22:12
By LCD
"
Your heart is pure, and your mind is clear."
Well I don't know about my heart, but I do know that my mind is faaaaaarrrr from clear!
16:33
By LCD
"
Something unusual will happen at work next week."
Does that mean I will have a job?
19:31
By LCD
"
You are serious about your emotional relationships but tend to be more reserved with your feelings."
hmmm....I think my boyfriend and I argue about this on a regular basis. A fortune cookie with accuracy - how self reflective!
16:45
By LCD
"
You are active, full of ideas, and have a generous nature."
I am not into self love. I have many ideas - which is possibly why I am 1000 km away from home.
16:44
By LCD
"
You have a great appreciation for beautiful things."
I think so. The brighter and more expensive the more appreciation I have.
Ok, I like antiquities too...
16:23
By LCD
"
Honour is much dearer than money."
So true.
I find it interesting - I have switched brands of fortune cookie and this brand (Far East Fortune Cookie Co. LTD) seems more concerned about offering life lessons and moral codes. I want predictions - if I can't figure out my life, surely my fortune cookie can!
21:41
By LCD
"
Success is achieved by consistency of purpose."
It's not a prediction, nor an attempt to understand my character. It's an instruction on how to better life...handy.
21:31
By LCD
"
A surprise announcement will free you."
hmmmm....I'm perplexed...and I will be waiting
20:07
By LCD
"
You are sensitive and look deeply into yourself and others."
Sensitive..definitely...
Look deeply into myself....always
Others...not so much.
I guess 2 out of 3 for a fortune cookie isn't so bad :)
21:39
By LCD
"
You have a great deal of energy and self-reliance."
I am fairly certain this cookie was not meant for me...
20:27
By LCD
I had two fortunes today - I'm not really sure what that means - possibily unlucky? possibly they cancel one another out? or maybe fate found it imparative to hit me with a double whammy.
So, nevertheless, here are the fortune(s) of the day...
"
Your life will be prosperous if you use your creativity." (does creative accounting equal "using my creativity?")
"
Follow your heart for success in the coming week."
I might be a fatalist, but I am not truly superstitious. That being said, I do find some irony in my fortunes...the whole "following my heart" concept is kind of pivotal to where my life stands at the moment. Now of course, if you eat enough fortune cookies you are definitely going to come across one or two that apply to your present circumstances. Even so.....
18:55
By LCD
Today's fortune cookie tidbit reads...
"
Your respect for others will be your ticket to success."
I certainly hope so...
I will say this...I am old fashioned in the sense I still believe that terms such as "Mr" and "Mrs" need to be used by youngsters when addressing adults. Oh I realize that respect is earned but our society has lost some of the respect that comes with age and experience. It truly grates on me when I hear a four year old addressing a senior on a first name basis. Yes, respect may be earned, but I do feel that children need to learn that there are different forms of respect.
Maybe I am devious though - I can show respect though I may not truly respect the individual. Welcome to the world of networking :)
21:10
By LCD
I suppose I should start with the fortune for January 1st
"
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak."
I know several people who need this fortune as a suggestion. I'd like to think that I am not one of those people ;)
20:39
By LCD
For the several weeks I have been indulging in a daily fortune cookie. Ok...wait...let me be honest...for the past several weeks I have been indulging in many things, mostly unhealthy, as it has been the Christmas season. I am not using Christmas as the excuse - but I would like to note that my widening frame is correlated to the holiday season, and that like many naive individuals, I have made the New Years Resolution to "eat healthy"...again.
So, I have a bag of fortune cookies, that I have been enjoying for several weeks. From this bag, I have found some witty one-liners..."Stop procrastinating - starting tomorrow." (you have to love fortune cookie humour).
I have had educational and philosophic explorations: "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." I'm a little worried about the deeper meaning of this - is someone hiding the truth from me? Am I lying to myself? Does someone think I am lying?
I have had prophecies..."You will soon witness a miracle." (I would love to know when and where this miracle might emerge). On December 31 my fortune read, "Remember three months from this date. Good tihngs are in store for you." So on March 31 I can expect something exciting - or is it a gradual build up that culminates on March 31? My biggest concern is that this fortune was to occur three months from the date of manufacture, which means that I may have already missed my lucky spell. Such is life, I suppose. My personal favourite "Any doubts you may have will disappear early this month." I hope so...I really, really hope so.
So what is the plan here?
Answer: One fortune cookie a day for the next 365 days. Ok...for the majority of the next 365 days. I am largely unproductive on major holidays.
Why?
I don't really have a good answer for this. I am a fatalist, and maybe this is my way of testing fate. I do believe the bag of fortune cookies that I purchase was meant for me, and not for another individual. I believe that a person's moment to die, is definitely their moment to die - death has nothing to do with this, but it illustrates my point. My Mother hates my fatalist point of view, and I'm not sure many people understand it, given my views on religion. Maybe I'm hoping to find guidance through fortune cookies. I'm not sure.
What will I do with all of this at the end of the year?
I'm not entirely sure. I really have no formal plan here - let's see how the year unfolds and go with the flow.
Why fortune cookies?
Because I like them. I find humour in them, and they are an inexpensive way to search for deeper meaning. If you want to know about the "rest" of my life you can check out my other blog - Frenzied Haze. Maybe I'm hoping to understand my fatalist point of view. Maybe I just like creating additional work and projects for myself. Really...its up in the air...
So...Welcome to the 2010 Fortune Cookie Project...
If you find me, and want to add a fortune or two, please feel free.
For a definition of the fortune cookie, visit the below link :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_cookie
