Good things in threes

Why is it that events seem to clump together? I’ve used Neil Gaiman’s quote before, but it still rings true to me, so here it is again. “Events are cowards. They don’t occur singly, but instead they run in packs and leap out at you all at once.”

I already spent a whole entry talking about the television interview. It is real. I’ve gotten the email packet and a couple of forms I need to fill out and return. While I was surfing for further information about Julie and her show, I came across the fact that Body Worlds is showing in Salt Lake City. Body Worlds is an exhibit of plastinated human bodies arranged as art. All the bodies are provided by donors who will their bodies to the exhibit after they die. I first heard about the Body Worlds exhibit 5-7 years ago and was fascinated by it. At that time it was doubtful that the show would ever be allowed in the states. It popped up in the news every so often through the years, but never close to me. Now it is here and Howard and I have already purchased our tickets. We are going.

The third thing happened as I was poised to buy the tickets. We got a phone call from a truck driver who was just minutes away from delivering 5000 books to our door. This delivery arrived 4-5 days earlier than we were expecting. This doesn’t change the shipping dates, but it does allow us more wiggle room between here and shipping. Also it is nice to have the garage full of books again. This is our fifth garage full and it doesn’t get old.

So, a television interview, an exhibit I’ve been wanting to see for half a decade, and book arrival. That’s a nice cluster of good things.