this weekend marked the beginning of the year of the golden pig. a friend of mine had told me that there hadn't been a year of the golden pig for 600 years (or 60, depending on how you calculate) . it was going to be a special one.

after doing some research, i found some conflicting information. i saw several references to the year of the fire pig. fire doesn't sound as good as gold, especially considering that i was born in the year of the metal pig. anyway, i found that there are two ways to determine the attribute of the animal, and it turns out that both are accurate for this year.

here's how my year started. my rat turd supplier/massage therapist had told me to sleep backwards - feet where my head usually is - on the eve of the year of the golden pig. i did that. i did not get a good night's sleep. i woke up briefly at 4.30am and was groggy when i eventually got out of bed at 7.30.

the first day of the year of the golden pig, sunday, i went to santa cruz to visit patrick and dave. it was great to see them, but the morning was kind of stressful. i was back in the city by early afternoon. i was in a haze for most of the afternoon. fortunately, a shower woke me a bit, and i made dinner for my boyfriend and his friend. it ended up being a great end to the day.

yesterday, i took a ride around the city with haena. i hadn't been on my bike probably since the end of october. i was glad that she motivated me to ride. we went down the embarcadero and hung out a bit at the beach in the marina. after a bite at lettus, we headed back towards the mission. i was getting lazy and i dreaded the ride back. i always forget how small the city really is. it was an easy ride. i had a lot of fun. i have to get back on it more regularly, especially since the weather seems to be turning somewhat.

last night souris asked me how my bed was placed in my room. according to feng shui, it was actually in the 'coffin position'. yikes! it actually kind of freaked me out that there were several things about my bedroom that were bad luck. she pointed me to a couple of links and i determined that my bedroom is actually a really difficult room. ultimately, i found the best configuration possible and arranged the room before going to sleep last night. i slept pretty well last night, but i woke up feeling a bit out of sorts. i'm hoping that it will get better with dinner tonight.

i don't think i'm particularly superstitious, but i will take all the luck i can get.

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i started working on my semi-annual self-evaluation today. i don't think it was a good day to do this. although i realized that i actually had done a lot in the last six months, i'm not feeling particularly positive about work these days. i abandoned it until tomorrow. hopefully my malaise is temporary.

now, i'm off to a birthday dinner.