HALLOWEEN EDITION
EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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What’s your sign? Inside Beat predicts your Halloweekend DANIELLE GONZALEZ MANAGING EDITOR
ARIES: MARCH 21 APRIL 20
T h e r e might be a few bumps in the road this weekend, like face planting on Easton Avenue. But your natural ability to bounce back will have you up on your feet, dusting off that carefully planned costume and hitting the next party in no time. Your resiliency will definitely come in handy tomorrow morning when your head feels like it’s 300 lbs., but you need a quick and speedy recovery so you can do it all over again.
TAURUS: APRIL 21 MAY 21
Even when your plans get hijacked by that friend who’s always changing his or her mind last minute (ahem, Libra), your cool and collected demeanor while handling the situation will throw everyone off, given your stubborn nature. Take a breath, have a drink and let it go. Let’s be honest, an hour from now you’ll be having so much fun, you probably won’t even remember what you were upset about.
GEMINI: MAY 22 JUNE 21
Your natural curiosity will inspire you to take a risk, and you’ll wind
up convincing your friends to check out a new bar everyone’s been talking about. Muster up the confidence to look right in the eye patch of the hottie in the pirate costume and give him or her your number. Just drink responsibly — you don’t want to scare off potential mates with your double personality after taking too many shots.
CANCER: JUNE 22 JULY 23
Things can go either two ways for you tonight. If you’re feeling good and keep a positive attitude, all should go smoothly and according to plan. But beware — your moody nature might make an appearance and when then that happens, you might be tempted to drown your sorrows in a bottle. Don’t do it. Seriously. If your ex doesn’t answer your first drunk text, he or she won’t answer the next 40.
LEO: JULY 24 - AUG 23
Always wanting to be the center of attention, you probably have a killer costume that will get you compliments all night long. If you can participate in a costume contest, do it, because you will probably win. Don’t get too distracted by all the glory though, because pumpkin spice and cheap liquor aren’t the only things in the air tonight. Keep an eye out for the cutie you keep randomly bumping into at the house party, because the two of you might be sharing more than just candy tonight.
VIRGO: AUG 24 SEPT 23
Tomorrow morning all your friends will owe you. Whether it was keeping them away from moving traffic, convincing them that the girl at the bar wasn’t really Jennifer Lawrence’s second cousin or finding their phone when all hope was lost, you will be the hero of the night. Don’t worry though — they have all weekend to do the same for you. So celebrate accordingly and pat yourself on the back, because you deserve it.
LIBRA: SEPT 24 OCTOBER 23
You’ll go to Knight Club, Tula’s and then somehow end up at the house party of that guy you had expositor y writing with freshman year. Your indecisiveness will have you running around New Brunswick like a mad person, so before it gets too late, make a decision and stick to it! Don’t push it tonight, though. Have your fun and live it up, but when it feels like all the good times are over, go home. You know what they say: Nothing good happens after 2 a.m.
SCORPIO: OCT 24 NOV 22
Given that this is the month of your sign, tonight is your night and nothing
can ruin it. Whatever comes your way, you’re going to handle it like a champ. Whether it’s a wardrobe malfunction with your costume, breaking up a fight between the two guys dressed as ketchup and mustard that just can’t seem to get along or squeezing in one more shot before last call, you will make it through this night alive. Live it up and dance on that table.
SAGITARIUS: NOV 23 DEC 22
Halloweekend is all that you have been waiting for. No matter what happens or where you end up, you will be sure to have a great time. Just take it easy on the whiskey because no one likes a mean drunk, and the last thing you need is your friend breaking up a fistfight between you and the smart mouth in the Thor costume. Keep your cool, make a friend and go with the flow. Halloween only comes once a year.
CAPRICORN: DEC 23 - JAN 20
The night might not start off great, but as they say, all good things come with time. If you can make it through the lull at the pre-
game, your night is sure to be a success. Don’t let your shy nature keep you from taking a chance on the girl or guy on the other side of the room. A little liquid encouragement should give you just the confidence you need to make your move.
