Bullheaded

When I was in my senior year all the girls in my homeroom decided to get tattoos. It became a trend that after they turned eighteen, they would come in the next day with their zodiac permanently inked into their bodies. At the time, I didn't even know what my zodiac was, but seeing as they all found it cool enough to 'vandalize' their bodies with it I decided to do some research.

According to www.horoscope.com, "Your Zodiac sign, or star sign, reflects the position of the sun when you were born. With its strong influence on your personality, character, and emotions, your sign is a powerful tool for understanding yourself and your relationships. "

Years ago, on a (probably) rainy April Monday, I was born or rather removed. I was a scheduled cesarean and as my father likes to describe it as," More like picking up a pizza then a birth." Regardless, my parents took home a perfectly healthy baby Taurus.

I am as textbook Taurus as it gets, which really pisses me off. I don't really think it is fair that if someone knows my birthday they can now have access to the foundation of my personality and the inner workings of my mind.

What kind of a sick joke is that?

Let me explain to you some of the sign traits that a Taurus possesses and how I fit the bill. Smart, ambitious, and trustworthy are the main things that come up for a positive review of the sign. Not to toot my own horn or anything but I'm a smart cookie. There isn't a topic in the world that you could bring up that I couldn't have at least a basic conversation about. I am well versed in history, literature, science and if given a calculator I can figure it out with math. To give some context, I started a job at 18 as an administrative assistant, and was promoted to manager after 6 months. The seventh president of the United States was Andrew Jackson. I didn't look it up, I'm smart I promise. Ambitious just makes sense honestly. I'm a smart young woman with the world at her feet. Why wouldn't I want it all? Next. Trustworthy, hmm how do I prove that? I'm just going to reference my earlier statement of being promoted to manager. I've been in the position for three years and so far so good. Just trust me.

What I really want to get into is the negative traits of a Taurus. We are known to be mainly, lazy, materialistic, and of course, stubborn.

Hardworking is actually a pretty common trait of a Taurus but so is being contradictory. I'm lazy, I'll admit it. If it is something I want then no of course not. I'm like a dog with a bone when it comes to getting what I want. ( Which I always do.) The problem is when I don't see value in the task. Why would I take the dishes out of the dishwasher and put them back in the cabinet. That's stupid. Why not just take them out when you need them? How about making a bed, do people actually do that every morning? I cut my own hair, drive an additional 15 minutes out of my way to use a coffee place with a drive thru to avoid getting out of my car and haven't gotten my oil changed in 8 months. C'est la vie; that's life.

Materialistic is my middle name. I have a Dodge Challenger, and I'm more in love with her than anyone I've ever dated. I have enough clothes to last a lifetime and more books than I could possibly need. The majority of my ambitions circle around objects. I want a nice car, the perfect house and a closet that would put Kim K's to shame. Oh and to live happily ever after.

I am not stubborn! I'd like to think of it as determined but I'll accept bull-headed. I have an open mind, don't get me wrong. I enjoy learning about other people's experiences, opinions and thoughts. Except for when I've already made up my mind. Send help to anyone who tries to change my course after I've already started down my path of choice. When I was fourteen I decided I wanted to move down south. I convinced my parents to let me go to a vocational highschool, decided to not go to college, worked full time since I was fifteen, and saved enough to buy a house at 21, all so that I could move somewhere warm. So determined, not stubborn.

I would like to say that I don’t really believe in horoscopes, but I have yet to meet someone who does not fit their zodiac description. I will even go so far as to admit that I research the compatibility between my and a possible love interest's zodiac, just to see if it is worth attempting.

Who’s to say if it is reliable or not. All I know is it got me pegged, so it might be worth at least reading up on.