Book: Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter

 ★★★★/★★★★★

 Cameron Ann “Cammie” Morgan is in Boston with her bestfriend, Macey McHenry. It’s election and Macey’s dad, Senator James McHenry, is running for Vice President. Then Cammie meets Preston Winters, son of Gov. Winters who is running for President. He’s dorky and Macey kinda hates him.

They’re rehearsing for the campaign that day. Cammie, Macey, Preston and Charlie, their bodyguard, are on their way to the next venue. Whey they reach the rooftop, Cammie and Macey know that something is wrong. And they’re right. Because the next thing they know, a helicopter and black masked guys are ready to kidnap Macey. They are able to put Preston on safety but Cammie and Macey barely make it out. Then they are brought to Mr. Solomon’s, their CoveOps teacher, safe house for treatment. Headmistress Rachel Morgan, Cammie’s mom, is there too.

Cammie and Macey thought that it was just a test but they knew it wasn’t. So they are questioned by the FBI and after, Cammie is brought back to the mansion. Macey goes back to her family but then later on she's brought back to the school.

Cammie, Liz and Bex still remember that first day Macey McHenry came to their school. She was wearing black boots, a skirt with a diamond nose stud looking like a model but now she’s wearing a modest pants, sweater and she’s changed. Or maybe it’s just one of her covers. At the welcome-back dinner, Agent Abigail Morgan, Cammie’s Aunt, is introduced as Macey’s new security agent. She's there to protect Macey and she even said that she'll take a bullet for her. Another semester, Cammie and Bex are seeing sublevel 2, Liz is on Research and Operations and Macey is still a year behind. And everyone thinks Macey is okay, but Cammie thinks she’s not. Because maybe, she’s really not.

Macey’s dad has campaign rallies and it’s just normal for Macey to be there. So when she attends the campaign in Ohio, Mr. Solomon has another covert operation for the whole Junior CoveOps class. It’s to observe, listen and watch. Try to find out who are the bad guys. And then Zach is there too. Meanwhile, Preston is amazed. He thinks Cammie and Macey were cool and strong even though they’re girls. And he’s persistent. Sometimes Macey thinks of knocking him off but she knows she can't.

The campaign rally is finally over. Macey is back. But Cammie still wonders and she wants to know why the kidnappers were after Macey, why they only wanted Macey and not Preston too and why Zack was there. He came to see Cammie? She doesn’t know either. And she really wants to know why. Just then they realize that maybe the kidnappers knew that they were Gallagher girls because they weren’t surprised when Cammie and Macey fought back.

Another campaign rally is to be held in Philadelphia and Macey needs to go, again. Cammie and Bex think of ways to stop her but there’s nothing they can do. Duty calls. But then an idea pops up after Joe Solomon introduced them into the Science of disguise. So they go the Philadelphia with their disguises. It’s good so far until they see Mr. Solomon and a guy Cammie swears she’s seen in Boston. And she’s right, Zach is also there and she’s not imagining him on her head. Zach has been following her. She then stumbles on him on the train when she tries to see Macey. Cammie asks Zach what he was doing in Boston but Zach tells her that there are things he can't say. But Cammie is persistent. They also try to hide when they hear voices outside the room but Macey catches them. She tells them that Abby will be there anytime soon so they should stop their LQ right away. Zach tells her to be careful before disappearing and just then Abby catches Cammie. Her Aunt Abby is disappointed and she also warns her to stay away from Zach.

They come home after. Days pass and Headmistress Morgan and Joe Solomon tell them that Macey doesn’t have to go to her dad’s campaign anymore because it’s risky. Cammie is still bothered by the kidnappers so she continues to find clues together with her bestfriends. And fortunately, they’re able to finally figure out that the kidnappers want revenge on Macey because she’s the last descendants of Gillian Gallagher who killed Ioseph Cavan.

