30 dec 2012

trying to get my desk in order before the end of the year, i ran across three fortune-cookie fortunes. if you're not familiar with fortune-cookie fortunes, they are not so much 'fortunes' as platitudes or simple blather.

1. you display the wonderful traits of charm and courtesy. i distinctly remember this one caused everyone who was with me at the time to laugh. fuckers.

2. change your thoughts and you change the world. this is a blatant ripoff of the norman vincent peale tidbit: change your thoughts and you change your world. mr peale clearly had the right of it - as perception is reality, if you change your perception, you'll change your reality. the fortune-cookie fortune was a bit far-reaching, making the claim that by changing my thoughts i could change "the" world. i mean, i am powerful and all, but not quite that powerful.

3. you are a bundle of energy, always on the go. this is my favourite of the three.