Let it be known that I don't like to think of myself as particularly unlucky. Although, granted, I'm pretty sure nobody likes to think of themselves as unlucky. It's sort of like having leprosy (minus all the visual side affects)...or being Charlie Sheen. I mean, sure he considers it WINNING but I don't know anyone else who'd consider being fired off a TV show, bombing in their comedy act and getting a divorce, as WINNING.
The point is that I've taken most the terrible circumstances of my life in stride. Sure, I have a break down here or there but generally that's in a Safeway parking lot in the dead of night, and nobody is really around to see it. I like to think that it's normal to cry in a Safeway parking lot. Mostly because it makes me feel better about myself but also because I happen to really, really like Safeway.
Overall, I take confidence from the fact that my life is full of just as many screw-ups, let downs, and overall dissatisfaction as the next twenty year old. After all, this is America. You can't really have high expectations in a place like this.
Before anyone gets all patriotic on me, let me recount this moment when I heard this lovely, wonderful,
American citizen state that she hated when she went to other countries and the people didn't speak English.
BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE DO IN AMERICA.Not really, actually. I'm pretty sure she was just an idiot, but I've always wanted to say that.
ANYWAY. As I was stating, I've never figured myself to be more unlucky than any other individual in this blessed Country. I do my taxes, I clean, I try not to lie all the time. If anything that automatically makes me better than half the people in this place. And yet, I can't help but wonder what the universe is trying to tell me.
I mean, besides the fact that the world might be ending in 2012 and that Ryan Seacrest is going to end up ruling the world (have you seen his hair?)
This sudden realization came to me early this morning as I was literally vomiting my guts out because I caught a wonderful case of FOOD POISONING.
Which just seems to be my luck these days. Let me break it down for you.
In the past month I have:
-Locked the keys in the car 4 times. Which...just says more about my air-headedness I assume.
-Had 2 tires blow out on PAC HWY (and had to change both of them/put on the spares). While it was a learning experience...I really didn't enjoy it.
-Have had 3 nosebleeds. Which is really only scary when in public. Because then people think you're having an aneurysm.
-Had my car run out of gas in Downtown Seattle. The bums seem nice...until you're stuck sitting next to them for 2 hours.
-Got food poisoning. And I'm a fucking vegetarian. Think about that one.
-Hurt my back. No, not like that. It's called
-And hit my head on the car door 3 times. My head looks more misshapen then usual.
Whatever the world is trying to tell me I'm obviously not getting. *insert funny metaphor here*. You know, it could just be all my unlucky days accidentally bunching together, or this could be punishment for my inherently dry sense of humor. BUT JEEBUS. I feel like Nicole Ritchie when she was driving on the wrong side of the road.
Is that not a reference people get?
I've also been subjected to two Nicholas Cage movies...and while that isn't something that's considered unlucky, I consider it torture and since this is me whining...I had to throw it in. Mostly because I can. Nobody is required to read this ingenious piece of writing. It'd be nice, but I'm not holding a gun to anyone's head.
I have standards people.
But since this is me complaining, and since this is me after spending the whole weekend getting sick, I'm going to complain for a little bit. Normally I would start running around my house in a frenzy with my arms flailing, but the G-MA is sleeping and she happens to have cancer so...so I have to be extra nice to her. Not that I wasn't before or anything.
Speaking of the G-MA, I honestly don't care what anyone else says. She's a downright PIMP. She's 69 and doing all her Chemo treatments. So much has changed with her. In a year she went from the 4'5" woman who could
still beat my ass to this tiny old lady who now needs help getting down the stairs. I know she hates it, I hate it. Nobody likes to see someone they know change so drastically. Especially in such a small amount of time. It irks me and I know it irks her, I just want time to stop and all this stuff to disappear. Time goes by too fast.
On side note, let me count the ways that people irritate me. Because I feel like it:
( Cut for the whining )So...basically I've forgotten the whole reason for this post. I guess I just really wrote all this as a means to answer one important question. Is it possible to suffer unlucky circumstances due to moments in your life where you committed less than endearing acts?
In other words, is all this shit punishment for something I did a long, long time ago? Because I'd rather watch Justin Bieber music videos on repeat. And that's saying something.