George W. Bush
Bill Cosby
Tom Cruise
Princess Diana
Harrison Ford
Tom Hanks
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ernest Hemingway
Helen Keller
Lindsay Lohan
Tobey Maguire
Nelson Mandela
George Orwell
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Jessica Simpson
Ringo Starr
Meryl Streep
E.B. White
Robin Williams
Henry VIII
Sam Claflin
Lana Parrilla
Prince William
Michael Phelps
In majority, they are writers, but mostly random.
May Day 2011
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Health Tips for Cancers
Exercise:
- daily exercise is necessary to maintain weight
- try to take time for mild exercise after each meal
- avoid intense team sports
Diet:
- avoid alcohol
- strive for a loose "vegetarian" diet, which means still consume eggs and fish, but not much meat
- high calcium is necessary
- avoid salt
- mild to bland food is best
Suggestions:
- avoid tense situations; try to find tranquility
- bed rest is the best cure for ailments
- humidity is good for proper/best lung function
What You Need to Know About Cancers
Cancers are extremely sensitive and often intuitive. They are emotional and the most moody sign in the zodiac.
Random Facts:
Cancer is a feminine, water, and cardinal sign. Like the 28-day cycle of the Moon (its ruling planet), Cancers tend to have a 28-day cycle of moods, similar to another cycle typically associated with 28 days. Also, like a hermit crab, Cancers love their home, strive to make it nice, and tend to not like leaving it.
Random Facts:
Cancer is a feminine, water, and cardinal sign. Like the 28-day cycle of the Moon (its ruling planet), Cancers tend to have a 28-day cycle of moods, similar to another cycle typically associated with 28 days. Also, like a hermit crab, Cancers love their home, strive to make it nice, and tend to not like leaving it.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
My absolute most favorite obsession is Anne Boleyn. Since I was about ten, I have been fascinated with the Tudors and more specifically, Anne Boleyn. The obsession began when I read Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England 1544 by Kathryn Lasky (a Cancer), at about the age of ten. It was a fictional interpretation of what a diary would be like kept by a young Elizabeth I. In the book, Elizabeth visits the Tower of London where her mother was beheaded and is told about it. Ever since that recount, I've wanted to know more about Anne Boleyn.
In seventh grade, we had to take a class that explored numerous random stuff and one unit was on the English Renaissance. We had to read Beware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer (a Gemini) for a summer reading assignment before seventh grade as preparation for the class. From that book, I found more books about the Tudors. I read Mary, Bloody Mary (also by Carolyn Meyer), which eluded to Anne Boleyn the most of all the books I had read thus far. There is a book by Carolyn Meyer called Doomed Queen Anne, but I never finished it. I just really didn't like it for some reason.
When the movie, "The Other Boleyn Girl", came out, my obsession with Anne Boleyn reignited drastically! Over Spring Break my eighth grade year (the year the movie came out), I read the book, The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory (a Capricorn!). I then began extensive research on Anne Boleyn and began to try to relate her story to life today (this is not even going into how obsessed I am with this stuff). Eventually, after discovery, I went on to watch and own the television series, "The Tudors".
From my research, I have found that Henry VIII was born on June 28, 1491, which makes him a Cancer (and, according to my astrology book, an Aries Moon). Anne Boleyn, from the extensive research I have performed, was most likely born in late May of 1507, making her a Gemini (but regardless, her character seems greatly portrayed as being significantly touched by Mercury if she wasn't indeed a Gemini). For some reason, Cancer's have a tendency to be very attracted to Geminis. This is, however, a TERRIBLE match! Gemini is too witty and cruel for emotional, sensitive Cancer. Initially, Gemini's wit is attractive to Cancer, like in the case with Henry and Anne. However, Cancer is easily offended and, with Cancer males, their pride is easily hurt. Geminis are selfish, so they don't care much if they hurt other people as long as they get what they want (like Anne's cruelty to Catherine of Aragon, Henry's first wife). Henry and Anne were infamous for their fights and shouting matches. Shortly after their marriage in January of 1533, Henry grew tired of Anne's arguments (probably because he couldn't win them), especially after she failed to give a successful birth of a male child (an issue separate from astrology). By 1536, Henry convinced himself that Anne was cheating on him (and if she was indeed a Gemini, she probably had been - most Gemini women I have met agree that if their husband cheats on them, they'll cheat on their husband; and Henry was definitely cheating on her), so along with other charges, Anne was sentenced to death.
