Pig facts

[garran]

This is the first Year of the Pig I can remember remarking on, and the third I've lived through, counting the one in which I was born; I'm turning a multiple of twelve, so this recurrence, which startled me at first, would seem to be entirely on the up and up. Twelve years ago, I didn't have a weblog, or indeed a web site; I wonder if I'll still have some form of this one in twelve more? If so, I'll link back to this entry and say 'yes'.

According to my Astronomy class, the Chinese Zodiac is based on the position of Jupiter in the sky, rather than the sun. I don't know offhand which divisions of the Western Zodiac constellations correspond to which animals, though.

My mother told me that one's own year come 'round again like this is supposed to be a lucky time. I had never heard that, before, and she might have made it up, but, looking back, the last time -- 1995, early 1996 -- corresponded to my finding Windsor House. I don't think it's actually possible at this point for my life to improve by that order of magnitude, but if this year wants to happen to try to be anything like that fortunate again, I don't suppose I'll complain.

Comments

[synchcola.livejournal.com]

Hehe, now it's time for me to be unlucky then! Last year was the Year of the Dog. :D

[wizardofkitty.livejournal.com]

Well, it might explain why they also stick in the 5 elements into the 12 year cycle. It's really good when you turn 60. :P

[masamage.livejournal.com]

Maybe you'll meet a girrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl!

[garran.livejournal.com]

My dog was not born in the Year of the Dog. Maybe there isn't anything to astrology?

The appropriate time for maximum unluck would probably be under the diametrically opposite sign, so you're pretty much all right until the Dragon comes along.


-Andy H.

[garran.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia tells me that I'm a wet pig.


-Garran

[garran.livejournal.com]

What if I meet a girl and she kisses me? *>_________>*

(...what if I like it?)


-Andy H.

[meta4mix.livejournal.com]

I'm a feminine metal cock? o_O

Or a Yin metal rooster. Noo, I'm not playing that for laughs at all.

Hmm. 2005 - 2006 was as weird as always, and not outstandingly pleasant or unpleasant. Except that I got to come visit you and Masa! But that was just 2 weeks out of 52, and there was a bunch of other annoying stuff that year, too. So I hope that your Chinese Golden Year is less ambiguously happy than mine. ;^>

[tanetris.livejournal.com]

We have a plan for that.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_quinn/]

(We stop letting you into the treehouse!)

[zuki-san.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, there's a Happy Couples Treehouse too! I'll ya into that one!