The 10 Best Things About Being a Gemini, by Gem & Eye the Toucans
We asked Gem & Eye, the twin toucans who make up the Gemini Astrominal, to write a list of the ten best things about being a Gemini (21 May – 20 June).
They wrote ten each. Neither of them would cut a single one of the other’s. So here are all twenty: ten best things, with Gem’s answer first and Eye’s underneath. Technically that’s a top twenty. Technically, that’s very Gemini.
1. We’re never lonely
Gem: There are two of us. If one of us gets bored, the other one is right there to be interesting.
Eye: It’s usually me being interesting. Gem would like it noted that this is not true.
2. We can talk to anyone
Gem: The postie. The bus driver. A pigeon. A Gemini can start a conversation anywhere.
Eye: Ending one is a different skill. We’re working on it. Together. Out loud.
3. We learn fast
Gem: Tell a Gemini something once, and we’ll remember it forever.
Eye: Then we’ll tell it to someone else. Then we’ll add a bit to make it better.
4. We’re ruled by Mercury
Gem: Mercury is the messenger planet, the fastest one round the Sun. One lap takes 88 days.
Eye: We’d have done it in 60, but we stopped to chat.
5. We’re funny
Gem: Quick jokes, silly voices, an impression of your teacher that’s slightly too good.
Eye: I do the voices. Gem does the timing. Gem says it’s the other way round. It isn’t.
6. We see both sides
Gem: Every story has two sides, and we’ve got two heads. That’s not a coincidence.
Eye: It’s possibly a coincidence.
7. We’re curious about everything
Gem: Why is the sky blue? Why do cats sit in boxes?
Eye: Why do toucans have such big beaks? (To look magnificent. We checked.)
8. We adapt to anything
Gem: New school, new town, new game with confusing rules? A Gemini works it out in ten minutes.
Eye: And teaches everyone else in eleven.
9. We’re great at parties
Gem: We’ll talk to the shy kid, the loud kid and the grandparents. By the end, everyone’s friends.
Eye: We’ll also talk to the dog. Especially the dog. The dog is usually the best conversation.
10. We’re never, ever boring
Gem: You might not always know what a Gemini will do next.
Eye: Neither will we. That’s the fun part.
Gem: “That’s twenty.” Eye: “That’s ten. Twice.” Gem: “Same thing.” Eye: “It is not.” Gem: “Last word.” Eye: “That was the last word.” Gem: “Word.”
Think you might be a Gemini at heart? Take the quiz, or meet Gem & Eye the Toucans and the rest of Team Air.
Astrological and zoological. Illogically logical.