January 2008 Archives

Word has it that Mr. Towers will be out of town on superbowl weekend, I just got off of the phone with him, and although I will miss him dearly and the heat that he brings, I will uphold his honor by passing out in his bed. I have officially called "it",  the only one who can join is cutie pie. Soo cute these days.

...and then he should have seen that coming.  News guy reports on bird infestation:

Time is short.  Zero hour is upon us.  The day of days is just around the corner and there are still many details to be worked out.  Having said that, we do have a tentative plan set in motion, the details of which I have taken the liberty of sharing with you all. 

Because Sunday is going to be a busy day I will be driving up to SB during the day on Saturday in order to help set up.  Any and all are welcome to join, but make sure you are there by Saturday night when we will be going out to dinner in order to celebrate our member of the year's birthday. 

Plans for that night include a nice dinner and possibly some rock throwing at Zodo's so we can all see if letters can put his money where his 200 score mouth is (love you).

An official meeting will take place on Sunday.  We are aiming for a late morning/early afternoon meeting with two objectives in mind:  1)  As we all learned last year, going too hard too soon on superbowl Sunday can leave you passed out in a couch with guac smears on your face.  2)  Wardrobe unfortunately has to work on the most glorious day of the year so he is going to be taking his lunch break time to come meet with us and hear the parting words from our Minister of Rousing.

As for the game itself, our loveable Minister of ID is working on hiring a nice self-respecting gal to  bring us refreshments at our whim....jem.  If you plan on taking advantage of this fact, as I do, then keep in mind that there ain't nothin' free in this world...an extra 15-20 bucks should be plenty.   

And that's the jam.  Please coordinate rides and plan to have a hell of good time.  I leave you with one simple question:  Which one of the following looks like America's next superbowl champion?  It's a tough one...I know.

If you were not one of the fortunate ones who last month witnessed the first six minutes of the Dark Knight in the front row of an IMAX theater (my neck hurts), you can watch a bootleg version via this link.  Ledger's final performance is gonna prove to be his finest.  Check it...

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/batman/the-6+minute-dark-knight-bank-heist-trailer-334675.php

In case any of you were curious what it's like to be a weather personality, there's an awesome slideshow of Jackie's Johnson daily routine here. 

Ram JAM

If you want to start making money now, click here to go to their website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7206686.stm

I will never drink Adolphus light again.  Carlos Mencia you are now #1 on my list.  You will be joining Dr. Phil and Larry the Cable Guy.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/080122/23/15ltp.html

With a victory over the Packers, the Giants have cemented their Super Bowl seat, and no one could be more excited than Carl from ATHF.  And with that, we must now decide where we will be watching this glorious event.  The votes on the site / poll are split down the middle, but after last weekend in LA, most confirmed they would rather watch it in LA, as SB's TV situation is questionable, and the sheer number of participants living in LA is larger.  But this should be settled now so that preperations for Feb. 3rd can be made.  Kegs, streamers, and a server all need to be lined up so let's figure this out in the next day or two.  SB people, will you be watching the game?  Is it just you Baggs?  Is Wardrobe really going to be selling shoes instead of watching the game / commercials?  The poll is up on the right now, Persons can now be called by his Flapjackian name Minister of Art Design, unless anyone wants to petition for the addition of an ampersand in between Art Design.

Bros,
    Just wanted to let everyone know that I have left my beloved Stearns Wharf Vintners for bigger and better things. I now commute to Los Olivos where I run the shipping department and e-commerce for Zaca Mesa Winery. The invitation is open to all who would like to come to SB for some tasty vino.

                    -MOP

Risking bodily harm and rendering a majority of his wardrobe obsolete, the Minister of Interior Design (pictured below) has done the impossible: he has bench pressed 300 pounds - approximately twice his body weight.  Defense, you owe him $300; the amount that we agreed to in that trendy, alternative, overpriced breakfast place that you brought us to that morning, and that Jason Lee frequents.

That's a good one Coach!

The Library of Congress has posted 3000 old timey photos for everyone to peruse on Flickr.  Do you remember a time when William Howard Taft was president, and Irving Melrose threw a wallop of a baseball in an all white league? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Following our last meeting, where the MOM handed out questionnaires for each minister to fill out, and Athletics photographed each in attendance, the road to compiling these assets has been long and full of laziness.  But today, it is not yet midnight as I write this, the About I.F.S. page has now yielded this effort in the form of Minister Biographies.  There were photos for many, or pre-existing photos, but only a few completed questionnaires, six to be exact.  I was forced to fill in the blanks...  If you feel like your information is incorrect, or a poor representation of the unique you, then email me and I will replace it.  Good night and good flapjack.

