Fortunate?

[vvvexation]

I had dinner at a Chinese restaurant tonight, and this was my fortune:

Some men dream of fortunes, others dream of cookies.

This may be the silliest fortune I've ever received. In fact I almost feel gypped. Not much of a "fortune," really.

On the other hand, one of my friends wound up with a fortune I remember seeing back in high school, probably the most memorable I've ever gotten: You may attend a party where strange customs prevail. I take great satisfaction in the thought that this fortune, though it took years, eventually came true for me IN SPADES.

A question for my loyal readers: Do you think it's perhaps a leetle inconsiderate to adopt a cat or dog and not notify your housemates beforehand? Does already having one make it okay to acquire another one without prior notice? How 'bout if you're not permanently adopting the critter, but only boarding it while its owners are away or some such--ought you still to let your roommates know that there's going to be an unfamiliar large animal in the house?

Comments

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

Wow. I once got the "strange customs prevail" fortune. I was picking up Chinese food from Chef Chu's in a Utilikilt and taking it back to a party where... um... strange customs prevailed. So they definitely had me pegged.

[ex-sonjaaa.livejournal.com]

Mhhhh... cookies!

You should check with your flatmates first, no?

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Aww, cute icon.

[tshuma]

Heh, my last fortune cookie (of last week) declared: "Find release from your cares, have a good time." With the classic ending, my office mates and I found that one most amusing.

As for the pet, however temporary, yes, one should at least mention it, if not clear it, with one's housemates.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

I think it's most conducive to housemate harmony to discuss this sort of thing in advance.

[capnkjb.livejournal.com]

The former Housemate John (at Mertuil's) got this as his fortune:

"A Starship ride has been promised to you by the Galactic Wizard."


As for the housemate and pets thing, yeah, I'd mention it to them. Make sure to mention the passing nature of the animal's presence, too.

[ravenslost.livejournal.com]

Best fortune I've ever gotten? "If at first you do succeed, try not to look too amazed."

And yeah, definitely run the "extra, short-term, large animal" by the roommate.

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

I *love* that fortune. Very faux-zen. (Though cookies in bed is, from all accounts, a pretty crumby experience. I dream of cookies with a light brown crust, spilt on the covers in a trail of dust...)

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