Happy Meal

Who really understands any one any more? Everyone has a story to tell, none of them are usually ever happy. If you have a happy story you are made to feel like a braggart. Everyone is miserable, depressed, unemployed, uneducated, uncivilised, ostracised, victimised and discriminated against. When you ask people what they want in life, the answer always seems to be, "to be happy". Are we really all so disappointed with our lives that just acheiving happiness is enough of an end goal?

When I was 10 I wanted to be a Vet, to work with animals. "Being happy" wasn't a life goal - it was how you felt most days. As an adult I suffer from anxiety and depression but my happiest times are those I spend with my animals. They have no expectations of me, other than to love them and feed them. So at 10, when I said, "I want to work with animals when I grow up",  I guess I was saying I want to be happy and already knew then what made me happy.

I have a few friends who are personal trainers, that try to convince me that exercise will make me happy. Personally I think it is bullshit, because when I go looking for a sports bra, they don't make them in my size. This makes me miserable to start with - how am I meant to bounce around without hurting myself? Then I get the - just go for a walk - after 10 mins I am puffing, my back hurts and I have chaff between my thighs. How is this meant to make me happy? I then get home sore, tired and miserable and have another binge feed - maybe a drive to McDonalds for a "Happy Meal" will help?

I'm not trying to be morbid and really do like some people but most just piss me off for their sheer idiocy and lack of respect for others and the planet we live on. I get angry about complacency and then exhibit so much myself, because what is the point of being a drop in the ocean when you live in a desert?

That is my food for thought for today, I'm going to go cook up some sugar and carbohydrates, lie down with my animals and watch a documentary on iView. Hope you are happy and if you have any idea's feel free to share.

Menstrangling

I haven't blogged in quite a while and while this page was originally designed for featuring my favourite Pescatarian food,  I think that the indication that something fishy is going on is still appropriate. As I mentioned on Facebook, I am getting increasing frustrated by the stupidity I see and if I don't release some of the tension I feel is building up, I will no doubt end up being labelled a terrorist! If not for my behaviour, at least for my total withdrawal from society.

I intend on discussing subjects that no one seems to want to address, so if you are feeling sensitive, seriously fuck off now. Today I am going to start with menstruation. From now on I am going to refer to it as  "Menstrangling", because at the first sign of "Aunt Flo" I want to almost bitch slap everyone of the opposite sex, for no reason in particular other than everything they do and everything they say.

Anyone would think they were all born without a mother. The child like embarrassment and behaviour they display when they find out you are Menstrangling is beyond belief! A friend posted this picture on Facebook today, that of course set me of on a tirade about how this would never be considered funny if it happened to men, because the little bitches would be in bed crying all day for their mother to help them, instead of having a day out in the sunshine.

I doubt that, even if I wasn't Menstrangling today, that I would find this amusing? Although I did offer to go sit on my friends desk all day without panties on, which any other week he would have considered sexy. In his defense he grew up without a mother and knew better than to poke the bear any more than he already had.

Are we really still so uncivilised that this is something to make women feel ashamed and dirty? I mean it's not like a fart joke - which I am the first to giggle my head off at. While feminine hygiene products ( again suggesting that we are dirty...) are taxed as cosmetics or non essential items, that are hidden away at the bottom of our handbag or in a drawer in the bathroom, nothing is going to change.  It is time that we as women need to do something about this. Mother's, talk to your son's about it, it isn't secret women's business. Advertisers, stop pretending that menstrual blood is blue to accommodate for men's sensitive and fragile personalities.

 I have designed a t-shirt I think we should all start wearing when we are Menstrangling, then there should be no excuses for the level of stupidity we have to see on this topic. Stop hiding it, it is normal, natural even dog's do it and it is not something we have control of. Instead of feeling embarrassed by a sign that we are healthy women of child bearing age ( although I have no intention of doing that again in the future) it is time for us to celebrate & be proud of what makes us female!

Today's rant is over - go buy the t-shirt! http://www.cafepress.com.au/cp/customize/product2.aspx?from=CustomDesigner&number=873449139