Friday night, Joe Solomon has another covert operation for them but that doesn’t include Cammie and Macey since they are in agreement with her mom that if she behaves and gets into no trouble, then she will spend the vacation with Bex and her family in London. That means no outside activities for both of them. But Cammie always breaks rules. So she and Macey go out that night to see Roseville. The town is celebrating a homecoming and there's a football game and somehow Cammie feels like Zach is there too. And she’s right. Zach is there and she is caught in an argument with him that Macey hears. Just then Macey realizes that Cammie and her two other bestfriends lied to her by not telling her that she’s a descendant of Gillian Gallagher and that is why the kidnappers were after her.

Next thing they know, Macey's ran away. She’s gone and Headmistress Morgan and the others are out to find her in Switzerland. But something tells Cammie and her bestfriends, Liz and Bex, that Macey isn't in Switzerland. They didn’t realize it until Liz says that maybe Macey went somewhere safe. And that’s when they take an unscheduled trip to Joe Solomon’s safe house. And they were right, Macey is there. Then they hurry to attend the election party. Everything seems back to normal. Macey is back and everything is fine again. Zach is there too, as always. Until the Circle of Cavan tries to kidnap Macey again, or who they thought is Macey. There's fighting and gun shots and Cammie sees her Aunt Abby being shot. She’s on the ground and Macey is putting pressure on her chest where she was shot. Everything else happens so fast. Zach walks her away from the scene and Joe Solomon instructs to keep an eye on Cammie yelling that they won’t stop until they get her. And there's one thing that Cammie can't take off her mind. It's when one of the attacker seemed to recognize Zach when he pointed at him and said "You."

Cammie is hurt again. Her Aunt Abby was shot but other than that, everyone else she loves is safe again. They’re back at the mansion and she’s able to ask her mom and Mr. Solomon why the Circle of Cavan is after her. Yes, she already figured it out by then but her mom tells her that there are things that she doesn’t need to know. Like what Joe Solomon and Zach told her. And maybe she just has to accept that. She rests and her Aunt Abby is better but needs to go. It’s sad but she needs to. Everyone says goodbye and Abby admits that she’s not good at it. She kisses Joe Solomon before leaving and gives back Cammie the jacket Zach left for her. And there she finds a note saying “Have fun in London –Z”

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Book: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

 ★★★★/★★★★★

Cameron Ann "Cammie" Morgan, or simply “Cammie the Chameleon”, is a student at Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women. It’s a school for spies.

Cammie is debriefed because of what happened last semester during her final examination. In short, Josh. The CIA has some questions for her and her mom, Headmistress Morgan, tells her that she totally aced it.

For Cammie, it would be a new semester, a new start. Meaning, no more Josh. They go back to the mansion and have a usual dinner at the Grand Hall before the classes start. Liz, Bex and Macey were worried about the debriefing but she tells them that it went fine. But Cammie and Bex are bothered about what Headmistress Morgan and Mr. Joe Solomon, their CoveOps teacher, were talking about when they overheard them earlier that day. “Cammie doesn’t know anything.”, “She didn’t suspect anything?” 

Classes just started and the East Wing of the mansion, one of Cammie’s shortcuts, is off limit. They wonder why and they have to find out why. That’s what they always do. They also wonder about who or what Black thorn or Blackthorne or whatever it may be is. Because Cammie believes that it has something to do with what she doesn’t know. 

That semester, Cammie and Bex have CovOps, Liz has Advanced Organic Chemistry and Macey is a year behind. They aren’t together but they know they will be fine. And because they are so curious about Black thorn or Blackthorne, they break into the East Wing and see that it’s actually turned into a quarter. More specifically, a boys’ quarter. That makes them suspect that there is really another school like Gallagher Academy for Boys. Cammie also agrees on spying on her mom, at her office, during their Sunday night bonding to find out more about this Black thorn or Blackthorne. She feels guilty but she needs to and finally she finds out what Blackthorne really is. It’s a school for boys. School for spy boys. And it is thanks to that picture of her dad and Mr. Solomon wearing a shirt with a crest of Blackthorne Institute for Boys that she found at her mom’s drawer.        

