I might have mentioned before about my firm belief* in Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will. Now, true followers of Murphy know that this seemingly simple law, when meditated on and investigated experientially, has numerous corollaries and extensions. One of these states that if you are aware of the thing that could go wrong, and are prepared to deal with it, then something entirely different, unexpected, and inevitably more catastrophic will happen.
Therefore, because I have just enrolled in a five week course on Wednesday afternoons, The Man will not get a job, and he will not not get a job; instead, something awful that I have yet to think of will happen such that this will turn out to be a Very Bad Idea (or it won’t, because I just said it will). I could say I am tempting Murphy to get The Man a job next week, since then we would have no way of caring for the Boychick lined up, but having said and thought about that, of course He won’t do that. But, since not getting a job would also be both bad and anticipated, He can’t allow that to happen either.
Life as a follower of Murphy can be complicated.
But regardless, Summer Quarter is upon us, and I am taking evening classes Tuesday and Thursday, and an afternoon class on Wednesdays for the next five weeks. I believe I may be something of a masochist. I might also not be blogging as much, although I think I’ve given up on trying to predict my blogging abilities in advance, so no promises either way there.
Wish me luck.
*By “firm belief” I of course mean that His and its existence are an obvious and irrefutable truth, like the existence of Santa Claus.
Arwyn
In my bathroom hangs a plaque with a picture of a yin yang and the word BALANCE. I can never get it to hang straight. This probably says something deep and meaningful about my life.
This is like the conversations in my head. I read a book in childhood (I Capture the Castle) where the protagonist says that nothing you daydream will ever happen. I promptly forgot all the context of this and just ran with it for years. I would start daydreaming something pleasant and then stop myself in fear that it wouldn't come true. Or I would purposely daydream a fear so that it now couldn't happen.
Just watched the movie recently, and it turned out something she daydreams comes true at the end, but different. As can happen, which I'd have realized if I'd, you know, used common sense.
Hope your job and childcare situations work themselves out more fabulously than you'd envisioned. And hope I'm not tempting anything by saying that. I won't daydream any of it just to be safe.
Yeah, you've pretty much guaranteed that the Man will get a job. Especially if this Wednesday class is really important to you.
Hopefully a friend in the form of a fairy will serve as childcare.
–your negative troll blogger friend
Good luck!
And I am a firm believer in Murphy's Law, too. This is why I carry an umbrella with me everywhere – if I am prepared for rain, I believe it will never come.
Ooo, I love it when I'm not the only crazy one.
The class is important — it's one of the required courses for most of the rest of my classes, and it's only offered in a weekend intensive (15 hours from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon!) and during the day. The weekend would kill me; hopefully the Wednesday thing will work out. Although maybe I should tell the friends I have in mind for backup that I, erm, have them in mind for backup… Or maybe not! :p
Too bad you don't live close to grandparents :-p
–Mom
Too bad grandparents don't live close to us! :-p
-Daughter
We're firm believers in Murphy's law around here too. Oy..if something can go wrong it will indeed..
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