AQUARIUS: JAN 21 FEB 19
Don’t overthink everything tonight. Just go with the flow and enjoy yourself. If you get too caught up in the little details, you might just find yourself in a screaming match with a stranger you’re convinced is actually the devil. Avoid the drama and let loose — you’ll be the life of the party for sure, but only if you manage not to get kicked out before that party starts.
PISCES: FEB 20 - MARCH 20
You might be feeling torn between plans, but whichever party you choose, you will be sure to make the best of it. Be careful whom you flirt with — just because they’re wearing a crown doesn’t mean the guy or girl you meet is your fairytale ending. Play it safe and go home with friends for the night. You can always pursue it
Freaky festivity quiz NATALIE LIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Halloween only comes once a year, so celebrate it right! Find out which spooky festivity you’d enjoy the most. What’s your ideal date? A. B. C. D.
Bowling or hiking Going out or hitting the bars An art museum Dinner and a movie
You normally get your Halloween costume from… A. Party City…in fact, you spent hours picking out the spookiest one. B. An old Halloween costume…actually, it just consists of a pair of ears. C. The crafts store…you made it yourself! D. Your closet…mix and match! Your costume is … A. B. C. D.
On the scary side Rather revealing Creative and traditional Simple and original
What do you like to do on the weekends? A. Enjoy the weather and go on nature walks B. Go out to a party at night in your best outfit C. Bake some sweet treats to relieve stress from the past week D. Glue yourself to the couch and binge watch TV Check your answers on page 4
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Frightening foods, drinks add spooky spice to your party JENNY LIN STAFF WRITER
Fall is a time for pumpkin spice lattes, warm sweaters and apple picking. But things are getting spooky with Halloween just around the corner. It’s time to dress up as your favorite character and eat pounds of candy with no regrets. If you’re going to a Halloween party this weekend or just want to get in the spirit, these festive chocolate peanut butter spider cookies are just the thing for you!
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SPIDER COOKIES
Ingredients: -1 pack of Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix -3 tbsp. vegetable oil
-2 tsp. water -1 egg -20 dark chocolate Lindt truffles -40 candy eyes -1/2 cup chocolate chips Optional: red and orange food coloring Directions: 1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease two baking sheets or line them with parchment paper. 2.) Prepare cookie mix according to directions on the package. If you want three different colored cookies, separate the dough into three separate bowls. Dye one ball of dough red and one orange. Leave the third ball of dough its natural color. 3.) Form the cookie dough into 20 1 1/2-tablespoon balls and
spread them out on each cookie sheet, leaving 2-inch spaces between each one. Bake for eight to 10 minutes. 4.) Let the cookies cool until they are almost room temperature. Then, press a Lindt truffle into the center each cookie. 5.) Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between until they are completely melted. Pour the melted chocolate into a piping bag or zip lock bag. Close the bag and cut a small hole on one corner of the bag. 6.) Once cookies are completely cool, pipe eight legs on each cookie and use chocolate to glue two eyes onto each truffle. Let the chocolate set and serve.
JENNIFER LEE STAFF WRITER
While you’re planning this year’s Halloween bash and arranging costumes, it is very important to consider the drinks. These easy Halloween-themed drinks will liven up your Halloween party and impress your guests. For those over 21, add an extra alcoholic twist.
SCARLET BLOOD
Green ghoul juice is a sweet and sour beverage that mixes any green sports drink and lemon-lime soda. JENNIFER LEE
This sweet and tart drink is perfect to either show off your Scarlet Knight pride or give your guests a scare. You will need cranberry juice, ginger ale, apple juice, fruit punch and ice cubes. (You can substitute fruit punch with water and red food coloring.) Mix together
Chocolate peanut butter spider cookies are great sweet and colorful treats for any Halloween party. JENNY LIN two cups of each type of drink. To give an alcoholic twist, try mixing in berry vodka. Add six to eight ice cubes. Stir well and serve. (This recipe was modified from the Food Network.)