The next day, Joe Solomon takes them for a covert operation. At the mall. That’s where Cammie meets Zach. A Blackthorne boy. She didn’t think at first that the boy who follows her around and offers her a gum and offers to walk with her to her destination is actually a spy like her. Not until Joe Solomon introduces him to her. And it finally hits her, there is really a school for spy boys and it is called Blackthorne.

Next thing they know, 15 boys, not to mention spies, are joining them for the rest of the semester. Things between Zach and Cammie are not really good maybe that’s why she hates him. At first. Zach calls her “Gallagher girl” and he always teases her.

Mr. Solomon gives them another activity about brush pass the following morning. They head to a very familiar place for Cammie where she remembers everything, including Josh. And what are the odds that she will see him that day? She does. Cammie sees Josh with Deedee. She feels kinda hurt but convinces herself that she’s already over him. Cammie tells her mom what happened on Roseville that day. Her mom says it’s okay and that she understands what Cammie is feeling. Then she gives Cammie a present she really wouldn’t have thought her mom would give her. A dress. A red dress. A red strapless dress. 

The following Friday, they are having a ball. It’s another test for them, as always. And maybe it’s the thing that Headmistress Morgan meant when she said that Cammie would be needing the dress anytime soon. The test is to pretend to be someone else. And Cammie likes it. Because most of the time she wants to be anyone else but herself. They’re all having a good time, so far. Zach, who has his own cover, invites Cammie to a dance which she can’t not accept because her cover tells her that she likes dancing. Everything is fine until Cammie feels an emergency, bra emergency. So she goes somewhere to pull off her bra, which at that time she can already feel on her waist and swears that she will never wear a strapless dress again. She goes to one of her passage ways and is surprised to see Zach waiting for her. Then a Code Black happens. 

The next thing she knows, everyone thinks that she was sneaking out because everyone heard on their comms that day on Roseville when Josh asked Cammie to go to their dance that very same night. But she wasn't not sneaking out. She also tells them that they can ask Zach since they were together when it happened but Zach denies it.

More secrets surround Zach which makes Cammie suspect him even more. So Cammie and her bestfriends decide on breaking into the boys’ room and put some bugs. After waiting and listening, they still haven’t found anything. So they thought that maybe the best way to get and hear what they want is to develop a relationship with the boys which Cammie doesn’t quite like since it means studying with Zach in the library, alone. But Zach totally knows what they’re doing.

The semester goes on and on some point Cammie realizes that just like them, Blackthorne boys, Zach, also has pasts and histories. She realizes it when she asks about Zach’s parents.

But Zach continues on being mysterious. Until he tells Cammie that someone knows what happened to her dad. He believes someone knows. Cammie gets confused so she asks her mom about her dad but her mom tells her that she would only tell Cammie in the right time. 

Zach then asks Cammie out on a date. Yep, a date. Of course Cammie is surprised but she’s done that before. The date is good, so far, even though Zach tries to kiss her and even though they meet Josh and Deedee. Until Zach lies about knowing the guy who’s been following them. Cammie does what she’s supposed to do, report it back to the school. But as they enter the mansion and see one of their teachers covered in blood, Code Black is already echoing on the whole place. Their teacher tells them that he has the disc and that it shouldn’t fall on the wrong hands. The girls think the boys did it. So they followed the tracker they put on the boys’ shoes the weeks before. And just like their last fall final examination, they are back on that same place. She’s on that same place where a boy thought he had saved her from danger.

The boys catch up with them. Cammie still thinks that Zach and the other boys are behind all that so she is mad. But she’s wrong. Zach explains that Dr. Steve wouldn't do that unless it's just a test. And he’s right, Dr. Steve wouldn’t really do that unless it is just a test. And it is. Behind it is Cammie's mom and Joe Solomon.

