WTH?

I often have to stop and take pause in my life to wonder a really big question...... why me? Why does really random crap always happen to me? And it always seems to happen when I'm happy. Or at least at any time that I acknowledge I'm happy.

I woke up this past Friday morning happy. Not over the top happy, but happy. I had an awesome weekend planned, starting with dinner out in White Rock with my friend Jessica that night. So after work I hopped in the Subaru and head out to the North Shore to get Dog from daycare. I was at a red light on Great Northern Way, listening to my favorite tunes and thinking to myself "Damn, I'm happy". About five seconds after thinking this lovely thought, my gut wrenched and I got a feeling of doom like something bad was about to happen. Ugh......

I looked around trying to figure out what was wrong.... that's when I saw a skateboarder roaring down the road (he had the green light). I knew right away but had no time to react.... of course his light turns yellow and of course a very impatient man driving an Escalade jumped the light and didn't bother to check first to see if the intersection was clear..... BAM! Smoked the skaterboarder. He landed on the hood, hit the windshield then flew about ten feet. OH_MY_GOD. It was something that I didn't have to see. The worst part? Even though it was rush hour, even though about twenty cars were stopped at the red light, myself, a mini-van and cyclist were the only ones that stayed. I HATE VANCOUVER sometimes. I'm not sure of the condition of the skateboarder, but I hope he's doing ok. AND WEAR A HELMET FOR F*@K SAKE!!!!

A couple of weeks ago I was at my stove, lost in thought about happy I was, stirring some noodles and somehow had boiling hot water land on my belly. Unfortunately I was still wearing my running shirt made of fancy technical material which held the water pretty good. I had to peel it off my belly. Once again, I was thinking about how happy I am....

So I have to stop thinking that I'm happy for a bit and maybe just enjoy that feeling instead of really "acknowledging" it. I might get hit by a train or have a helicopter drop out of the sky and land on me if I do.