GREEN GHOUL JUICE
Any goblin or ghoul will quench its thirst with this mildly sweet and sour Halloween drink. You will need green sports drink like Gatorade or Powerade, orange juice, lemon-lime soda and lemons or limes for garnish. In a pitcher, combine together one bottle of the green sports drink, 1 1/2 cups of orange juice and one can of lemon-lime soda. Mix well with a spoon. Cut up thin slices of lemon or lime and stick them on the side of your drinking glasses.
WORM PUNCH
This sweet and sour drink is best served chilled. The gummy worms give this drink a creepy- crawly feeling for any drinker. You will need apple juice, lemon-lime soda, orange juice, lemonade and a pack of gummy worms. Combine two cups of apple juice, orange juice and lemonade in large punch bowl or pitcher. Add one can of lemon-lime soda. Mix the juice mixture well with a spoon or ladle. Before serving, refrigerate the juice to chill it. Hang some gummy worms off the side of the glass or let them swim in the juice. Try adding peach schnapps for some sweet alcoholic flavoring. (This drink was modified from Taste of Home.) Drink up and enjoy!
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Halloween ‘14 bar crawl: your guide to getting wicked
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Phantom pranking CHRISTINA COLON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
What fun is Halloween without a few screams? We’ve got a list of ways to scare the living soul out of anyone you so desire. Fair warning: After pulling these tricks, friends may accuse you of not having a hear t!
FLUSH AT YOUR OWN RISK:
Pour some soda into the toilet. Throw in a few bunched up sheets for extra ef fect. If possible, hide a container of steamed broccoli or hardboiled eggs in the wastebasket. The dark liquid and stench will imitate the per fect “clog”. Hang an “Out of Order” sign on the bathroom door to really make your roommates’ stomachs turn at such an unexpected inconvenience.
TRICK THAT TREAT:
Who doesn’t love delicious cupcakes, slathered in sweet, creamy…toothpaste? Yes, that’s right. Of fer to bring a plate of cupcakes to a themed par ty or to unsuspecting neighbors. The toothpaste twist will entice anyone with a preference for “vanilla” icing. Adding sprinkles is sure increase the level of surprise — and disgust. Use different thrift shop finds to piece together Halloween outfits that are both stylish and inexpensive, such as a patriot or fashion icon Audrey Hepburn. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Thrift and treat this Halloween JANINE PUHAK STAFF WRITER
Depending on how enthusiastic you are about celebrating what many believe to be Rutgers’ finest weekend of socializing for the year, you are going to need between one to four outfits, pronto. The solution lies in a little-known resource that rapper Macklemore so eloquently called to national attention last year: thrift shopping. New Brunswick boasts three consignment shops within walking distance of the College Avenue campus, per fect for swinging by after class. Holy Shir t Thrift Store is located adjacent to the Second Reformed Church right on College Avenue with all profits benefitting the church’s food ministr y. Somewhere in Time is a 13-minute walk from Scott Hall. The French Street shop of fers a selection of nifty antique items that can easily be modernized. Kru & Krahn on Hamilton Street is a hybrid of boutique and secondhand store. The shop’s atmosphere is akin to an Urban Outfitters, but at unbelievably reasonable prices. Featured below are some ideas to stir your inner costume designer. Game time is now, because Halloweekend waits for no one.
LOOK: THE BOHEMIAN
Essentials: Headband, floral or tie-dye prints, oversized sunglasses Halloween Hint: Comparable to the hippie or festivalgoer, the bohemian represents a more ubiquitous free spirit navigated by sense of adventure and total embrace of individuality. A good place to begin is con-
sidering what type of music you listen to and moving the look for ward from there.
LOOK: THE CELEBRITY
Essentials: Black on black, sunglasses, nonchalant attitude, hairspray Halloween Hint: Recall what mid 20th-centur y media icon you had a poster of hanging in your freshman dorm room, shudder and carr y on. Deep down, are you an Elvis and Audrey Hepburn fan, or maybe more of a Marilyn Monroe and James Dean loyalist? Walking the street as your favorite movie star is exciting, but keep in mind that your peers may not be as culturally informed as you are. Over the beat of the music, don’t be surprised if you have to explain who you are all night!
