Not Everything Works Out All the Time (Unless It Does)

Apparently bad things do happen in threes.

Since we’ve been home:

1.  I found my car interior was covered in mold (don’t ask)

2.  My computer has died (Dell customer service is a special circle of hell)

3.  I had to send off my best lens to Canon for repairs (at La Tomatina, I banged my camera and now the lens cap won’t close)

Did I mention Vermont is cold?  So sans computer, sans camera, sans sanity, I’ve been regulated to unofficial taxi, official baker and winner of the crabbiest non-Vermonter award.  Apple pie, carved pumpkins and time with the nephews help, but what I really need is Mexico.  A big heaping spoonful of another country, another language and some good old fashion sunlight.  Is that too much to ask?

So with all this free time on my hands, and unable to go anywhere until I get my gear back, I’ve had some time to reflect.  Mostly I’ve been eating too many baked goods, drinking giant as my head Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffees and scowling.  Then I realized something…

Thank god this didn’t happen while I was traveling abroad.

Is it amazing that everything of value that I own broke the minute I got home, just in time for me to fix it before the next trip?

In the end, I’m actually pretty lucky.  There are worse things than spending some extra time in the Fall Capital of the world.  But seriously, I can not wait to take pictures, use my computer and drive to a new country.  Oh and write.  When I get my computer back I am going first hug it, and second write my little heart out.

Have you ever had a bad situation actually be a good one?