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"See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?"

I caught the end of Signs the other day (that M. Night Shyamalan movie), and it got me thinking.  I wasn't a huge fan when it first came out, and I don't really like it all that much now either.  It's certainly no 6th Sense or the underappreciated and grossly underrated Unbreakable.  But I did like the theme -- something like everything is connected, or that it will all make sense and come together one day.  I don't know, maybe I missed the whole point and that's not even right, but it's what I took away from it.  Why is this mentioned now?  To quote Nas, "f*** it, it's just an intro."  Or maybe it's because there was a reason it was playing when I turned on the TV... Check this out:

• A few years ago, my friend from Japan sent me one of those wristbands/bracelets with "Dream" written across the front.  I thought it was cool and wore it every day for over a year.  On the day I lost it, I had one of the worst, most embarrasing experiences of my life.  (If you don't know the full story, let's just say it involves me making a fool of myself in front of a girl....er, much more so than usual, that is).  That was in May of 2006.  A few days ago -- on New Year's Day, actually -- I randomly checked the back pocket of a jacket I hadn't worn in a few years, and came across that wristband.  I haven't taken it off since.  I need all the help I can get at this point, you know?
  
  
• For the last couple of days, I've had parts of Eminem's "Stan" stuck in my head.  I have no idea why, since I hadn't heard since it first came out seven or eight years ago.  I mean, I did like the song enough to write a remix version that would later be banned from my high school talent show for inappropriate content, but that's besides the point.  This morning, my alarm rings as usual at 5:23 AM, and guess what's playing on the radio?  I mean, what are the odds of that happening?  Just think for a second about how many things had to fall exactly in place...  Yeah, you can say it's just a coincidence, but still...
  
  
• My co-workers and I had a long and funny conversation about what we would name our children, which led to us looking up the most popular baby names in the US.  Not only can you waste a good chuck of time on this site, but there's a clear sign in the Top 20.  I won't say it outright, but trust me, it's there.
  

I wish I had more of these, but these are the only "signs" I've encountered over the last week.  Oh, and my New Year's resolution is to stop being so damn dramatic and let everything happen as it happens.  And if some things go how I'm praying they do, then I'll have some type of update come this weekend (aside from how the Jags beat the Patriots).  I'm just hoping I'll get another sign before then.

UPDATE:  No signs...same old crap.  I've already broken my New Year's resolution.  Honestly, I'm getting pretty tired of this.