I believe in little bursts of fate. And I think it's interesting that after I wrote about all of that, and was feeling kinda down again, I stumbled upon my friend Mike's away message, which said:
Ralph Waldo Emerson said that nothing great can be done without enthusiasm, to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems, whatever you have, to be able to work hard for your dreams to come true, to become a reality. Don't give up, don't ever give up"