After that night, everything goes back to normal. Except, Blackthorne boys are already leaving. Cammie also goes to see her mom to ask if any of those were real. If Zach is even real. Then Headmistress Morgan tells her to say bye to him.

Cammie knows Zach is real. But then he’s leaving. They never say goodbye but Zach always finishes what he started. So he does that thing he should’ve done that day on Roseville, he kisses Cammie.

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#ThrowbackThursday

My Happy Ending - Avril  Lavigne

Welcome To My Life - Simple Plan

My Immortal - Evanscence

Beautiful Soul - Jesse McCartney

In The End - Linkin Park

Photo - Ryan Cabrera

The Great Escape - Boys Like Girls

You and Me - Lifehouse

Goodbye To You - Michelle Branch

Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson

My childhood songs. Missing these artists suddenly. But I'm happy to hear new songs from them. :">

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It's you!

Why are you so manhid? Isn't it too obvious that all my posts are about you and yet you still don't have any idea, even a slightest idea, that it's you. Do I still have to mention you on every post I make? Do I still have to write your name and be proud that you're ignoring me? Do I still have to show everyone that I like you even though you don't want to talk to me. Okay. I'll do that. Maybe no. Never. 

And it's so funny when you have everything about him on your posts and still he doesn't know it's him.

I give up. Ako na nga ung gumagawa ng paraan pero wala pa din. I'll open up a conversation but still you wouldn't do anything to continue it. I mean, I'll say hi and you'll say hello and that's it. You wouldn't reply after. It's like if I say okay, you'll say okay too and that'll kill the conversation. Such a waste. Sad. We both know what's there between us but what are you doing? Have you changed your mind about me? Have you already realized that you don't like me anymore like how you liked me before? It's fine! Just tell it to me and I'll understand. It's better than making me hanging on on something hopeless. Just say it. Coz I'm tired of waiting and wondering if there's still something between us.

 Slowing drifting away...

I'm tired of having feelings. :(

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Book: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Oh. My. Gosh. I cried a lot because of this book. 

It was really good and wonderful and beautiful and everything. 

“Oh, I wouldn’t mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”  -Augustus Waters

 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I wouldn't talk about what the book is all about but I will tell you my thoughts about it.

So, first, I loved it. I loved Hazel Grace. I love how she'd been so strong, how she fought cancer, how she liked it that Augustus called him Hazel Grace, how she flirted with Augustus by just saying "okay", how she read An Imperial Affliction over and over again, how she needed to know the next thing that happens to Anna, her mom and the Dutch tulip man, how she loved Augustus, how she got angry at Peter Van Houten and how she still missed Augustus. And I loved Augustus Waters. I loved the way he called Hazel, Hazel Grace, how he put a cigarette on his lips but never lighted one, how he was described as sexy, how he spent his wish to bring Hazel to Amsterdam to meet Peter Van Houten, how he flirted with Hazel on the phone, how he was willing to be heart broken as long as it was Hazel Grace and how he said "I'm in love with you" to Hazel Grace. I loved the story, the characters, and everything about it. And did I mention that I loved it?

"Okay."

I also heard that this will be made into a movie so I'm really excited. This would be a great one and I know people will love it too. I also  introduced this book to my sister and she told me she will find time to read it because she's so busy with school works. Yey! Now I have someone to talk to about Hazel Grace and Augustus. :))

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Anime: Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan

 

 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

I accidentally saw this anime on Hero and somehow I just decided that I wanted to watch it. I did and now I can't stop obsessing about it. This anime is so good, I can't still get over with everything that's happened.

The Shinsengumi were all cute and I loved them all. :">

I've also read that this was originally a video game that's been adapted into anime. 

