Gay Place
Oh, the planets are aligning for some late summer fun, darlings, we promise
By Kate X Messer, Fri., Aug. 12, 2011
PARDON OUR FUSTY MUSTY MERCURIAL DUSTY We're the first to admit, here at your friendly neighborhood Gay Place, that our blog posts have been a tad light in the loafers as of late. And not in a good way. By way of a sad, pitiful excuse, may we cry on your shoulder for a bit? (We promise not to snot too much on your cashmere, Chad, Bruce, Nelly, whatever your name is.) We feel our blog output and upkeep has been a direct reflection of our personal reality, and that, sweet sugars, is a sad shame. We won't bore you with whimpering about the heat and the economy, but we swear it's the heat! And the economy! Now, we are not practiced practitioners of the dark arts so much, though we do indulge in palmistry and tarot and homo/horoscopes on occasion. So, we are generally not the first to whine about Mercury in retrograde (and we do possess the basic understanding that the planets revolve around the sun and not us, per se, so there's that). However, this particular Mercury retrograde has thumped us on our southerly flanks so decisively that we are reconsidering our positions on voodoo and spoon-bending, too. Seriously. Stop it, Mercury. Between the air-conditioning, the car2go telematic freak-outs, every computer at our fingertips sputtering "Adieu!" or something resembling "Screw you," and now the dishwasher (are you kidding?!), you have our undivided attention. We hear you loud and clear. We know you rule Gemini and Virgo, so we are taking you very, very seriously. We are awaiting your next wiggle to determine how to proceed – cautiously in your wake, for sure. Now, could you please back off just a touch, just until we can get the air flowing and the computers back online? Thanks so much. Meanwhile, dear readers, what this means for you is that when Gay Place gets its shit together (soon, we promise), there will be redesigns and calmer waters afoot. Or someplace. Plus, at the end of this retrograde shit, Gay Place is having a party: a big-ass Virgo blast. And you are invited. Details soon. Stay tuned?
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