Time to put on the war paint
Current mood: aggravated

Spent all day with Galam (aka grandpa) yesterday and had a really bad scare from his dipshit doctor.  ok get this, his doc never just checked on him the entire time any of his family was around. and that has been nearly all the time he has been there. she came in once to introduce herself and started out "I’m your doctor, now what seems to be the matter." she was prolly trying to be funny, but she failed. thats the one thing you dont joke with us on, health of one of our family members, doubly so him. And yesterday i thought i was going to have a doc head to hang on my wall. (right over the fireplace) I had to get the head nurse to tell her to come talk to us 3 times, and when she came in she talked down to me the entire time. I said " I’m his granddaughter, can you please tell me what is wrong?" She replied with a smart-assed "Pnemonunia (screw spelling, i cant even spell it when i’m in the right state of mind...which is Cali btw) I thought i told the entire family that!!"  (now i just want to hit her)
"Well i have been out of state and heard three different things, i heard something about his heart, and ..."
she cut me off  "Nothing is wrong with his heart!"
"well thats just what i heard. I drove 4 hours to see him, and i want to know what is going on with him, what we can do about it, what you are going to do about it and anything else that is going to get him better!"
"well he is really weak"
"because he hasnt been eating, what can we do to get his appitite back?!" (now i’m wanting to tear in to her juggular)
"Theres pills but he wouldnt take them."  (which is the biggest load of crock! if my grandfather has to take pills he takes them no problem, he takes pills better than anything else you do to him, i know, i’ve seen him take a dozen in these few days)
" Well what are you going to do to increase his appitite? He needs to eat better!"
" just leave him alone and let him eats what he wants to,"
"No, He even says he needs to eat more, give him something to help him eat more" (then my grandmother askes her about a medicane that a friend of the family (who happens to be a nurse) gives her mom to increase appittie.and the bitch just blew it off and said that it would give him sideeffects that we wouldnt like...didnt even tell us what they were.)
Now I’m ready dig her heart out with a spoon (if she didnt have a heart, which was more so the case, i would settle for a kidney or liver) tear her face off hannible style and burn her alive!
What tops it all was when she said this, Keep in mind my grandfather is hearing everything that is said. 
"Him not eating is a sign that he has come to the end of his life, and i’m willing to send him home to make him more comfortable. he isnt going to be around much longer" In other words she is giving up on him. at that point i had to turn away, i WAS going to kill her. she rambled on and on about how there is nothing she can do to my grandmother and aunt marsha, telling us to give up hope and just make him comfortable. i had to stop listening....then finally she left. She didnt even sound alittle remorseful, she sounded like she could give a shit less, I made a phone call to my mom, then came back to see if my grandmother was ok. then i went to the head nurse and asked her how i could switch doctors, because she was a cold heartless bitch. Even if it is the end of his life, i dont want him to be under the care of the likes of her. She had no fucking right to scare or talk to his family like that. 

And also the thing was that He was more alert yesterday  than i have seen him in a long time. he was laughing, awake, he knew who everybody was, he ate a quarter of a ham sandwhich, lots of fries and a cup of coffee. we sat around and spoke cherokee to eachother for the majority of the day.

so needless to say, first thing Lyssa is going to do this morning is make sure he has a new doctor.

I know the last few posts have been pretty down, but it hasnt been exactly sunshine and rainbows...i’ll try to make a happier one the next time i get the chance.

i love you all
Monkey

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T-Quah sweet T-Quah
Current mood: blank

ok let me catch up on the last few months,

First off I’ve been needing to get this off my chest for a long time now...
My Beloved Ridgeback: Bruno passed away in January from a heartattack. He wasnt a dog, he was the glue of the family. He was soo dedicated to my mom and me, there wasnt anything he wouldnt do. its somewhat comforting but not much, to know that he when in my moms arms and he didnt suffer long. Its been a few months since he passed, but even now I still expect him to come bouncing towards me, happy to see me and mom when we walk in the door. To wake me up with his cold nose nudging my face, when I open my eyes, he would be standing there wagging his tail and give me tons of kisses. but most of all, when i walk into mom’s bedroom, to see him sprawled out on the bed watching soap operas or the 6 o’clock news. Its been soo hard coming back home. It feels like a huge part of home is missing. Me and mom still ball like babies when we talk about him. 
"Bruno is our pride and joy.  His personality is as big as he is, and he adds a comedic flare to all that he does.  While, he is easy to train, his performances usually include the "Marmaduke" touch.  Activities involving Bruno are both rewarding and humbling.Bruno is the perfect house dog--no trash scavenging, no counter surfing, no chewing.  He is content to lay on the couch and wait for his people to come home.  He is equally as good in public, always the perfect gentleman.  He loves children and is especially careful with small children and anyone who is sick or injured." Mom barely skimmed the surface with this...
  Anyone who met him instantly fell in love with him. He was our Wonderful Brunsi, our Handsome boy. I miss him sooo much, I think the only one who understands is my mom and she is hurting more so than i am. but we’re doing the best we can to function, and helping eachother out as much as possible. Time doesnt heal all wounds, just makes it hurt a little less.