The story is about Chizuru Yukimura who heads to Kyoto to look for her father. She disguises herself as a boy and meets the members of Shinsengumi who she becomes close with. She then learns that the Shinsengumi are also looking for her father and since they're both looking for the same person, the Shinsengumi decided to let her stay with them. Later on, the Shinsengumi find out about her disguise so they start to treat her more nicely because of it. The story unfolds as they encounter a lot of things including meeting Kazama, an oni, who eventually realizes that Chizuru is an oni like him. He takes an interest on Chizuru but then the Shinsengumi won't let him have her since she doesn't like him at all. The story continues as Chizuru follows the Shinsengumi on their battles to help the shogunate.

Characters: 

Toshizo Hijikata. Vice-Commander/Vice-captain. 24. Sword.

Hijikata is strict but very thoughtful and mature; very serious but does tend to smile occasionally, and he does have a nice side. He has a lot of respect for women, which is one of the reasons for him being so protective of Chizuru.

 

Saito Hajime. 3rd Unit Captain. 21. Katana. 

 Saito is a very stoic, quiet fellow who only speaks when spoken to or when something is worth saying. He is extremely loyal to Hijikata and obeys any orders without question. He is very thoughtful and always puts the safety of others above his own and never lets on about what he's truly thinking or feeling.

 

Okita Souji. 1st Unit Captain. 20. Katana.
Okita is a handsome young man, standing at 176 cm or 5’9” with brick brown hair and emerald green eyes, with a charming personality and sarcastic wit. He idolizes Isami Kondou, the commander of the Shinsengumi, and imitates his hair style. As much as he tries to hide it most of the time with teasing and rudeness, he is honest, good natured, polite, but he seems to be the type of person who likes to keep important information to himself, just to see what happens.

Sanosuke Harada.10th Unit Catain. 23. Spear-type.

Harada is one of the most cheerful of the Shinsengumi, and can usually be found making jokes with Shinpanchi and making people smile. He can be quick to anger, as seen when a slip of Heisuke's tongue alarms him enough to throw a punch at the younger officer to silence him, but despite his temper and his tendency to be laid back when he isn't concerned, he is also very friendly and loyal.

 

Heisuke Toudou. 8th Unit Captain. 18. Sword.
Heisuke is a cheerful young man closest to Chizuru in age. He is very protective over her before he died.

Shinpachi Nagakura. 2nd Unit Catain. 24. Katana
Shinpachi is a boisterous, cheerful young man who enjoys drinking & having a good time with his comrades, and is very good friends with Heisuke and Harada. In spite of him tending to be the loudest at parties, he never seems to have much luck with women & often blames Sano for "stealing all the women". 

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 And I just love them when they smile. 

(Hijikata, Saito, Souji, Harada, Heisuke, and Shinpachi)

 The characters with Chizuru. ❤

Chizuru is so lucky! She gets to be paired with all of them. And actually I love them all for her. Hihi :))

 Hijikata ❤ Chizuru

 Saito ❤ Chizuru

  Souji ❤ Chizuru

 Harada ❤ Chizuru

 Heisuke ❤ Chizuru

 Shinpachi ❤ Chizuru

I really enjoyed watching this anime and though it had a sad ending, it was still beautiful. It broke my heart over and over again but I can't help but love it. All the characters were amazing and the plot was engaging!

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Little Miss...

Lazy. I feel like I can sleep for weeks. Or forever. I don't want to get up and just bury myself  on my bed. I feel like it's bed weather everyday. Like everyday is a nothing special day so I'll just  sleep and sleep and sleep til I don't wake up anymore. Even my fingers don't want to move. My hair freezes and my body just won't move. Lazy me.
 
Foolish. I know I'm young. And I admit I'm foolish. Every young people is foolish. That's given. But wasting my time on unimportant things and letting time pass by without doing anything worth it, I think that's even more foolish. Yes, I'm still young but no, I won't be foolish forever. Maybe I'm just enjoying my life and it's okay to be foolish once in a while. That's just so foolish of  me.

Heartbroken. I don't mind being single. But I mind being heartbroken even though I'm single. Just how  did that happen? I don't know either. He's not my boyfriend, we don't even talk, but then it hurts like hell when I see him with someone else. It makes me sad. It breaks my heart. Am I that pathetic? Heartbroken me.

