Sufficiently advanced technology may be indistinguishable from magic, but they're not treated the same way by authors. I was thinking about this after I read an implementation of ultratech that was probably sufficiently impossible to be magic, but it really didn't set...
IFLA: The “Not Much” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of Feb 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zGf7_YL70M Star status: boring. We get two interactions this week, the alignment of Sun - Mercury - Saturn on Thursday, followed up by Mercury moving out of that and into Pisces. Mercury and fish. What could go wrong? But for the...
IFLA: The “Winter” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of Jan 25
It only takes about three miles in the snow to tire her out now. She's no longer a pup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtI1PKFasME The beginning of the week continues the happy making whoopie trends from last week, but with a warning when it comes to an end. Abruptly...
Despite all my rage, I am still just an impeccably dressed rat.
IFLA: The “Date Week” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of January 18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2X9SANsME Relevant One of the benefits of being an astrologer rather than a basic-bitch stargazer is that the star charts let you know what's happening in the daytime sky. And this week, that's where the goodies are. More specifically...
IFLA: The “Lacking Inspiration” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of January 11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilGahIwQEQ0 I have been in a bit of a mental fog since the holidays. Not sure why. But I am currently bereft of any kind of creativity; hopefully something will inspire me to put up some music to embed and make this more visually...
IFLA: The “Snow is Great!” Edition of the horoscope for the Week of January 4
(right-click videos to play) I like snow. It's pretty. It looks boss on a clear night with a full moon. It keeps bugs in the ground. Most importantly, it keeps my house cleaner since a certain girl is no longer tracking in dirt. This week is dominated, and I mean...
IFLA: The “Almost Done!” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of December 28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7jbIJ8ZrJU Hah! More Christmas Music! Really though, it's interesting to hear the less-produced version where attractive women are trying to sing English without being able to speak it. I guess leather straps are currently in fashion?...
IFLA: “The Last Chance for Christmas Music” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of December 21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9CtcscdP7s These are carols I like. Don't like them? Write your own filer post. The thing about Christmas carols is they're carols. They're sung, in a group, with no accompaniment or whatever instruments you can lug with you as you go...
Running out of Rye? Ridiculous!
Rye, wonderful rye!
IFLA: The “Two Chances Left” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of December 14
The week's will be modern versions, saving the classics for the last Sunday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlsJD8RlhbI Brit-lady belts out Brit-carol. Some of the harmonies/instrumental arrangement would qualify as "early music" in a different context, but in any...
IFLA: The “Tora! Tora! Tora!” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of December 7
It lives in infamy. Wednesday is bad for People In Charge, or alternately a Bad Person ascends to a "being in charge" state. Since there are no elections scheduled for Wednesday, I'm disinclined to favor the latter interpretation, but maybe there's a tragic accident...
IFLA: The “Getting Back to Normal” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of November 30
I hope that everyone's holiday plans and precautions kept MERCURY RETROGRADE under control, and that you all survived the apocalypse of a couple days ago. Today we see the response to that as Saturn returns to direct motion, which... well Saturn is complicated. It's...
IFLA: The “AI” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of November 23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX14eXrC9NE I... unironically enjoy this One of the things I love about the internet is it lowered the barrier to entry for people to do cool stuff and make a living at it. I spent a few very enjoyable years as a music major in college,...
IFLA: The “Must…. Not…” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of Nov 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6epzmRZk6UU So, this week you need to watch out for the time of maximum wackiness on the 19th and 20th (check your local skies for exact times) wherein The Sun, moon Earth and MERCURY RETROGRADE all line up. Were I modern hack...
IFLA: The “Head on a Swivel” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of November 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q Eep! Bad week! It starts of getting a little better than last week (but still Not Good) as the "love life goes to shit" arrangement loses some of its components. Then on the 11th* our old nemesis MERCURY RETROGRADE shows up...
IFLA: The “Post-Halloween” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of November 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI8q_bJe4iE More KISS than Metallica, but good inclusion of Talking Heads. This week is dominated by two, not-particularly-auspicious readings. It starts off with Venus and Saturn retrograde hanging out on opposite sides of the sun....
IFLA: The “Pushing my Limits” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of October 26
When this drops I'll be at Hurricane UT performing the drama-free, well-paid job of Range Master at USPSA Race Gun Nationals (Zone 3). This is stretching me quite a bit in all sorts of ways - flying with guns, restricted gear at majors but most importantly putting...
IFLA: “The Good and the Bad” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of October 19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9EZGHcu3E8 Surely you didn't expect anything different? This week has some stuff going on up there! The first one (the good part) is on the 20th and 21st Mercury combines with Jupiter to bring happiness and good luck. There's a new...
IFLA: The “Profound” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of October 12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4GjRoAWV5M This week only has one sign, but it's a BIGGIE. The Moon, Mercury and Venus in harmonic balance indicating "deep, profound, change." Good change or bad change you probably want to know. Hard to say, but it definitely...
IFLA: The “Graybeard” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of October 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAHig2tFeLw Graybeard, immaculately dressed, Metallica anime opening music Not a whole lot going on shy-wise. Monday is a day when secrets get exposed and Scorpios catch a break (speaking of Scorpions and graybeards, did you know they...
IFLA: The “Finally, Something!” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of September 28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSO0QzDCTvI We actually have TWO things happening this week. On the Second there is that sign that reads either "change in a war" or "news about a war." It is kid of annoying that the sign for news has zero differentiation about when it...
IFLA: The “Well is Dry” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of September 21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEgYxDehs7k You want to know what the skies are saying? Someone's going to get stung or bit by something venomous tomorrow. That's it. The rest of the week is clear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtaAMfYrqaU Doesn't "Jam Handy" seem...
IFLA: The “A Bit of a Shakeup” Edition for the Horoscope for Week of September 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVie2K-mMtc The Week in general is good for the married couples. The early week has an unusually clear warning -- often the signs we read as "bad luck" are really just "luck," but scared clients come back. However, in this particular...
IFLA: The “Dull” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of September 7
https://youtu.be/yuenDKsbSAw?t=57 Yeah, it's kind of boring this week. Saturday has the potential to be interesting as there's indication of something unusual going on. The only other thing is an unusually specific arrangement involving Saturn retrograde which means...
IFLA: The “Shame” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of Aug 31
Last time Lily had to wear a cone she was perfectly healthy and so as soon as the anesthetic wore off she took it off and tore it into pieces. Fortunately, she was not interested in ripping out her stitches. This time she was not feeling well so she had no desire to...