I’m in OK for a few reasons the Main one being that my Grandfather is in the hosiptal for Conggestive Heartfailure and liquid on his lungs and heart. He is getting better day by day, and he was asking for me for the first few days. Now he gets soooo excited to see me and we greet eachother in cherokee like normal. He isnt eating much at all, the most we’ve seen him eat is 6 bites of one meal. we are pretty worried about that, but they are going to give him stuff to increase his appitite, he has very short term memory and has a hard time remembering stuff that happend 5 min ago, but thats normal for his age. he always knows who I am and asks if i still live in texas every 10 min, but he still makes jokes, has most of his wits about him and he seems like he is slowly getting better and thats enough for me. His pastor from his church came and said a prayer in cherokee, I’m not all that religious but something about the prayer made me feel instantly better. I truly think everything is going to be ok.

My Training luck has improved dramaticly!!! I now have clients who think i do wonders with their dogs. and i’m slowly building up clientell and rebuilding the Petsmart Training in flowermound...whoot go me. you can see the improvement on my paycheck as well :) double WHOOT go me! and Gretel loves coming to work with me, being around me all day and getting to show-off in front of people...this is her dream job, and she is the happiest i’ve seen her.

and as for my home life, I moved in with my boyfriend, been there for about two months now? i think.? but at any rate I’m happier than i have been in a long time, we have fun together, watch movies, play games, or some nights just talk. We have a great connection. we constantly make eachother laugh, and doubly so when one or both of us had a bad day. and he spoils gretel like no ones business oh yeah i have my own room, and a kitchen where i can cook in with a dishwasher so dishes can get done alot faster. the only down side is that there is no net...but i’m trying to fix that.

well thats all i have in me at the moment. got to go spend time with my mom...love you all

Monks

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hey! look who is back....while supplies last

Ok so i havent been anywhere near the Net for 4 months!!! and so if you were trying to get ahold of me via Myspace or e-mail...i’m sorry to say that you failed. and untill i can get Internet where i now live you will continue to fail, unless if you are smart (as per reqiurement to be my friend) and you have my Phone (if you dont then ask, with in the next few days), feel free to call or text, if i’m at work or busy then i may not respond instantly but i will check my messages and reply. doubly so if you send messages muiltiple times....there now no one can be upset if i didnt email them back....

For the next few days I’ll be up in T-Quah (aka my hometown) because my grandfather is in the hospital. i’ll get into details when i have the time. but I’ll be here untill thursday, (he should be out by then) then i get to drive back home to TX, spend the night, then get up and turn around back up to Norman OK for a faire.

well i got to run i’ll do a real post when i get back

much loves

monkey

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dog training
Current mood: frustrated

well some of you know that I finally am training to be a Pet training instructor.
Yay go me!
and training is just going awesomely.... I love the dogs, i like the people, I live for seeing the spark in the Pet Parents eyes when i make a suggestion that improves the dogs performance. I've had several PP come up to me and say that i'm doing a fantastic job. i even had one couple come up to me and ask me if i was going to be at that store, because they wanted me as an instructor. (talk about your ego boost) I love everything about training except for the fact that i have to sell 4 training classes. which normally isnt a problem, should be easy with me being a merch girl and all. But for some reason...well a couple of reasons, its been extremly hard, i havent even sold one class yet.
1) buisness is just slow period. there isnt alot of customers in the store at one time, its pretty much spread out during the day.
2) I'm sure the petsmart across the street doesn't help matters
3) The part of town (and town) i'm training at isnt the most money set, meaning alot of the people there dont have the extra cash to throw down on thier dogs for training, even the hotel isnt nearly as busy as the one in FM,
4) people aren't wanting to sign up at the store I'm currently training at, I get alot of "No thank you for one reason or another" but i get even more "OK it sounds awesome, but let me talk to my partner first." which is cool and everything if they would just come back the next day and sign up for me!!!!!
it is just really frustrating that i only have 3 more days left of training but i still have 4 classes i need to sell. and if it keeps up like this i may not become a trainer. :(
*le sigh* the one down side about the job.

Ok my rant is done. i just needed to get that out. and to make some sort of post to let every one know i'm alive.

