Horror in the Morning

On Wednesday, I woke up and, as usual, read the morning paper while eating breakfast. I don't usually read the astrological predictions but for some reason, on that morning I did. Here is my horoscope for Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010:

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today is a 7 -- The pressure is off, and you feel tremendous relief. Relax and enjoy a day that requires fewer adjustments. Rent a feel-good movie and kick back.

For some reason, I decided to keep it in mind and compare it to how my day really went.

I had a dental appointment at 8:00AM for a cleaning and it went pretty smoothly, although they did a little (recreational?) drilling to fix a couple of minor problems. It didn't even require novacaine. So I guess the pressure was off, right? I didn't feel what you would call tremendous relief, but I was happy not to have to come back for any additional work. So everything was just dandy and I drove on to work.

I had notified the boss that I would be late for our weekly status meeting which goes from 9:00 to 10:00 and I arrived at the office a little before 9:30. I went upstairs to my cubicle and, along the way, noticed that nobody else was around. I went by the conference room where our weekly meeting was held and it was dark and deserted. Now I began to get a very bad feeling. So I went downstairs to the big meeting room assuming everybody was there. They were.

I slipped in the back and approached a friend who whispered "They're closing the Redmond office." I noticed the director of the office was talking in a rather choked voice although I don't remember what he was saying. It soon became clear that my job would be coming to an end sometime in the next few months.

So if you believe in astrology or even consider yourself "open minded" about it, go ahead and compare my horoscope for that day with the actual events. However, I have to admit that part of it was true. I did kick back and watch a movie that evening in an effort to distract myself from the present and future horrors. It was not a feel-good movie though and I didn't feel a hell of lot of relief about much of anything.