Mercury Ret

Today I'd like to speak about astrology for the first and last time. And let me tell ya right now, I'm pretty leery of saying "Mercury In Retrograde" on this blog for fear that I'll get a bunch of commenters with names like ReachForThaStarz and RavishingRaven1967.

Now, I don't know how many of my cynical readers are familiar with new-age hooey, but Mercury In Retrograde (MIR) is a planetary phenomenon that, um, never mind. I'll let About.com explain it for me:
"The traditional astrological meaning assigned to the planet Mercury going "retrograde" in the sky: One should prepare for and gird themselves for unexpected delays and frustrations in everyday life. This includes everyday routines in commerce, commuting back and forth to work, and in one's communications."

Okay someone recently, most likely a dirty hippie, recently chalked up some petty little issue to MIR, much to my chagrin. "Shut up, you fool!" is what I imagine I said.
But then, little by little, I started noticing little disruptions creeping into my life, a little misunderstanding here, a splash of hurt feelings over there, frustration, confusion, angst. Before you know it, boom, I'm a true believer in MIR.
Too bad the celestial event ended over two weeks ago and I'm full of crap. Nonetheless, I feel like MIR's aftershocks have been making everything go all screwy this week. A few recent examples:

-Nicole walked into four people yesterday, doing the awkward little back and forth dance on the sidewalk before crashing right into them.
-Jon came into work on Saturday, spending four hours on a project that went straight into the trash on Monday.
-My roommates threw out my best sausage and ravioli last night.

This is just the tip of the iceberg but I don't want to bore you with the inane details of my otherwise glamorous life. Has MIR been affecting you?