Bored #9 NaPoWriMo

The monkey roared
I'm bored
of writing poetry.
And peeled a banana.

NaPoWriMo #5: the banana crisis

I read about the impending banana crisis today. I am concerned.

Banana plants, banana plants, please don't die
We've got to work together to fight the TR4 fungi
Don't give in
You have to win
Bananas
Forever.

NaPoWriMo 2014

I'm back. I have been inspired to write a poem a day for the whole of April. For National Poetry Writing Month. That's 30 poems. And I'm already a day late. I have a feeling my poems may be rather silly and may feature a lot of bananas, but hey, I'm a monkey.

First one for 1 April:

I may love bananas, but
Bananas do not love me
Because I EAT THEM!

Me eating a banana

At last, I've starred in my first stop frame animation.

Rain

Rain in Oxford last Friday.

Me? I was in Starbucks (again). I had to wait for the window seat today. Drank Cafe Misto (extra large as I needed warming up) and ate a banana (of course) and some Starbucks milk chocolate (quite good).

They've disappeared. Are they on holiday? Have they been stolen? In case you wonder what I'm talking about, take a look at my favourite dummies - just click on dummies in the labels section and you'll see them. Could be a dummy story coming this way soon.

Monkey out.

Back to the streets of Oxford

This time the sun was shining. I took a few photos. I drank a lot of coffee (cafe misto). I sat in the window of Starbucks and watched the world going by. I ate a banana. I ate a Galaxy Bubbles bar (nice).

Old and young. Enjoying the sunshine.

I wish I could talk. Outside the Levis shop.

My favourite dummies. Still hating each other.

Enough. Highly recommend the Galaxy Bubbles bar. Original NOT orange. Does anyone even like chocolate and orange?

Two Banana Chocolates

You know, a monkey can go years without finding the most delectable type of chocolate in a box of Leonidas. I am talking about the banana cream of course. Covered in milk chocolate. There were two in my latest box (note: I am a VERY special monkey and fans do buy me boxes of Leonidas regularly).

So do good things always come in twos? No. There's only one of me.

Velvet Projects

I've been thinking and have even managed to write some of them down. A great achievement for one with brushed polyester paws. I've been thinking about a few projects that I'd like to do and I even have an official ideas book. I'd like to:

Paint a spot mural in the smallest room (downstairs toilet). I'm thinking white background and spots of different sizes and colours all over walls and ceiling. Could be a fairly long term one this.

Rediscover my archives and take some of my real photos to be digitalised.

Discover the detail in people. There are some wonderful details. I saw an amazing pair of blue trainers on the U1 bus this morning. Hi-tops. And jeans that were frayed at the back but had been carefully patched to cover the hole that you get when you wear your jeans a bit too long. I'll be off out with my camera.

Here are some things that I've been enjoying this week (besides bananas and pancakes):

Blogs that I like:
http://www.thesartorialist.com/
http://www.waywarddaughter.com/
http://www.louderthansilence.com/

Soundtrack to my week has been provided by Trombone Shorty and Delta Swamp Rock.

Rousseau and peanut butter

I thought I'd share a painting by Henri Rousseau with you. I love the way he paints jungle scenes, especially when he adds a monkey or two.

Peanut butter? Delicious with mashed banana on toast. Remember to add a squeeze of lemon juice to those bananas when you mash. And spread the peanut butter on first. Makes it easier.

Bananas

I do like a good banana. It is essential that they are just the right shade of yellow before I will eat them - they have to be mainly yellow with a nice streak of green. Not too green or they will be hard to peel and even harder inside. Never, ever will I eat a banana that has become yellow with little brown spots. Bleugh. I have even seen people eating bananas that are almost completely brown. That is just plain disgusting. Do these people have no taste?

Anyway, the key to a perfect banana. Choose your bananas at the slightly too green stage and allow them to ripen to the perfect stage (see above). Then put them in the fridge. They will keep at the perfect stage for about 3 days. This amazing discovery means that I don't have to go banana shopping every day, leaving me time to pursue my other interests.

What happens if your bananas turn brown? RUN VERY FAST. 

I found the bananas

...and just in the nick of time. Some of us had broccoli and stilton soup for lunch. Disgusting, my mouth feels like an old cabbage. Nothing a nice bananito can't cure.