Been a little lazy recently.
Saturday morning we had birthday lox and bagels brunch for my daughter. It is such a busy season for everyone and it’s just not always possible to do everything, so the rest of the family couldn’t come because of other commitments. I sympathize with those who have birthdays during the holiday season because they do occasionally get the short end of things. On the other hand, there’s more time to focus on the birthday person when fewer people are around, which we did, and it was pleasant and relaxing. So I guess it all balances out.
Though we planned on working Saturday, we just couldn’t muster up enough energy. Instead, we went to the antique mall and visited for a bit, then on to some thrift stores to look for some frames for some prints we bought the night before at a friend’s gallery opening. No frames, but, as always, we found some other stuff. A Ralph Lauren red velveteen jumpsuit, and a cute sweatshirt for the grand baby. And a cozy down throw to use while we vege out watching TV, which we have been doing quite a bit recently. We just got the new season of “The Sopranos” from NetFlix and we can’t just watch one episode at a time, we have to turn it into a marathon —another reason for my failure to update.
The other night we went to one of our favorite Chinese restaurants, Mei Shung, where I scored a double. Fortune cookie, that is. Sort of like a double yolk egg, I guess. Two cookies ended up in one package.
I actually hate chocolate fortune cookies so it wasn’t really a bonus for me, but maybe a double carries with it extra luck. Although the fortunes are pretty uninspiring. One read, “Your graceful qualities make difficult things seem easy.” And the other, “No one conquers who doesn’t fight.” Graceful is not a word one would ordinarily use in conjunction with me. But I have been known to hold my own in a fight. Not something I particularly enjoy though.
I suppose I could have made up some better fortunes and gone on to make an inspirational point here. But, nope. It’s just another ordinary real life moment captured and preserved for you right here on the internet.
I’ll throw these in with the rest of the fortunes I’ve been collecting over the years—in a giant gold painted plaster model of a wisdom tooth which I found at a garage sale. 