January 27, 2015 - Star Sign...

When the moooooooon, is in the seventh hoooooouuuuuuse...

I have to admit that I have never been one that ascribes any sort of credibility to astrology.  It's rather silly to me.  As a "science," it ranks right up there with diving rods and tarot cards.  Meaning it's not a science.  I definitely would have failed Professor Trelawney's classes (it must be my inner Hermione coming through here). 

I have read my horoscope before, but I haven't planned my life around it.  I'm a Sagittarius, which means that my goals are to "live a good life" and "make a difference in the world" if astrology is correct (aren't these goals of everyone, though?)  There was a time where it looked like I might be the "new" sign, Ophiuchus.  This caused great debate amongst astrologists on Facebook (where all good debate happens), but it was ultimately decided that adding a new sign was hogwash.  I think that ALL of it is hogwash, but that is beside the point.

A funny thing has happened when we've told people the due date for Nugget.  We will say "Nugget's due June 4th," and we will get a knowing smile and eyebrow raise.  "A Gemini," they'll say, "oh boy."  It hasn't happened all of the time, but it takes place far more often than I would have thought.  In fact, Elizabeth has even gotten in to it and has agreed with them.  It seems as if there are a lot of people that I associate with that are aware of what star signs mean. 

Not being one of these people, last night I read up on star signs to get a prediction of what Nugget is going to be like. And apparently, he's going to be a handful...


A Gemini gets its astrological name from the constellation, which depicts twins who shared Godhood upon death (gets you right in the warm and fuzzies, am I right?)  Born between May 21 and June 20 (Nugget should come in right in the middle of those dates if all goes according to plan), a Gemini is said to "explore a little bit of everything" and to "be ahead of the crowd."  So look out world, Nugget Farabee is about to tell you what's in this season.  Is he going to be the heir apparent to Bloosh on Parks and Rec?

Geminis are mischievous and dual-natured. They want to be the center of attention, and have a tendency of being rude and unsympathetic.  So hooray, Nugget is going to be a jerk! They are also funny, optimistic, and fun to talk to.  So hooray, Nugget is going to be a fun jerk!

Geminis are also restless and seek new experiences.  Now this is something that I can get behind (I do these yearly projects for just the same reasons).  Seeking out new and exciting adventures is, to me, what life is about, so if this is a trait that Nugget inherits from the stars then I am all for it. Boldly go, Nugget, boldly go...

It was interesting reading over the various websites and how they described certain astrological signs.  I found myself finding accuracies in their predictions ("Yeah, that woman is really focused on making money," or "Oh ok, maybe that's why he's so insecure").  Of course, when predictions and characteristics take on the broad nature of a fortune cookie, it's easy to apply them to just about anything.

Still, this was a fun exercise and it gave me yet another thing to look forward to.  Will Nugget be like the Geminis in the horoscopes? Is his fate written in the stars?

I guess I'll have to start reading that section of the paper to find out...

(To anyone out there reading this, have you found astrology to be accurate? Let me know!)