So I had my new computer for 23 days when it decided to just die on me, losing about 2,000 pictures in the process. Mercury retrograde had just started the day before, but things were going wonky for at least a week beforehand. My phone kept turning off again. Misunderstandings with people. And I was seeing it all over my Facebook newsfeed about people's phones and computers acting up. My friend Moriah's phone card somehow got wiped clean and she lost over 1,000 pictures too. Another friend was trying to fly to California and the flights got all messed up resulting in a 24 hour delay. And yet I kept putting off getting my recent pics on the external hard drive and didn't it just bite me right in the ass.
I've never been one to believe in astrology. I find it fascinating but I don't really think there's anything to it. Except for Mercury Retrograde. For about 3 weeks, 3 times per year, the planet Mercury goes retrograde, which means that it looks like it's going backwards in the heavens. It takes 21 or 22 days for it to go direct. Mercury is the messenger, and therefore rules communication of all kinds.
I first heard about it back in the 90s. It always seemed like whenever my bosses had a major deadline, the computers and/or printers would just quit working, jam, refuse to reboot, etc. My friend Sean, who was our receptionist, would point out that Mercury was retrograde again. I started to track this phenomenon over the years and I firmly believe there is something to it. Some retrogrades are worse than others. This one that lasts from 1/21 to 2/11 has been a doozy so far, even in the days leading up to it.
My buddy Glenn at High Performance PCs of Cape Cod had me bring the new computer over so he could try to get it up and running but it was a goner. But he went above and beyond the call of duty by ordering a replacement by overnight shipping, setting it all up for me and I picked it up just 3 days after my other new one died. I am hoping that this one will last longer than 23 days. It still has some of the same quirks as the other machine, like the sticky touchpad that drives me absolutely crazy. I know you aren't really supposed to purchase technology during MR, but I was backed into a corner so I did.
As a side note, as I am writing this on Sunday the 25th, a major blizzard is going to wallop the east coast starting Monday night and lasting through Tuesday and into early Wednesday. To say that I am stressed out would be an understatement. The generator battery is dead but can be jumped....Russell showed me how before he left. Please keep him, and all the truckers out there, in your thoughts (and if you are religious, your prayers), because I need my husband to be safe and he will be traveling north as the storm hits. If you don't hear from me or see further postings for a few days, it means my power and cable are out. I'm as ready as I can be under the circumstances, but I sure wish he was home. Hopefully NStar will be prepared and out working.
My buddy Glenn at High Performance PCs of Cape Cod had me bring the new computer over so he could try to get it up and running but it was a goner. But he went above and beyond the call of duty by ordering a replacement by overnight shipping, setting it all up for me and I picked it up just 3 days after my other new one died. I am hoping that this one will last longer than 23 days. It still has some of the same quirks as the other machine, like the sticky touchpad that drives me absolutely crazy. I know you aren't really supposed to purchase technology during MR, but I was backed into a corner so I did.
As a side note, as I am writing this on Sunday the 25th, a major blizzard is going to wallop the east coast starting Monday night and lasting through Tuesday and into early Wednesday. To say that I am stressed out would be an understatement. The generator battery is dead but can be jumped....Russell showed me how before he left. Please keep him, and all the truckers out there, in your thoughts (and if you are religious, your prayers), because I need my husband to be safe and he will be traveling north as the storm hits. If you don't hear from me or see further postings for a few days, it means my power and cable are out. I'm as ready as I can be under the circumstances, but I sure wish he was home. Hopefully NStar will be prepared and out working.
