Retro

Between Jan 2nd and 22nd, the planet Mercury appears to be going backward in the skies due to an optical illusion. Astrology holds that things kinda goes to shit during that period.

As gg so eloquently put it awhile back during a period of merc retro...

my mind feels like scrambled porn trying to piece together a coherent picture. the house is built, but the occupant is in a coma. the highway is expanded, but the driver is lost. the runway is dazzling, but the supermodel has tripped.
- daydreamy.com
June 14, 2001

This morning
Her: Ugh.. EVERYTHING went wrong yesterday. I couldnt get ANYTHING done, and I wasted a lot of time.
Me: Merc is retrograde right now.
Her: *SIGH* When ISNT mercury retrograde?
Me: I know.

What does mercury (the planet) going retrograde mean to me? I try not to be supersstitous aboot it.. but my mind starts fuzzing up a few days after it starts.. and coffee barely helps.

And when mercury goes retrograde, with all the crazy shiznit - I may not even get to DRINK my cuppa.

Oh, that cup that bathed Stella yesterday was prepared by a no-nonsense italian at the famed Cafe Meditarranean on Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue, hangout of homeless and poets alike.

I even tasted it before it went flying.

Oh. A thing of beauty, of sublime tastes smells and textures, Im here to tell ya.

And. I. Didnt. Get. To. Drink. It.

No coffee today either.

I slept through it. Got nothing done.

So, thats what mercury retrograde feels like.

Days of No Coffee.
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For Maria, days of her beloved-but-shit-its-cold Berkeley..
















Coupla street roses..











































I like it better down on the 'flats' of Berkeley, technically West Berkeley.















Now, of the two flags above.. which do you think the herb lovin denizens of Berkely n' Cali relate to most and would rather fly?

Uh-huh.





But still, if you know how to get into that state, no matter which way - its a beautiful place to chill..

















Of course, some kinda relate more to where they came from..





And some take it as it comes.



But it all kinda wears you out after awhile.



Still, not so bad.



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Of course Mars, you know where most Bay Area residents would rather be...




Natcherally. ;-)