Fortune philosophy

[vvvexation]

Every time I get an interesting fortune-cookie fortune, I feel like I should hang on to it, but there's no real point in doing that unless I set aside a place to keep them all so I don't lose them, and I can't think of a suitable place because really, what's a good place to keep things that small? Besides, I'm trying to cut down on my pack-rat tendencies and stop hanging on to random objects. So I end up just throwing them away. But now, thanks to the magic of LiveJournal, I can keep them in memory without having to stash away the actual pieces of paper. (Of course, I technically could've done that from the moment I first bought a computer, but I'm just so much more motivated to write down silly things when I can inflict them on a bunch of my friends (and a few random lurkers--hi, lurkers!) at the same time.)

(Incidentally, I think that may have been the first time I've ever used parentheses within parentheses. I feel so...naughty.)

Anyway, tonight I ate at a place I can't remember the name of, but I think I'll want to go back if I'm ever in that part of town again. I didn't think much of the service, but the portions were large and they served most excellent sesame balls along with the fortune cookies. I'm a sucker for that sort of thing. And the fortune that prompted this entire post was: Reasonable people endure. Passionate people live in bed.

Sounds good to me.

Comments

[tshuma]

naughty?!? Nesting parentheticals rule!

No, no, I don't miss LISP at all, why do you ask?

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Lithping might make me even naughtier, in a thchoolgirl kind of way.

(Can you tell I'm in a thilly mood tonight?)

[tshuma]

Yeth.

[secretagentmoof]

It's always hard, the first time, to multiply parenthesize your own writing; you need to get up the will to, well... brace yourself.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Dash it all! Filling my journal with puns shows ellipse in judgement on your part.

[terpsichoros.livejournal.com]

It's probably a periodic affliction: it's not likely to colonize your LJ.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

So far it's at least semi-colonized it. How many more people will leave punning comma-ents?

[terpsichoros.livejournal.com]

Parenthetically, and don't quote me on this, I wouldn't expect much exclamation. Eventually, it will come to a full stop.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

I question that assertion; I think it'll be a while tilde thread runs dry.

Did he make a cash bet...

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

...or are you just going to put it on his tab?

Personally, I think your position is greater-than his, and you can quote me on that. We shall not escape too soon, unless there is a massive shift in paradigm.

Z

P.S.: As the Dogbert's New Ruling Class Senior Minister of Postscripts (and Parentheses), I nest parentheses all the time; even came up with a system in HS: ( [ { } ] ) .

Re: Did he make a cash bet...

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Oh no, you've inserted an alternate source of puns. Now this thread will get even farther out of control. Someone'll F2 break the cycle, and soon.

[japlady.livejournal.com]

So emiently reasonble people who are also passionate endure in bed?

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm hoping.

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

Our fortune cookie game goes even further. Therefore,

Reasonable people endure. Passionate people live in bed with Bob Dole.

If that's not a good ad for Viagra, I don't know what is.

[daltong.livejournal.com]

*weeping*

That's a bad, bad game.

*shudder*

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's great. Some fortunes aren't that entertaining even in bed, but in bed with Republicans is a different story.

[daltong.livejournal.com]

Altoids tin!

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

But I don't like Altoids.

[daltong.livejournal.com]

But I bet you have friends who do, who would donate to the cause...

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Good point. But I kinda like the LJ method anyway.

[adamchristopher.livejournal.com]

what a great entry, so cute and fun. eh, i'm too sleepy to make a better comment.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks.