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sorry, but the Genovian Historical Society was really, really boring. Worse than the FOIL
    system, practically.
    How many times can you hear about marauding Visigoths, anyway?
    And I wasn't asleep, either. I was just resting my eyes.
    Grandmere says it is thoughtless of Michael to keep me up all hours whispering sweet nothings in my ear.
    I informed her
    very firmly that Michael had actually told me to hang up, because he cares very deeply about me, and
    that I was the one
    who kept on talking. And that we don't whisper sweet nothings to one another, we have substantive
    discussions about art
    and literature and Bill Gates's stranglehold on the software industry.
    To which Grandmere replied, 'Pfuit!' which is French for Big Deal.
    But you can tell she is totally jealous because she would like a boyfriend who is as smart and thoughtful
    as mine. But that
    will so never happen, because Grandmere is too mean, and besides, there is that whole thing she does
    with her eyebrows.
    Boys like girls with real eyebrows, not painted-on ones.
    Saturday, January 9, 10 p.m.,
    Royal Genovian Bedchamber
    I am so excited! Tina, not being able to join her family on the ski slopes, spent all day in an Aspen
    Internet cafe looking up
    all of her friends' horoscopes. She just faxed over my and Michael's astrological chart! I am taping it here
    in my journal so
    I won't lose it. It is so accurate it is making my spine tingle.
    Michael — Date of Birth = January 5:
    Capricorn is the leader of the Earth signs. Here is a stabilizing force, one of the hardest-working signs of
    the Zodiac. The Mountain goat has intense powers of self-concentration, but not in an egotistical sense.
    Members of this sign find a great deal wore confidence in what they do than in who they are. Capricorn
    is one very high-achiever! Without balance, however, Capricorn can become too rigid, and focus too
    much on achievement Then they forget the little
    joys in life. When the Goat finally relaxes and enjoys life, his or her most delightful secrets emerge. No
    one has a
    better sense of humour than the Capricorn. Oh, that Cap might let us bask in that warm smile!
    Mia — Date of Birth = May 1:
    Ruled by loving Venus, Taurus has great emotional depth. Friends and lovers rely on the warmth and
    emotional accessibility of the Bull. Taurus represents consistency, loyalty and patience. Fixed Earth can
    be very rigid, too cautious to take some of the risks necessary in life. Sometimes the Bull ends up
    temporarily stuck in the mud. He
    or she may not want to rise to every challenge or potential. And stubborn? Ah yes! The Taurus Bull may
    always surface. This sign's Yin energy can also go too far, causing Taurus to become very, very passive.
    Still, you cannot
    ask for a better lover, or more loyal friend.
    Michael + Mia =
    Courageous, ambitious Earth signs, Taurus and Capricorn seem to be made for each other. Both value
    career
    success and share a love of beauty and of lasting, classical foundations. Capricorn's irony charms the
    Bull, while
    the latter's expert sensuality rescues the Capricorn from his or her obsession with career. They enjoy
    talking
    together, and communication is excellent. They confide in each other, promising never to offend or betray
    the
    other. This could be a perfect couple.
    See! We're perfect for each other! But expert sensuality? Me? Um, I don't think so.
    Still . . . I'm so happy! Perfect! You can't get better than perfect!
    Sunday; January 10, 10 a.m.,
    Palais de Genovia Chapel
    Oh, my God, I have only been Michael's girlfriend for twenty-three days, and already I suck at it. The
    girlfriend thing, I mean.
    I can't even figure out what to get him for his birthday. He is the love of my life, the reason my heart
    beats. You would think
    I would know what to get the guy.
    But God no. I haven't got a clue.
    Tina says the only appropriate thing to get for a boy you have only been officially dating for less than four
    weeks is a sweater. And she says even