Sis is quite versed in how my luck runs.
I think she was the one who put Rule 22a of the universe into words: Darksheare can never win.
It works this way: I can do absolutely anything and it will be okay and normal until I SAY something about it.
Like, I learn to fly an dairplane.
It will fly perfectly normal until I SAY that I'm flying.
The moment I say taht I'm flying, Rule 22a kicks in, the engine cuts out, the flaps freeze, and the landing gear sticks.
And the parachute doesn't work..
(by way of example.)