October 2005 Archives

After a long weekend of drinking nothing soothes my soul like some good tunes.  Pefect hangover music - Hank Williams - Turn Back the Years, sixty tracks of Hank and his blues.  I got it off of iTunes so let me know if you want to give it a listen sometime.  Here is the iTunes Link.  You can also check out some brief low-res videos of Hank beltin here.

Ministers and Rabbi,

I know that last meeting we settled on November 12th for our November meeting, but after looking at the calender again, turns out that we can meet on November 19th without conflicting with Thanksgiving plans.  This way, we stick to our 20th day/weekend of the month target and we maintain a month in between meetings - a needed spacing for our SD boys making the long commute.  Comment on this post if the 19th is a problem for you, or just wait for my call - which I'll be making early this week.  Good flapjack.

Minister of Coordination and Rousing

P.S., guess who

Brothers what is it about Halloween that makes you feel the added desire to get obliterated?  Camille and I dressed up like Anna Nicole Smith before and after trim-spa, which seemed to be a huge hit.  However because of my new found awkward femininity I decided it would be a good idea to post up around the table that was piled high with 50 different kinds of liquor.  Next thing you know, I am taking shots of rum with a Pirate, tequila with a dirty Mexican (no offense Biaz and Nova but you know that some of your people are dirty) whiskey with a godamn cowboy, and then..........everything went black.  Apparently sometime after that I slapped a Fisherman across the face who then threw me over a balcony of which Camille found me sometime later bloodied with puke bubbles coming out of my nose.  Needless to say she threw the towel in for me and carried her fat Anna home.  I awoke in the morning with my face against the cold porcelain without a memory of the night.  The feeling aroused a certain similarity to Curtis's surprise BDay (for those of you who don't know the story ask someone who attended, but I can honestly say that was a top five low point in my life, maybe top three).  So when we are celebrating this years Halloween and feel the desire to drink away our awkwardness, just remember the story of John and his bout with being dressed like a woman.

I just noticed Diego joined up which is cool cause he was a part of the 3 that havent signed up, the other two can remain nameless, but I am disappointed.  Hopefully a second round of invites and the invites to our two new member should spark the usage of this site.

On a related joining, signing up type note, we now have 13 members, which is unlucky for many reasons, this needs to be ratified.  With the addition of the Minister of ? (Dane), we can make it an even 14, so Diego doesn't have to sit at the butt end of the table and him and Dane can stare majestically into eachothers eyes.  Esteban take care of this.

(Bernie: Halloween's coming and the clowns don't sleep, they just eat baby feet.)

In case any of you are slacking on your Tivoing, or are one of those self-proclaimed "too cool for TV" types, Southpark has already had two new episodes, and are up to their old tricks.  So when you're done lezzing out check this shit out.

Also, has anyone noticed the shot of Butters and Cartman delivering flowers to Scott Tenorman, is that from a previous episode?

Poker's only fun when your winning, otherwise your left drinking beer at a table watching two guys duke it out wear eachother's patience until one gives up and takes second and a long awaited smoke break.  Before you go all in try these poker chip tricks and bluff the shit out of your next hand.

Currently there is a debate raging among professors, to podcast or not to podcast.  While I always hated on those brown nosing, tape recorder carrying dults, this makes sense.  The only hurdle, lazy stubborn professors who disagree with expediting the learning experience.  Link.

Following the screening of DOOM, we were left with only one option - drink until the movie became a distant memory easily laughed at - here are the pictures of the outcome of that goal.

I know this is a week late, but I am still reeling from the Anaheim Angels of the World's loss to the Chi Sox, who were only cool when they had Frank Thomas in their four spot.  The Angels loss was disappointing, but thank God it wasn't to the Yankees or Red Sox this year; I can't fucking stand the fans from either of those whiny, steeped in false tradition teams.  Still the loss to Chicago will haunt my dreams, as that Little League call by Eddings haunts my daytime delirium tremens.  But a picture is worth a thousand words, and this one from Deadspin is worth a thousand more, if we had Chili and some of that Jim Abbot one-handed spark we would have left the Chi Sox where they belong, on the bench with their crosstown Cubbies. 

But onto next year, the Angels have posted their schedule for next season so start saving for one of those thirty game packages.

For any IFS member looking for a good read, your prayers have been answered.  Paul Hempill's biography of the one and only Hank Williams Sr. provides a concise look into the singer's life, while reflecting on the importance of his originality in music.  The book is short and provides a quick read.  There are several books on the subject of Hank, such as this one, but Hank's singularity restricts authors from developing a clear image of the man and his work.

