Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized
Express yourself, don’t repress yourself
And I’m not sorry It’s human nature And I’m not sorry Im not your bitch don’t hang your shit on me
You wouldn’t let me say the words I longed to say You didn’t want to see life through my eyes Express yourself, don’t repress yourself You tried to shove me back inside your narrow room And silence me with bitterness and lies Express yourself, don’t repress yourself
Did I say something wrong? Oops, I didn’t know I couldn’t talk about sex I musta been crazy Did I stay too long? Oops, I didn’t know I couldn’t speak my mind What was I thinking
You punished me for telling you my fantasies I’m breakin’ all the rules I didn’t make Express yourself, don’t repress yourself You took my words and made a trap for silly fools You held me down and tried to make me break Express yourself, don’t repress yourself
Did I say something true? Oops, I didn’t know I couldn’t talk about sex I musta been crazy Did I have a point of view? Oops, I didn’t know I couldn’t talk about you What was I thinking
Express yourself, don’t repress yourself
I’m not apologizing Would it sound better if I were a man? You’re the one with the problem Why don’t you just deal with it
Would you like me better if I was? We all feel the same way I have no regrets Just look in the mirror
I don’t have to justify anything I’m just like you Why should I be? Deal with it
Absolutely no regrets.
Artist: Madonna Album: Bedtime Stories Year: 1994 Written by Madonna, Dave Hall, S. McKenzie, K. McKenzie, M. Deering
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized
Not really. My gums are quite all right at the moment.
I hate thinking up titles for blog posts. They should be optional, or logical. Like the Captain’s Log of the Starship Enterprise…
PJ’s Log. Stardate: -315725.1
Talking about Star Trek… I came across this rather disturbing image online…
And in other news:
Today was an average enough day. It was just me and Susan in the office today. She’s a really nice lady, and we can have a laugh. We ended up going for lunch together and chatting about our foreign holidays. She’s been to Cuba and India, two places on my to-visit-list.
I left work early, at about quarter to five because I was so bored of doing statistics. Anyway, they owe me time off. I wasn’t even supposed to go in today, but my boss needs the stats to be done by the end of Friday, and I needed the extra time to meet the deadline.
I went to Oxford Street after work to get a birthday present for my dad. It’s a Fisher Space pen (one of the pens that astronauts and soldiers use that work at any angle and can write through water and oil, etc.). Hopefully he’ll like it.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized
So I’ve decided to create a bionic woman out of cheap fake leather bags. It’s not such a strange idea, is it? I’ve already got the torso sorted out:
I just need to get the proportions right, then find her a suitable head, neck, and limbs and we’re all set. I’ll plug her into the electrical supply to animate her, then I’ll use her super strength to put an end to world conflict. My bag lady will rule the world…
Thursday, April 5th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized
I must have been 6 years old at the most. My infant school class had to perform a short show based on sailors (I think – I remember jaunty hats being worn by all).
We were all sitting on a bench on stage. I was the first person in the line as I was the tallest person in the class. As the performance went on I noticed that the bench was being pushed back inch by inch. No one else seemed to notice.
At the very end of the performance we sang a song together while standing up, then we were all meant to sit back down on the bench. I sat back down on the bench, but everyone else fell onto the floor. The audience laughed, thinking it was part of the show. My classmates thought I’d engineered the whole thing.
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).
“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:
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.)
The monkey knows which tree to climb. (An adversary is the first one to be blamed or attacked, just as the monkey likes to climb its favourite tree.)
The higher monkey climbs the more he exposes himself. (The more you put on affectations of class and superiority the more foolish you appear.)
When the bull’s leg breaks he eats with monkeys. (When an influential person is humbled by a setback, he will then be willing to associate with his inferiors.)
Softly-softly, catch monkey (You need patience to acquire difficult things.)
The monkey hides, but his tail hangs down. (I know you are trying to conceal something from me.)
And courtesy of my mother, “Two monkeys can’t be wrong.” (If you are all agreeing on this issue, perhaps you are correct.)
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!
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