Lataz
Monkey

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CA, LA, and other stories

oh my god with the crazy-go-nutz factor already!! Nah, it really hasn't been too bad. Actually, things have been good, crazy but good.

a few weeks ago i went to CA with my family (including Gretel), my friends Jacci, KC (Jacci's dog) and Will...well Jacci is my adopted sister so i guess you can throw her in the family category. but we went up there to visit family but the main reason was so Jacci and KC could go to the Eukanuba Invitational Dog show...sounds spiffy and important right? KC didnt get anything and the entire time spent there was an hour maybe an hour and a half. then we were like "lets go to hollywood." so in all actuallity the dog show was moot and just gave us a reason to go. hell its CA, we'll take what ever reason we can.

The trip was really fun and exciting, even though we had to cram everything in about a weekend. Jacci and I spent the carrides seeing just who could push Quetta over the edge with our random singing.... surprise Jacci won. lol.

On our way to CA, we hit AZ and went to London AZ, to see the Original London Bridge. very historical...then Quetta and Jacci got attacked by birds....pics coming soon.

our first day in CA (we stayed with my Auntie Olga as we always do) Olga lives about an hour from the beach, so we got up and went to the Docking area of Long Beach, it was by no means the best beach in the world, but it was all we needed. we played around, chasing each other, disturbing the seagulls in retaliation from the birds on london bridge. (again there are pics) then we hopped in the car and went to the dog show. it was a dog show. i really wasnt impressed, but it was the reason we came all this way, so i'm not going to complain.... fast forward to that night.>>>> we made our regular food stops like Philiipiees (an awesome french place, that is a tradition) then we went to Chinatown LA. I must say....nobody has the nicknack shops like the chinese :) I found a really awesome Komono-robe for $30. that made me happy. (i'm sure there are some pics somewhere) then we traveled to Sunset and Hollywood!

this is where most the interesting mis-adventures happend. ...but i have to finish this post later...a lil someone is trying to get my attention.

to be continued...

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A lil insight into the monkey
Current mood: creative

so My Sista Quetta posted a post about random facts of her birthday. i thought this was interesting so i did it as well. i also found the same thing but for names...i went thru both of these and surprisingly they are both really really acurate. so if you were wondering how the monkey ticks....read this and you'll prolly have a better idea/understanding....have fun.

and if you want to do it for yourself here is the website www.paulsadowski.com

What Your Name Means.
You entered: Alyssa Maureen Shade
There are 18 letters in your name.
Those 18 letters total to 65
There are 8 vowels and 10 consonants in your name.

What your first name means:
Teutonic Female Good humor.
Greek Female Rational.
English Female Variant of Alice.

Your number is: 11

The characteristics of 11 are: High spiritual plane, intuitive, illumination, idealist, a dreamer.

The expression or destiny for 11:
Your Expression number is 11. The number 11 is the first of the master numbers. It is associated with idealistic concepts and rather spiritual issues. Accordingly, it is a number with potentials that are somewhat more difficult to live up to. You have the capacity to be inspirational, and the ability to lead merely by your own example. An inborn inner strength and awareness can make you an excellent teacher, social worker, philosopher, or advisor. No matter what area of work you pursue, you are very aware and sensitive to the highest sense of your environment. Your intuition is very strong; in fact, many psychic people and those involved in occult studies have the number 11 expression. You possess a good mind with keen analytical ability. Because of this you can probably succeed in most lines of work, however, you will do better and be happier outside of the business world. Oddly enough, even here you generally succeed, owing to your often original and unusual approach. Nonetheless, you are more content working with your ideals, rather than dollars and cents.

The positive aspect of the number 11 expression is an always idealistic attitude. Your thinking is long term, and you are able to grasp the far-reaching effects of actions and plans. You are disappointed by the shortsighted views of many of your contemporaries. You are deeply concerned and supportive of art, music, or of beauty in any form.

The negative attitudes associated with the number 11 expression include a continuous sense of nervous tension; you may be too sensitive and temperamental. You tend to dream a lot and may be more of a dreamer than a doer. Fantasy and reality sometimes become intermingled and you are sometimes very impractical. You tend to want to spread the illumination of your knowledge to others irrespective of their desire or need.

Your Soul Urge number is: 22

A Soul Urge number of 22 means:
The Soul Urge of the master number 22 is very much that of the master builder. You would like to use your abilities in an important humanitarian undertaking, and have an innate desire is to express the significant power you feel in a concrete manner, as a builder, engineer, diplomat, etc. In some way you want to make a considerable contribution to the world.

The 22 gives a broad, universal outlook with a rather practical and common-sense approach. You have especially high intelligence, with an unusual perception and awareness. This number often denotes a high degree of diplomatic abilities and high ideals. You are a very capable person and you may possess special leadership abilities that you can and should develop. People respect you and recognize your superior foresight and vision.

The negative side of the 22 soul urge is a high degree of nervous energy and a tendency to be very dominating. It is unfortunate that all who possess the urge of 22 do not use its energies to the greatest advantage; but then it should be recognized that these energies are understandably the most difficult to focus and direct.

