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VIRGO: You forget life isn’t a competition against others — or against yourself. It’s great that you want to better yourself, but you shouldn’t turn everything into a game. It’s okay if you got more done yesterday than today. It’s okay if you were more productive last month than this month. It’s okay.
A hologram of my boyfriend appeared, holding a spatula with a goofy smile on his face. It was bizarre. Like looking at a full-size photograph. A wax figure.
LIBRA: Your unrelenting kindness makes you come across as fake, when really, you’re an optimist who sees the best in everyone.
CANCER: You should understand your time is valuable, and you don’t have to give it to everyone who asks.
Right at the moment my grandma died at a hospice, both the candles next to her bed went out at the exact same time.
Shane showed cameras installed in tissue boxes. Smoke detectors. Clocks. Pens. Water bottles. Picture frames. Outlets. Screws. Phone chargers. They were nearly impossible to detect, even when you were actively looking for them.
If they insist I drink, or suggest drinks/shots after I’ve declined multiple times, I’ll either think you have a problem, or you’re trying to get me drunk. Both of which I don’t want.