LOOK: THE SCHOLAR
Essentials: Varsity jacket, thick eyeglasses and plenty of seersucker or khaki Halloween Hint: Who says that brains aren’t the new beautiful? Let your inner geek come out to play as you prep this simple look with a button down and enrich it with accessories you already have lying around, like red pens or a notebook. As you head out the door, only one golden rule will keep you in line: Don’t leave home without your glasses!
LOOK: THE PATRIOT
Essentials: Camouflage shir t coupled with anything red, white and blue Halloween Hint: Whether you find fashion resonance with the troops, the Statue of Liber ty, Miss America, the President or a 4th of July enthusiast, wearing American garb is just as fun as it is simple. If you have
access to a car on campus, hitting a local par ty supply store is a good place to scoop up any supplementar y props. Yankee Doodle would be proud. You’re not last minute. You are ef for tless, you Halloween procrastinator, you. Take a moment to congratulate yourself, because ever yone knows that the most creative ideas are often born under pressure.
THAT’S SO TWISTED:
Even if you don’t watch “American Horror Stor y,” you might’ve seen its famed, creepy clown Twisty somehow, either online or on TV. Those who have no idea who he is will be sure to find out once you tape his face to the bathroom mirror in the middle of the night. Whether you print a huge headshot or a few smaller ones, whomever you live with is going to be in for a seriously frightening wake up call.
DO NOT ENTER:
Want to take someone “0 to 100, real quick?” Turn their bedroom door into a decorative prop. Buy caution tape (sold at local hardware stores). Completely cover the circumference
and the doorknob until access is highly restricted, or at least to the point that the target will likely go into hysterics upon returning. Word of advice: Head out before they can threaten you with whatever sharp tools they’ll be using to dismantle the barricade.
IT’S RAINING LEGS:
Spiders are often the culprits of blood-curdling yells. Luckily, you don’t have to rely on the real ones to get the job done. Getting your hands on fake ones is simple and ef fective. Place a handful in cereal boxes, bowls of candy or egg car tons. Other options include bus seats crevices, ice trays and mugs. The shrieks may be shor t-lived, but your amusement won’t be.
COBWEB DESIGN :
Ever yone relies on ar tificial webs as a mere house accessor y, but it also works as a prime technique to strike the utmost annoyance in victims. Wrap it around one car or as many vehicles as you so choose, depending on how much web you have to spare. As we all know, nothing is worse than keeping a busy college student from being on the move.
HIDE-AND-SEEK:
All this prank takes is choosing whom to pick on and steal from. It could be as minimal as hiding your housemate’s Naked makeup pallet in the refrigerator (that’ll teach her to borrow your lipstick without asking!). But if you want to be really cruel, make a scavenger hunt out of it. Set up a list of things you’ve “kidnapped” and distributed around the apar tment or residence building. The only way the person will be able to find their valuables is by following clues you provide. Select key objects, like their cell phone charger or textbooks, to really get their adrenaline pumping.
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Beware: haunting Halloween makeup, nail art tutorials MICHELLE KLEJMONT
- Black pencil eyeliner - Black eye shadow -White face paint/soft pencil -Eyeshadow brush
PHOTO EDITOR
Boy or girl, if you’re looking to go above and beyond with your Halloween make-up this year, it’s easy to grab a couple standard make-up bag staples and create a rad skeleton look. You’ll need these tools: - Black liquid eyeliner
STEP ONE (OPTIONAL):
Apply a thin, even layer of foundation matching skin tone to even out the color.
STEP TWO:
Create the outline of your look with the black pencil eyeliner. Draw
(preferably in this order): - An upward-pointing triangle over your nose -Large circles around your eyes (connected by your eyebrows) -Straight horizontal lines coming out from the sides of your lips (if it helps, suck in your cheeks to see where the line should be -Straight, vertical lines over your lips and slightly on to your cheeks
(for the teeth) -A pinched parenthesis shape open toward your ear by your temporal bone on both sides
lightly with the pencil. Step Five: Fill in the nose, eyes, arrowhead and pinched parenthesis with black eye shadow.
