Happy Halloween everyone!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Flash Friday: Flash Field Guide
Tired of friends, family, and office workers mixing up your favorite character? We here at That F’ing Monkey have your back. Now just print off the appropriate Geek Guide and never have to worry about being mistaken for the wrong superhero again. If these go over well we may branch out with more volumes, let us know what you think.
Flash Field Guide Volume 1, Basic Character Guide
Flash Field Guide Volume 2, T-Shirt Guide
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Happy 100!!
That F’ing monkey is only a post away from 100 posts! And tomorrow I’m actually taking the day off from work and the blog to recharge the batteries, play some video games, and drink some beer. So Friday’s Flash Friday will be the actual 100th post.
I was hoping to have a huge shakeup for number 100, but funds cut some things short. By now you should have noticed the new layout, hopefully you like it. The buttons on the right will take you to posts on Hangover Thursday, Flash Friday, or Brandon’s Guest Posts. Also there is finally away to drop us an email.
Even bigger news, we know have our own url. So http://www.fingmonkey.com/ is all you have to remember now! I wanted to replace the title monkey image, but I ran out of time and monies. I love the picture, but well, it was pulled from a cartoon. So someday that will be replaced; hopefully before we reach post 200. I have a cool theme for next week’s posts, so it should be interesting.
A big thank you for everyone who has stopped by to read, a giant thank you to anyone who passed to site on to friends, and a special thank you to Kelson over at speedforce.org for making sure the Flash community is kept up to date with Flash Fridays.
I was hoping to have a huge shakeup for number 100, but funds cut some things short. By now you should have noticed the new layout, hopefully you like it. The buttons on the right will take you to posts on Hangover Thursday, Flash Friday, or Brandon’s Guest Posts. Also there is finally away to drop us an email.
Even bigger news, we know have our own url. So http://www.fingmonkey.com/ is all you have to remember now! I wanted to replace the title monkey image, but I ran out of time and monies. I love the picture, but well, it was pulled from a cartoon. So someday that will be replaced; hopefully before we reach post 200. I have a cool theme for next week’s posts, so it should be interesting.
A big thank you for everyone who has stopped by to read, a giant thank you to anyone who passed to site on to friends, and a special thank you to Kelson over at speedforce.org for making sure the Flash community is kept up to date with Flash Fridays.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
More then just Werewolves.
We’re getting really close to Halloween so you’ve probably already heard it. Maybe it was on the radio or maybe you hit up an early Halloween party. You know it immediately; those early piano notes can only be “Werewolves of London.” I heard it on my drive into work this morning and it got me melancholy. Warren Zevon was a musical genius, left this world way too soon, and most people will only ever know him for singing about Pina Colada drinking Werewolves.
Check after the jump for some non-werewolf music.
Check after the jump for some non-werewolf music.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Review: 9/11 heartbreaker
As seen in the comment field from this week’s Hangover Thursday; there was a request to review a short graphic novel. Up until this point at That F’ing Monkey we’ve mostly hyped about things we really like or complained about things we didn’t. There hasn’t been much actual reviewing. So I thought long and hard the other night on how to do reviews. At one point I was going to award up to five pint glasses as a score (like so and so gets 3 and a half pints out of 5). But I find reviews with scores or grades end up being skimmed down to the bottom to see how it rates. So instead I’m going to write about my thoughts and feelings when doing a review and leave behind any type of scoring system.
9/11 heartbreaker by Craig Staufenberg is a change of pace from the normal books talked about here. There are no swords, superheroes, or monkeys. In fact I was a little nervous by the title. Living in Florida, I understand the loss of life in 9/11 is a tragedy but I know a total of one person who was even in the state of NY at the time. I was worried that I might be a little too distant from the material for it to really have an impact.
I was wrong, it definitely has impact. In fact after I read it, I spent the rest of the night thinking about it. The story begins as the main character meets Peter at a karaoke bar. Peter tells her that he records young people’s memories of 9/11. That is the part of the plot you’re getting from me. Not because there is some grand twist you’ll never see coming, but because of how thought provoking the rest of the journey is. History, legacies, and personal memories become intertwined.
The art style is simple, yet manages to still be expressive. Sometimes there are backgrounds, other times the backgrounds consist of just solid colors. The panel layouts can be at times creative, but more importantly are always easy to follow. The text all appears to be handwritten. It makes the book feel like you are reading through someone’s journal. Peering in on the main character’s private thoughts makes the entire experience seem even more intimate.
