Crises all around me

Just for the record, I think the universe is trying to see how much I can take before it kills me. I have spent the day dealing with my girlfriend's life trying it's damnedest to fall apart while I am trying to get through what promises to be one of the busiest periods I've had since I got this job. Why couldn't some of this crap have occurred two weeks ago while I was sitting in her apartment, instead of now while I am halfway across the country where I can't do a damned thing about it except make comforting sounding noises over the phone?