Signs by Klein

ARIES (3.21-4.19)

You've become exceedingly good at fooling yourself. Every time you find something you like, regardless of what your better judgment might be screaming in your ear, you convince yourself that it's good for you. This is a habit you'll want to get out of. Take out the earplugs and realize that lying too yourself can do you far more harm in the long run than lying to anyone else.

TAURUS (4.20-5.20)

So many excuses that people can give for things these days are cliched to the point of being worthless. I would have replied to your letter, but I've been so busy. Yeah, right. Right? Wrong. Sure, take them with a grain of salt, but more often than not those excuses are completely valid. So you're not such a high priority that the person is willing to clear their entire schedule to reply to your e-mail. So what? Would you for them? Think realistically, and cut your friends some slack.

GEMINI (5.21-6.20)

Splurge time. You've been practicing economy lately, weighing pros against cons and spending hours on end trying to pick between details that, to be quite honest, don't really matter. To play off your economic mindset, the opportunity cost of taking your sweet time has kept you from capitalizing on the benefits you'll gain from any of the decisions you could make. If one route was really that much better than the other, you'd have made up your mind by now.

CANCER (6.21-7.22)

Big plans in the works, huh? Don't treat it like any old event in your life. Things like studying abroad and getting an internship seem so commonplace these days that people are finding themselves signing up for them, and letting them happen as if they had no more importance than a normal class or part-time job. These should be things you get excited about, and that change your life. Don't let them be otherwise.

LEO (7.23-8.22)

One of your greatest virtues, is your ability to love the little things in life. Eating snow, reliving your childhood and sending people random philosophical Facebook messages can be as important to you as anything else. Appreciating these things is an ability more people should have--teach them how. It fills up parts of their lives they didn't know were empty.

VIRGO (8.23-9.22)

Get ready, because your life is about to have a bad hair day. Don't worry about it -- as happens with the hair, things will seem more frazzled than they actually are, and you're likely the only one who'll notice. You might walk into the 40-degree weather without a coat or leave your wallet at home one day. Just do what you do best in these situations -- shrug your shoulders to yourself and give it an "oh well."

LIBRA (9.23-10.22)

An old Haitian proverb, 'deye mon gen mon,' is translated as 'beyond mountains there are mountains.' If you thought paradise would lie just over the next hill, think again. What you need to do is quit thinking of life as having a destination, or even temporary stops along the way. Sure it's a journey, but that should be the fun in it. Focus on making your trip more enjoyable instead of hoping another mountain won't rise into view as you cross the summit of this one.

SCORPIO (10.23-11.21)

One of the hardest things to do in a friendship is watch someone make a choice you disagree with, knowing it's none of your business to make your point of view heard. Listen to your instincts. Don't try to subtly drop clues about what you think. If you want to offer up your advice, give it outright. If it doesn't help, drop it. This time around, opinions will be well-received, but decisions can't be changed.

SAGITTARIUS (11.22-12.21)

There are few things more frustrating than watching your to-do list get longer, and your recent procrastination binge hasn't helped with that. There are few things easier than starting to check things off. The hardest part of doing anything is often starting on it. Does anyone else see the lunacy in that fact? Get going on some of those things this week -- just get them started -- they'll practically take care of themselves after that point.

CAPRICORN (12.22-1.19)

Remember that time a couple weeks back when you thought to yourself that you really should be spending more time with your family? You were right. They're the ones most likely to stick with you through whatever the future has to bring, and to be on your side no matter how ludicrous the circumstances. You and I know that you appreciate them, but it never hurts to remind them once in a while. Go on and give them a call.

AQUARIUS (1.20-2.19)

Hang on for a little while longer. This rut you have yourself wedged into ends in two weeks. You know the feeling you get when you walk out of your last final? It'll feel better than ever this quarter. You have a better sense of things to come this time around, and your excitement about getting those things started will add a few helium balloons to the weight coming off your shoulders. For now, use the anticipation of that feeling to drive these last couple weeks.

PISCES (2.19-3.20)

Either you've recently come down with ADD, or you need to rework your loyalties. What was once an obviously important part of your life has been relegated to the back of your mind and labeled as perfunctory. Whatever (or whoever) your new "fling" is, I hope you realize that in order to jump into a new pool you have to get out of the one you were swimming in before.