Life After the Western States Lottery

The Western States lottery has come and gone, and not only are you not a bride, you're not even a bridesmaid. You're more like the ex-girlfriend that's not invited to the wedding. So sad.

So here are the pseudo-facts.

• Entrants: 63,224,345.5
• Lottery picks: -42
• What they tell you your odds are: 3.9 %
• What your odds really are: 0.0000002i %
• How many years until you get in: how many you got?

So fine, you're not going to Western States. That's no reason to drown in your misery.

Look on the bright side. 

You won't be kept up all night by party-goers in Squaw and have to get up at 3:30 AM

You can run a race of your choosing and take your time

You can rekindle a romance with your live-in spouse

And/or find a new romance (she looks like a runner)

Work on developing some upper body strength

You can work on your other hobbies: music, art...

You'll be more fashionably dressed in something other than running shorts

Whatever you do, make sure to take some cool pictures and post them on the Internet