24 Q-NOTES • FEBRUARY 2 . 2002 "'ft V ^ s? t ^ OF REALLY COOL STUFF "more space + MORE DEALERS +' _ MORE ANTIQUES = MORE FUN . Visit today! Just off South Blvd. NEAR SCALEYBARK Turn at the Queen Park Tower & FOLLOW THE SIGNS. 10 A.M. TO 6 p.M. Mon-Sat 1 p.M. TO 5 p.M. Sundays Sleepy Poet Stuff 121 Freeland Lane Charlohe, NC 28217 704.529.6369 or 1.877.897.0089 Visit our website at sleepypoetstuff.com! . CmRLGNe LICHTGNSTeiN Mercury not only retrogrades in Aqueerius but also backs into Capricorn this week. This means we can insult people and embarrass ourselves in several places at once for the next two weeks. Oh happy day! • HQuarlus: January 2i - February 19 You may not be at your social best I with retro Mercury. Aqueerians may be impolitic on the first meeting so try to stick with who you know until Mercury backs into Cap ricorn. Then, intui tion takes off like a rocket booster that can crash and burn. Keep everything and everyone in perspective cousin; there is no need to bite just because someone barks. • Pisces; February 20 - March 20 Your best char itable, gay efforts may not have the intended effect with retro Mercury, but take heart Guppie; what seems like a small gesture now eventually blossoms into something affirmative and strengthening. Then, Mercury backs into Capricorn and causes some miscommunication among friends. Don't panic: by Valentine’s you’ll be bosom buddies again. • flrles: March 21 - nprlL 20 It’s possible to push the group dynamic into a wayward action during retro Mercury. Gay Rams can be inspirational leaders but now have a way of turning a march into a riot. Such politics can bring the corporation to its knees as Mercury backs into Capricorn. Don’t throw your career offtrack because things are not exactly the way they should be. Spread good cheer first. • Taurus: nprlL 21 - Hay 21 Professional issues heat up to a roaring boil, but it is the foolish queer Bull who snorts while Mercury is retrograde. Your point is not to be well taken and it could be turned around to prod you in the rump. This is not a good career move. Then, as if you didn’t have enough. Mercury backs into Capricorn and fouls up any legal proceedings. Take a recess until mid-month. • Taurus: nprlL 21 - May 21 Pink Twins should double check travel plans this week when Mercury retrogrades. Tickets go astray and baggage travels to the far reaches of the earth when you’re stuck in Cleveland. The real test occurs when Mercury backs into Capricorn and deconstructs love affairs. Actions speak louder and prouder than words so don’t say a peep. Show ’em how you feel. • cancer: june 22 - juLy 23 Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you sleep alone. Retro Mercury throws cold water on a hot patoot if you allow thoughts to become pubic displays. My advice is to forgive and forget because Mercury’s antics go beyond the flesh when it retros into Capricorn and impacts the totality of your partnership. Thankfully all is well in time for V Day. • Leo: juLy 24 - nugust 23 The yin/yang of relationships may become too much to disentangle during Mercury’s retrograde. Proud Lions stir up the embers with a few badly chosen words or blow the whole darn partnership to smithereens if they’re too mouthy. It’s a relief to deal with miscommunications on the job when Mercury retros into Capricorn. Luckily, Valentine’s Day brings a reprieve. • vlrgo: nugust 24 - September 23 Queer Virgins eat crow on the job if they insist on chirping their misguided opinions to all and sundry this week. Retro Mercury advises you to quellow the bellow and take things as they come at work. This too shall pass; Mercury slides back into Capricorn and dampens any fun endeavor. Yeah, the party was last week! Oh well, at least all is back to normal in time for Valentine’s Day. • Libra: September 24 - October 23 Your gay muse has taken time off this week so don’t try to beat a creative thought out of that stubborn mind of yours. Anything artistic or fun will have to wait until Mercury retros back into Capricorn. Then you’ll be more concerned with family issues. I’m all for coming clean to relatives, but now it’s best to see STARSon 25 Independence News 'V/ k j Large Selection of 2002 Calendars Now In Stock! • Gay Video Rentals as low as New Shipment of Gay X)OC Videos as low as ^ 1 • Gay DVDs • New Releases • Novelties We buy used magazines in good condition for 25^ Open Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 12:00 am Sunday 1:00-9:00 pm 704-332-8430 3205 The Plaza Charlotte, NC