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Ave Hermes
Last night, we went over to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
gypsydragon's to make banners for CMA. I noticed something on her altar and asked what the "neat magnifying glass with ears" was. She replied that it was Hermes' symbol, a mirror with wings, and that it was there to try to avoid trouble from the current Mercury retrograde. Oops.
Later that night, it fell to me to pick up opheliasavalon and funny_lil_loser and bring them over to the movie night Aphrodite's was hosting. So I started driving over to their place. I noticed that I was hitting all green lights, which never happens on that drive. Hermes is a trickster god who rules travel and communication, among other things, so at this point I started getting nervous.
When I got close to their apartment, I called to have them come down and meet me in the parking lot. "We're at Hyde Park Grill and just ordered. You were supposed to call us from Aphrodite's." Of course, I was in the car when those arrangements were made, just not listening. Things worked out in the end: they were able to get their food to go and come to the movie anyway. Hermes isn't a malicious god, but he plays excellent practical jokes.
