[filmmaker2]

I'm sure most people have had runs of bad luck before, most people believe they exist. I think I'm on one of them right now! You know, one of those stretches of time where you're sort of beset by one thing after another, and whatever you try to accomplish during this time somehow gets thwarted. Yes--thwarted! You heard me right. Everything I've tried to do for like three weeks has been THWARTED by some mysterious influence. And just today I stepped back and said, "Holy fuck! This must be a run of bad luck come to make things interesting. Goddamn!"

The people at Horror.com are not known for being whiny little BASTARDS. Well, some of 'em are. But most of 'em aren't. There's a bit of complaining in every anguished howl, but folks hereabouts generally are proactive and positive-thinking BUTT KICKERS, and take some sort of stance on hardship when it comes their way.

Some people have some procedure or thing they do to break the bad luck spell, like they spit on the first CHICKEN that walks past them, or throw a coin in a fountain and make a wish, or they do a prayer or consult the spirit of the moon or somesuch nonsense. I mean this is when you've TRIED the REGULAR shit of just doing your best, putting effort into your affairs, diligence and TENACITY, you know. And then after that you're like, "Well, I'm not a superstitious person by nature, but screw it, I'm spitting on a chicken because Sally said it worked for her."

I don't have any such methods for changing the pendulum swing of luck. Do you guys have any suggestions? Should I go buy a chicken and sort of set it up and wait for it to walk past me, or something like that? ?