A word from the wise

Never announce out loud that you are having a round of really good luck. If you do, subsequently:

*You will fall on your butt. In a puddle. On rocks.
*You will make ramen, and then decide it looks better on your feet.
*You will choke on tea. Serves you right for drinking tea.
*You will spend hours working on data, only to have it expire into the abyss that is the intertubes, never to be found again.
*You will spill juice all over your computer, thus frying it and preventing it from ever working correctly again. And thus branding yourself a true moron.
*You will wash your laundry, only to find that your laundry didn't actually get washed and troll-washer just made a free dollar.
*You will go on a trip, and get a blow-out in the newest tire on the truck.
*You will be on the same trip, and your driver will get pulled over by a cop who is out of his car, and give him a speeding ticket during the only stretch he was not speeding.
*You, being deathly afraid of heights, will be faced with a 15-foot jump into rushing water, only to slip and fall, almost falling off of the edge. In a stroke of good luck, you will save yourself with your feet and had about 6 inches before the edge.
*You will still need to jump off the 15-foot drop, as it is the only way to get down. Safe travels. Hope you don't land on your back....ohhhh, good attempt. 7.2.
*You will realize that in saving your life, you have sprained your wrist. Or you're just a weinie, and can't handle pain. Either way, enjoy sporting a wrist wrap for the next week.
*Also, suddenly rain. Only during fieldwork, though.

These accounts are likely to be encountered within the next few days after said "lucky" statement. Prepare yourself. You will need:

*Spare food
*Spare computer
*Spare arm
*Ace bandage
*Indelible funds
*A hug