Fortune Cookie
Today I was eating alone, as I usually do on Tuesday evenings, at South (the best dining hall at uconn). I was eating an extremely bland meal of tuscan pork loins (flavorless somehow) cooked vegetables (soggy), and pasta with herbs (crunchy do to not being fully cooked). The paper was not available so I was just sitting there feeling thoughtful, having just come from my poetry class, and somewhat depressed (because although today was certainly not bad, it wasn't much of an improvement over yesterday which was awful and the food was depressing beyond all reason). Anyway, then I decided to have a fortune cookie (these are usually only available at South).
My fortune said: "Happy news is on its way."
This made me smile, but then I got to thinking - happy news for whom? Will we pull our troops out of Iraq, or at least see less violence there? Will my mother get promoted? Will Andie's recent arrest be wiped from her permanent record? Will I pass my physics exam on Thursday (a true miracle)? Will Buster recovery from his cancer-removing surgery? Will Gail's back stop hurting her? Will Jeff finally have some luck with one of his plans? Will all of the landscaping vehicles have serious car issues tomorrow so that I won't be woken up by loud leaf blowers near my window at 7am again tomorrow morning? Did someone in my family have a baby? Will I have a magnificent Thanksgiving break and be loved and adored by JP's extended family?
Happy news... I wonder what form it will come in.
My fortune said: "Happy news is on its way."
This made me smile, but then I got to thinking - happy news for whom? Will we pull our troops out of Iraq, or at least see less violence there? Will my mother get promoted? Will Andie's recent arrest be wiped from her permanent record? Will I pass my physics exam on Thursday (a true miracle)? Will Buster recovery from his cancer-removing surgery? Will Gail's back stop hurting her? Will Jeff finally have some luck with one of his plans? Will all of the landscaping vehicles have serious car issues tomorrow so that I won't be woken up by loud leaf blowers near my window at 7am again tomorrow morning? Did someone in my family have a baby? Will I have a magnificent Thanksgiving break and be loved and adored by JP's extended family?
Happy news... I wonder what form it will come in.