Today is a better day.

So I've been waking up every morning for the last few days with a little optimistic quote playing thru my head. "Today is a new day, fresh with no mistakes." - Anne Shirley (from Anne of Green Gables). And for the last few days I felt my optimism thrown directly back in my face...maybe it is all a grandiose "Fuck you" from the gods of perpetual bad karma (which i am beginning to believe may be possible run-off of my soul draining days in the entertainment industry...but I've digressed). And today, I actually thought maybe it really is true...maybe I actually managed to diss a god at the last temple I visited. It's day 4 of my post-car accident saga and I'm trying to look for even the tiniest good thing...and low and behold, I get served the foulest school lunch yet!!! I've been meaning to start a website on Japanese school lunches, because they really are pretty intersting. Usually pretty gross...but I've learned to eat them...Today, I wasn't in the mood to create a "happy go lucky" headgame that would entice me to eat Whole shrimp (legs, eyes, antenae included), mayo soaked apples, or raw quail eggs. Today, I was hoping for some sort of mixed rice and discovered instead a Loaf of bread, cucumber and miniature fish (whole with eyes) salad, and almond dried fish mix. I could not do it today. So I started playing mad games of Jankenpo (rock paper scissors) and forcing the winners/losers to eat my food...I know I'm a bad example for the kids i teach...but really, i think they need the food/nourishment more than me.

Anyhow, I seriously began to believe that this lunch was a sign of what was ahead today. Especially, since I knew I had to make a stop at my Board of Ed today, to further discuss the matter of the accident. (Will this ever end??)

Okay so the good news is that after all was figured out, I only need to pay about $1200...I guess my school board did some heavy negotiations with the car dealership, that had loaned me the car. (did I mention the car I was driving was a Loaner and not my own?) So once I've paid them the money, I'm in the clear....and even though $1200 is a lot of money..it certainly isn't $4000...so I guess I can sleep at night again. Of course I still don't know if the man I hit will be checking into therapy anytime soon..but let's hope not!!!

So maybe things are looking up...maybe I'll be able to get thru the week mostly unscathed. Maybe I will turn into a hopeless optimist...(okay, yeah that's going a bit far.)

Thanks to everyone who sent me notes...I really appreciate hearing from all of you, especially during my latest overdramatic adventure. Big Kisses from me to you.