Indecisive. Yes.  No. Maybe. I'm not sure. I'll think about it. Life is too short to think twice about things you really want. Trust your instincts. If it tells you yes, then yes. If it tells you no, then no. Coz opportunities pass in a blink of an eye. You must learn to grab it before it's gone. It's okay to make mistakes, it's okay to explore, coz it's better to say "at least I tried" than "I should've done it." That's so indecisive of me.

Moody. One second I'm happy, the next I'm mad. One second I'm excited, the next I'm sad. Sometimes I really think I must be crazy. With my mood swings and everything, it affects not only me but everyone around me. And as much as I want to be happy, my mood tells me no. Moody me.

Overemotional. Maybe I should stop being so emotional with everything that's happening in my life.Maybe I should just keep it to myself and get over it right away. Like how everyone easily forgets about me. I know. I'm being emotional right now but that's reality. Everyone forgets. Everyone leaves. It's hard but we should accept it. That's just overemotional me.

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Libra

(23rd September to 23rd October)

Element: Air

The astrological element of air represents movement. And the most efficient movement between two points is often a thought. Air signs are thinkers. They emphasize the intellect over other functions. With active minds and a good command of language, the air signs are the natural born communicators. They can be light and breezy as the breath of spring, but their words can also carry the power of a gale force wind. 

Libra is Air, and that means reaching higher, specifically to the higher mind. Libras like to put their mind to good use, and enjoy communicating their thoughts to others. They like to use their smarts (and talk) to get to know others better -- yes, knowledge about people is where it's at for Libras. You can expect the Scales to make a fair argument, too, since they live by the principles of diplomacy and compromise. When this approach doesn't work, however, Libras are not above using their persuasive charms to get their way. Manipulative? Nah, Libras really are too nice for that. Plus, any end-runs that these folks use are usually to build themselves up, since the Scales can be easily deterred. Libras are polite and don't like to fight, far preferring to talk things through. Remember, these folks know how to communicate (they're Air) so they're bound to make their point. Libras don't get in a huff when faced with an opposing viewpoint. Rather, they take a deep breath and consider all the options in the spirit of cooperation.

Ruling Planet: Venus 

Venus is the planet of love and desire. She is in charge of romance and beauty. But Venus isn't only about physical love; she's also symbolic of the ideal love. When we see a beautiful painting or other work or art, Venus is present. She is the beauty of a rose as much as she is the attraction we have to someone we love. As the key planet of Libra, Venus is about the perception of beauty as an ideal. Here, she is the proper blend of colors, the right mix of music or the perfect poetic description of love, itself. 

Star Stone: Sapphire

 The classic birthstone for Libra is Sapphire, it is the perfect stone for Librans whose mind is over run, processing thoughts heard from the stories of other people. Sapphires ability to purify the mind and rid you of unwanted thoughts and lightens your being. Opening your mind to beauty, it allows you to dive into its depths, bringing you fulfilment and peace. Bringing in abundance, Sapphire assists Libras to take pleasure the finer things in life. It brings authenticity to your actions.

Libra Traits: 

The Balanced Ones, the Libra are tactful, fair and charming to the core. They are attractive people, and their calm, easy-going demeanour is sure to attract a lot of attention from the others. Often balanced in their approach to others and the life situations, the Libra are diplomatic and amiable, and find it difficult to say no to anyone. They are also prone to indecision and may also be alleged as insincere and artful. Overall, they may be selfish sometimes, may even be detached, but are rarely back-stabbers. 

 Everyone loves a Libran. You can't help it—it's your nature to be the friendliest, warmest, gentlest sign of all. You always find something to like in everyone, and you make them feel special as a result. You're the person that feels sorry for the lonely outcast at a party and engages him in a conversation so he won't feel left out; even if most people find him a bore, you smile and find the interesting, appealing side. For this quality, you will always have friends. And you'll need them. That's why you do this. You simply can't function well without companionship. Others may interpret this as a sign of weakness, of "co-dependence" even, but it's just your Venus influence. Because of this companionable nature, you hate conflict. You'll do anything to avoid an argument, or to stop one. It's not that you're so afraid of being hurt, it's that you're afraid of hurting someone else's feelings. You're a diplomat. When confronted with two opposing sides, you'll find a happy medium. You crave harmony, and like your symbol, balance.
You're also very intuitive—some would even say psychic. You're the natural judge of the zodiac, and this sense extends past reason into instinct. You may find something to like in everyone, but you'll also see the whole character of a person instantly. Others may be amazed at how correct your first impressions are when, later, they see the whole picture.
You have a hunger for knowledge, which befits your sign name—Libra is part of library. But mostly it's a surface curiosity of lots of things. Like another air sign, Gemini, you love variety, and would rather sample the essences of varied subjects than become an expert at one in particular.

The greatest balancing act is between self and others, and it is here that many Libras focus their energy. Here, in the realm of interpersonal relationships, you are a champion. Libra know how to be the charming host or hostess. Libra can sense what others want before they ask for it. And you can make the needs of others a higher priority than your own. In fact, Libra is the shuttle diplomats of the zodiac, going back and forth between the extremes until a solution is negotiated.
The Libra motto might be "To every action there is an opposite and equal reaction." It is your innate sense of cause and effect that makes you so effective as a strategist. Whether it's playing chess, relationship counseling or civic planning, you know how to be effective while staying in the middle of the road. Your easygoing attitude can serve you and others well, but don't forget that your needs cannot go totally unfulfilled or you won't have anything to give to others. 

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29 Dates To Go On With Your Best Friends :)

By Chelsea Fagan 

1. Go to an amusement park together and try all of the rides you’re normally too scared to go on. (Make sure to eat the cotton candy and snow cones after you spin around in circles for hours.)

2. Stay up all night when it’s nice out and drink wine under the stars, talking about all the things you’re usually too embarrassed or afraid to admit.

3. Treat yourselves to a nice dinner out at a fancy place when one of you gets a Groupon for it. Order dishes made for two and laugh when the waiter and other diners look at you bizarrely.

4. Pick a recipe that you’re almost 100 percent sure you’re not skilled enough to make, and make it together. (Feel free to have a fair amount of wine throughout the cooking process, even if it means you’re more likely to mess the recipe up.)

5. Go to an apple orchard or pumpkin patch and pick produce while wearing adorable, hand-knitted scarves. Instagram pictures of yourselves and basically make everyone else want to vomit with how adorable you are.

6. Get absurdly dressed up and go to your high school reunion together, only to get buzzed on champagne and judge everyone in the corner together.

7. Watch all of your favorite movies all day curled up under blankets, drinking hot cocoa and eating popcorn.

8. Go to a bar for happy hour and eat 25-cent wings until your tummies hurt.

9. Take a road trip on the weekend to a place in your area you’ve never been before. Find a place to couch surf, or sleep outdoors if the weather is nice. Bring a cooler full of snacks and drinks to share with people you meet along the way.

10. Go to a zoo.

11. Go to a petting zoo and spend an inordinate amount of time cuddling with a baby pig while you take pictures of each other and plot how you’re going to steal it.

12. Listen to a new album that you’ve both been hearing about for a long time but haven’t taken the time to listen to yet, and then talk (or possibly blog) about what you think of it.

13. Go to a really fancy store where you know the salespeople are going to be really bitchy and judgmental, and take all the time your little hearts desire looking at things/trying them on, regardless of the sideways glares you’re getting.

14. Go to a thrift store afterwards and pick up things infinitely more interesting, and for 1/100th the price.

15. Make delicious snacks such as chocolate-dipped pretzels and white cheddar popcorn, then sneak them into the movie theater with you to go watch a kid’s movie. Also consider a Powerade bottle full of rosé wine.

