happy chinese new year!

a word of caution for you lovebirds out there...apparently it is bad luck to marry during the year of the rooster. according to the china daily, "this year the lunar cycle begins relatively late, which means it will not contain 'lichun,' the auspicious day that marks the start of spring, earning it the dubious distinction of being a 'widow year,' or unlucky for wedlock." for the past few days, marriage registrations across china have been soaring because people are rushing to get hitched before the year of the monkey ends. thus ends my golden year...in a frenzy of love and desperation. now i just have to wait till 2016 before my zodiac sign gets another shot at the limelight...