Mercury is about to do that retrograde thing.

[fflo]

Whaddaya think?

[Poll #1996298]

Alison Bechdel is talking in town tomorrow.  If the retrograde thing has its legendary ways, she won't communicate much, her audio-visual equipment will mess up, and I'll get hit by a car outside the theater.

Comments

[yesididit.livejournal.com]

i know mercury in retrograde is a 'thing'. i have no idea what it actually means. though i'm certain i've been told before.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Here's an explanation from a Huff Po piece:

"For those people who are not familiar with Mercury retrograde (such as those living in a cave, being held captive by aliens or because no mention of it appeared in the Wall Street Journal), please let me briefly explain.

"The planet Mercury rules our intelligence, mind, memory and, all types of communication ranging from talking and texting to writing. It also affects our self-expression, and communication style. In a more public sense, it rules commerce, computers, telephones, transportation and air travel."

So stuff involving that stuff is supposed to be more fucked up than usual.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Next May, Mercury's retrograde motion will carry it across the face of the sun in a transit. It will be visible from Michigan if the weather is decent.

So that will be cool.

I don't get why Mercury in retrograde is the one internet-fashionable bit of astrological woo. I suppose I should be grateful that people don't go on about Jupiter being in retrograde or Mars at quadrature and how that means you should chop off a toe for good luck when the full moon is in conjunction with Saturn.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Just think: if you hadn't voted, it wouldn't have been proven to be hogwash. This just shows the importance of voting.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad I voted!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

P.S. I'm glad not to have to chop off toes.

[angiereedgarner.livejournal.com]

I always felt Mercury retrograde was when believers joined me at the party I was already always having!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Ha!

[lynn82md.livejournal.com]

I hate to admit I don't know what Mercury in retrograde means other than it sounds like Mercury is about to do something. Does it affect Earth in any way?

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Well all us orbs are gravitationally doing stuff to each other, right? And other forces are involved that we guess about and try to figure out.

But according to this genius-designed livejournal poll, it's hogwash. :)