Year of the Monkeybusiness

It was decided at Goat's New Year's Eve gathering that 2008 is the "The Year of the Monkeybusiness".

Mchan said she desperately needed to stop doing the assumed correct things all the time, I said I needed to stop trying to round my quirky square edges, Jimmy is working to get his brain in a more positive and fun place and Goat is always up for monkeybusiness, so The Year of the Monkeybusiness was born.

While it may take a village to raise a child, it took the four of us to create the theme of 2008. We all felt the need to shake things up, but in a way that still allowed us to live our lives and stay out of jail.

Who says a vegetarian, peace mongering, elementary school teacher can't enjoy a hockey fight or a round of Ultimate Fighting? I am a firm believer that there is a huge difference between the violence people do to each other and sports violence. If two players get in a scrum at a hockey game, it's consensual, they both are wearing padding, it's somewhat expected and there are referees to keep anyone from getting hurt. Same with something like Ultimate Fighting. The fighters are going into the ring to do battle. There are people there to make sure no one gets seriously hurt and watching two guys grapple, box, and wrestle is exciting and primal. There is lots of trash talking, but underneath it all, there is a lot of respect.

This is a year where I live in gray areas, explore creative shenanigans and learn how to keep my somewhat corporate job and stick it to the man at the same time.

I want to create a slogan for our 2008 theme, but trying to get the words "monkey" and "business" into a slogan have created little more than poo flinging pictures in my head.

On a poo note: My friend Mark determined that poo was a much funnier word that poop. Reading over that last paragraph reaffirms how right he is.