But for their romance: As a Gemini, Anne appreciated language, especially poems. Romantic, emotional Cancer, was happy to oblige this by writing Anne countless love letters. That is how their relationship began. Anne was known for her wit, which at first intrigued Henry, as he enjoyed conversing with her. Anne also had experience as a seducer on her side from her time at court in France. Certainly, Anne had pressure from her family to pursue a relationship with Henry, but rather than follow the normal rules of being a mistress to a king, Anne forced more to it, causing the division of England from the Catholic Church. Anne was able to manipulate a lot of the going-ons of the kingdom throughout her relationship with Henry. He easily fell for her words, though I guess eventually his pride was hurt enough that her words were no longer good enough. Anne was known for the lively court she kept, as Queen. After a while, this bothered Henry because she wasn't solemn enough as a Queen - Cancer's are all about appearance. Another very Gemini thing about Anne was her eyes. Most Gemini women have very noticeable, bright eyes (not like the bulbous Taurus eyes, but they stand out in a room). Anne's eyes were noted on many accounts by observers and were a defining feature of the woman. They must have stood out to Henry because other than that, Anne wasn't considered to be notably attractive in appearance.
To sum it up, Geminis and Cancers should not even try to date. It ends badly and may cause hurt on both ends. In the case of these two, Anne ended up dead and Henry kind of lost it from that point...
For more information on the Tudors, visit Tudor History.
In seventh grade, we had to take a class that explored numerous random stuff and one unit was on the English Renaissance. We had to read Beware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer (a Gemini) for a summer reading assignment before seventh grade as preparation for the class. From that book, I found more books about the Tudors. I read Mary, Bloody Mary (also by Carolyn Meyer), which eluded to Anne Boleyn the most of all the books I had read thus far. There is a book by Carolyn Meyer called Doomed Queen Anne, but I never finished it. I just really didn't like it for some reason.
When the movie, "The Other Boleyn Girl", came out, my obsession with Anne Boleyn reignited drastically! Over Spring Break my eighth grade year (the year the movie came out), I read the book, The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory (a Capricorn!). I then began extensive research on Anne Boleyn and began to try to relate her story to life today (this is not even going into how obsessed I am with this stuff). Eventually, after discovery, I went on to watch and own the television series, "The Tudors".
From my research, I have found that Henry VIII was born on June 28, 1491, which makes him a Cancer (and, according to my astrology book, an Aries Moon). Anne Boleyn, from the extensive research I have performed, was most likely born in late May of 1507, making her a Gemini (but regardless, her character seems greatly portrayed as being significantly touched by Mercury if she wasn't indeed a Gemini). For some reason, Cancer's have a tendency to be very attracted to Geminis. This is, however, a TERRIBLE match! Gemini is too witty and cruel for emotional, sensitive Cancer. Initially, Gemini's wit is attractive to Cancer, like in the case with Henry and Anne. However, Cancer is easily offended and, with Cancer males, their pride is easily hurt. Geminis are selfish, so they don't care much if they hurt other people as long as they get what they want (like Anne's cruelty to Catherine of Aragon, Henry's first wife). Henry and Anne were infamous for their fights and shouting matches. Shortly after their marriage in January of 1533, Henry grew tired of Anne's arguments (probably because he couldn't win them), especially after she failed to give a successful birth of a male child (an issue separate from astrology). By 1536, Henry convinced himself that Anne was cheating on him (and if she was indeed a Gemini, she probably had been - most Gemini women I have met agree that if their husband cheats on them, they'll cheat on their husband; and Henry was definitely cheating on her), so along with other charges, Anne was sentenced to death.
