Knowing when to slow down

You know you are doing well and running good when your days looks like this:

+$34.89
+$28
+$118
-$17
+$28
+$46
+$33
+$105
+$46
+$34.63
+$38
+$60

And - visa versa - you know when things are SOMEWHAT different:

-$14.25
-$3
-$3
-$1.10
-$17.25

all amounts from playing 6-8 tables of $10+1. Though I have to admit, todays session was starting with loading the $10 and ended with loading some $2 - LMAO.

I somehow (funny hah) felt the variance sneaking up on me the last many days/sets, and when my first table of todays $10 started (ended!) like this:

Full Tilt Poker Game: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (214179879), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 03:26:42 ET - 2011/01/24

Seat 1: Clinto_NZ (1,310)
Seat 2: R Calazans (1,215)
Seat 3: Firmian (2,285)
Seat 4: Sweetdeals (1,075)
Seat 5: PokaProphet (1,250)
Seat 6: Juanin52 (1,455), is sitting out
Seat 7: HERO (1,080)
Seat 8: ecirtap1977 (1,970)
Seat 9: Slickville (1,860)
ecirtap1977 posts the small blind of 20
Slickville posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [Tc Th]
Clinto_NZ folds
R Calazans folds
Firmian folds
Sweetdeals folds
PokaProphet folds
Juanin52 folds
HERO raises to 120
ecirtap1977 folds
Slickville calls 80
*** FLOP *** [4s 6h 5s]
Slickville bets 360
HERO raises to 960, and is all in
Slickville calls 600
HERO shows [Tc Th]
Slickville shows [As 5d]
*** TURN *** [4s 6h 5s] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [4s 6h 5s 8s] [Js]
HERO shows a pair of Tens
Slickville shows a flush, Ace high
Slickville wins the pot (2,180) with a flush, Ace high

I just knew how my path of badbeats was laid out for me. And of course I had to be humiliated with a runner runner flush. FFS just give him an A or another 5. This hand also shows you why these games are so juicy, but variance rules!

Only consolation is that I'm able to cut my losses to a minimum, but I'm seriously considering just playing the $2+0.25 to reduce losses further. Also I can juggle a bit with more tables, setups, and playing continuous, so that I'm prepared when things turn normal.

This day needs some song with power, and I introduce to you the Danish band "Nephew"