Winter has always tended to be a time when traumatic things happen to me. Major auto accidents, illnesses, breakups, nervous breakdowns, job losses, you name it.

I totally believe in Seasonal Affective Disorder, and I think it contributes to my already unbalanced psyche and plays a factor, along with the general stress of the holiday season.

This season will be no exception.

A driver for a car dealership hit me last week, causing minor damage, but considerable inconvienance as now I'm carless and work is keeping me very, very late. And I've had to leave several times for emergencies of various sorts, which has been very difficult to arrange.

On the good side, the dealership is paying for all the damage and fixing my car right now with no hassle, but it's a pain nonetheless.

Now I know this isn't my fault, and has nothing to do with Winter, but it's no surprise that it happened now.

With everything else going on, it's just one more hassle I didn't need.