In a recent conversation I’ve been having with some friends, the subject of fortune cookie fortunes came up. Many times, those little pieces of paper have encouraging nuggets of wisdom. A couple that came up were:

• The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
• Investigate the new opportunity that will soon become an option.
• You are interested in all that is artistic.

I thought that first one was particularly insightful, if a little corny, and was relevant to some decisions I’ve been struggling with lately regarding my illustration business.

Friday night, Jen and I tried the local chinese restaurant for the first time, called “Great Chow.” I was eager to crack open my cookie, open that mystical trove of wisdom and be spurned on to action by sagacious counsel. What new truth from this little baked oracle would I bring home with me to pin on my wall and derive inspiration from daily? What wisdom would I impart to my friends in our search for fortune?

It’s not even fun to add “…in bed” to the end of this one. What a jip.