Your Inner Dream number is: 7

An Inner Dream number of 7 means:
You dream of having the opportunity to read, study, and shut yourself off from worldly distractions. You can see yourself as a teacher, mystic, or ecclesiastic, spending your life in the pursuit of knowledge and learning.

BirthDate:
23 November 1986

Your date of conception was on or about 2 March 1986 which was a Sunday.

You were born on a Sunday
under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Your Life path number is 4.

Your fortune cookie reads:
Love conquers all.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 6 & 7.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 3, 5 & 9.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446757.5.
The golden number for 1986 is 11.
The epact number for 1986 is 19.
The year 1986 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/9/1986 and ending 1/28/1987.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Owl; your plant is Mistletoe.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Tyby, the first month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 21 Heshvan 5747.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 22 Heshvan 5747.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.13.9.13 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 13 tun 9 uinal 13 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Sunday, 20 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1407 (1407-3-20).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 30 March 1986.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 4 May 1986.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 12 February 1986.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 18 May 1986.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 25 May 1986.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 4 October 1986.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 24 April 1986.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 11 February 1986.

As of 11/8/2007 12:31:40 AM EST
You are 20 years old.
You are 252 months old.
You are 1,093 weeks old.
You are 7,655 days old.
You are 183,720 hours old.
You are 11,023,231 minutes old.
You are 661,393,900 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Austin Majors (1995) Salli Richardson (1967) Phil Wrend (1960)
Bruce Hornsby (1954) Johnny Mandel (1925) Harpo Marx (1888)
Boris Karloff (1887) Billy the Kid (1859) Franklin Pierce (1804)

Top songs of 1986
That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends Walk Like an Egyptian by Bangles
On My Own by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
Stuck with You by Huey Lewis & the News Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
Kyrie by Mr. Mister Kiss by Prince & the Revolution
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna How Will I Know by Whitney Houston

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 2.99608610567515 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)

Your lucky day is Thursday.
Your lucky number is 3.
Your ruling planet(s) is Jupiter & Neptune.
Your lucky dates are 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th.
Your opposition sign is Gemini.
Your opposition number(s) is 5.

Today is not one of your lucky days!

There are 15 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 21 candles.

Those 21 candles produce 21 BTUs,
or 5,292 calories of heat (that's only 5.2920 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.40 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1986 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1986 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1986 in the US there were 2,400,000 marriages (10%) and 1,159,000 divorces (4.8%)
In 1986 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1986 the population of Australia was approximately 16,138,769.
In 1986 there were approximately 243,408 births in Australia.
In 1986 in Australia there were approximately 114,913 marriages and 39,417 divorces.
In 1986 in Australia there were approximately 114,981 deaths.


Your birthstone is Citrine

The Mystical properties of Citrine

Citrine is said to help one connect with Spirit.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Yellow Topaz, Pearl, Diamond

Your birth tree is
Ash Tree, the Ambition
Uncommonly attractive, vivacious, impulsive, demanding, does not care for criticism, ambitious, intelligent, talented, likes to play with its fate, can be egoistic, very reliable and trustworthy, faithful and prudent lover, sometimes brains rule over heart, but takes partnership very serious.


There are 47 days till Christmas 2007!
There are 60 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning gibbous.

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Blood, Violence, Decapition of Natives, Turkey? Thanksgiving must be ’round the corner.
Current mood: aggravated

*Warning= this post contains expliced violence, horrific gluttony and brief nudity and other content (excluding sex) that should not be viewed by anyone that still belives anything that his/her first grade teacher taught them is actual cold hard fact. this post may cause some side-effects such as Nausia, heartburn, Indigestion, upset stomach, and or diahrrea, (if that is the case, then you might just want to go buy yourself a bottle of pepto.) other side effects could include (but not limited to...) headach, pregnancy, ED, worms, pink elephants danceing on your wall, cancer, a bunny gnawing on your ankles, small, medium and large pox, sexuall side-effects (heh good luck with that one), the black death, and cause an increased dependency on cheese...if you are bothered by one or more of these symptoms go check yourself into a insane assylum because you're not right... and really it has nothing to do with my post.

So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naïve, I feel!"--Eddie Izzard

Ok, when i was going to school at Haskell Indian Nation University in Lawrence KS. they had a HUGE HUGE beef over Columbus Day, There was even a riot. This kinda disturbed me for a few reason (which will be explained later on) but i kept my mouth shut and went on my lil happy way...Then Thanksgiving rolled around, I dont like Thanksgiving at all. for a few reasons, 1) it is a Gluttonus Holiday 2) if people knew the actuall reason of it comeing to be, i dont think it would be celebrated, 3) and most important, ITS TOO DAMN CLOSE TO MY BIRTHDAY!!!! there has been many times that celebrating the anniversary of my birth was put aside for turkey! grrrr! I love my birthday date 11-23 it is the day of the golden dragon in Japan and it has many more really cool facts about it too, and i share it with Harpo Marx and Shel Silverstien, so Im not giving up my special date just for some dead bird with bread crumbs shoved up its ba-jingo! But I have to say my family always did the best they could to make sure I atleast had a desent b-day (thank you momma, quetta and daddy) but anyways back to my rant!

but today i was reading a post that a friend of mine has made about columbus day and the uproar/sillyness that the people from lawrence has had with it. here is that post

< titled "Invasion Day"
There is so much emphasis on today. It has become very contraversial over the years. Columbus Day to many is known as Invasion Day to me.

