We'll be voting on e-vote machines while Mercury is retrograde!

[helderheid]

Not that I trusted the machines to count our votes accurately anyway...

For all you astrology buffs:

http://www.astrologycom.com/mercret.html

[NVMojo]

1. that's just fecking great news ....

[johnaries]

2. My ex used to warn me when Mercury went retrograde.

I thought she was silly at first, but sure enough, every time strange things started happening with my PC. copiers, fax machines, etc at work.

Then one day, I noticed I was having strange problems with all my electronics. I emailed her asking her if Mercury was retrograde. Sure enough, it was.

I'm a believer.

edit to add: Hey, maybe it will screw up their efforts to hack them! :bounce:

[Blue_In_AK]

4. That was my thought.

This could work to our advantage. (You gotta have hope.)

[helderheid]

5. heyyyy.... good point!

[BlueStorm]

3. And it's going to be in Scorpio as well...

Interesting excerpt here though:

"Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio
Scorpio, the Scorpion

When Mercury is retrograde, everyone's thinking is more introspective and we tend to think about issues and concerns which relate to the sign involved. With Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, people with this sign prominent in their charts will be especially prone to such introspection. There is little choice but to reconsider our personal views and opinions about life. There is, however, an opportunity to gain insight into our own ego.

Mercury retro in Scorpio inclines to a sharp, sarcastic tongue. People generally tend to be bold and stubborn, headstrong and difficult to get along with. Knowledge and information is equated with power and secrecy. Confusion arises over secret matters that come to light and misguided information deriving from those who cling stubbornly to their opinions. Mysticism and the occult are in the news, scarily so. People are more quarrelsome, skeptical and cynical, always holding opposing views and often sarcastic to others. Sexual advances and sexually coloured statements are more likely to be misconstrued.

The emotional influence of Scorpio sharpens our instincts, but makes us less sympathetic. Secrets will come to light, often to the discomfort of those concerned. It is not a good time for surgery.

All areas of communication are affected, especially in matters related to hidden things, sexual encounters, passionate commitments, jealousy, investigations and the occult. This period brings travel snafus and missed appointments of all kinds. Documents can go astray. Be sure to carry a diary and refer to it often."