Rising Sign is in 14 Degrees Cancer
Very sensitive by nature, you prefer to be in your own familiar surroundings. (True.) Cautious and conservative, you make changes in your life only very slowly, if at all. You do not open up easily to strangers. Friendships are made for life, however -- once given, your trust is forever. (The gist of it is that I don't have a lot of friends, but I put a lot of energy into the ones I have. Even my blog reflects this. I only link to a dozen or so other blogs and I read and comment as often as possible.) Your mother, your home as a child and your early family life in general are very important to you. You are also very sentimental. (Sentimental, indeed.) When you feel self- confident, you are gentle, giving and protective of the needs of others. But when you feel insecure or threatened, you become overly sensitive to criticism, shy, withdrawn and moody. You have a strong need for security -- in the sense that you are being loved, nourished and protected. (This need for security is satiated by having a government job.)

Sun is in 09 Degrees Cancer.
Very emotional and sensitive, you have an intuitive understanding of the "vibes" around you. You tend to be quite generous, giving, loving and caring, but only when your own needs for emotional support, love and security have been met. If they are not met, you tend to withdraw into yourself and become very insecure and selfish. (Yeah, me first then you if I still have the resources.) Your home and family (especially your mother or the person who played that role for you early on) represent security for you and thus assume a larger-than-life importance. Very sentimental, you have vivid and long- enduring memories of the past. (I have very few vivid memories.) No matter how well adjusted you are, you will always need a secret quiet place of your own in order to feel at peace. (Oh god, yes. I need a place to retreat.) Feeding others can give you great pleasure you would enjoy being part of a large family.

Moon is in 06 Degrees Aries.
High-spirited and courageous, you are a fighter when your emotions are aroused. The degree of force and drive that you can bring to any effort sometimes surprises others. You have hair-trigger reactions to specific stimuli and tend to "let it all hang out." (When I get fired up I come out swinging.) You sometimes act before you think and do things on the spur of the moment, and that sometimes gets you into trouble. Your moods change quickly -- you have quite a temper, but you don't hold grudges. (I can't hold a grudge to save my life.) Very independent, with an extremely strong and forceful personality, you are known for being impulsive, careless, reckless, foolhardy, rash and daring. (Awesome, ain't it? Though I've never considered my personality forceful.)

Mercury is in 18 Degrees Gemini.
Your mind is active, quick and agile. You are very restless and you get bored easily. (Bored? I'm sitting in Pavement Design and Life Cycle Cost Analysis class working on my astral chart instead of listening to the instructor.) Unless you receive constant mental stimulation, you become extremely nervous and begin to act in an unstable manner. You are probably a good student because of your natural inquisitiveness. You also love to travel. (Traveling is overrated.) Your learning tends to be superficial, though, because you have a relatively short attention span. Try to develop the mental discipline to finish what you start. Also, you tend to talk on at times seemingly just to fill space -- make sure that your conversation has some substance to it or others will start avoiding you.

Venus is in 23 Degrees Leo.
You have a striking, regal appearance and demeanor that attracts others to you. Your friendship is highly sought and you tend to take friendships quite seriously -- you remain loyal and true to those to whom you are attached. For you, love is mixed with pride and respect. Relationships are over when you lose respect for your partner. Be careful of a tendency to relate only to those who make you look good -- the powerful, important and influential. This can lead to arrogance and selfishness, and neither of these qualities becomes you.

Mars is in 00 Degrees Taurus.
Careful, slow and thorough about all that you do, at times you are also willful and stubborn when others try to alter your course. (Don't fuck with my plans. Once a plan is in place it is immutable.) You are definitely not a quitter -- you will work long and hard to get what you want. Your possessions are very important to you. (I'm slowly getting over my attachment to physical possessions.) One of your continuing problems is that you tend to regard the significant people in your life much the same way as you do your possessions -- you become overly attached and much too jealous. You repress your anger when you get upset and that is not healthy. Try to learn to show your anger immediately in order to avoid painful explosions later. (Maybe, but it takes a lot to get me angry in the first place.)

Jupiter is in 21 Degrees Aries.
The way that you grow and develop is by being an uncompromising individualist. (That's a good way to put it.) You have a great need to be yourself and to explore your latent talents and abilities. Do not be afraid to let yourself go and develop self-confidence and pride in your accomplishments. But try not to become so self-centered that you ignore the needs of others. Also, you may have to build up your self-discipline in order to focus your energies properly.

Saturn is in 20 Degrees Cancer.
The most important issue for you is emotional security. You have a deep and gnawing fear that those on whom you depend for emotional support will prove to be unreliable in the long run. When you are unloved and insecure, you distrust others and tend to feel isolated and lonely. Very cool, detached and objective, you can be counted on -- in situations that are inherently stressful or full of tension -- not to lose your self- control. That is a great and welcome gift at such times. (There is a grain of truth there… but I've never it considered it one of my overly apparent qualities.)

Uranus is in 28 Degrees Libra.
You, as well as your entire peer group, have a very free, unstable and unconventional approach to relationships and emotional commitments. You will be attracted to experiments in marriage and shared lifestyles. Personal freedom is more important to you than entangling emotional bonds. In the realm of art and aesthetics, you are attracted to the bizarre, shocking and unusual.

Neptune is in 09 Degrees Sagittarius.
You, and your entire generation, are heavily involved in investigating and idealizing foreign and exotic intellectual systems and religious philosophies. The most extreme ideals will be pursued with gusto. You will be at the forefront of humanitarian attempts to improve the lot of those who are in need of assistance. You will be comfortable with the concept of the "global village."

Pluto is in 06 Degrees Libra.
For your entire generation, this is a time of radical changes in society's attitude toward marriage and interpersonal relationships. There is a general fear and awe at the power inherent in making emotional or contractual commitments -- they will not be entered into lightly. (Word.)

N. Node is in 00 Degrees Sagittarius.
You will probably have many different contacts and acquaintances throughout your life. You're quite gregarious by nature and your natural curiosity about others lets you take the lead in forming new relationships. You'll form close ties with those who have similarly idealistic ideas -- especially those who can stimulate you intellectually in your chosen field of interest. Your enthusiasm for learning new things may also cause you to do quite a bit of traveling. Because you probably will have many wide-ranging interests and concerns, you most likely will have contacts and connections in various parts of the country (or world).

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There are repeating themes: sensitive, seeks security, sentimental, emotional. All are true, but they are tempered by my "take me or leave me" philosophy. If you dig me then stick around and we'll chill. If you have problems with me then fuck off; I don't need your validation. I wonder if this philosophy was constructed as a defense mechanism to my inherent shensitivity?

Overall, not a bad personality summary. Check out how it compares to these results from a test that Matt found a while back.

Chart from www.alabe.com.
...and so it was written, shenry at 1/31/2005 02:20:00 PM.
...and so it was appended with .