The city of Lawrence is being asked on behalf of the petitions for it to be change from Columbus Day to Indigeous Peoples Day. Which seems like a lost caused considering that Indigeous Peoples Day is in February.

I would propose something more along the lines of Unity Day, because instead of celebrating one culture why not celebrate the unity that is between all cultures in America? I think we need to forget the past. Histories need to be wiped out. If you can't orally recall your own history's than the information is irrelevent to you. And this is the way it is for me. If we can't get over the past then we can't triumph in the future>

she brings up some good ideas and gets me to thinking (dangerous...I know)
SO here is my retort, which I'm telling you now the majority of this post.

ahhhh the Columbus day at Haskell. i remember when it came around my freshman year there. they were talking about having a riot...fa-reaky. anyways then thanksgiving came around and there was a HUGE celebration...and i thought to myself. "ok you guys freak out when it comes to getting a day to sleep in and not going to class, Columbus day really doesnt have any power unless you give it power. and to be honest, Columbus NEVER LANDED IN NORTH AMERICA!!!!! that is a misnomer, he landed in what is now known as Columbia (get it?) in Sourh America and not to mention the language they speak there, spanish...and where did Mr Columbus come from? thats right Spain! (granted its not exactly the spanish they speak in spain now adays but the launguage came from there non the less.) He never even touched North America. He landed in South America, and got along with the natives there, so just settle down because he didnt 'invade' our people. Doesnt anyone watch the History Channel besides me?!? I hate when history books are so vague, and school teachers go off on some silly incorrect lessons that fills school children's heads full of crap. and that people dont stop and think that there are three Americas (counting central, that one doesnt get much credit, maybe it should wear some makeup) so there is a chance that maybe...possibly it may have not been North America. but no, apparently the world revolves around North America. sooo what have we learned? Thats right Columbus HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE NATIVE NORTH AMERICANS, so the whole changing Columbus Day to Indigeous Peoples Day would just be irrelevant and silly. hell now since points were made, you have two options 1) get rid of the silly day all together so no one can complain about it, or 2) ENJOY THE DAY OUT OF SCHOOL!! AND FRICKIN SLEEP IN!!!

and something else that bothers me...people throw out a big deal over the evils of columbus day, yet a month later its Thanksgiving...Yay! a gluttonus holiday that celebrates the coming together of the white man and the Native NORTH Americans to sit down and give thanks to thier creator...sweet story huh? well its wrong...As carlos mencia said, thanksgiving should really be called "Dont trust whitey day". The real story of thanksgiving is actually a bloody one, full of indian slaughters and sitting down for a victory meal while thanking god that it went so well and all the other whiteman goodness. go here of you dont belive me, http://www.freeinfosociety.com/wforum/viewtopic.php?p=18411 (I will post this at the end of the post) . its the only website i can find that sums up the Thanksgiving story acuratly and is pretty short.

so yeah, its pretty silly that people throw such a fit over a day that really doesnt belong in the North America culture, but have such a hard-on for a day that was about thier people being massacured, by bloated whitemen.

but in all of my rantings I totally agree with you Jer-i-ko :) We HAVE to get over our past (but by no means forget it, if we forget it then it will continue to happen) so we can move on as a people, I think because we havent really Advertised our culture the way the Africans or the Mexicans or the other "minorities" have, that is the main reason that Native Americans are .8% of the population..8% NOT EVEN A FULL 1%!! which is why people tend to forget about us. hell we werent even in the crappy adult swim cartoon Minori-Team! AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED THAT?!?!?! This is our home! and we are being forgotten about in our own home. We Need to start advertising, (IE Comedians, reasturants, movies that doesnt star a whiteman, Hell if we could just get the Native acting and Film makers in the main stream that would help. I mean come on We have SHERMAN FUCKIN ALEXI (screenwriter of smoke-signals, author of 'The lone Ranger and Tonto fist fight in heaven', 'Reservation Blues', and 'I hate Tonto, and I still do.' one of the the best writers in this day in age.) If we want our culture to stay alive we need to get out there and force the Population to notice us. notice the hell out of us, or else we are just going to kept being pushed around, forgotten about and eventually disappear.

you're Unity day would be a great day, but it would have to come after the Natives reclaim thier standing in the USA. and we cant wipe out history, it is sooo important to us in sooo many ways. we learn from it everyday. and in order to keep charging to the future (the way humans do) we need to keep History as a part of our lives, if we completly wipe it out then we will just digress and return to the caveman ways. and all of our progress will be pointless. besides there are enough stupid people in the world as is, we dont need them any more idiotic.>> end rant

God I miss Haskell...but then again its prolly a good thing I'm not there anymore. hehe i'd get my ass kicked!