Draw an arrowhead shape by the last “tooth” on both sides of your cheeks and connect it to the cup with a thin line.
Shade around the forehead, cheekbones, nose and lips to your liking to add depth to the outline. Expand the arrowhead to connect it to the top three outer teeth.
STEP THREE:
STEP FOUR:
Furrow your brow and follow the natural creases on your forehead
STEP SIX:
STEP SEVEN:
Use white to lightly fill in the teeth.
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NATALIE LIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
This Halloween, these unique DIY nail designs will have you looking spooky from head to fingertip. You’ll need: -Nail polish, as many colors as possible (For these designs, you’ll want green, black and white.) -Glitter or glitter nail polish (Green, if possible) -Nail art pens or polishes with thin brushes (For designs) -Toothpick or precision tool -Cotton balls -Nail polish remover -Top coat (clear nail polish) Everyone’s seen your classic orange-and-black, candy corn or spider web nail art. Go one step scarier with this Frankenstein-inspired look. 1.) Paint your nails with two coats of your base color green. 2.) Designate one nail and paint it with just green glitter as a highlight — it creates a nice accent. Wait for the base coats and glitter to dry. 3.) Use a black nail art pen (or a regular brush, if you’re talented) and draw a zigzag toward the top of the nails that are going to have a Frankenstein design. (You can choose two of your nails to have
the design or even all of them). Be as precise as possible and fill in the top of the zigzag with black polish to create Frankenstein’s hair. 4.) With a thin brush, create two white spots that just barely bleed into each other underneath the black hair — these will really make Frankenstein’s eyes pop. Wait until the white spots are completely dry before going on to the next step. 5.) For Frankenstein’s eyes, carefully place a black dot in the middle of the white spots. You can use a toothpick dipped in black nail polish or a small dab of a nail art pen. 6.) Use your black nail art pen to draw a slightly diagonal line beneath the eyes for Frankenstein’s mouth. Don’t forget the vertical lines through his mouth for his stitches. 7.) Repeat steps 3 through 6 for all the nails that have a Frankenstein design. 8.) Wait at least five minutes for all your layers to dry. This step is especially important. You can use a blow dryer, immerse your nails in cold water or blow on them. 9.) After your nails are completely dry, apply one layer of clear top coat to seal your design and give it shine. Wait to dry. For more tricky tips for Halloween nail designs, check out targuminsidebeat.com.
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Stories from skeptic, believer after visit to local psychic In the spirit of Halloween, five Targum editors paid a visit to the local psychic to find out what the deal is with those mysterious sideof-the-road fortunetellers. With some approaching the endeavor with nervous superstition and others with a roll of the eyes, each editor walked away invigorated and reassured regardless of those initial sentiments. Editor-in-Chief Alexandra R. Meier and Features Editor Brenda Stolyar share their contradicting experiences after visiting Miss Sally on Easton Avenue.
