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WINK Eugene Weekly’s Local Dating Site • Browse local postings • Post your own profi le • Connect with local singles Respond to a Wink ad. Visit wink-kink.com and enter the ad ID Ads with a ☎ have Voice Mail Messages call 1-520-547-3013 (Charges may apply) AT THE BEACH JEDI POTATO ENTHUSIAST I run on the beach (weather per- mitting!) and practice yoga. Singer, songwriter, percussionist, dancer. Seals at sunset, travel and hot springs. The natural world always calls me to return. yaquinalady, 60, ☎, g , #104199 Pool, music, drinks, drugs (not the fucked up ones, mind you), a fine dowdy doo. Whatever’s clever, just wanna have a little fun, while in the Eug, yeah? Mic check. etphonehome, 34, g , #106796 WHAT A DORK! I don’t quite know what I want to do with my life, but whatever I decide on I’d like a friend or two along for the ride. Dudemeister, 23, g , #106679 PETITE JAPANESE LADY with Masterís seeks kind-hearted man who loves cooking for friendship based on integrity and mutual respect. Letís dis- cuss food for thought and soul. (No facial hair, smoking, tats, or piercings.). WildRose, 46, g , #106810 ADVENTUROUS COUNTRY BEAUTY I am a cowgirl but enjoy the social life of the city. I’m looking for a compassionate, down to earth and fun guy. rebelious- cowgirl, 22, g , #103016 NATURE LOVING AQUARIAN never married, want kids, love the outdoors - walking, camping, gardening, OCF Traffic, photogra- phy, hard worker, travel, like pets, family and friends impor- tant, comedies over dramas, cooking, music, beer, laughter. Kimmo, 41, g , #106776 GAY FRIENDLY SOCIALLY ADEPT GIVER I fear I may give up on finding someone that loves me 4 me. Good and bad I have nothing 2 hide. What u see is what u get. iamhope, 44, #106821 LET’S ENJOY LIFE I would describe myself as a woman with integrity. I’m looking for a woman who loves the out- doors, hates drama, loves to make love, and loves to laugh. Time2Live, 49, #101037 HAPPY, VERSITLIE, ENERGETIC Looking for some 2 spend time with on a regular basis that will not complaine all the time that I work 7 days a week. Rain, 48, g , #106713 SINGLE, HM, 37. SLOB NEEDS MAID CONTRADICTIONS ARE FUN. Looking for females to hang out with. Age, race, not important. Couples are welcome. 541-404- 6487 I am artistic but can’t draw a stick figure. I am into wood and metal working and cars. I can build or fix most things! I am thoughtful and considerate. shadowyfigr, 45, g , #106803 I’m a budding academic who is really disinterested in the pro- fession. I’m also an astrologer. And agnostic. And funny. And sour. And sharp. And soft. Confused? It’s simple, really. thethinker, 22, #105442 SWEET HEART MAN I am a fun down to earth fun guy set for life ready to spoil the right girl for ever in life , A long term fun sexy relationship,. g , Terrenceb, 36, #106838 IMAGINATIVE OBSERVER CREATIVE, SPUNKY, DESERV- ING. Looking for my man. Finding only impostors. Not giving up yet. You’re handsome, funny, kind, simple. Dog owner? Want to cook for you, look into your eyes. Please find me! dragongirl, 39, ☎, g , #106715 51 year old gwm looking for younger friends to hang out with. Have pics on my phone. tazzer, 52, ☎, #106662 LIKES BEING OUTDOORS Time to follow up on a New Year’s Resolution - I need to get out more! I’m looking for an out- doors-active person who also enjoys movies, dining out, and travel. ohcanada, 57, g , #106851 Introspective, geeky, inclined to bouts of wit and creativity, pre- fer indoors activities. Slender build, a bit scruffy sometimes. Looking for a down-to-earth, warm hearted partner with a lit- tle patience. Krokus, 31, g , #105584 0CCASIONALLY REBELLIOUS GUY I am hoping to meet a sweet, generous, smiling, attractive and enthusiastic woman to share the times and adventures of each other’s lives, to be occasional partners in crime. username, 56, g , #106816 PLEASANT, BEARDED, COLLOQUIAL Hey there erryone Into music of all kinds, riding bicycles, appre- ciation of life, art, and all things lovely. Don’t be shy and feel free to send me a hello. jram- ble86, 25, g , #106784 FLY FISHING ROMANTIC “Men with insight, men in gran- ite. Knights in armor bent on, chivalry.” -Van Morrison That’s pretty much my mission state- ment. Let’s hang, and I’ll prove it. Seeking friend, maybe more. g , Keystoner, 30, #106774 I am looking for a relationship or a friend to hang out and talk. I am a indoor and outdoor person. Hit me up if you are interested. Btw, I,Asian guy! lersack, 21, #106820 AWKWARDLY CHARMING, AWARE Student, musician, morning per- son, lover of cycling and vegan cooking/baking. Looking for a fella who is smart, active, fit, health-conscious, and cute. Popugai, 24, g , #106759 CUTE AN SINGLE looking for love in all the wrong plases. christopher85, 26, #105945 GET TESTED WME Have you been tested? are you interested in knowing about ur HIV status? msg me and hope- fully we can get u connected to free, 20 minute testing (no blood)~. sepositivequeer, 25, g , #106853 LAUGHING AND LISTENING i like watching the simpsons and playing guitar. wayler_zero, 28, g , #106421 you: hot red dress, curly hair, were you reading raskolnikov’s disorder? me: tall, pinstriped, louche in white T. wanted to talk but was too shy. coffee or cara- mels? When: Sunday, December 18, 2011. Where: Sweetlife. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902332 BEAUTIFUL LITERATE BOMB- SHELL you: black hair, sexy red dress, were you reading raskolnikov’s disorder? me: tall louche type in pinstripes and tee. wanted to talk but lost my nerve. coffee? sex? When: Sunday, December 18, 2011. Where: Theo’s Coffee House. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902331 PAUL ASHLEY CARING, CONSIDERATE,OPEN- MINED BEAUTIFUL LITERATE BLONDE Izakaya Meiji 12/25. We shared the line for a table. I recom- mended Laphraoig whisky. Such a pleasure talking with you, I would love to talk with you again. When: Sunday, December 25, 2011. Where: Izakaya Meiji Company. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902334 Passed you at 5th St. Market. You don’t want to be married and think I’m beautiful. Phone num- ber didn’t work. Please try again. Often there on Wed. around 1:20. When: Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Where: 5th St. Market. You: Man. Me: Woman. ☎ #902330 SEAN PONDER I thought about it. Wink. When: Sunday, December 18, 2011. Where: Lucky’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902329 UNICORNS REMEMBER YOUR KISS On my way in the sardine can over the ocean. Never stop lov- ing me the way you do, ‘kay? Jeg elsker dig! Jon and Carol ain’t got nothin on this When: Monday, December 26, 2011. Where: 2 days. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902333 We met had a few at Sonny’s my friend was into you but you liked me I gave my number you gave me a kiss and address. Call me When: Friday, December 2, 2011. Where: Sonny’s tavern Springfield. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902328 THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE COULD BE A MOUSE CLICK AWAY WINK-KINK.COM Free Will Astrology BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): In North America, a farmer who grows wheat gets only 5 percent of the money earned by selling a loaf of bread made from his crop. When my band recorded an album for MCA, our contract called for us to receive just 7 percent of the net profi ts. I encourage you to push for a much bigger share than that for the work you do in 2012. It will be an excellent time to raise the levels of respect you have for your own gifts, skills, and products — and to ask for that increased respect, as well. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): For much of the 19th century, alumi- num was regarded as a precious metal more valuable than gold. It was even used for the capstone of the Washington Monument, dedicated in 1884. The reason for this curiosity? Until the 1890s, it was diffi cult and expensive to extract aluminum from its ore. Then a new technol- ogy was developed that made the process very cheap. In 2012, Taurus, I’m predicting a metaphorically similar progression in your own life. A goodie or an asset will become more freely available to you because of your increased ability to separate it from the slag it’s mixed with. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming year will be a good time for you to consider investigating the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Devotees of this religion call themselves Pastafarians. Their main dogma is the wisdom of rejecting all dogma. Having such a light- hearted approach to spiritual matters would be quite healthy for you to experiment with. For extra credit, you could draw inspiration from a church member named Niko Alm. He convinced authorities to allow him to wear a pasta strainer on his head for his driver’s license photo. Having a jaunty approach to offi cial requirements and formal necessi- ties will also serve you well. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life is an am- bitious work that deviates from formulaic approaches to fi lm-making. Some observers hated its experimental invocation of big ideas, while others approved. New York Times critic A.O. Scott compared the movie to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, one of America’s great works of literature. Here’s what Scott wrote: “Mr. Malick might have been well advised to leave out the dinosaurs and the trip to the afterlife and given us a delicate chronicle of a young man’s struggle with his father and himself. And perhaps Melville should have suppressed his philosophizing impulses and written a lively tale of a whaling voyage.” Using this as a template, Cancerian, I urge you to treat 2012 as a time when you will be like Melville and Malick in your chosen fi eld. Trust your daring, expansive vision. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I love the way they celebrate the New Year in Stonehaven, Scotland. A procession of revelers swings big fl aming baskets around on the ends of long chains. I recommend that you 30 DECEMBER 29, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY carry out a comparable ritual as you barge into 2012, Leo. Symbolical- ly speaking, it would set the perfect tone. The coming months should be a kind of extended fi re festival for you — a time when you faithfully stoke the blaze in your belly, the radiance in your eyes, and the bril- liance in your heart. Are you ready to bring all the heat and light you can to the next phase of your master plan? I hope so. Burn, baby, burn. