ] I’ve gotten divorced
  [x ] I’ve had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back.
  [ ] I’ve told someone I loved them when I didn’t.
  [x ] I’ve told someone I didn’t love them when I did.
  [ ] I’ve kept something from a past relationship.

  SEXUALITY
  [ x] I’ve had a crush on someone of the same sex. 
  [ ] I’ve had a crush on a teacher.
  [x] I am a cuddler.
  [x ] I’ve been kissed in the rain.
  [ x] I’ve hugged a stranger.
  [ x ] I have kissed a stranger.

  HONESTY
  [x] I’ve done something I promised someone else I wouldn’t
  [x] I’ve done something I promised myself I wouldn’t.
  [x ] I’ve snuck out of my house.
  [ x ] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
  [x] I am keeping a secret from the world
  [ ] I’ve cheated while playing a game. 
  [  ] I’ve cheated on a test.
  [ ] I’ve been suspended from school.

  BAD TIMES
  [x] I’ve consumed alcohol.
  [ x] I regularly drink.
  [ ] I can’t swallow pills.
  [ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
  [x ] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression.
  [x] I shut others out when I’m depressed.
  [ ] I take anti-depressants.
  [ ] I’m anorexic or bulimic.                
  [x ] I’ve slept an entire day when I didn’t need it.
  [x] I’ve hurt myself on purpose.
  [ ] I’m addicted to self harm. 
  [ x] I’ve woken up crying.

  DEATH
  [ ] I’m afraid of dying.
  [ x] I hate funerals.
  [x] I’ve seen someone dying.
  [x] Someone close to me has attempted suicide. 
  [ ] Someone close to me has committed suicide.

  MATERIALISM
  [ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
  [x ] I own an iPod or MP3 player.
  [x ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
  [ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
  [x] I own something from Hot Topic.
  [ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
  [x ] I collect comic books.
  [ ] I own something from The Gap.
  [ ] I own something I got on e-bay.
  [ ] I own something from Abercrombie.

  RANDOM
  [ ] I can’t sing well.    
  [ ] I’ve stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
  [ ] I open up to others easily.
  [x ] I watch the news.
  [x ] I don’t kill bugs.
  [x ] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
  [x ] I curse regularly.
  [ x] I sing in the shower.
  [x ] I’m not a morning person.
  [ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
  [x ] I’m a snob about grammar
  [ ] I am a sports fanatic.
  [x ] I twirl my hair
  [ ] I have “x”s in my screen name
  [x] I love being neat
  [ ] I love Spam 
  [x ] I’ve copied more than 30 CD’s in a day
  [x] I bake well. 
  [  ] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue
  [ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
  [ ] I like Martha Stewart.
  [x ] I know how to shoot a gun.
  [ ] I am in love with love.
  [x ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
  [ ] I laugh at my own jokes.
  [x] I eat fast food weekly.
  [x ] I believe in ghosts.
  [ ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message. (sidekick!)
  [x] I’ve not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
  [ ] I can’t sleep if there is a spider in the room.
  [ x] I am really ticklish.
  [x ] I love white chocolate
  [ ] I bite my nails.
  [  ] I play video games
  [x ] I’m good at remembering faces.
  [x ] I’m good at remembering names
  [x] I’m good at remembering dates.
  [ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
  [x] My answers are honest
  

Should I move, or stay here?

	The Relationship spread provides insight into the interaction between two people or entities. It is the spread of choice for questions about partnerships, be they in romance or business. The Curious Tarot is the rarest and most unusual of modern decks. The cards form a surreal collage of American consumer imagery, eerily capturing the archetypes of the atomic age. It is the deck of those who seek to harness the ancient tribal energy that courses through the modern urban world. There are only 100 Curious Tarot decks in existence – if you want one, buy it now!
	The significator, not shown is the card you have chosen to embody your presence and the focus of the reading. The Magician: Mastery over word, mind, and matter. The ability to turn ideas into actions, handle problems, and control one’s life. The initiation of new projects, great works, or a new way of life. Eloquent and moving communication. Arcane and eldritch technologies.
	The card at the top left represents how you see yourself. Knight of Swords: The essence of air behaving as fire, such as a tornado: A fearless and skillful warrior, unfettered by emotion or material concerns. One able to boldly take on challenges that others consider terrifying or insurmountable. A person who inspires fear and awe through the purity of their purpose and the intensity of their intellect. Speaking frankly, in an outspoken manner, and with great influence. May portend the swift initiation or conclusion of a conflict, through the decisive invocation of force.
	The card at the top right represents how you see your partner. Wheel of Fortune, when reversed: An unexpected turn of bad luck. A broken sequence of events. Outside influences for the worse. An inescapable descent due to Fate or Karma. Great changes taking place as a result of earlier actions that cannot be taken back. Misfortune, failure and reluctance to use free will.
	The card in the center left represents how you feel about your partner. King of Pentacles, when reversed: The dark essence of earth behaving as air, such as a diamond: An unyielding businessman, with a gift for identifying weakness and exploiting it for personal gain. One well informed about material affairs, but ignorant of larger, more pressing issues. A blind devotee of business as usual, unconcerned with the unintended results, and contemptuous of new ideas. A person full of greed and avarice, easily corrupted by luxury or the temptations of the flesh.
	The card in the center right represents what stands between you and your partner. Justice, when reversed: Lack of balance, harmony and integrity. The suspension of action until a decision is made. Lawsuits and prosecutions. Unjust decisions and the consequences of those decisions. A turn for the worse in legal matters.
	The card in the lower left represents how your partner sees you. The High Priestess: A pure, exalted and gracious influence. Education, knowledge, wisdom, and esoteric teachings. The forces of nature. Intuition, foresight, and spiritual revelation of the most mysterious and arcane sort.
	The card in the lower right represents what your partner feels about you. Judgement: A swift and conclusive decision. The resolution of a matter long unanswered. A change in point of view, most frequently towards greater enlightenment. Final balancing of karma.
	The card in the center represents the present status or challenge of the relationship. The Fool: Fearlessness, imagination, open-mindedness, and an adventurous spirit. Freedom from cares and worries. Ideas, thoughts, and impulses coming from a completely unexpected place. Nonchalance at the threshold of gaining all or losing all. Extravagance and intoxication with life. The pure and undifferentiated power of creation itself, where ultimate knowledge and oblivion are unified.