Luck

I'd like to pick a fight with the person who says that luck doesn't exist. Today I wanted to go to the movies with a friend of mine. We go to the theatre and get there about twenty minutes before the film starts. The credit card machine breaks down so all the people paying cash get to go ahead of us while they try to fix it. Of the four of us, on paid with cash. My friend Laney went right in front of me and paid with a card and then when they go to swipe my card, the machine breaks again and we find out they're sold out. So two of us have tickets and two of us don't. The two with tickets decided to see the show and my other friend and I drive north to the other theatre in town to see if the movie has a showing there soon and if we can get into that show. The show starts a half hour later there so we have plenty of time to get tickets. That is, would have had plenty of time if their credit card machines weren't acting up too. So, my friend got her ticket with a credit card right before I did and then the whole system shuts down. We wait in line until ten minutes after the movie has started for her to get her money back. We drive back to the other theatre in the hopes that we can purchase tickets for a later showing of the movie, but they still won't take anything but cash. We spend almost an hour and a half driving around and standing in line just to find out that we'll have to see the movie next week in stead. Who says there's no such thing as luck?

Oh, and the best part? This sort of thing happens to me all the time...

On the other hand, I also have really awesome things happen to me too. It's an interesting trade off. I can't decided whether I'd prefer having everything right in the middle or two very high extremes. I think I'm okay with the extreme dichotomy because if nothing else, it makes a good story. And, these things have to happen to someone. It might as well be me.

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"If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen."

"If you can keep you head when everyone around you is loosing theirs, it's quite possible you haven't grasped the situation."

"Sarcasm doesn't come across as well through written text."

"All power corrupts. Absolute power is kinda neat."

"When setting about a task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you're going after Moby Dick, take along the tarter sauce."

"On the other hand, you have different fingers."

"I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it."

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Today's Quote:

"In the cacophony of chaos that rages all around, there is peace and reflection in the soft, dulcet sounds of raindrops on your window pane."