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Historian David McCullough wrote The Greater Journey, a book telling the stories of ambitious young American artists who relocated to Paris between 1830 and 1900. They had to move away because their home country had no museums or art schools at that time. You Virgos may want to consider seeking a similar enlargement of your possibilities in the coming months. As you seek out the resources that will help you follow your dreams, be pre- pared to look beyond what you already know and what’s immediately available. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Professional basketball player Ron Art- est petitioned the court to let him change his name to “Metta World Peace.” “Metta” is a Buddhist term that signifi es loving-kindness and benevolence. When the new moniker fi nally became offi cial, Metta World Peace sealed a radical shift away from his old way of doing things, symbolized by the time he leaped into the stands in the middle of a game to punch a fan in the head. The coming months will be an excellent time for you Libras to initiate a rite of passage that will expedite an equally dramatic transformation. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many of the questions we had as children never got resolved or answered to our satisfaction. They still remain marinating in the back of our minds. Meanwhile, fresh queries keep welling up within us as the years go by. After a while, we’ve got a huge collection of enigmas, riddles, and conundrums. Some of us regard this as a tangled problem that weighs us down, while others see it as a sparkly delight that keeps making life more and more interesting. Where do you stand on the issue, Scorpio? If you’re in the latter group, you will be fully open to the experiences that will be fl ow- ing your way in 2012. And that means you will be blessed with a host of sumptuous and catalytic new questions. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The fi rst half of 2012 will be an excellent time to for you to exorcize any prejudices you might be har- boring toward anyone who lives or thinks differently from you. You’ll be able to see your own irrational biases with exceptional clarity, and are also likely to have exceptional success at scouring yourself free of them. This will give you access to new reserves of psychic energy you didn’t even realize you were shut off from. (P.S. I’m not saying you possess more intolerance or narrow-mindedness than any of the rest of us. It’s just that this is your time to deal brilliantly with your share of it.) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In Botticelli’s painting The Birth of Venus, the goddess of beauty and love is shown arriving on dry land for the fi rst time after having been born in the ocean. Naked, she is trying to cover her private parts with her hand and thigh-length hair. Her attendant, a fully clothed nymph, is bringing a cloak to cover her up. Analyzing this scene, art critic Sister Wendy suggests it’s actually quite sad. It symbolizes the fact that since we humans can’t bear the confrontation with sublime beauty, we must always keep it partly hidden. Your assignment in the coming year, Capricorn, is to overcome this inhibition. I invite you to retrain yourself so that you can thrive in the presence of intense, amazing, and transformative beauty. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The coming months will be an excellent time to take an inventory of your life to determine whether there are any ways in which you act like a slave. Do you fi nd it hard to defeat an addiction that saps your energy and weakens your ability to live the life you want? Are there institutions that you help sustain even though they cause harm to you and others? Is it hard for you to change or end your relationships with people who are no damn good for you? Are you trapped in a role or behavior that is at odds with your high ideals? Discover what these oppressors are, Aquarius — and then summon all your intelligence and willpower to escape them. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): California engineer Ron Patrick put a jet engine in his silver VW Beetle. Now he’s got a 1,450-horsepower vehicle — but it’s not legal for him to drive on public highways. In the coming year, Pisces, I suspect you’ll be tempted to try something similar: Create a dynamic tool with a modest appearance or a turbo- charged source of energy in a deceptively small package. But if you do, please make sure that you can actually use it to improve your ability to get around and make your life better. HOMEWORK : To check out Part One of my three-part audio fore- casts of your destiny in 2012, go to http://bit.ly/BigPicture2012. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny's EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. 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