Don’t worry. Not like that.
But have you ever had a weird feeling that something bad is going to happen? You have no idea what or when, but you just know it. You feeeeeeeel it.
I’ve gotten these weird feelings before while getting in the car to run errands and get so freaked out, I step out of the car and go back inside. Errands be damned! I’ve probably mentioned this before and how when I’ve said it, people usually respond with “Uh. Yeah. MmmmK”. But for real guys. I had a feeeeling. Something could happen. A flat tire? Rear ended? A shoe sale I shouldn’t see because I would spend all the money I don’t have? I don’t know, but I tell you what: I’m not about to find out.
(For the record nothing catastrophically bad has actually ever happened when I’ve felt like this, but regardless, I still think “But what if it DID?”)
I made a comment about it at dinner the other night to a coworker, and again last night to my friend Danielle. That creepy weird feeling? It needs to go away. Because I got a birthday coming up (5 days! WOO!), this is not the time for uninvited surprises, mishaps, or feeeeeeeelings. It IS the time for carefree birthday celebrating in karaoke, bowling, and eating form (and, oh yeah, toootally milking this entire weekend for all it’s worth).
(PS If you slip and fall on the ice and slide into oncoming traffic or something today, can you let me know? Maybe I’m channeling it from you. — But seriously, it’s slippery as f*ck out there today. Be careful.)
Oh yeah, one more thing: There’s another Spears baby on the way. This time, it’s not Brits. WTF.
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Ugh, I get feelings like that too, and they give me the chills.
Jamie Lynn, didn’t you learn anything from watching that train-wreck of a sister? Yikes.
OK. Here’s the deal. And NO it wasn’t you channeling bad karma my way.
The other day on bowl of cheese I wrote a post about all the people who had died in 2007. I was just tossing it up because boston.com finds fewer newsworthy things to write about this time of year and they start calling stuff like that ‘news’.
Well, I no sooner write the blog post on dead people when I get this horrible feeling that I’ve jinxed myself in some way by pointing out the obvious and giving it the title Dropping like flies or some such madness.
Well, one day later I get a call from my parents with the oh-so-fun news that my father has cancer and he’s flying back up to Boston for tests and treatment and all that crap.
I’ll blog more about it you can be sure, but after this delightful bit of news I’m not even opening my eyes on days that I get that feeling again.
I’m just gonna stay in bed and hope that the bad feeling isn’t a house fire or something.
Yeah, not the best holiday we’ve ever had but he’s still with us for now and we’ll see what happens.
Watch http://www.bowlofcheese.com for upcoming posts on his progress.
Best to all,
Jeff
!!!! oh good lord. I’m so sorry!