Is this what they call variance?

I have been reading a lot about variance in lots of blogs over the past couple weeks. Seems to be when you feel like you are playing well, but the cards bend you over in a cruel way regardless.

If you take a look at these hands histories, is that what happened to me yesterday? Or was i just too aggressive?

Sorry, I know hand histories can suck, but I lost a buy-in on Stars in less than an hour and it stung. Worse still, I lost a buy-in on Full Tilt last night too. I had jacks. To make a long story short, I ended up betting, raising calling about $10 into a pot, then finally, after the turn, laying it down to a $13 all in after one had already called. I knew I was beat. Of course, my Jack fell on the river and I would have scooped a $50 pot. Wish I were more of a fish I guess. I was beat by KK who was just calling down bets and a set of 3s on the turn. The board was Q high so that was what got me out of the hand unfortunately. Like I said, if I hung in, I would have hit my 2 outer suckout. Over the last few times on there, many people have said that they have noticed that happening a lot. Inferior hands sucking out with miracles. Someone tried to say it started happening after the big crash they had last Sunday. I don't believe the conspiracy theories but I have seen some brutal beats.

Anyway, here are the beatings I took on Stars. Notice the chat after the first hand. Just ugly. I had to type the obligatory "nh" so I wouldn't kick the dog instead, but what the hell were the other clowns thinking?

PokerStars Game #4268755579: Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/03/12
- 21:48:38 (ET)
Table 'Pickeringia' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: XxLordIconxX ($42 in chips)
Seat 2: drewspop ($29.15 in chips)
Seat 3: buddi ($15.95 in chips)
Seat 4: CaptnCarlG ($8.55 in chips)
Seat 5: word999 ($7.60 in chips)
Seat 6: vince227 ($18.20 in chips)
Seat 7: icemansixx ($16.80 in chips)
Seat 8: Jackson35 ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 9: cndneh76 ($24.75 in chips)
drewspop: posts small blind $0.10
buddi: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to drewspop [3h 3c]
CaptnCarlG: folds
word999: calls $0.25
vince227: calls $0.25
icemansixx: folds
Jackson35: folds
cndneh76: folds
XxLordIconxX: raises $0.75 to $1
drewspop: calls $0.90
buddi: folds
word999: calls $0.75
vince227: calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [As 3d 5s]
drewspop: bets $1
word999: folds
vince227: raises $2 to $3
XxLordIconxX: folds
drewspop: raises $2 to $5
vince227: raises $12.20 to $17.20 and is all-in
drewspop: calls $12.20
*** TURN *** [As 3d 5s] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [As 3d 5s 7s] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
drewspop: shows [3h 3c] (three of a kind, Threes)
vince227: shows [4c 2c] (a straight, Three to Seven)
vince227 collected $36.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $38.65 | Rake $1.90
Board [As 3d 5s 7s 6h]
Seat 1: XxLordIconxX (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: drewspop (small blind) showed [3h 3c] and lost with three of a
kind, Threes
Seat 3: buddi (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: CaptnCarlG folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: word999 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: vince227 showed [4c 2c] and won ($36.75) with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 7: icemansixx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Jackson35 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cndneh76 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
icemansixx said, "vn"
vince227 said, "i know"
drewspop said, "nh"
Jackson35 said, "nh"
vince227 said, "horrible starting cards"
vince227 said, "i'be been waiting to hit a flop"
drewspop said, "lol, you hit one"
vince227 said, "lmao"

PokerStars Game #4268864963: Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/03/12
- 21:56:54 (ET)
Table 'Pickeringia' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: XxLordIconxX ($40.10 in chips)
Seat 2: drewspop ($12.20 in chips)
Seat 3: buddi ($18 in chips)
Seat 4: CaptnCarlG ($8.20 in chips)
Seat 5: silver0201 ($25 in chips)
Seat 6: vince227 ($35.90 in chips)
Seat 7: icemansixx ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 8: Jackson35 ($18.65 in chips)
Seat 9: cndneh76 ($23.75 in chips)
cndneh76: posts small blind $0.10
XxLordIconxX: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to drewspop [Kc Kh]
drewspop: raises $0.50 to $0.75
buddi: folds
buddi leaves the table
CaptnCarlG: folds
silver0201: raises $0.50 to $1.25
vince227: folds
icemansixx: folds
Jackson35: folds
cndneh76: folds
XxLordIconxX: calls $1
El Horno joins the table at seat #3
drewspop: raises $3.85 to $5.10
silver0201: raises $3.85 to $8.95
El Horno is sitting out
El Horno said, "brb"
XxLordIconxX: folds
drewspop: calls $3.85
*** FLOP *** [2h Tc 6s]
drewspop: checks
silver0201: bets $3.50
drewspop: calls $3.25 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2h Tc 6s] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [2h Tc 6s 6h] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
drewspop: shows [Kc Kh] (a full house, Sixes full of Kings)
silver0201: shows [Ad As] (a full house, Sixes full of Aces)
silver0201 collected $24.55 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.75 | Rake $1.20
Board [2h Tc 6s 6h 6c]
Seat 1: XxLordIconxX (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: drewspop showed [Kc Kh] and lost with a full house, Sixes full of
Kings
Seat 3: buddi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: CaptnCarlG folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: silver0201 showed [Ad As] and won ($24.55) with a full house, Sixes
full of Aces
Seat 6: vince227 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: icemansixx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Jackson35 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cndneh76 (small blind) folded before Flop