January Nelson

January Nelson is a writer, editor, and dreamer. She writes about astrology, games, love, relationships, and entertainment. January graduated with an English and Literature degree from Columbia University.

  • The Person Who Influences Each Zodiac The Most

    The Person Who Influences Each Zodiac The Most

    Aries Your peers influence you the most because you always feel like you’re in a competition with them and want to succeed faster than they do so you can consider yourself ‘the best’. Taurus Your haters influence you the most because you want to prove them wrong and succeed despite all of the nasty things…

  • Why Each Zodiac Sign Loves Spending Time Alone

    Why Each Zodiac Sign Loves Spending Time Alone

    Virgo Virgos love alone time and are more times than not rather introverted. Virgos love being alone because they need to recharge from being around others. Plus, they’re always thinking about stuff — who was the first person to drink water from a coconut? How did coconuts come into existence? Who made the album artwork…

  • How Each Zodiac Sign Decides It’s Time to Break Up

    How Each Zodiac Sign Decides It’s Time to Break Up

    Aries They ask themselves whether they’re interested in putting effort into making you happy and keeping the relationship strong or whether their heart just isn’t in it this time.  Taurus They ask themselves whether you are trying your best to be a good partner or whether you couldn’t care less about how your actions impact…

  • How Each Zodiac Sign Handles Unrequited Love
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    How Each Zodiac Sign Handles Unrequited Love

    Aries You stubbornly try to win them over. Taurus You don’t even realize you’re in a one-sided relationship. Gemini You mope about how you’re never going to find love. Cancer You fight for the relationship as long as possible. Leo You leave as soon as you realize this person isn’t giving you what you deserve. Virgo You…

  • The Way They Say “I Miss You”, Based On Their Zodiac Sign

    The Way They Say “I Miss You”, Based On Their Zodiac Sign

    Aries They express that they miss you by talking about how bored they are in the hopes that you’ll invite them to hang out. Taurus They express that they miss you by playfully complaining that you don’t hang out with them or care about them enough. Gemini They express that they miss you by texting…

  • A Kid Writes Himself a $1 Million Check, Buys a Castle and a Driver, Then Spends the Rest of ‘Blank Check’ Trying to Date the FBI Agent Chasing Him

    A Kid Writes Himself a $1 Million Check, Buys a Castle and a Driver, Then Spends the Rest of ‘Blank Check’ Trying to Date the FBI Agent Chasing Him

    Disney’s 1994 comedy “Blank Check” follows a kid who cashes in on a mix-up and lives large — but revisiting the plot, one detail overshadows the rest. The FBI agent tailing Preston’s stolen fortune is a grown woman. Preston is 11, and he spends the back half of the movie trying to make her his…

  • Zodiac Signs Ranked From Fun-Loving Party Queens To Boring Wallflowers

    Zodiac Signs Ranked From Fun-Loving Party Queens To Boring Wallflowers

    This is a comedic attempt at poking fun at a few signs. For those signs further down the list, I love you and write very positive things about you elsewhere. 1. LIBRA It’s easy to find the party—just follow you. You’re like a bomb-sniffing dog when it comes to parties. But you’re an air sign…

  • Your Best Trait/Habit, Based On Your Zodiac Sign

    Your Best Trait/Habit, Based On Your Zodiac Sign

    ARIES (March 21 – April 19) The best thing about being a Ram is that you are boundlessly optimistic. Being a fire sign ruled by the mighty red planet Mars means that there is a force glowing inside you that propels you through hell, high water, earthquakes, volcanoes, and every other calamity known to humankind…

  • 4 Zodiac Signs That Tend To Hold Grudges

    4 Zodiac Signs That Tend To Hold Grudges

    Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. Nelson Mandela Resentment or grudges do no harm against the person against whom you hold these feelings, but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you. Norman Vincent Peale No reasonable person likes feeling harmed, betrayed, deceived,…

  • Birth Months Ranked By How Fast They Fall In Love

    Birth Months Ranked By How Fast They Fall In Love

    1. August For you, love happens in the twinkling of an eye—just blink, and you’re in love. As he’s leaning in to give you his first kiss, you stop him to say, “I love you.” And when you fall, you hold on ferociously, sometimes leading to accusations of possessiveness and jealousy. But if the man…

  • Top 5 Most Courageous Zodiac Signs

    Top 5 Most Courageous Zodiac Signs

    Is courage fearlessly jumping off an airplane without a parachute? Or is that just pure stupidity?

  • Perez Hilton Lost a Significant Amount of Blood on a Livestream and Now Needs Surgery, According to His Family

    Perez Hilton Lost a Significant Amount of Blood on a Livestream and Now Needs Surgery, According to His Family

    Perez Hilton, the longtime celebrity blogger, is facing surgery after a health scare that unfolded during a livestream, according to his family. Hilton lost a significant amount of blood on the livestream and now needs surgery, his family says. The family says Hilton’s condition is serious but stable, and that his recovery will be a…

  • The Funniest Thing About Every Zodiac Sign

    The Funniest Thing About Every Zodiac Sign

    Aries (March 21st to April 19th) An Aries has a very goofy and physical approach to humor. They are extremely witty and are some of the funniest people in the Zodiac. Taurus (April 20th to May 21st) A Taurus is very observational. They don’t even realize they are being hilarious because they take from their…

  • 4 Zodiac Signs Who Are Masters At Giving Compliments

    4 Zodiac Signs Who Are Masters At Giving Compliments

    “I can live for two months on a good compliment,” writer Mark Twain once said. And it’s so true: Often when we’re feeling hopeless, worthless, or trapped, all it takes is an unexpected kind word to lift us out of our emotional malaise. It’s important to distinguish, though, between someone who gives you sincere compliments…

  • 11 Years After His Tan Suit Set Off a Scandal, Obama Has Revealed Larry David Was Behind It the Whole Time

    11 Years After His Tan Suit Set Off a Scandal, Obama Has Revealed Larry David Was Behind It the Whole Time

    A spilled Mango Tango protein shake is Obama’s official explanation for the tan suit, at least in the season finale of Larry David’s HBO series “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” Obama, who plays himself, is reviewing his wardrobe in the Oval Office for a NATO summit trip to Turin, Italy. David, cast as…

  • Britney Spears Says She Was “Shamed, Embarrassed, And Forced” Through All 15 Years She Performed, and Never Wants to Be in the Business Again

    Britney Spears Says She Was “Shamed, Embarrassed, And Forced” Through All 15 Years She Performed, and Never Wants to Be in the Business Again

    In a long post to her sons, Britney Spears wrote that her time on stage was never her own choice. She says she wants to apologize for her past mistakes and has no desire to return to performing. Spears, 44, tied her account of the performing years to her children, opening the post with a…

  • The Type Of Person You Should Avoid This Week, Based On Your Zodiac Sign

    The Type Of Person You Should Avoid This Week, Based On Your Zodiac Sign

    Aries Watch out for self-centered people who are going to put themselves ahead of you in every situation and refuse to take your feelings into consideration. Taurus Watch out for manipulative people who are going to convince you to do what’s best for them, not for yourself. Gemini Watch out for immature people who refuse…

  • Sammi Sweetheart Posted a ‘Me Through the Decades’ Carousel and It’s a Whole Life in One Scroll

    Sammi Sweetheart Posted a ‘Me Through the Decades’ Carousel and It’s a Whole Life in One Scroll

    Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola shared a “me through the decades” carousel, and the run of photos reads like a whole life in one scroll. The girl who joined Jersey Shore at 22 is now 39, married, and raising a son named Vincent. Same Sammi, every version still in there. Want more Thought Catalog? Follow us on…