My friend Sonia wrote a post about yakudoshi after her visit to Japan. The post was about beliefs in unlucky years, one of which is called the "great calamity year". Imagine my surprise when after about 6 months of endless struggle, I discovered that the most unlucky year is the one I am in now. #daiyakudoshi

And yes, I hit a deer heading home late, after a long day at work on Sunday. And that's just the tip of the "yakudoshi" iceberg...