The only way to rid oneself of temptation is to yield to it, right?

Virgo:: "The moon asked me to meet her in a field tonight," wrote mystic poet Hafiz (translated by Daniel Ladinsky). "I think she has amorous ideas." You might soon feel a similar suspicion, Virgo. According to my reading of the astrological omens, seductive offers will be coming your way, and not just from the moon. Secret suitors may emerge from the shadows. Temptations could lure you toward the far ends of your imagination. The sheer profusion of invitations you'll receive might make you giddily agitated.

Oh, Uncle Rob. Why must you always be right? Of course, this time, it's falling rather decidedly in my favor. I have in fact received some very tempting invitations of late, and I'm kind of sitting back to take some of them in before I make any definite replies. I'm certainly enjoying my embarrassment of riches, though. I enjoy temptation. I plan on having my fill in the coming weeks.

I also got some excellent news in that my favorite manpillow is coming to visit the weekend of the 15th. This also makes me giddily agitated. :)

I got a good night's sleep last night and feel rather rested this morning. The oddest thing is that I've been waking up every morning at exactly 7:52 on the dot. How odd is that? Such a random time for my body to decide to wake up. Maybe I should play the lottery.

Last night was a good dinner with Flissy. We ended up at Salsarita's, where the margaritas are shockingly stiff. It was a margarita kind of day, you know? We decided to resume formal troupe practice in two weeks, and start off with slow, juicy taxim moves to reconnect. Looking forward to it. From then I finished odds and ends jewelry-wise, including replacing the 30-odd jumprings in a necklace with split ones for extra strength. "Silk Road" is being renamed "Travelogue: San Francisco" in honor of the antique copper I picked up on that trip. I'm having a little bit of angst about that necklace. I can't decide whether to keep it or sell it. On one hand: it is very memory-laden and personal. On the other: there are related memories of a certain person that I'd rather rid myself of, and I don't want any reminders of him in my space or on my person. So I'm see-sawing a bit. I think what I've decided to do is to put it up for sale, and if it doesn't sell before the item expires on Etsy, I'll keep it. That gives it a good solid few months to find its home with its right person, and if it doesn't, I'll take it as a sign. I also started work on a labradorite and sterling necklace called "Rainy Day," and it's very dainty and pretty. Tonight I have one more alteration to make on an existing piece, then I'll finish it up.

BPAL wrist-to-nose: Yesterday I wore Anactoria from the Lupercalia update. The description is this: The scent of the throes of violent passion: entangled limbs, teeth on flesh, furiously grasping hands, the taste of blood and sweat. Golden amber, white honey, red currant, daemonorops, kush, and Arabian musk. Sexy, right? And I think it's probably a chemistry thing, since almost everyone on the forum got musky amber, but this went straight to vetiver (kush) on me, which was a bit too cologney for my tastes. When it dried down, I got some sexy amber and skin musk, but I have other scents that get to that stage much quicker, rendering this a little bit redundant. That said? I think this would smell excellent on a man. I think it's going up for sale/swap. Not a bad scent at all, just not me. Which is a shame, considering that description. Alas, there's no shortage of sexy in the BPAL catalogue.

Today, I'm going to attempt to catch up on emails I missed while I was sick. I know I owe one to secretshores... if you emailed me and I spaced, remind me, please?