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Happy Birthday, Mr. Neil Gaiman!! You're forty six and still a sexy manbeast author. Congrats! ♥

Jon and Stephen, omg. They are too adorable. Debbie and I spent a good hour yesterday squeeing over various youtubes. *flaps* They EAT PIZZA.

Don't you sometimes wish your life was an iPod commercial? I swear, when a really danceable song comes on my litle pea-pod while I'm walking up the hill, I always want to break it down MC Hammer style. Or, okay, maybe not MC Hammer. More like Weird Al in "White and Nerdy". Either way, portable music players are the bomb diggity, yo, and I had to pause just now to boogie.

And, okay, THANKS, chickypooh, for giving me Dean's exact birth date! His natal chart actually matches up really freaking well. Like, really, really, really freaking well. Scarily well.
That's his chart, right there. We don't know his birth time, so his ascendent and midheaven are probably a little off, but the planets are mostly accurate. Um, unless there's some weird thing with daylight savings time that messed up my time zones again. BUT we'll just assume this is correct for the purposes of me rambling and babbling and generally looking like a geek.

Now, I don't have my good Robert Hand astrology book--or even my Aunt's copy of Ebertine--with me, so any astrologers that happen to be floating around out there? Pls forgive me, this isn't all of it! This is very rough!

SIGNS
Sun Aquarius
Moon Sagittarius
Mercury Capricorn
Mars Aquarius
Venus Sagittarius
Jupiter Leo R
Uranus Scorpio
Neptune Sagittarius
Pluto Libra R
Saturn Virgo R

The bolded R's mean that planet was in retrograde when Dean popped his little head out. Which, well, ow, poor Dean. At least it wasn't Mercury! Here are the nice, happy views of each retrograde:

Jupiter Retrograde: If Jupiter is retrograde at birth, the individual's ability to function in the socially "correct" manner will be hindered. He or she may be using this lifetime to re-evaluate the nature and/or value of social groups, society, social standing, and friendships. Or, he or she may be developing new ways of relating to others and to society. The individual may also be rejecting normal social activity in order to concentrate on developing some other life function or activities.

Pluto Retrograde: If Pluto is retrograde at birth, the individual may turn the attributes of Pluto inwards and work on his own personal growth and inner transformation. He may exhibit talent for working with masses of people and be incredibly charismatic.

Saturn Retrograde: If Saturn is retrograde at birth, the person may have a built-in maturity and discipline to help him handle any of the Saturn-like problems or situations that life will most likely throw at him. He grows up early and is often takes on a lot of responsibility.

ASPECTS
Sun opposite Jupiter
Sun conjunct Mars
Moon conjunct Venus
Moon square Saturn
Moon conjunct Neptune
Moon sextile Uranus
Mercury sextile Uranus
Mercury square Pluto
Venus conjunct Moon
Venus square Saturn
Venus conjunct Neptune
Venus sextile Pluto
Venus square the nodes

MEANINGS (or, well, the most relevant)
Sun opposite Jupiter
You tend to be optimistic and confident, but overly so. There may be religious fanaticism here, with a closed-minded adherence to one particular dogma. You display false pride. You tend to exaggerate your stories or your own abilities. You have big aspirations and the desire to succeed in life in a grand way, but you may not have the initiative or persistence to make it a reality. But in spite of all this, you never seem to lose your hopes for the future. You may become restless and discontent with the responsibilities and limitations you have in life. At some point your faith will be tested to see just how strong it is. You may encounter legal problems, especially with or through those in positions of authority. You need to ask yourself when does self-confidence become egotism? You want to feel important and that can easily bring on an egotistical manner. You love to show yourself off and make yourself into someone important.
Sun conjunct Mars
You are full of vitality, energy and the force of life. You have an indomitable will that does not allow you to quit or to fail. You are assertive, active, courageous and passionate. You have a strong physical drive which expresses itself through passion and sexuality or through creative enterprises. You have a fighting spirit and a desire to compete with anyone, over anything. Your magnetic personality draws people to you. There is danger here of trying to do so much that you eventually burn yourself out. Take some time to rest along the way and you will find that you actually have accomplished more by taking periodic breaks. You are driven by your desire to create, whether in business or in your personal life. You have a victorious spirit and the will to win, whatever the odds. There is impulse, high energy, speed and intensity. But all that energy needs control, discipline and the proper channeling for it to be a constructive force. This is what you must learn to do.
Moon square Saturn
You are highly ambitious, but the real pitfall of this aspect is self-doubt. You do not trust yourself and your own capabilities, talents or skills. You believe that you don't have what it takes in order for people to like you. You have low self-esteem and low self-confidence. That is one reason why you are so busy working, trying to prove yourself to everyone. You are filled with insecurities and the fear of failure. You are afraid that what you have, as little as it might be, will be taken away from you. You are lonely and have a difficult time opening up and feeling close to others. You often feel that you must do something or be something other than what you really are in order to receive approval and acceptance from others. You are very sensitive to criticism and easily feel left out or neglected, and though you may appear cool or distant, you actually care very much about being included in things. Because you are so sensitive, it may seem easier for you to withdraw into a shell rather than risk the emotional bumps and bruises that can occur when you let others really know you in an intimate and personal way. Your reserve and caution make establishing a close emotional rapport with others difficult for you. At times it seems like the whole world is against you and that you have to carry the weight of the world entirely on your own shoulders. Even though you are a controlled, serious and practical person, locked within you is a warm and affectionate person just waiting to get out.
Mercury square Pluto
You are naturally suspicious and curious about all kinds of hidden and secret things. You love playing the detective, ferreting out any and all secret information. You are not content to scratch the surface of knowledge; you have to go as deep as possible in order to seek out the truth. You love a good mystery and subjects like death and dying, reincarnation, sex and mystical or natural methods of healing are of interest to you. You like to know what everyone is doing or thinking, but you rarely divulge what is on your mind. Because of your love of research and investigation you may well be attracted to the fields of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, psychiatry or counseling in general. You have great powers of concentration and a penetrating mind. You are able to size up people and situations quickly and accurately. You are keenly observant and very little gets by you. You have sort of an x-ray vision regarding the motivations and intentions of others. The occult side of life fascinates you and gives you plenty of scope for your researching talents and interests. Stories of mystery, intrigue, espionage, science fiction, etc. are favorite reading for you. You may have a morbid side to you because of all this interest in underground or undercover subjects. You have strong opinions with the power to influence others. Some may think you are almost fanatical or obsessive about your beliefs or what you choose to direct your thinking upon.
Venus sextile Pluto
You put everything you have into your emotions. Because you feel and love so deeply, so passionately and wholeheartedly, others may find your intensity either extremely attractive or very threatening. You are charismatic, with sex appeal and a certain amount of animal magnetism which can't help but be noticed by the opposite sex. You have the ability to use your attractiveness and charm to manipulate others, oftentimes without even realizing it. This aspect gives you the opportunity to transform your values or to be the catalyst to help others transform theirs. There is artistic ability along with a desire to create beauty, harmony and comfort. You have an understanding and empathy for the problems of others and you are always looking for ways in which to help them or at least find the good that is in them.

WOW THIS POST IS REALLY LONG.

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