-M+T

The International Flapjack Society ...we do it every month. A group of nineteen ministers gather each month to eat flapjacks and drink adolphi at a predetermined pancake house.

Minister Biographies

Minister of Member of the Month

Primary Duties:

Giving Member of the Month / Year award.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Getting barreled in a tube of knowledge. Getting barreled in a tube of lasers. Getting barreled in a tube of Budweiser.  Getting barreled for real.

Personal Message / Quote:

"IFS is about brotherhood.  IFS is about America.  IFS is about Budweiser.  I Love IFS."

Minister of Art Design

Primary Duties:

Arts & Design.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

The arts, the sciences, the sports, and the outdoors.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Our time spent together (eating pancakes) is our most precious commodity."

Minister of Letters

Primary Duties:

Preperation of the sacred documents, recorder of notes, singer of the anthem.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Tunes, shows, and Cubbie baseball.

Personal Message / Quote:

"This is the greatest thing I've ever been a part of."

Minister of Media + Technology

Primary Duties:

Managing the website, and scouring the interwebs for knowledge for the benefit of our society.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Computers, technology, film, television, video games, and the flowers.

Personal Message / Quote:

"By the cake of pan."

Minister of Photography

Primary Duties:

Take pictures and then not put them on the website and then get a lot of shit for it.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Wine, gripping it and ripping it. Being stronger than Curtis (physically this is).

Personal Message / Quote:

"I don't think of Photography as just photos, but as a lifestyle."

Minister of Competition

Primary Duties:

Bringing it. Thirst for blood!

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

The law, college sports, Peter Dante movies, living the dream, juggling, travelling to Europe or to Brazil.

Personal Message / Quote:

"I'm real."

Minister of Rousing

Primary Duties:

Rousing people.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Getting people aroused.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Are you aroused yet?"

Minister of Athletics

Primary Duties:

Throwing balls.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Balls of all shapes.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Give me some balls."

Minister of Revelry & Spirits

Primary Duties:

Drinking.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Drinking.

Personal Message / Quote:

"I'm drunk."

Rabbi of Leisure

Primary Duties:

Kicking it.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Making food.

Personal Message / Quote:

"We need meat."

Minister of Finance

Primary Duties:

Attempt to calculate the bill.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Soccer.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Ba-BOOM."

Minister of Philanthropy

Primary Duties:

To save Christmas.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Dancing.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Check out this c-walk."

Minister of Interior Design

Primary Duties:

Hang the banner. Drive trucks.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Sunglasses and jeans.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Another round."

Minister of Defense

Primary Duties:

Test MOM's patience.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Mapping, traveling.

Personal Message / Quote:

"I got Baumanned."

Minister of International Affairs

Primary Duties:

Keeping the society international jam.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Jamming of all types.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Spray jem."

Minister of Health

Primary Duties:

Learning the drug trade.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Drugs, USC football.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Bring the heat."

Minister of Auditory Pleasures

Primary Duties:

Delivering auditory jams.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Fruit flies, lawyering.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Drop it."

Minister of Wardrobe

Primary Duties:

Dressing everyone.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Mustaches and v-necks.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah."

Minister of Maritime Affairs

Primary Duties:

Fucking fish.

Personal Interests / Hobbies:

Fish fuckery.

Personal Message / Quote:

"Don't call me Shmimy."

Big Bear, as you all know, was very, very, very strong.  Now, let's not tarnish it's memory by doing something that is the opposite of strong - skipping the bill.  Everyone has paid but two.

Shmimmy, you owe $50.
 

Persons, you owe $100, and your guest (not pictured) owes $100 (sorry the picture is so distorted, but I'm no Graphic Artist).

Time to pay up.  You can mail your checks here:

3424 Lambeth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Or, you can bring the money to that same address this Saturday night, where the "I have a Dream" Pajama party will be taking place.  It's happeniiiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIIiiiiiing!

- Rousing

Did someone say we should vote on where to watch the Super Bowl this year?

...no offense Adolphus.  Adolphus.

