Electricity Synchronicity

The following blog entry contains Breaking Bad spoilers, in case you're a fan.

I'm currently reading a terrific book, Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein. I picked it up on a whim last weekend. I'm not a fan of true crime non-fiction, but something about the book intrigued me, almost like someone was telling me to read it. I've always had an interest in Japan, and I decided it was time to read something a little different. Last night I was about to recommend the book on Twitter, when I noticed this tweet by Cat Vincent at the top of my Twitter stream:

Yep, Cat had just retweeted the very same Jake Adelstein! This is one whopper of a coincidence. But wait, there's more.

Inspired by this, I returned to reading Tokyo Vice. The chapter involved Jake sneaking a look at a suicide -- a young Japanese man had electrocuted himself. I stopped reading, feeling a little sick, and not because I'm notoriously squeamish about this stuff (I am. Extremely. I can't even look at roadkill). What hit me was that in the latest episode of the tv series Breaking Bad I'd watched the previous night, a character committed suicide using the exact same electrocution method. I was shocked (pun intended).

So that's two big bolts of synchronicity, thanks to one book I picked up on a whim about a subject I normally wouldn't want anything to do with. Don't worry, I have no plans to zap myself; but I have checked every electrical outlet and appliance in my house just to be safe.