How I Started Checking This Stuff
Actually saw my Virgo friend sharing that sex horoscope nonsense on social media last Tuesday. Rolled my eyes hard but figured let’s see what all the fuss is about. Grabbed yesterday’s prediction from some astrology website while eating cereal. Opened my Notes app like “alright, gonna fact-check this garbage myself”.
My Weird Daily Tracking Method
Made three dumb sections in my Notes:
- What the stars promised – copied that “emotional connection leads to passion” line
- Real-life crap – where I’d log anything slightly relevant
- WTF moments – for when real life clashed with the prediction
Set phone alarms every 3 hours like a crazy person just to jot down what actually happened. Like when I spilled coffee before lunch – definitely not “favorable planetary alignment”.
Thursday’s Epic Failure
Prediction said “intense magnetism between 3-5PM”. Reality? Had the most boring Zoom meeting ever with Karen from accounting. Actually yawned twice. Noticed a client’s Excel file was colored like Virgo symbols though – counted that as a “maybe sign” in my notes. Felt ridiculous immediately.
The Late-Night Stretch
Horoscope claimed “surprising intimacy opportunities after moonrise”. My moonrise experience: tripped over the dog at 11PM chasing Ambien with warm milk. But then noticed my wife wore that Virgo-blue pajama top – scribbled that in my notes as “potential sign”. Almost texted my friend about this breakthrough before realizing how desperate that looked.
Friday Morning Realization
Compared my notes. Out of 16 horoscope claims, 13 completely missed. The three “hits” were all stretches – like counting Tuesday’s date night (planned for weeks) as Thursday’s “unexpected passion”. The key sign I noticed? Confirmation bias works overtime when you want horoscopes to be real. Deleted that Notes file before breakfast. Might use this experiment next time someone says astrology predicts anything real.