ALEXANDRA R. MEIER THE SKEPTIC
‘Tis the season for freight and fear. This Halloween season, I was forced to confront a fear rooted in a condition suffered by millions around the world: Catholic guilt. To those of you who’ve never had the pleasure of consuming the body and blood of Christ (which, I promise, isn’t as morbid as it sounds), Catholic guilt is a feeling of shame that permanently lurks behind your consciousness. This guilt is seeded into Catholics at a young age — teachers and priests teach us stories of men turning away from God, and God, in turn, punishes them with floods and plagues and all sorts of creative methods for actualizing eternal damnation. Growing up, the fear that God will strike us from heaven with a lightning bolt arises for a variety of reasons, such as spending Sunday mornings in hangover agony rather than holy exultation. It’s conjured by things as trivial as eating meat on Fridays, for Christ’s sake. And for ironically using the Lord’s name in vain to give our personal essays some flavor. So when I made the decision to pay for a psychic reading, the fear roused by Catholic guilt hit me like a ton of bricks. See, this violates the first of the Ten Commandments: “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” You don’t necessarily need to pledge your allegiance to Beelzebub or burn crucifixes to break this rule. The Catholic Church considers psychic readings to be blasphemous because patrons are seeking truth from a source other than God himself (sic). Despite the crippling guilt, I rationalized that I am rational person, and rational people do not believe in the words of psychics. My preconceived notion of psychics was twofold: an old lady with a tie-dye do-rag looking into a crystal ball and a spikey-haired Long Islander spewing out generalized assumptions to vulnerable people mourning the death of a loved one. Yet part of me wanted to think otherwise: We all want answers to the big questions, right? My coworkers and I chose to visit Miss Sally, who lives on Easton Avenue in Somerset and charges $25 for readings (not to be confused with the tarot card reader across the street from Cookie Rush, who charges $40 for readings). As we entered, all five of us were nervous and visibly tense. Our environment didn’t help our cause: The room was frigidly pristine, decorated with ‘80s-era couches, nude paintings and shelves stacked with bottle-sized statues. When Miss Sally and her granddaughter, who is also a reader, greeted us, they attempted to
soothe us with flattery while we stood still, smiling and nodding. I volunteered to go first, and followed Miss Sally’s lead. Instead of leading me into a dark room filled with celestial drapery, Victorian candleholders and Chakra diagrams, Miss Sally motioned me toward her very standard and unassuming kitchen (cue Side Eyeing Chloe expression on my face). She sat me down at the kitchen table. I tried to rid images of my grandmother’s disapproving stare. “Thou shalt have no—” “Relax,” Miss Sally commanded. I took a deep breath. “Relax,” she repeated more assumingly, “and look into my eyes.” I looked. Her eyeballs seemed to bulge out of her head, ready to plunge into my soul. All of the sudden, I felt the temperature drop sharply. The table started to tremble, slowly at first, then violently, and plates fell from the countertop. Trying to scream, my head shot back, and I began speaking in tongues and — OK, no. I can’t honestly report such an appropriate occurEDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER rence for a Halloween issue. I’m not going to delve into all the Having an older brother, I personal details Miss Sally ad- formal reading and believe that if eyes stinging. dressed, but I will touch upon a you put positive thoughts into the She pinpointed the one aspect grew up quickly. Those who few of her predications. universe, it will supply you with of my life that I have allowed were above my intelligence level For starters, she could in- positive occurrences in return. to define me for far too long, a constantly surrounded me, and I stantly tell that I’m a worr ywart Walking into Miss Sally’s house, person who, for a while, made always noticed that I could nevwho thinks too much about her I expected it to be filled with lit me doubt there was any point in er easily relate to those my age future. And although my dad lat- candles and for beaded curtains trusting that people genuinely to begin with. It was always a er rebutted this with “So what? to hang from every doorway. I wanted to see those they held thought in the back of my mind that I would definitely marr y All women worr y,” the stress of expected her to be dressed in close be happy. confronting the imminent “Real some elaborate maxi skirt, flowAttempting not to be the only someone older. You win again, World” has seemed to take over ing peasant top, bangles chiming one out of my group of friends to Miss Sally. When she mentioned my inmy life, and how could she on both wrists, with her hair wavy cry during a reading that day, I know this? allowed her to continue. She told terest in working with children, I and long. Miss Sally me I did not knew that this woman definitely continued with need to worry couldn’t be a fraud. I’ve worked at predicting that about such a a day camp for five summers now “Despite the crippling guilt, I rationalized that I am a I will live a situation hap- and