February Horoscopes
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Capricorn:Â This is a month for secret-keeping. Not dark, overpowering secrets — but the good ones. The almost-romances, morning observations, notes in your cellphone that might start creative writing stories or weekend adventures later. Some things need time to grow before you unleash them. You might have a little less energy than usual — so grab a mocha, a magazine, and know that the constellations have your back.
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Aquarius: This month, Aquarius, you might surprise yourself with an unexpected success or two. You’re always on top of things, but you might not see that A+ coming on the first paper of the semester, or the phone call offering a dream internship. Be warned: this is going to set the trend for 2015. Keep a blazer and lipstick nearby and your #2 pencils as sharp as your eyeliner wings.Â
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Pisces:Â You’re a little like Grimes these days– cool, magical, a little scary. Always in the backdrop of whispered library conversations, late-night dorm room discussions, parties with loud people and blue lights. There’s nothing wrong with being the elusive alien-girl in the music video, but add new lyrics now and then — don’t be afraid to speak your mind right here on earth. Give people something more to wonder about.Â
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Aries:Â This month might be a total mess — essays due at midnight, Law & Order marathons in the lounge, free coffee in more than one class — so make time to make sense of it all. Write a to-do list, stick encouraging post-its to your mirror (swear words optional: YOU’RE A BAD B*TCH WHO WILL WIN THE WAR!) Going to pet stores and playing with cats is another alternative, if you’re not feeling aggressive. Whatever it takes, Aries.
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Taurus:Â A long-awaited daydream is coming up soon. Embrace it. Shake its hand, question it, keep it in your line of vision. But don’t forget to do your laundry and make the CVS run you’ve been avoiding. There’s a lot of fun in realizing goals, but try to stay on top of homework and keep up with your friends. Try to stay grounded during this exciting time. No matter what it’s about, remember who helped you get here — and who didn’t. Bake cupcakes, kill your heroes, go celebrate.
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Gemini:Â If you’ve been feeling off lately, don’t worry — it’s not you, it’s Mercury in retrograde! Maybe your computer keeps crashing, maybe the Uber you called never showed up, or maybe everything just sucks and you want to hide behind Netflix and cold weather. Whatever it is, that’s ok. You’re normally so active, down time can get on your nerves, but don’t worry — your energy will go back to normal right before Valentine’s day.
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Cancer:Â A lot of people look up to you, Cancer. There’s a line at the end of “The Devil Wears Prada” when Meryl Streep says, “Everyone wants to be us.” The line was originally “Everyone wants to be me,” but Meryl thought that was too dramatic for the movie. Maybe for her, but not for you! You’ve done some seriously cool things lately, and should feel good about them. You can be modest and silly and still enjoy the applause!
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Leo:Â You know that song “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” by Cake? That’s your anthem for this month, Leo. There are a couple of challenges approaching in your career moon (what? Just believe it), and the best way to begin your reign is with an empowering, confusing theme song. Play with your jewelry, put up your hair, tour the facility, and pick up slack. All you need is a street level miracle. You can do this — what you lack in sanity, you make up for in charm. Good luck!
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Virgo:Â This is a month for adventures. Whether you dive right in to the unknown, or you just begin to skirt the edges of them, you’re going to be glad. Now is a good time to look into that study abroad program you’ve been wondering about, a good time to go to lunch in a new part of the city, to live in bigger, richer dimensions. Go to the museum full of birds, go to a rave, go try that weird fruit salad at TDR (just kidding please don’t.) Adventures are all around you this month. Go.
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Libra: For a Libra, you tend to be a little unbalanced. You deal in extremes. You don’t do things halfheartedly. You’re like D.C . weather — all over the place! And this is a good thing. Your schedule clears up for a bit after next week, so if you survive the next string of assignments, do something relaxing. Haunt Etsy, watch Netflix, make coffee, spiral down an endless tunnel of weird Wikipedia articles, take PhotoBooth selfies…no seriously, relax. It’s your turn. Try a book!
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Scorpio:Â It might be time to find a Poli-Sci kid to help you figure out the strategies of war and peace — a social conflict is in your future. Has your roommate been picking stupid fights with you lately? A love interest playing mind games you just don’t have the time to deal with diplomatically? It gets tempting to fan the flames, especially when the argument is lame (was common sense a class they skipped in high school?) but with your reasoning skills and cool resolve, you’ll be able to rise above it in no time.Â
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Sagittarius:Â This month is dangerous, but so are you. There’s a lot to confront, a lot at stake. If you wear high heels, bring blister bandaids. You are lethal. Talk to that cutie you saw on the metro, go to a professor’s office hours, try out a new sport or wild creative project. Now is a good time to push yourself a little further. Take the challenges. Take the shot. Wear red eyeshadow and fly to Korea.