I think Comp is in good shape going into the Superbowl season, he will be tough to beat...who will be drunker during the superbowl?  Comp or Curtis?  wildcard?  it may be too early to say.

The super bowl is three weeks away(Packers vs. Patriots), and I imagine someone not living at their parents home should plan a party. And i don't expect to get my own drink while watching. I hope that someone will find it in their heart to keep the tradition alive...bring ones.

Before:

After:

Last meeting was cut short, the cabs are coming, the cabs are coming, and we were unable to deal with some important matters.  While we need to get new shirts for new ministers, calling you about this soon Wardrobe, most importantly, we have a glorious new minister without a name.  What better way to figure this out then with a poll, they are so hot right now.  Here's how it will work: this poll is active until midnight of next Friday.  I've inputted four options, these can be changed, so either vote or comment with your own idea for a title, and hopefully by the end of next Friday we will have Persons' new minister position.

The votes are in!  Competition has been declared the most drunk at Spring Break '07, with 9 votes, and 52.9% of the 17 votes submitted, Competition displayed a drunken fury that could not be matched.  Congratulations Competition, you can print out this lovely pie chart and forever remember the time that you out drank everyone during a 3-day weekend.  THE GLENLIVET...

Peter Dante returns to the big screen in Strange Wilderness, coming out Feb. 1st, the film looks pretty funny.  One love.

There's a lot of hype surrounding indie flicks No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Juno, and Atonement?  But this year's, yes 2008 has just started and it's early, clear winner is Dungeon Siege's "In The Name of the King."  Released today, this medieval romp is jam packed with stars such as the Transporter Jason Statham, the Bandit Burt Reynolds, the Mallrat Claire Forlani, the Goodfella Ray Liotta, and the funnyman Matthew Lillard.  With direction by Uwe Boll, you are guaranteed a good time.  So skip whatever indie flick is left on your list, you're not going to look smart come Oscar time just for having seen all the nominees, and check out this film before it goes to DVD next week.

I can't link directly to it, but if you go to the videos section, there is a clip titled Pancakes & Camels that I thought you would all enjoy, if not for it's flapjackian reference, then for Will Ferrell and his camel talk.

We now have online polling!  I've been meaning to do this for awhile, and finally found a solution easy enough for me to implement in between work time.  It's pretty cool, shows you a google map with where people are voting from and who they are voting for, although comments are integrated into this site.  This is a sample poll, but it is my hope that we can utilize polls for important matters as well.  Send me your poll suggestions.  We can do these each week or each month, whichever.  Or maybe you don't like them at all.  Anywho, we can put these polls in posts rather than the sidebar if that is preferred, or we can put it on the left sidebar.  I'm going to go watch this foosball game, where you beeeeeennnn?!?

David Lynch dropping some truth bombs, oh and the weather is a supple sixty eight degrees outside today.

Dearest Ministers,

I regret to inform you all that yesterday afternoon I discovered a large crack and subsequent leak in the habitat of Louie and Nacho Frank.  After a long clean up and discussion, it has been decided to let the beloved IFS turtles run free.  Currently they reside in an ice chest in the Franklin house living room.

The plan is to take our beloved pets to Echo Park Lake tonight and set them free to live the rest of their days in a veritable paradise.  For those worried about setting pets into a semi-natural environment, and ruining a natural setting, don't worry.  As you can see in the attached photo Echo Park lake is enclosed by city streets and greater Los Angeles.  The turtles aren't going anywhere.  In addition to their new larger, more exciting retirement home the turtles will be getting much more UV radiation which they desperately need, and cannot receive in our sheltered apartment.  We have witnessed a number of larger healthy Red-Eared Slider turtles in and around the lake, which indicates the lake can either nurture the turtles to grow to a large size or at least sustain their normal size.
Although we are sad to see our reptilian friends go, we know this is probably the best thing for them.  The residents of the Franklin residence are also growing a little tired of the time and financial burden the little crap-factories have placed on their owners, however we wanted to give anyone the opportunity to adopt Louie and Nacho Frank.  We have everything they need except a tank.  If anyone wants to come forward and adopt the little guys "speak now or forever hold your peace".
If not, we will be making a ceremonial journey to Echo Park tonight to set them free in their own urban lake paradise.  Afterwards we will be eating some Tacos from a trailer in their memory just down the road in Echo Park.  If anyone is interested in adopting or joining in the goodbye let me know before Thursday night.

I love you all.