seriously?

is it always darkest before the dawn? boy, i hope so. due to various factors, i haven't been having the greatest time all of the time over the last few months, though there certainly have been some really great things, too. that said, i've had a particularly crappy and challenging couple of days this week. just when i was starting to feel better, i came out of work yesterday to find this. i'm not sure how familiar you are with the toyota fj cruiser, but you should be looking at a rear-mounted spare tire on a big, shiny 17" aluminum rim. that's right. between 1:00 and 5:00 yesterday, in broad daylight, with people coming and going from our offices, someone actually stole the spare right off of the back of my truck. to add insult to injury, i'd just had a flat on friday that couldn't be fixed, so there was a brand-new $180.00 tire on the now-missing rim. sometimes i have no idea what's wrong with people. between the new tire and the full replacement of everything, i'm looking at around a grand for all of this fun. really? i'm hoping that this is the final sign before my universe begins to right itself again. cross your fingers for me, folks.