I am mildly amused.

Having lost 12 dollars at tancheewan's house which seems to be an inexorcisable curse every chinese new year, I was prepared to grouch at home and grumble about how I only received 50 this year from my parents.
Then this bunch of old ladies came over to visit my mother. People from church. So anyway, they decided to play blackjack, and my mother asked me to join in. So on my first round as dealer, I opened up with double ace.

And that was how I won all 12 dollars back from the old aunties. Ah, providence.

Shall go read bell jar again. Must finish essay