Fortune Cookie

Posted in Confucius Says on January 13, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (10)

Since I know that I'm supposed to be watching what I eat (and I really do! I take a close-up, intense look of every fork- or spoon- or chopstickful that passes under my nose on the way into my mouth), I've decided to follow the advice frequently offered by nutritionists and to write down what I eat.

But since I don't really like to make lists, I've decided to do it a bit differently. So instead of writing down "Today I ate chicken cashew, rice and a fortune cookie," I'm just going to write down what fortune I got in the cookie. That way I'll not only remember that I had Chinese takeout for dinner on Thursday the 13th of January 2005, but it would be interesting to look back say, a year from now, and see whether or not that particular fortune befell me.

I've even created a whole new category especially for the Fortune Cookie.

However, being the juveniles that we are, the boy and I've decided that no Fortune Cookie fortune would be entirely complete without adding the words 'in bed' at the end of it.

So here, with that little modification at the end, my first Fortune Cookie fortune:

"Sometimes a stranger can bring great meaning to your life... in bed."

10 Comments

deeleea said:

Box of great meaning still in transit... can be eaten... in bed.

January 14, 2005 6:51 AM

martha said:

wow. how does the boy feel about a stranger bringing great meaning to your life in bed? Will we be having an entry soon about three in the bed and the little one said 'roll over'?

January 14, 2005 8:26 AM

miked said:

lol I've never heard of the "in bed" rule before. Congrats, you just gave me my first laugh of the day.

January 14, 2005 9:06 AM

Motor City Bad kitty said:

I watch what I eat, too ...

I watch it disappear.

All's I gotta say is this:

You know you're livin' the life you wanna when you eat STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE drizzled with CHOCOLATE for breakfast.

Mmm mmm BITCH!!

Breakfast of Champions, man.

January 14, 2005 12:47 PM

emily said:

My favorite fortune: Laughter softens the bumps of life... in bed

January 14, 2005 12:48 PM

Aaron said:

67 43 12 89 43 76 ...in bed

HUH?

;)

January 15, 2005 9:17 PM

:: jozjozjoz :: said:

I love that ... in bed fortune cookie game.

January 16, 2005 5:42 PM

kim said:

awesome. now i have to get me some fortune cookies.. ;o)

January 17, 2005 3:01 AM

The Zero Boss said:

I used to watch what I eat, but I found it made it that much harder to kill.

January 17, 2005 11:48 PM

pylorns said:

i have plans to make a fortune cookie program for webpages..

January 18, 2005 3:45 PM

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pylorns : i have plans to make a fortune cookie program for webpages..... [go]
The Zero Boss : I used to watch what I eat, but I found it made it that much harder to kill.... [go]
kim : awesome. now i have to get me some fortune cookies.. ;o)... [go]
:: jozjozjoz :: : I love that ... in bed fortune cookie game.... [go]
Aaron : 67 43 12 89 43 76 ...in bed HUH? ;)... [go]
emily : My favorite fortune: Laughter softens the bumps of life... in bed... [go]
Motor City Bad kitty : I watch what I eat, too ... I watch it disappear. All's I gotta say is this: You know you're livi... [go]
miked : lol I've never heard of the "in bed" rule before. Congrats, you just gave me my first laugh of the d... [go]
martha : wow. how does the boy feel about a stranger bringing great meaning to your life in bed? Will we be h... [go]
deeleea : Box of great meaning still in transit... can be eaten... in bed.... [go]