16. Re-watch all the episodes of your favorite TV show.

17. Read an issue of Cosmo cover-to-cover and make fun of everything (while secretly noting the things which seem like they’re going to be useful/sexy).

18. Go to a museum and pretend to understand the first thing about art.

19. Go walk around your old school grounds and see what’s different, and what’s the same. (Try not to marvel at how much older you look than everyone now.)

20. Spend all afternoon in a coffee shop, reading books next to each other and watching people come in and out.

21. Go sledding when it snows, even if the hill is pathetically small. Make a ramp out of packed snow and take videos of each other busting your asses falling off of it.

22. Play Truth or Dare, and actually do everything you get dared to do. Yes, even if it’s “Run through the snow in your underwear screaming ‘penis’ at the top of your lungs.” And be honest when the truth comes, even if it’s really embarrassing.

23. Have an arts-and-crafts session where you make one another paintings to hang up in your respective apartments. And hang them up, even if they look terrible. They’ll be the best piece of wall art you’ll ever have.

24. Bake cupcakes.

25. Go for a long walk in the park, not necessarily talking, but just enjoying being in a beautiful place together when the weather is nice and the animals are out.

26. Go to a pet store and play with the puppies until you’re essentially in tears over the fact that you can’t have one.

27. Offer to pet-sit for someone and quench your puppy-owning thirst by taking care of one together for a few days.

28. Learn a new sport together, even if you’re both terrible at it. Even if you give up after the first tennis lesson, or ski session, or turn around the ice skating rink. Give it a try and don’t laugh at each other (too much).

29. Play board games at your house with fancy cocktails and yummy snacks and good music, and don’t worry about who wins or how late you stay up. Try to remember that having time with them is precious, and should never be taken for granted. Even if they always beat you at Monopoly. 


-This sounds good. I suddenly miss my bestfreinds. It's just sad that we're kinda in a not so good relationship right now. :(

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Oh My Lee. :(((((

I wanna see him this Saturday but there's no chance at all. And it breaks my heart! I've been waiting for this and now that he's here, I can't even see him. Poor me. Just why it has to be this month? If only it would be on September or October! Oh please, why is life so unfair? </////3

My Everything... shatters  tomorrow. :((((

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Superman by Taylor Swift ♫♪

Tall, dark and super manly  

Puts papers in his briefcase and drives away  

To save the world or go to work  

It's the same thing to me
 
He's got his mother's eyes, his father's ambition  

I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him  

I hang on every word you say
 
You'll smile and say "How are you?"  

And I'll say, "Just fine"  

I always forget to tell you I love you  

I'll love you forever
 
I watched Superman fly away  

You've got a busy day today  

Go save the world I'll be around
I watched Superman fly away  

Come back, I'll be with you someday  

I'll be right here on the ground  

When you come back down
 
Tall, dark and beautiful  

He's complicated, he's irrational  

But I hope someday he'll take me away  

And save the day, yeah
 
Something in his deep brown eyes has me saying  

He's not all bad like his reputation  

And I can't hear one single word they say
 
And you'll leave, got places to be  

And I'll be okay  

I always forget to tell you I love you 

I loved you from the very first day
 
I watched Superman fly away  

You've got a busy day today  

Go save the world I'll be around
And I watched Superman fly away  

Come back, I'll be with you someday  

I'll be right here on the ground  

When you come back down
 
And I watch you fly around the world  

And I hope you don't chase another girl  

Don't forget, don't forget about me 
 
I'm far away, but I'll never let you go 

I'm lovestruck and looking out the window  

Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be
 
Right here wishing the flowers were from you  

Wishing the card was from you  

Wishing the call was from you  

'Cause I've loved you from the very first day
 
I watched Superman fly away  

You've got a busy day today  

Go save the world I'll be around forever and ever
 
I watched Superman fly away 

I swear, I'll be with you someday  

I'll be right here on the ground  

When you come back down
Come back down

 

- Superman by Taylor Swift