But for their romance: As a Gemini, Anne appreciated language, especially poems. Romantic, emotional Cancer, was happy to oblige this by writing Anne countless love letters. That is how their relationship began. Anne was known for her wit, which at first intrigued Henry, as he enjoyed conversing with her. Anne also had experience as a seducer on her side from her time at court in France. Certainly, Anne had pressure from her family to pursue a relationship with Henry, but rather than follow the normal rules of being a mistress to a king, Anne forced more to it, causing the division of England from the Catholic Church. Anne was able to manipulate a lot of the going-ons of the kingdom throughout her relationship with Henry. He easily fell for her words, though I guess eventually his pride was hurt enough that her words were no longer good enough. Anne was known for the lively court she kept, as Queen. After a while, this bothered Henry because she wasn't solemn enough as a Queen - Cancer's are all about appearance. Another very Gemini thing about Anne was her eyes. Most Gemini women have very noticeable, bright eyes (not like the bulbous Taurus eyes, but they stand out in a room). Anne's eyes were noted on many accounts by observers and were a defining feature of the woman. They must have stood out to Henry because other than that, Anne wasn't considered to be notably attractive in appearance.
To sum it up, Geminis and Cancers should not even try to date. It ends badly and may cause hurt on both ends. In the case of these two, Anne ended up dead and Henry kind of lost it from that point...
For more information on the Tudors, visit Tudor History.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Dream Interpretations
At the end of every school year, I seem to be a mixture of cursed and blessed by a number of bizarre, yet very detailed, dreams. They always intrigue me and tend to stick in my mind better than most throughout the rest of the year. I have always had a bit of curiosity in dream interpretation, so this year I googled "dream" and found this website with extensive interpretations: Dream Dictionary (not the actual website name). Originally, I had considered posting about the site, but I wavered in that decision until I started reading some topics haphazardly. The topic "Abdomen" on the first page of the "A" dreams says that dreaming of your abdomen represents repressing emotions. I thought this was cool because Virgo rules the stomach/abdominal region of the body and are the sign of repressed emotions!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Snow White and the Huntsman: SPOILER ALERT
For starters, WORST TITLE EVER! It would have been significantly more fitting for the title to be just plain "Snow White".
Summary: Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, Twilight, Wizard of Oz, Joan of Arc, Stardust, and of course, Snow White.
I don't mean for you to think that the movie wasn't good, because it was very good. I was impressed with it. I just couldn't help but be distracted by the similarities between this movie and many other recent epic movies/stories.
My least favorite parts: the creepy alien fairies, the stag, the confusing declaration of Snow White's Christianity, Snow White kissing her childhood friend (who turned out to be the Queen, though the part that he turned out to be the Queen wasn't the part I didn't like), the fact that the mirror wasn't destroyed necessarily, the pathetic ending.
My favorite parts: the subtle similarities between the original story and the remake, the troll, the dark forest, Snow White's escape from the castle, the line "he couldn't lift his sword" - or something very close to that - said by the Queen referring to Snow White's murdered father, the death of the Queen.
The most interesting thing for me about this movie is its relation to one of the original vampire stories that I learned about watching "Vampire Secrets" (I believe it is a History Channel movie). The evil Queen is extraordinarily similar to the Countess/Duchess in that movie/documentary. They both were mistreated by men; they both stole young, beautiful women and killed them seeking youth from their lives; they both weren't adverse to consuming the young, beautiful women to maintain youth; they both had minions. I suggest watching "Vampire Secrets" if you've seen or plan to see "Snow White and the Huntsman", though otherwise I wouldn't suggest watching "Vampire Secrets" because it's totes creeps.
I enjoyed the epic proportions of "Snow White and the Huntsman", though some of the lines were weak and it was almost annoying because of all the similarities to other stories. It was well made and certainly worth seeing.
And just fyi, Sam Claflin will totes be the young actor a bunch of annoying teen girls constantly gush about in approximately less than a year. He's been in a lot of movies I've seen lately, like "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides", "Any Human Heart", "The Pillars of the Earth", and now "Snow White and the Huntsman". Though, apparently, he's not that young, as he is almost twenty-six years old, according to my IMDb search of him. I also learned from this IMDb search that Ipswich is an actual place.
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