Wow...whodda thunk that there is an Indian who actaully HATES Thanksgiving, normally the indians are all about thanksgiving because it is the only National Holiday that has to do with them (getting raped and slaughtered, but deals with them none-the-less) and what is even worse, is that it is a holiday that you cant escape! I mean everyone (in all my lil groups) i know celebrates it and i'm a very social creature. so if i dont want to spend the entire day alone i have to partake in it to some extent. i normally get by with thinking its just a huge ass meal or even a birthday dinner. but sometimes even then i feel like i'm selling out.

I do have to say that out of all of my (what i like to call) "Anti-holiday" Posts, this one prolly has to be my longest one yet. although i havent been as sarcastic as in the past, but it provides good information that everyone aleast needs to be aware of...

well i think i'm going to leave you with the True Story of Thanksgiving...bon appite

-Monks

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The real story of something called Thanksgiving

Most of us associate the holiday with happy Pilgrims and Indians sitting down to a big feast. And that did happen - once.

The story began in 1614 when a band of English explorers sailed home to England with a ship full of Patuxet Indians bound for slavery. They left behind smallpox which virtually wiped out those who had escaped. By the time the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts Bay they found only one living Patuxet Indian, a man named Squanto who had survived slavery in England and knew their language. He taught them to grow corn and to fish, and negotiated a peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Nation. At the end of their first year, the Pilgrims held a great feast honoring Squanto and the Wampanoags.

But as word spread in England about the paradise to be found in the new world, religious zealots called Puritans began arriving by the boat load. Finding no fences around the land, they considered it to be in the public domain. Joined by other British settlers, they seized land, capturing strong young Natives for slaves and killing the rest. But the Pequot Nation had not agreed to the peace treaty Squanto had negotiated and they fought back. The Pequot War was one of the bloodiest Indian wars ever fought.

In 1637 near present day Groton, Connecticut, over 700 men, women and children of the Pequot Tribe had gathered for their annual Green Corn Festival which is our Thanksgiving celebration. In the predawn hours the sleeping Indians were surrounded by English and Dutch mercenaries who ordered them to come outside. Those who came out were shot or clubbed to death while the terrified women and children who huddled inside the longhouse were burned alive. The next day the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony declared "A Day Of Thanksgiving" because 700 unarmed men, women and children had been murdered.

Cheered by their "victory", the brave colonists and their Indian allies attacked village after village. Women and children over 14 were sold into slavery while the rest were murdered. Boats loaded with a many as 500 slaves regularly left the ports of New England. Bounties were paid for Indian scalps to encourage as many deaths as possible.

Following an especially successful raid against the Pequot in what is now Stamford, Connecticut, the churches announced a second day of "thanksgiving" to celebrate victory over the heathen savages. During the feasting, the hacked off heads of Natives were kicked through the streets like soccer balls. Even the friendly Wampanoag did not escape the madness. Their chief was beheaded, and his head impaled on a pole in Plymouth, Massachusetts -- where it remained on display for 24 years.

The killings became more and more frenzied, with days of thanksgiving feasts being held after each successful massacre. George Washington finally suggested that only one day of Thanksgiving per year be set aside instead of celebrating each and every massacre. Later Abraham Lincoln decreed Thanksgiving Day to be a legal national holiday during the Civil War -- on the same day he ordered troops to march against the starving Sioux in Minnesota.

This story doesn't have quite the same fuzzy feelings associated with it as the one where the Indians and Pilgrims are all sitting down together at the big feast. But we need to learn our true history so it won't ever be repeated. Next Thanksgiving, when you gather with your loved ones to Thank God for all your blessings, think about those people who only wanted to live their lives and raise their families. They, also took time out to say "thank you" to Creator for all their blessings.

It is sad to think that this happened, but it is important to understand all of the story and not just the happy part. Today the town of Plymouth Rock has a Thanksgiving ceremony each year in remembrance of the first Thanksgiving. There are still Wampanoag people living in Massachusetts. In 1970, they asked one of them to speak at the ceremony to mark the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrim's arrival. Here is part of what was said:

"Today is a time of celebrating for you -- a time of looking back to the first days of white people in America. But it is not a time of celebrating for me. It is with a heavy heart that I look back upon what happened to my People. When the Pilgrims arrived, we, the Wampanoags, welcomed them with open arms, little knowing that it was the beginning of the end. That before 50 years were to pass, the Wampanoag would no longer be a tribe. That we and other Indians living near the settlers would be killed by their guns or dead from diseases that we caught from them. Let us always remember, the Indian is and was just as human as the white people.

