Sunday, October 29, 2006

The retrograde blues

According to a certain dashboard widget that I use, Mercury is in Retrograde. Now, I do not understand astrology one bit. I wish I would take the time to know about it, because it is really interesting. Alas, I am the same way about gardening: I wish I did it, but I am not doing it.
The last time Mercury was in retrograde, we could not get our DVD player to work at all. The next time we tried it, it worked perfectly. As I recall, we had similar issues with other electronic devices in the house, and there was consternation and maybe even some name calling.
Mercury is really throwing a monkey wrench into some schemes I was hatching for today.
I should not sign any papers at this time, no matter how acute the desires.
Damn Mercury.

8 comments:

evil cake lady said...

fuckin mercury. i've noticed a coincidence between mercury retrogrades and my desire to hole up on the couch, escape into tv and movies, and not answer the phone. and my clientele declines.

mercury goes retrograde three times a year for three weeks each time. fuckin mercury.

evil cake lady said...

fuckin mercury. i've noticed a coincidence between mercury retrogrades and my desire to hole up on the couch, escape into tv and movies, and not answer the phone. and my clientele declines.

mercury goes retrograde three times a year for three weeks each time. fuckin mercury.

evil cake lady said...

oops. fuckin mercury.

zetta said...

A prime example of what happens when Mercury is in retrograde.

Shawn said...

Oh, so true! Mercury represents communication (verbal, written, and electronic. Mercury also rules electricity & electronic items. So be prepared for electronic wierdness!

Voix said...

Is it done yet?

Sam Artman said...

No effing wonder! Jeez this sucks. Does anyone know when the last Mercury-In-Retrograde-Debacle happened?

Shawn said...

It occurs about every 3-4 months and lasts between 1-2 months. Of course if you were born with mercury retrograde then everything is going right at the moment.