On Monday I thought, “It figures that I didn’t bring my music player and ended up suffering the bleatings of some loudmouthed jerk on the bus.”

Today I’m thinking, “It figures that I left my backpack at home and ended up receiving a box full of nifty stuff from Dawn and having my name drawn in the raffle at the end of the company BBQ.”

From Dawn: A touching (and amusing) card, tea, cocoa mix, a box of chocolate biscotti, some cookies and a grey Totoro t-shirt (yay!). From work: Two caps (one for the country station, the other for beer-and-sports… oh well), two grey t-shirts (with Sierra Mist logos), and a denim jacket (delightfully unadorned).

I don’t mind when the universe conspires to cheer me up out of a dark-souled funk. I don’t mind a bit. I will, however, enjoy the irony with a jaunty smirk on my face.