if anyone, anyone at all, has ever thought that patience was my strong point, i would like to disillusion them. with a stick, if necessary.

this means you, rob.

The Village Voice: Horoscope: Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny:

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The time a rodeo cowboy has to stay on a bucking bronco to qualify: eight seconds. The time a lion tamer holds his head in a lion's mouth: seven seconds. The time it takes for a skydiver's parachute to open: six seconds. The time it takes for thunder to travel a mile: five seconds. The time it will take, sometime in the coming week, for divine intervention to reveal a galvanizing vision of your possible future: 10 seconds. The time it may take for you to fully understand the meaning of the vision: four months.