Gobble, gobble it down!

Hi kittens, it's your mistress the Punkrock Muse sending out her most hearfelt Thanksgiving wishes to you and yours. I bet you're wondering what I have been up too? Well, besides the relentless task of finding interesting subjects to write about, feeding and watering one very demanding cat and receiving new furniture (a sofa, long overdue) I have been preparing for a visit from my immediate family. To be more specific my mother, stepfather and my sweetly precocious 4 year old neice! They have never been to New York and being from a small mountain community in Colorado they are understandably nervous about navigating the city landscape. Not only is this a social visit but it is also a hoiday here in America and this will be my first opportunity to host the Thanksgiving meal. Normally, it is hosted by my mother or brother in their homes. I, being the singleton,have to travel back home to see them, no one ever comes to see me. But not this year!!! This year I am the host, finally my year to shine. I have so much to be thankful for this year and I hope you do too. So don't forget to take a minute to reflect on all the blessings you have received this year. And remember to keep traditions alive, it's important!! Happy Thanksgiving American friends and readers!

Some interesting Thanksgiving facts:

• Male Turkeys are called "Toms", female turkeys are called "Hens" and baby turkeys are called "poults". ( I just call them yummy.)
• Turkeys originally existed in the eastern US. and Mexico. (See even the turkey made a run for the border.)
• In 1947, the first Presidential pardon was ceremoniously given to a turkey. (This year the pardon will most likely go to O.J. Simpson, who in my book classifies as a jive turkey.)
• The Average American consumes over 15 pounds of turkey per year. (The average American also gains 15 lbs. a year, coincidence???)
• The first Thanksgiving feast was held to thank the Lord for sparing the lives of the survivors of the Mayflower, who landed at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. The survivors included four adult women and almost forty percent children. (Which was promptly followed by the opening of the first daycare.)
• The Wampanoag chief Massasoit and ninety of his tribesmen were also invited to the first thanksgiving feast. Governor William Bradford invited them for helping the Pilgrims surviving and teaching them the skills of cultivating the land. (We were so thankful for their kindness we decided to relieve them of all that burdensome land.)

I got to get this monkey off my back.

I read today that animal rights activists in Austria are going to court to try and get a chimp declared human. They have given the 26y.o. chimp a human name- Mathew Hiasl Pal and are petitioning for their day in court. The reason is of course altruistic, the center the chimp now lives in may shut down and the group feels that if the chimp were declared human, it would be easier for them to declare a legal guardian to look after him and to provide him a home. I have no problem at all with that. Obviously the chimp needs to be cared for but to declare him human? Don't get me wrong I love animals, I hate to think of them suffering or uncared for but you can't just change something's species to accommodate your interests. The Association Against Animal Factories group president, Martin Balluch says, "It is astounding how all the courts try to evade the question of person hood of a chimp as much as they can." Is this guy serious? I am not debating the fact that animal deserve protection under the law, that is the least we can do but to declare an animal a human being? I know there will be people who disagree with me, but let me ask you this: If he is indeed declared a person than does he deserve the same rights as all citizens of Austria? Does he get to vote in elections? Pay taxes? And if he does not get these rights, does he then become a class of human? Will he be second class citizen? Yes, these are silly questions but they open up a whole other realm of possibilities. Now I do think they should change one law in Austria, one that not only makes better sense but would be more beneficial for the chimps ,the law that only a person can receive a charitable gift. People want to donate money to the the chimps future upkeep but under Austrian law this is not possible hence the reason the group has gone to extreme measure to declare him human. The Austrian government has so far dismissed the case sighting the lack of proper legal representation for the chimp, turns out you have to be a person to have someone represent you. Seems like there is more than one law that should be changed in Austria. Perhaps the group should start there rather than trying to declare another species human?

50 thing I want to do in my lifetime.

I recently stumbled across this website: http://www.my50.com/ I think you should check it out. It's a site designed to help you discover and record 50 things you would like to do in your lifetime. You can read what others have listed, get ideas and record your own list of desires as well as accomplishments. I have already started my list! I'll keep you posted on how many I can get through this year. :>

Survivor China- It's on bitches!

Well bye- bye Chicken, alas you were not meant for this Survivor my friend. I was touched by your departing words. Who knew a chicken farmer could also be a philospher? My friend Gail posted some pretty witty comments on her blog: http://www.worleygig.com/ check out her wrap up on last nights episode.

Can I just make a few observations? Thank you.

Should you really feel proud that the one thing that describes you in life is, "former model" especially when you in no way resemble a former model? Ugh.

