FAINEANT: (adj.) doing nothing, idle

Matt and I found this fortune at the Panda Express by our house.  There's something beautifully faineant about a fortune that tells you to do something unusual...tomorrow.  "No rush...go ahead and do something really ordinary right now.  Or maybe do nothing at all...just hang out here and eat your Chinese...but tomorrow, TOMORROW is gonna be big!"  --Brought to you by Procrastinators Fortunes, Inc.

(As as side note, we got this fortune the night before the Jon Stewart Rally to Restore Sanity...so we did in fact do something unusual the next day.  It's always wise to do as your fortune cookie tells you...)  --JMcFred

This is Austin, a.k.a. Fatty. (He's not fat at all actually, but our other cat is tiny, so there you go.) Fatty is an talented model who expertly portrays my moods for me in photographs. In this case, the script he is supposed to be editing (for a meeting that is a mere two hours away) is literally sitting 6 inches from him, but he can't be bothered to actually work on it. Because that would require him to sit up, turn pages, write notes, and think creatively and stuff. I know, it's like an actual nightmare come to life, right?

So, he is temporarily content to be faineant. Taking a little time to just relax and ponder the universe or whatever. Until about 30 minutes before that aforementioned meeting... Then he will be the most lightning fast, and hilariously accurate script editor you have ever seen in your entire life! Seriously, he works so well under pressure, you'd think maybe he procrastinates on purpose just to make sure he always turns in his best work. Me-ow! (That's kitty for "Genius!")


--ATay