In case it isn't obvious at this point, I really enjoyed the book.
Digital copies of 9/11 heartbreak are 2.99 and print copies are 4.99. The print copy is 28 pages. You can order either version from this link: http://memoryisfiction.com/?page_id=67
Check it out for yourself, come back, and let me know what you thought. It may make you reevaluate the memories you hold on to.
9/11 heartbreaker by Craig Staufenberg is a change of pace from the normal books talked about here. There are no swords, superheroes, or monkeys. In fact I was a little nervous by the title. Living in Florida, I understand the loss of life in 9/11 is a tragedy but I know a total of one person who was even in the state of NY at the time. I was worried that I might be a little too distant from the material for it to really have an impact.
I was wrong, it definitely has impact. In fact after I read it, I spent the rest of the night thinking about it. The story begins as the main character meets Peter at a karaoke bar. Peter tells her that he records young people’s memories of 9/11. That is the part of the plot you’re getting from me. Not because there is some grand twist you’ll never see coming, but because of how thought provoking the rest of the journey is. History, legacies, and personal memories become intertwined.
The art style is simple, yet manages to still be expressive. Sometimes there are backgrounds, other times the backgrounds consist of just solid colors. The panel layouts can be at times creative, but more importantly are always easy to follow. The text all appears to be handwritten. It makes the book feel like you are reading through someone’s journal. Peering in on the main character’s private thoughts makes the entire experience seem even more intimate.
In case it isn't obvious at this point, I really enjoyed the book.
Digital copies of 9/11 heartbreak are 2.99 and print copies are 4.99. The print copy is 28 pages. You can order either version from this link: http://memoryisfiction.com/?page_id=67
Check it out for yourself, come back, and let me know what you thought. It may make you reevaluate the memories you hold on to.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Flash Friday: Flash Cakes Found
After weeks of searching I got a picture text one day of a friend holding up a box of Hostess Flash cakes. I had been to every grocery store in my area numerous times and like a 70’s Hostess ad; I had been thoroughly defeated by the snack cake. Batman and Superman branded treats were everywhere. I had run across Glo Balls at one location but no Flash Cakes. So finally it came down to some friends who were way down in South Florida who came to my rescue. What follows are entirely too many pictures of a snack cake and its packaging.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
The Answer is B; Beer
It’s Hangover Thursday once again. Personally my head is pretty good right now; hopefully everyone else’s is too. I realized last night that I’ve been going to my local bar of choice almost every Wednesday for over a year now. I know it is around this time because one of my earliest visits there I cleaned up on the Halloween trivia. So much so that people were starting to get upset at me. Of course at the bar you win a free draft beer if you win the round, so people were mad I was getting all the free ones.
I love bar trivia though. I think it is something about being a geek, you have all this useless knowledge catalogued in your brain and you are just dying to share it with people. When I was working out in Shreveport this big group of girls were playing the video trivia and the one sitting next to me was struggling. Her friends were giving her a hard time about it too. That’s when the screen showed, “Coming up next Indiana Jones Trivia!” I told her I’d win her the round if she’d by me a beer. We proceeded to destroy everyone else playing that round.
I did okay last night. With six rounds of play I’m always happy if I win one; especially when there are sometimes teams of 4 or 5 people playing. Never figured out how they split the beer 4 ways when they win. On top of that I also got to work on my list. Not only that I was told I didn’t have to drink the two Monster Energy drinks that are on the list since they aren’t alcoholic.
I love bar trivia though. I think it is something about being a geek, you have all this useless knowledge catalogued in your brain and you are just dying to share it with people. When I was working out in Shreveport this big group of girls were playing the video trivia and the one sitting next to me was struggling. Her friends were giving her a hard time about it too. That’s when the screen showed, “Coming up next Indiana Jones Trivia!” I told her I’d win her the round if she’d by me a beer. We proceeded to destroy everyone else playing that round.
I did okay last night. With six rounds of play I’m always happy if I win one; especially when there are sometimes teams of 4 or 5 people playing. Never figured out how they split the beer 4 ways when they win. On top of that I also got to work on my list. Not only that I was told I didn’t have to drink the two Monster Energy drinks that are on the list since they aren’t alcoholic.
So beers 86-89 were Witterkerke, Radeberger, Bells Oberon, and Terrapin Rye Pale Ale. Everything else I drank that night was already checked off my list, I really need to stop doing that. Hopefully there is Halloween trivia next Wednesday.
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