Former model=currently annoying

Does anyone else feel like slapping the shit out of the anorexic baby bartender from NYC? Sweetheart, just cuz you have lived in the city for what, 15 minutes?? Doesn't give you the right to be a complete asshole to a Buddhist monk in his own temple. He needed to slap some old school enlightenment on your ass.

I agree with my friend Gail, why do these people never come prepared to start Surviving? I mean has there ever been a show that started off, "Ok folks, thanks for coming, changing rooms are in the back. Make sure to put on your comfiest, cleanest clothes so we can start." HELL NO!

Can I just say no matter if you are fat, thin, rich or poor, wearing your panties and white bra to a challenge is NEVER acceptable. Never. Never ever. Thank God the cameraman had the good sense not to subject all of America to that nightmare. You have to have simply no pride whatsoever to wear too tight panties and a dirty white bra on national t.v. Honey, that thing in front of you, it's a camera and it's ON! Have some dignity.

And lastly, let's talk about the stripper errr...I mean wrestler. I don't know which annoys me more the steel rings hanging from her lips, the huge fake tits that seem to have a mind of their own or the ratty overprocessed hair dangling from underneath that handkerchief headwrap. Why are Professional wrestlers semi-attractive when on the mat and butt fucking ugly in real life? They must hire the best makeup artist and lighting money can buy on that show. I was a bit disappointed they didn't make her wear those punk rock stripper boots the whole season but thats just me, sadistic.

That's enough ridicule this week friends, stay tuned the season is young. oh-ee, oh-ee, iii-aaaa oh -weee, oh-wee...

Sweet dreams

As my friends know, I lead a rather active life in my dreams (hence the name Drommare, Swedish for "dreamer" for my English friends), and this week has been no exception. I am not one of those people who cannot remember my dreams once they wake up, in fact they often stay with me for days. This week, while on vacation I have had some pretty crazy ones. So when I logged onto MYSPACE today I see an advertisement for analyzing dreams called Sleep Diary. Interesting, but they are still not getting my hard earned $19.99, I have decided to analyze some of my dreams myself. Since I am sure you have better things to do then read my long blog I will start with just one I had this week.
It starts off with me being hired to be an assistant for a busines man (get your mind out of the gutter its not that kind of dream) and he wants me to clear out his flat overlooking a large body of water. While I am there I have the run of the house and stay there. At night I look down over to the sea (I think it's the sea but resembles more of a cove) and I see a hundreds of shark's fins in the water. During the day, the sharks are not visible and I continue to work at packing papers into boxes for this businessman. At some point I complete the job and get another working as an assistant for a famous European futbol (soccer)player. At first he bores me but then he endures himself to me and we fall in love. He leaves to play a very important match and I am to meet him there but I am stopped by security and told to empty my purse. When I do, there are bottles full of various cleaning solutions, all futbol (soccer) related. I am not sure there is even such a thing. I tell them I am there to see my boyfriend the famous futbol player. They ask me his name and I realize I don't know it! I have a friendly chat with the security guys and they let me go. I am left standing in front of the gates with no idea of how or where to find my love. And the dream ends.
Ok so we have: Me, working as an assistant not once but twice. According to dreammood.com:
To dream that you are giving assistance to someone, suggests that you are being called on for support, either emotional support or physical support.
Interesting. Next the sharks, whats up with that?
To see a shark in your dream, represents a person whom you see as greedy and unscrupulous. This person goes after what what he or she wants with no regards to the well-being and sensitivity of others. The shark may also be an aspect of your own personality which exhibit these qualities. Alternatively, you may be going through a difficult, painful, or unpleasant emotional period. The shark symbolizes feelings of anger, hostility, and fierceness. You may be an emotional threat to yourself or to others.
WOW! This is freaking scary. Two for two. Let's move on.
Losing my lover was a little harder to decipher but I pieced together losing something and lover and got something like this:
To dream of love of being in love, suggests intense feelings carried over from a waking relationship.
Losing things in your dream may signify lost opportunities, past relationships or forgotten aspects of yourself. Your personal associations to the thing you lose will clue you into the emotional meaning and interpretation of your dream. You may not be getting enough love in your daily life. We naturally long for the sense to belong and to be accepted.
Holy crap! Can this be true? Seems quite accurate at the moment. So what does futbol (soccer) symbolize?
The game of soccer may refer to how you function and run your life when confronted with challenges. It is symbolic of your competency, integrity, strengths and weaknesses. To dream that you are playing soccer, suggests that you are suppressing your sexuality and/or aggression and expressing it in a more socially acceptable manner.
I am freaking myself out now. Well I think for the most part it is fairly accurate. Maybe there is something to this dream analysis afterall! I will keep you posted.
Yours truly,
Drommare