Hocus Pocus?

What do you think about horoscopes? Mostly, I don't think a whole lot about them--in other words, I don't think about checking my horoscope very often. That's not to say that I don't believe in astrology exactly, although I kinda don't. Then again, I'm pretty open minded and I'm willing to believe that there may well be more things out there than we can understand. So, I guess you could say I'm a little wishy-washy when it comes to horoscopes. Maybe yes, maybe no.

I think you know that I'll be teaching my first quilt class on Sunday, right? I'm a little nervous, but I think it will be fun. When I woke up this morning, just for a second, I remembered the class was coming up this weekend and I had a brief shot of adrenaline and nerves--just for a second. On Saturday, that shot of adrenaline may last a minute. And it may come along a couple times during the day. And I figure on Sunday? Yeah, I probably won't even need any coffee--I'll be wound up and adrenalined-out all morning until the class starts.

I was checking emails tonight and noticed Yahoo had a story about the largest full moon of the year occurring on Saturday night. Do you know how crazy people get when there's a full moon? So what will happen the day after THE LARGEST FREAKING FULL MOON OF 2009?! Yes, as a matter of fact, I WAS thinking a little about the class.

And since I was already kind of thinking along the lines of hocus pocus, voodoo magic, superstition, and unproven wives' tales, I wondered about my horoscope for Sunday. I checked Yahoo horoscopes and here's what it says:

"Have some ice-breaking comments ready to go today, because you are likely to be thrust into groups of people you need to get to know. In order to initiate some good conversation with these people, be cheerful. Avoid touchy topics like politics, religion, or money. It's much wiser to stick to safe topics like television shows, sporting events, and gossip about celebrities. Shallow topics might not lead to deep connections, but at least they won't lead to arguments, either!"

Weird, huh?! Kinda makes it sound like I might be teaching a quilt class or something, doesn't it? Yikes! Maybe there's something to that astrology after all! Although I would have felt better if it had said, "Relax. Your quilt class will go well. Your students will have a great time, and you'll have no problem speaking and breathing simultaneously."

Now, let's talk about numerology. What do you think? Anything to it? 'Cause I just realized that 01/11/2009--the date of the class--will give you some seemingly meaningful numbers depending on how you add them. Not that I know what they mean or anything. Not really. But let's just say they mean "Relax. Your quilt class will go well. Your students will have a great time, and you'll have no problem speaking and breathing simultaneously." Yep, let's just say that. Okay?