Although our way of life is almost gone, we, the Wampanoags, still walk the lands of Massachusetts. What has happened cannot be changed. But today we work toward a better America, a more Indian America where people and nature once again are important."

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lyssa and the Monkey
Current mood: silly

So I was at work being very very busy cleaning the doggie playrooms by myself. and randomly, a question popped up in my head, and I thought to myself...
"self"
"yeah Monkey?"
"if you had three wishes what would they be?"
"wow that is really random Monkey. and Why do you always have to do that?"
"do what?"
"Call me 'Self' when ever we are thinking to ourself?"
"cuz its kinda funny?"
"not really monks"
"OK Jive turkey."
"*sigh* Monkey, just call me by my name, or even an assortment of my name. Alyssa, or Lyssa or hell even Lyss."
"geeze, you're no fun anymore."
"I'll call you Pokie."
"OK OK i got it, damn Lyss , i was just kidding."
"well you were saying somthing?"
"yes i was..."
"when arent you?"
"not going to comment...back to my question...Lyssa"
"Thats better..."
"AHEM!"
"heh sorry"
"Lyssa, if you had three wishes what would they be?"
"i've been asked that soo many times growing up."
"Yeah i know, but have you ever gave it any serious thought?"
"um not really, cuz its kinda of a silly question."
"OK you have a point, but really if you had three wishes what would they be?"
"um ok, lets see first i would wish for Exact change when ever i need it, Any time I need any amount of money, i just have to reach into my pocket and pull out the exact amount i need, no more and no less."
"Wow, that'll be really usefull."
"i know, isnt it cool?"
"yeah, i'm kinda sad that i didnt think about that"
"i'm just awesome that way, but anywho, as for my second wish, i admit that i stole it from family guy, i want my own theme music, actually no, I want my own Soundtrack!! so i can have a nice blend of great music, original stuff, and some from other artist that i like. but i can turn it on and off at will"
"so kinda like what goes on in your head but audible to other people...that could be really fun hehehe!"
"I know!"
"ok for your third wish."
"My third wish is kinda darker than the others and it took me a while to choose it, and I..."
"ok....no need to go all vincent price on us..."
" my third wish is to being able to read people's minds at will."
"wow...um...thats uh kinda heavy."
"yeah i know, its just frustrating trying to deal with people sometimes, just if i could read minds i could do or say the right thing then i wouldn't get into the jams i get in."
"yeah...and it would be a huge asset for picking up guys *wink wink*"
"um not really trying to manipulate here"
"Oh and your 'saying the right things to get out of jam' spiel isnt?"
"well i guess you've got a point... great! now i feel like an ass."
"dont, you just want an easier way to deal with people, completely normal. and you, my friend, need mondo help in your dating life"
"gee thanks...my self esteem just went through the roof."
"not a prob, any time i can help...you know i heard somewhere that you can tell alot from how you answered the question..."
"no you didnt"
"beg pardon?"
"You're just making that up"
"no I'm not!"
"then where did you hear that?"
"i eh um...well I'm sure someone has said it"
"well i guess i can see where you're coming from, because you can kinda break it down to simple psychology ."
"meh?"
"you know like what priorities people have, and their wants and to an extent thier quarks and weaknesses."
"now you've gotten too technical ."
"yeah. ok there. you're the one who brought it up."
"touche"
"well like our weaknesses is wanting to understand other people, and or make them happy, hence the mind reading..."
"and wanting to snog..."
"good lord knock that off"
"hehe you know its true."
"well ignoring that, bottom line is we want to make people think highly of us and if we can, happy. right?"
"yeah"
"and the Soundtrack/theme music expresses our love for music and we want to be surrounded by it all the time, because it makes us happy and we get silly when we're happy, thats why we sing and dance around in public."
"hey speak for your self. I have the groove. Unst Unst Unst Unst"
"rrriiiigggghhhhhttttttt...more like CRD, (Caucasian rhythm disorder.)"
"Hey man! Never interrupt the Groove..Unst Unst Unst"
"moving on..."
" OK then. How about the Exact change then?"
"Oh its just a cool idea, and really nothing in the world makes me happier than having exact change."
"you are sooo weird."
"ahem...and who started this conversation?"
"hey! all i did was ask what three wishes you would wish for, i'm not the one who got all detailed about it."
" hey what can i say...i like being deep. but anyways its break time, we can finish these cleaning these rooms when we get back."
"I'm down wit dat."
"Honestly Monkey, I have no idea where you got your lingo."
"Its all cool and froody.... Jive Turkey."
"word"

