The Year of Perpetual Bad Luck

Stuff tends to happen to me. But not stuff I WANT to happen to me. I’ve never had surgery (except for when they took my tonsils out) but I’ve been to the doctors or in the hospital A MILLION TIMES. This one time my big toenail was ripped off by a slamming door. No joke.

I’ve always had my normal share of bad luck. But this year, 2012, has been exceptional. A year of non-stop problems. Therefore I have baptized this year ''The Year of Perpetual Bad Luck.''

Enjoy.

• Got a ride from classmate with her pretty new car. Slammed the door shut with the seatbelt in between. A few scratches, but you know, it’s a new car, it needs to be fixed. Cost my parents a few thousands.
• Got a virus on my computer and camera, while trying to send pictures of scratches on car to insurance company. I, of course, manage to pass on the virus to roommate. 
• Bought a new fancy smartphone in April. 30 days later I lost it at a outside-concert-party, where it was crushed by, like, a 100 drunkenly dancing people. Byebye smartphone.
• Got a stupid ticket because I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt. The problem: I WAS wearing my seatbelt. He didn’t even check the 6 drunken people in the back of the van. I was one of those lucky exemplary cases. Norway got a tiny bit richer because of me.
• Didn’t get my driver’s licence because I was in the wrong place, at the wrong time and surprise, surprise the examiner was the same police dude who gave me my ticket. Evidently his initials are S.O.S. Just my luck.
• Had two written exams in my absolutely best subjects. Like my top-grade subjects. Misunderstood both of them, ended up with the worst grades I’ve ever had. Yes, my fault, but WHY THIS YEAR?
• Rasped off a part of my thumbnail while rasping lemons for a pie.
• Bought a new but sturdy and chunky phone, so that it would survive everyday use and wouldn’t be interesting for thieves. Had it in the pocket of my jeans, took it out, screen white with a black ‘’ink stain’’. The people at the store said I must have dropped it. I DID NOT DROP IT.
• Visa for Ghana. Difficulties because I’m Dutch but live in Norway. Figured that one out 4 months in advance. Called to the right embassy 2 months in advance. Send the info one month in advance. Called to check up on them 1 week before date of departure, they tell me something is wrong. I end up having to fly to Copenhagen to try and fix it. Nothing of this was my fault, but you know, it just happened to happen to me.
• I think I lost my Ipod somewhere between Copenhagen and home. Don’t tell my parents; I got for my birthday last year.

 I’ve had fun, I ALWAYS have fun, but you know, there’s a limit of how much can go wrong and I’ve crossed that limit a while ago. I hope it picks up from here dudes, I really do :)