But anyway, a fortune cookie comes with the meal. After setting aside the remainder of my bland noodles, I was looking forward to the tasty cookie, as well as the fortune. The crunch and sweetness didn't disappoint, but the fortune was ... not a fortune. At all. It said:
"A movie would be a great way to relax this weekend."What?!? How is that a fortune? Plus, we're already going camping this weekend. You know nothing of my weekend plans, Fortune Cookie! Much less what I find relaxing. Maybe I would rather relax with a good book, or by cooking, or by running a marathon. (ha!) Or maybe I'm blind.
Maybe you should stop making assumptions about my lifestyle, and just tell me what is going to happen in the future! I don't care if it comes true or not; if it were very specific and it did come true, I would actually find that quite creepy. But no more of this banal advice. Give me a real fortune next time! And by next time, I mean Monday afternoon when I pick up some peanut pad thai for lunch .....
3 comments:
Your fortune cookie reminded me of a birthday card I bought my Mum once - "may the blue bird of happiness.... (inside) crap all over your birthday cake" :)
I call these "statement cookies," and I always feel cheated when I get one. Boo!
Jonathan: That is the kind of birthday card my family would enjoy! I'll have to see if I can find it in the US.
Amy: I like the phrase "statement cookie." That's much more apt than anything fortune related. I think I may have to use it in the future, but I'll mentally put a little registered symbol after it in your honor;)
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