# All I Want Is For Everything to Always Go My Way! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 3, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504 "2004-06-03T20:52:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/1 "2004-06-03T20:52:26Z")
Is that asking _too goddam much?!_ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/2 "2004-06-03T20:56:00Z")
Bad day, **Eve**? Or is this just some one-off thing? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/3 "2004-06-03T20:56:13Z")
Personally, I much prefer to be confronted by a horrific series of insurmountable disasters, but to each his/her own. Shouldn’t this be in IMHO? ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/4 "2004-06-03T20:56:17Z")
Yes, just because that would interfere with everything going _my_ way, which is obviously a priority. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/5 "2004-06-03T21:05:01Z")
Yes, but asking it is traditional. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/6 "2004-06-03T21:07:53Z")
Aw, poor **Eve**. Let me give you a nice back rub and foot massage until it all goes away. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jeevwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jeevwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeevwoman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/7 "2004-06-03T21:52:37Z")
I think Calvin said it best in Calvin and Hobbes–_why is the world never unfair in my favor?_ ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/8 "2004-06-03T21:56:13Z")
I personally like the quote: “I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.” Sorry if many days are attacking you at once, **Eve**! ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/9 "2004-06-03T21:59:30Z")
No, it’s definitely not too much to ask! Oh, and if you do figure out how to make everything go your way, you’ll let us in on it, right? _Please_? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/10 "2004-06-03T21:59:40Z")
What’s the matter, **Eve?** Did entropy win again? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/11 "2004-06-03T22:29:57Z")
I think I’d just settle for events to ignore me instead of actively seeking to thwart my every enjoyment in life. But that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/12 "2004-06-03T22:37:02Z")
There’s the story of the guy that died and when he woke up he was in a place where everything did go his way (make up your own story of what this would entail). After a few days he got sick and tired of it and went to the person in charge and said "I can’t stand everything being so perfect, I want to go to the “other place”. The person-in-charge replied "I’m sorry, but this is the “other place.” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/13 "2004-06-03T22:44:58Z")
> [@kniz](#): > > There’s the story of the guy that died and when he woke up he was in a place where everything did go his way (make up your own story of what this would entail). After a few days he got sick and tired of it and went to the person in charge and said "I can’t stand everything being so perfect, I want to go to the “other place”. The person-in-charge replied "I’m sorry, but this is the “other place.” :eek: [Spoiler] This is an original Twilight Zone episode storyline, with the ‘diabolical’ Sebastian Cabot in one of his most brilliant roles as the guy who at first appears to be an Angel… the protagonist is a two-bit thug who, after he dies, gets all the beautiful dames, wins at every casino game he tries, easily robs every bank in town, etc. great episode.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/14 "2004-06-03T22:50:30Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Colibri** _ > > Shouldn’t this be in IMHO? Yes . . . yes it should. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/15 "2004-06-03T22:56:47Z")
> [@Cajun Man](#): > > Yes . . . yes it should. > > **Cajun Man** > for the SDMB You see, _nothing_ goddam goes my way–even **Cajun Man** has turned on me! (“IMHO?!”) ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/16 "2004-06-03T23:19:45Z")
> [@](#): > > [spoiler]This is an original Twilight Zone episode storyline, with the ‘diabolical’ Sebastian Cabot in one of his most brilliant roles as the guy who at first appears to be an Angel… > > the protagonist is a two-bit thug who, after he dies, gets all the beautiful dames, wins at every casino game he tries, easily robs every bank in town, etc. > > great episode.[/spoiler] Mr Smith: “Haha, a casino where I’m winning? A car must have killed me, I must be … in heaven! … A casino where I always win. That’s boring. I must really be … in hell!” Speaker: “No Mr Smith, you are not in heaven or hell. You are on an air plane.” Mr Smith: “There is a gremlin destroying the plane! You’ve gotta believe me!” Speaker: “Why should I believe you? You’re Hitler!” Mr Smith: “Noo! Eva Braun, help me! Aaaaargh!” Bender: “Saw it comin’” ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/17 "2004-06-03T23:20:40Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > You see, _nothing_ goddam goes my way–even **Cajun Man** has turned on me! > > (“IMHO?!”) Well, _I_ was joking, but I guess one could consider “Is that asking too goddam much?!” to be a poll . . . ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/18 "2004-06-03T23:51:56Z")
I swear, if it wasn’t for ice cream, denial, and prescription painkillers, I would completely lose my mind and be found wandering the streets, muttering to myself and wearing beige shoes with a gray suit . . . ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/19 "2004-06-04T00:08:05Z")
I’ll send you some ice cream. [Garlic](http://www.garlicworld.com/icecream.html) OK? ---
**Author:** ![bdandhr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@bdandhr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdandhr)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/20 "2004-06-04T01:28:03Z")
Hey, Eve! Prescription antidepressants help to a certain degree (if this is an ongoing thing). Also, I’ve found that mass quantities of beer do wonders (sorry). If not for unfortunate life circumstances, at least for chronic pain, which plagues me. I actually find myself feeling better and better at dealing with “crap” the more I am by myself. My soon-to-be 21-year-old son lives with me, but he spends his time sequestered in his room on his computer, so he “counts,” but at the same time doesn’t, because our interactions are limited. So mostly, I deal with whatever life hands me on my own (with the chemicals, of course). After two years of the shit, I am, truly, getting better at it, although I would not wish that period of my life on anyone… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504.md?page=2)