Strange Coincidences

I get strange coincidences in life a lot. Sometimes I am afraid to read certain books, because things often happen in "real life" that coincide with my reading material of the moment.

I recently checked out a book from the library, by Gregory Maguire, called "Mirror Mirror."

I had enjoyed his "Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" which Jim had borrowed from Elinoire. I initially tried to get "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister," but after I requested it, the library decided it was lost. "Mirror Mirror" came from another library in the circuit. I'd never tried requesting a book from outside UCSD, so I decided to try it. So this was a fairly randomized choice, all told.

"Mirror Mirror" features Lucrezia Borgia. I had to look her up on Wikipedia, having no real idea who she was, but knowing I had heard the name before.

I finished "Mirror Mirror" and started reading another book I checked out at the same time, by Carrie Fisher, called "The Best Awful." I found this book by searching the library records for "Humorous Fiction", so it was another fairly randomized choice.

In "The Best Awful," the main character has a name for who she becomes when she goes off her medication... guess what it is... Lucrezia Borgia.

I think the universe is warning me that there is a Lucrezia Borgia in my life. All I can say now is this would be someone to avoid at all costs.