And for those who don't read good, here is a DVD with performances with his son Jr. and other notable country stars such as Johnny Cash.

All of these items can be purchased cheap through the Amazon used sellers marketplace.

To the Minister of Media and Technology and indeed all members of the
International Flapjack Society:

Both the secretary of Defense and I have returned safely from our Indonesian
adventure safe and sound. We have been brought up to speed on the new
inductees and I welcome John Converse and Fidel Lambie to the organization.

Much to my dismay i will not be able to attend the next meeting due to a
conflict with a funeral i need to attend. I can assure you all, I wish i was
in the company of the IFS members, eating flapjacks and drinking Bud on
Saturday morning.  So  hopefully someone can cover my duties for one more
month.

So to contribute something to the next meeting in my absense i donate a few
pictures from our travels. They have flapjacks in West Java, and we took
some pictures of their delicious cake of pan. Hmmmm. Also a pretty sweet one
of Curtis and Arnold together, like men.

Hold a good thought for Fricker this Saturday. I'll hold one for the
International Flapjack Society.

Your Humble Servant,

Minister of Member of the Month

Again, I must be the bearer of bad news.  It seems a member under the pseudonym Minister of Philanthropy has been seen galavanting around The Space with The Minister of D's Katie.  Without the Minister of D, who will save this poor girl from the cat calls and persistant groping that comes with being an IFS groupie.

As the halos march to their second world series, suck it cubbies, all the IFS members who have the normal heterosexual interest in sports should checkout Deadspin.  It's a pretty funny sports site that covers everything current, and most of the shit you don't see on ESPN, like the Vikings recent orgy on a boat led by Fred Smoot.  Maybe this can explain Culpepper's recent injuries.

Also, checkout the sites I am running, HOOPLOG, Sunday Story, RxSN Baseball, and Console Candy.  They grab all the articles I find interesting and repost the stories on the site so you don't have to visit 20 sites a day for your sports and video game news.

Just thought I'd brag for a second about VT on my PSP.  It's better than the one for Dreamcast, and I still kick ass.  That is all.  Here are some pics.  My PSP has become the same as my Xbox, movies, music and (free) games, and best of all no chip to install.  GTA is going to be amazing.  Anyone with extra dollars should look into one, they are dropping the price soon.

Did I mention I have the original Punch Out, Marios, and Zeldas, on it too?

At last month's meeting we indulged in a varitable feast of delicious appetizers, steaks, crepes, waffles, and flapjacks of course, but I think there is some room for improvement when it comes to a few peoples' orders.  So if you're tired of ordering the same thing everytime, here is the most updated IHOP menu in .pdf format.  Download it, study it, be ready...

Also, while browsing IHOP's site, I saw a few openings at their headquarters in Glendale.  If I didn't have a job already trust me I would apply for the position of Tech Writer.

The photos from the summer photo shoot have been posted.  You can check them out here at the IFS Flickr Group Page.

Amid the vast, over-hanging pressure to maintain my tiara, the Makeout Queen struck again this weekend.  Making a repeat appearance at the Space on Wilshire.  The Minister of Media + Technology, could be seen in full form.  If you don't believe the level of inebriation maintained during the night check out the over 200 pics gathered from that fateful night in my Flickr The Space Folder.

While the Minister of MOM and the Minister of Defense (and Persons) surf along the Eastern edge of the world, dodging earthquakes and terrorist attacks just to find the tastiest waves, the Minister of Coordination and Rousing has been sticking his dodgy paws where they don't belong.  Just the other night at the Space, which two members of IFS attended for Sheila's birthday, the Minister of C+R was photographed mid-carnivalesque grope with the Katie known as the Minister of D's.  Now I'm not one to rat a fellow member out, but the photographic evidence speaks for itself.  Hope the waves were worth it.

Also, I hope this earns the Guiness Record for longest post title.

Thought I would also pass along these pics that Cyril emailed me from Brazil.  I don't know whether he's working there now or just visiting; I would assume just visiting from the last time I talked to him, but I will email him and let you guys know.

I should have posted this a few days ago when I got it, but here's an email from the Minister of Member of the Month:

For anyone who hasn't heard there were some terrorist bombings in a few of
Bali's tourist areas.

This is just a quick message to let you know Ben, Scott (my travel
companions) and I are alive and well. We left Bali about 4 days ago and now
are travelling in West Java. Good thing.

Anyway we're coming home in about 12 days and we are a little nervous about
going back to Bali to fly home, but i'm sure everything will be alright.

Hopefully we'll see you all very soon.

Sincerely,
G. Andrew Fricker