Wow... um yeah...i'm not even going to try to explain this one

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OK this will prolly never happen but...
Current mood: creative

I have noticed that sooo many of my friends have kids, Are married and have kids, Are married and are having kids, are married and are thinking about kids, Are married and get quisy when around kids, are getting married and are....well you get the pic. its just goes downhill from there. but luckily I am nowhere near that loop. sure its great if you happily are and all, but its gives me the willies.

well if the time comes (IF, IF IFFFFF!!!!!) I find a guy and yadda, yadda yadda, and it gets to the point of marriage (I seriously doubt it'll happen, but if it does...) I want my wedding to be really really short and sweet and secluded. I've been talking to my friend Jessie-cat (who has been planning her wedding next week) and she has gone KRAZY-GO-NUTS and has spent UBER-MONDO bucks. all this for one day. so all the money and all the insanity (hell they even have a tv show all about how crazy people go for weddings) and none of that is for me....so no big fancy traditional white chruch weddings with all the doves and rice being flung in the couples eyes...(besides in my family, chruch weddings are bad luck. every single one has ended up in divorce) I'm thinking Vegas!! and purple!
(why purple you ask? ...i'll give you the same answer that Douglas Adams gave when people asked him 'why 42?' ....i just sat down and stared into space and thought 'purple will do')

and since its me, not even a traditional Vegas wedding either! that means, and sorry guys No Elvis!! Never been a fan of the guy so i dont want him in the wedding...instead I want Christopher Walken!!!! I mean think about it! it would be soo cool if he preformed the marriage. Picture this there is Walken, hair slicked back, all decked out in an itailian suit (deep purple) and boots with sunglasses hanging halfway down his nose. "Now, eh do YOU take this Man, to be eh your LAWfully wedded um...HuSBAND?...well?" And "I guess I now eh pronounce you Man AND wife. ehh now go ahead and kiss her already." It would just kick all kinds of ass!!! and possibly the ONLY way i would ever get married!

I mean if I am ever going to go thru all that hoopla, i might as well have fun doing something that hasnt been done a MILLION TIMES, by people who will prolly end up getting a diviorce anyways.

with that said i'm going to get off here and try and do something productive. or something fun.

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Monks: Da P.I.M.P (Pirate In Merchandising Profession)
Current mood: productive

So last night trotter and i went to the roller derby bout...the entire night seemed to be a lil...well....off. neither one of my teams won...actually both of my teams (High seas Hotties and the Suicide shifters) got thier asses handed to them on platters...well not entirely HSH won the second half but still wasnt enough to even come close to tieing

but on the brighter note...thanks to Trotter, I am now a High Seas Hottie merchant girl...meaning that i now sell thier t-shirts and other swag...and the cool thing about it is that they were like "Oh Feel free to wear some pirate clothes!"  SWEETNESS!!!! that was totally Groovus.

which makes me wonder...i keep getting these offers for jobs to sell cd and the like for other ren bands and shops. I wonder if i could (and if it would be worth while) to start marketing myself out there to sell for groups. i'd have to think about how to do the travel expencess and how much of a % of the commission i get...you know the buisness aspect and as always School, Family, The Pumps and work will all take priority...mostly in that order. I'm not expecting to make much money if any at all. well maybe a few dollers here and there. but i guess i'm seeing this as a way to be getting myself out there. and doing that oh so important Networking. and its also nice to see diffrent acts and the different tricks they use in a show.

Now before you say...well thats all well and good monkey, but its not sounding too safe, driving long periods of time,working for strangers with out the pumps to protect you...yeah i know. like i said earlier..its just something that i've been playing around with. and actually if i had gave into this thought i would have never met the pumps. i think the trick is to stay on gaurd. and just becareful.I would also make sure that there are a few people that i know who would be around. I'm not going to jump into anything blindly and alone. and starting out I would only sell for the people i already know, IE, Of course Bilge Pumps would take priority, Musical Blades, Smee and Blog, Brobdinagian Bards, Howlo ect.. As far as the driving by myself its not like im planning to be travelling out side TX or OK, I'm thinking more local type faires and festivals if i'm even able to get it up and going somewhere.

like i said...this is just an idea i've been playing around with.

Marc and Andrew kinda gave me the idea...they were suggesting that i form an act so i can be on stage, either Solo or Group...well i dont think i could pull off an act...let alone a solo...not at the moment anyways, but being a sells monkey,,,i think i could pull that off and maybe sometime down the line i could start up an act or something of the like....i dunno.

but what i do know is that i need sleep...starting that new job tomorrow...fun...i hope the other kids like me.

mucho loves
Monkey

Currently watching : Reefer Madness - The Movie Musical Release date: 08 November, 2005

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