I...I’d love to devour a massive bar of chocolate right now.
Preferably Lindt – milk chocolate with wafer or nuts.
I haven’t had any chocolate since Tuesday. I must be suffering from lack of serotonin or dopamine or plain old-fashioned loving.
I’ll make do with a couple of ginger biccies.
Yesterday afternoon I was coming out of the supermarket near my workplace when I saw Dirk*, the married man, approaching me. After we’d exchanged pleasantries he asked me if I’d like to keep him company next Friday while he repaints the cafe.
“Next Friday?” I said. “As in Good Friday?“
“Yeah.”
“Err..right.”
Don’t worry. I know.
You know I thought that my monkey post would have been a bit more popular… just goes to show, there must be a whole community of anti-monkeyites out there that I didn’t know about…
I’ve been keeping myself occupied these last couple of days, Yesterday I went to the doctor and was encouraged to carry on taking Prozac as it’s not doing me any harm, and coming off it might cause me to relapse into my darkness again. (And you thought I was dark enough already.)
I haven’t mentioned this on here until now. I’ve been suffering from depression for years without seeking proper treatment for it, but I only sought treatment for it last spring. I tried to manage without meds for some time but I found myself unable to concentrate, stressed and miserable. My doc persuaded me to give Prozac a try. After a few weeks I found myself feeling very chilled, despite the fact that I was going through a very stressful time at work and at home. After a few more weeks I felt more “normal”, but also better able to focus. Prozac has definitely helped me in the last year, but I know that it’s not the best option for everyone. Part of me wants to come off it so I can regain some of my evil twisted edge.
After seeing the doctor I had to dash off to Croydon for my facial and massage. I love being pampered. Then in a luxurious haze I wandered around the area looking for a corset shop (just felt like it). I didn’t find the corset shop, but I did find a very cool goth shop called Time*Bomb. The guys there were really nice, and were also the owners of the corset shop, but had closed it down and incorporated the corsets into Time*Bomb. I’d love to get a proper corset one day for a Dita moment!
I also rejoined my old gym. It was a Holmes Place club, but had been taken over by Virgin. They gave me a good offer for the month, so I’m going to see how it goes. As I’ve got about 5 weeks until I go to Jamaica I felt like I needed a kick up the butt. I was also familiar with that gym so it felt easier than settling into a new place. I went back today and got a kick-ass program from one of their personal trainers.
Having not been to the gym for a while I had forgotten about those little things, like naked women in the changing rooms. Maybe if I were slimmer I would be more comfortable with nudity, but I’m slightly awkward about it. It feels silly to be trying to hide my bits under a towel (while simultaneously gyrating around on one foot as I pull up my trousers) when other women are proudly parading their nakedness nearby. I still remember the skinny woman I saw weighing herself in the nude last year…(why??) For her I imagined that there should be a new type of bathroom scales with only 3 results (no numbers):
Like a simpler version of the celebrity scales.
Who wouldn’t want one of those?
One last thing. I have a new/old addiction: stationery! I’ve got to stop buying fancy pens. I really do.
Here’s some random monkey and chimp trivia. I know that monkeys and chimps are different species but I thought it would be fun to include examples of both.
1.I was born in the Chinese Year of the Monkey (years include 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004).
According to my friend’s astrology website:
“Sexual and naughty, these cheeky imps have a witty response for everything. With one of the fastest minds on the circuit, you have intelligence and skills other people cannot match and being a bit of a show off, you let them know it. Aggressive and unpredictable, you can be tough opponents in any game which is just as well because you’re extremely competitive. Your sense of humour is what makes you so popular and you make a brilliant impersonator. Monkeys have such versatile talent they can succeed in any career especially in: writing, comedy performance, sports, art, design, education, PR, science, generally, something that keeps them interested.”
Famous Monkeys include Jerry Hall, Lucy Lawless, Michael Douglas, Michael Schumacher, Roseanne Barr, Will Smith, Brendan Fraser, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Kim Catrall, Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, Julius Caesar, Elizabeth Taylor, Leonardo da Vinci, Mick Jagger, Bette Davis, Celine Dion.
2. I grew up watching the hilarious series Monkey (or Monkey Magic as it was also known in the UK) in the early 80s. Do any of you remember it?
The series follows the journey of a young buddist priest, Tripitaka, as he makes his way from China to India to retrieve Buddist scriptures. He is escorted on his quest by three companions: Monkey (the mischievous monkey king), Pigsy (a pig monster with an eye for pretty ladies) and Sandy (a miserable water monster), who help to ward off the many demons and monsters that turn up on the way. The series is based on the classic 16th century Chinese epic ‘Hsi Yu Chi’ (‘Journey to the West’). Strangely the buddhist priest is played by a beautiful girl.
3. The Black Eyed Peas fourth album was called Monkey Business.
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They also released a funky bonus track called Shake your Monkey on one of the singles from that album.
4. Michael Jackson had a chimp called Bubbles…
5. Ross from Friends had a monkey called Marcel. Marcel was cool for a while, until he matured into his horny stage and started humping anything he could. Phoebe took a tranquilizer dart in the butt for him, and he was eventually sent to live in a nice zoo.
6. Of course I must mention MoJoJoJo, the PowerPuff Girls’ nemesis. He was featured in my cartoon villians post a few weeks ago.
7. There’s a Spanish band called Monkeydo. They sound pretty good to me.
8. There was a period of my childhood when my Saturday mornings would not have been complete without seeing an episode of The Monkees. A cute 60s pop band messing about, what joy!
9. During my day trip to Nikko (Japan) I visited the Nikk? T?sh?-g? Shinto shrine which features carvings of The Three Wise Monkeys. They embody the proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil”.
10. PG Tips a UK Tea company, have used chimps in their ad campaigns for several decades. Recently they have recruited the ex ITV digital monkey for their ads, but I prefer the old school ads. Here’s one I found online:
11. For a more comprehensive list of famous monkeys, check out Mr Monkey’s Index of Famous Monkeys
12. Some wise old Monkey-related Jamaican proverbs. (I picked up a book on them today, and was surprised that there were quite so many. (N.B. I’ve altered them slightly to make them easier for non-Jamaicans to read.)
13. And here’s a couple of delightful pics, just for fun.
The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged!
Mariah Carey is one of my favourite singers. I grew up to her music, I sang along with her songs.
I knew all the lyrics. I knew the fairytale story of her rise to stardom and marriage to Tommy Mottola.
I bought any magazine which featured an interview with MC. I got all the albums, apart from the Christmas one, which I borrowed from the library.
I boogied along to that song, Honey and supported her emanicipation from the svengali hubbie.
I frowned at the sudden lack of clothing. I worried about the breakdown.
I went to see Glitter at the cinema.
I joined her fan club Honey B Fly in order to get decent seats at her concert by getting the special fan ticket hotline.
I was in the second row at Wembley. We had eye contact, Mariah saw my inner fire.
We’ve had a love/hate relationship at times, but it’s cool. Anytime you need a friend…
