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Week of September 1-7
By Amalia Mairet
Aries:
You have some stuff to do & it’s sitting like a pit in your stomach. Write a list of tasks and eat the first half. Mash up that extra paper in your back teeth and swallow it. I’m serious. Then shit it out. You got this girl.
Taurus:
Look at all the items on your dresser. You’ve had enough time to put things in their place & you will never use that paperclip. Look how it’s rubbing away the wood varnish. Throw it out and get to dusting.
Gemini:
Are you even trying to get a job anymore? It’s fine if you’re not. No, really, it’s fine. I’ll get the next round. Hope Budweiser is okay. Just check your email before Monday—or delete it entirely.
Cancer:
You’ve been holding that arrow with the string taut since February and now the target is behind you. I bet you didn’t even realize that your fingers fell asleep. Wear a watch next week, or you will lose more time this way.
Leo:
A cold silver planet has been telling you to text your ex for months. But remember, you can control the order of your thoughts and the images that appear when you fuck yourself. At the end of the night, think about it. What would you rather have? Him or the money?
Virgo:
You’re full of that strange red energy that makes you want to jaywalk for no reason. Don’t listen. Don’t push. If you were walking with a child, you would take their hand and look around. Where are you? What are you looking at?
Libra:
The way you’re sitting on the couch is giving you a spinal hump. I’m only telling you because I care. You have time to stretch it out, if that’s the kind of thing that bothers you. You don’t even have to take your eyes off the television.
Scorpio:
I know you want to fall in love again but the timing’s all wrong. Too much pleasure makes everything soft and you need life hard and regular. Ew, sorry. Seriously though, there’s a difference between good and great. You should look into that.
Sagittarius:
Listen, it’s not enough to be sexy. Everyone is sexy these days. You have to go outside and eat a sandwich and try walking in a straight line. Summer is almost over. Don’t keep drowning in a dried-up pool.
Capricorn:
You’ve tried all July and August to figure people out. It hasn’t worked, and that’s okay—you have places to be. The next train leaves in five. Grab your bag and look at someone across the subway. Say hello. Say nothing. The lights will flash in hidden patterns.
Aquarius:
September is the season of investment. Go up to the roof and survey the kingdom, your domain. Big skyline and so many empty buildings. Maybe you should finally unpack.
Pisces:
Remember to finish your leftovers. Make a soup out of vegetable scraps. Drink the olive brine from that jar at the back of the fridge. Imagine it all moving slowly through your guts. That’s called introspection. You’re doing it already.
By Amalia Mairet
Aries:
You have some stuff to do & it’s sitting like a pit in your stomach. Write a list of tasks and eat the first half. Mash up that extra paper in your back teeth and swallow it. I’m serious. Then shit it out. You got this girl.
Taurus:
Look at all the items on your dresser. You’ve had enough time to put things in their place & you will never use that paperclip. Look how it’s rubbing away the wood varnish. Throw it out and get to dusting.
Gemini:
Are you even trying to get a job anymore? It’s fine if you’re not. No, really, it’s fine. I’ll get the next round. Hope Budweiser is okay. Just check your email before Monday—or delete it entirely.
Cancer:
You’ve been holding that arrow with the string taut since February and now the target is behind you. I bet you didn’t even realize that your fingers fell asleep. Wear a watch next week, or you will lose more time this way.
Leo:
A cold silver planet has been telling you to text your ex for months. But remember, you can control the order of your thoughts and the images that appear when you fuck yourself. At the end of the night, think about it. What would you rather have? Him or the money?
Virgo:
You’re full of that strange red energy that makes you want to jaywalk for no reason. Don’t listen. Don’t push. If you were walking with a child, you would take their hand and look around. Where are you? What are you looking at?
Libra:
The way you’re sitting on the couch is giving you a spinal hump. I’m only telling you because I care. You have time to stretch it out, if that’s the kind of thing that bothers you. You don’t even have to take your eyes off the television.
Scorpio:
I know you want to fall in love again but the timing’s all wrong. Too much pleasure makes everything soft and you need life hard and regular. Ew, sorry. Seriously though, there’s a difference between good and great. You should look into that.
Sagittarius:
Listen, it’s not enough to be sexy. Everyone is sexy these days. You have to go outside and eat a sandwich and try walking in a straight line. Summer is almost over. Don’t keep drowning in a dried-up pool.
Capricorn:
You’ve tried all July and August to figure people out. It hasn’t worked, and that’s okay—you have places to be. The next train leaves in five. Grab your bag and look at someone across the subway. Say hello. Say nothing. The lights will flash in hidden patterns.
Aquarius:
September is the season of investment. Go up to the roof and survey the kingdom, your domain. Big skyline and so many empty buildings. Maybe you should finally unpack.
Pisces:
Remember to finish your leftovers. Make a soup out of vegetable scraps. Drink the olive brine from that jar at the back of the fridge. Imagine it all moving slowly through your guts. That’s called introspection. You’re doing it already.
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Ehics like something that could be there but isn’t. Ethics like how you should be can do act relate and are. Ethics like a problem or something. Ethics like God or culture or society I guess. Society if acknowledgement of lack of meaning society if lack society. Society if lack. And stuff like that. Imagine lack. Imagine building a statue of it or taking a picture or putting it in the freezer. How would it look like frozen? How could you break off a chunk and give it to your friend and put it in a glass? What would you pour over it? Diet cranberry juice? Yummmmyyyyyy. But so yeah its like that or like the things around other things. It’s a magazine just so you know.
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