I've spent today doing very little more than watching TV and reading, which is not precisely newsworthy, I know. But in both the book I was reading and one of the shows I watched, I stumbled on a description of quantum mechanics. That's not precisely newsworthy, either, except that the words used in both book and show were almost exactly the same:

"Matter is energy waiting to happen."
"The human body has enough energy to explode five hydrogen bombs."
"Most of us just aren't very good at releasing [that energy]."

It's quite possible, of course, that both the author of the book and the writers on the show were copying from the same beginners' guide to quantum mechanics, but the peculiar thing about quantum theory is that there's room within it for the metaphysical: specifically, in this case, synchronicity. Or, as some like to call it, All That Law of Attraction Crap.

I'm really not a believer in the Law of Attraction or related theories, but a coincidence like this does make me wonder. Are you trying to tell me something, universe? Are you ticked off that I don't think you're sending me messages? Or do you simply believe I should leave my librarian life behind to become a quantum physicist?

And how does Repo! The Genetic Opera fit in? I spent part of the day watching that, too....

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