Empirical vs Experiential
There’s an inside joke that Clifton’s arrival to the University of Arizona sparked off this whole string of unfortunate incidents. We joke about him being the black hole of Feng Shui, or the sapper of good luck. You know how some Chinese homes hang paintings of old Chinese “deities” for good luck? Clifton’s that - in reverse.
Since his email informing me of his acceptance into the University of Arizona, I had my house broken into, my car stereo stolen and my car engine overheated. Carol lost her digital camera and Wenyang’s memory card inside the camera. Yusri, who met Clifton for the shortest time, lost his money clip (and money) and the cover for his Oakley shades.
Today at church Clifton was standing near the door. A kid fell face down on the ground right in front of him. I’m not superstitious (at least I don’t think I am), but his presence brings out all these “incidents” to the forefront. It’s probably because these things are made more evident to us.
Or not.
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i applied to U of A too! have yet to send documents over, so won't know the results of my application so soon..
oh, erm, reading your blog made me a little... erm. paranoid about living alone(if i've a chance to) there.. but then again, things like that happen everywhere. it's just whether you meet up with it or not. and i agree with you that people tend to be overly suspicious when they believe someone is bad luck to them, simply because they can tag the unfortunate events on to someone. (it's just like someone who's convinced that she's fat, will find some way of spotting flab, even when it's minimal)
Oh poor kid got Cliftoned!! should give a warning next time he appears. heee
Poor Clifton.