have never had a job that was rational person, and rational people do not believe in long, happy pening again, more rewarding. the words of psychics.” She then dropped information life, starting that I have with travel and people around that she saw me in some type of ending “close me who are social work field, and to be honest, ALEXANDRA R. MEIER to my roots.” “good medi- it’s something I’ve always contemSkeptic and Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Targum plated but never really followed She incorrectcine.” ly sensed an As skepti- through with. Overall, Miss Sally was able to illness in my cal as some immediate family, which of course Instead, her home was fairly may be, it felt like the negativity touch upon topics that I naturally my hypochondriac mother inter- normal, with hardwood floors, two I had been carrying for so long don’t discuss with others. Fears preted as “Oh God, I have cancer.” couches in the center of the living vanished. She had this confidence that if I really lay out on the table But weirdly, she predicted that No- room, family photographs and stat- in her voice and a nurturing pres- would make people think I spent vember 19th would be my lucky ues along the fireplace and end ta- ence that made me believe it really 100 percent of the time over-analyzing ways my life could end up day, and said that this day will fol- bles. She and her granddaughter, was going to be fine. low a vacation — in fact, I’m going whose similarities I wouldn’t secShe then described my person- in shambles. But she made me feel as if I’ve to Las Vegas on November 6th. ond-guess if I walked past them on ality: always mingling, loves to be If God decides not to unleash the streets, greeted us. around people, but independent. known her for years, someone that truly did have my best intenhis wrath upon me, visiting Miss When it was my turn, I followed So far, she nailed it. Sally was an overall positive ex- Miss Sally into the kitchen, where “You’re conflicted between tions in mind. In a way, she forced me to beperience. Whether you believe she closed the door and had me sit wanting to travel and focusing on in psychics or not, they serve a down at the table. I could feel my your career, but you also want to gin valuing qualities I have, such special purpose. They have the body shaking with nervousness start a family and settle down,” as my helpful nature, my friendliness and my determination, and ability to honestly analyze you, to as I questioned whether this was she explained. objectively read your mannerisms a good idea. In an attempt to keep my jaw to view them as strengths instead and tendencies. Few people can “I need you to just relax and to from hitting the floor, I responded of weaknesses. As I was leaving, she comprovide us with such unadulterat- look at me. I’m going to tell you ev- with a simple “yes.” I know that ed insight: not our closest friends, erything that comes to me, wheth- this is a common struggle be- mented on my aura. “Do you family members, significant oth- er it’s good or bad,” she said. tween most people, but for me, it’s know what an aura is?” she ers and especially not ourselves. I stared at her for as long as a thought that runs through my asked me quizzically. “You have And although the experience may possible, before every negative mind constantly. I want to have it such a bright aura. Everything will be fine, you have a bright fuinitially be fearful, going to a psy- thought began rapidly crawling all, but will I be able to balance it? chic helps us confront a fear we all around my brain. In the field of journalism, travel- ture ahead of you.” With a few bumps in the road have: fear of the unknown. “You have a big heart, a good ing is inevitable, and with my anxiSo does this mean that I’m a soul. You like to help others and ety of building a successful future, these past few years, it felt as believer now? Ask me again on don’t like when others do favors I always figured settling down though my aura was partially Nov. 19. for you. But you’ve suffered a was never an option. As cliché as dimmed for a while, non-exisbig disappointment recently,” it is, I’ll admit that I did already tent even. You can say that the BRENDA STOLYAR she said, staring deeply into my choose my career over love before universe brought me Miss Sally THE BELIEVER eyes, pulling out parts of me I even graduating college, but deep because she actually had all the answers, or because I needed If buying my own set of tarot thought I had buried months down, I want both. It was then that she went on to that extra boost of confidence. cards and wearing a Kabbalah ago. “Something you thought bracelet that I make sure to tie was going to work out, but tell me that my soul mate, con- Either way, since Friday, my trary to my belief, was actually aura has definitely been shining around my wrist seven times isn’t didn’t,” she continued. I nodded, because if I spoke, out there. He wasn’t in my past or that much brighter. an indication that my biggest anxFor more stories on arts and eniety revolves around a failed fu- my voice would tremble. I kept present, but existed in my future. ture, than I’m not sure what is. I a face of composure, regardless He was older than me, but it would tertainment, food and lifestyle check out targuminsidebeat.com consider my daily horoscope as in- of the fact that I could feel my be a good marriage.