year of the dog.

i love how this website (http://www.algonet.se/~anki-p/year-of-the-monkey-2004.htm) phrases things:

"Anticipate good times, much activity, and hardy emotional involvement. But Monkey´s influence may inspire Dog to be overly enthusiastic. Projects might not develop as planned and Dog may have to begin anew midyear. Honest Dog does best to avoid questionable enterprises or impractical Monkey get-rich-quick schemes."