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Camping with CrapMonkey

Travis — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:25:32 +0000

Below is a brief, plot-less video from our last Camping Trip at the Cle Elum River. It’s only a 90 minute drive from Seattle, but when you’re out there, it’s like you’re in an entirely different world. Pictures from this trip (including our jaunts into Roslyn and Ronald) are also available on Flickr.

Crypticon Seattle 2009

Travis — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:47:23 +0000

Crypticon Seattle 2009 was this weekend so Wendy and I stopped by to experience the horror. It was a great event and the horror community in Seattle are a great group of folks. Some highlights from the event are as follows: First of all, there is Night Zero. Night Zero is a photographic novel based in Seattle that is created with high dynamic range photography. Next, there were plenty of horror film greats ranging from Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead and my favorite From Beyond) to Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, Weird Science). Panels focused on films like Phantasm and The Fog, but the crew from Field of Screams, Washington’s premiere haunted attraction, were also on hand to expose their world of haunting. Finally, evening events such as a completely improvised horror movie and the Crypticon Costume Contest made nightfall more fun than creepy. Want to see more? Click in the space below to play the highlights video (requires Microsoft Silverlight).

Thanks to The Kits (Horror Movie) and If Else Then (Emeryville Horror) for the songs used in this video (sourced from the Podsafe Music Network). This video can also be found on YouTube. You may download it as a Windows Media File (Low Res | High Res) or an mp4.

Tin Hat All Girl Arm Wrestle 2008

Travis — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:43:11 +0000

This year’s all girl arm wrestling tournament to benefit Home Alive took place on Monday evening, September 15th at the Tin Hat in Ballard. This event is fun filled and loaded with… well, whatever is the female version of testosterone. Sponsored by Tin Hat and PBR, the event is a Ballard favorite that just wrapped up its fourth year running. Watch this year’s festivities below or check out last year’s event here.

Don’t Delay, Get Your CrapMonkey On!

Travis — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:28:10 +0000

Well, I finally did a refresh of content in the CrapMonkey Store. Show your CrapMonkey Love with logo merchandise. Shirts, hats, mugs, mousepads and more (you can even get some thong underware if it suits you). Just click here or on the cash register in the CrapMonkey.com sidebar.

Everybody Loves Spam!

Travis — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:01:45 +0000

Thanks to rising oil prices and increased costs of food, many folks are feeling the squeeze in their grocery budgets. As such, Spam had over a 14% increase in sales this quarter as people look for cheaper ways to feed their families. Spam, of course, is also the product credited for the slang term used to reference junk email. The name resonated with people after a Monte Python sketch referenced the product over a hundred times.

Hotel Room Confusion

Travis — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:35:15 +0000

If I Had A Buttrock Brewery

Travis — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:32:23 +0000

Wendy and I have always thought it would be cool to open a buttrock brewery. While we may never actually achieve the goal, we do find it fun to dream up the kind of beers we would have on tap.

Perhaps one day we will achieve our dream, but until then, here are a few of our ideas:

Slager
Hef Leppard
Iron Marzen
Motley Brue
Van Weizen, StrIPA
Great Witte
QueensRye
Sabastian Bock

Do you have any others? Leave your buttrock beer styles in the comments!

CrapMonkey Gets a Pedicure

Travis — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:55:37 +0000

Today, for the first time ever, I found myself getting a Pedicure. Wendy talked me into it since, technically, we are on vacation (though we haven’t yet left the neighborhood). Honestly, I’m not sure why I waited so long to get one of these. You sit in an electric massage chair with your feet in a jetted foot spa. There is some kind of mixture in the foot spa that makes the water blue and comforting (hopefully it wasn’t a Tidy Bowl Tablet!). After they trim up and file your toe nails, they scrub your feet and massage them. Next, they lotion your feet and calves, rub the lotion in, and dry you off. It must have taken about 30 to 40 minutes total and was quite relaxing. Aside from Rachael Ray and Oprah on the television, it was a great experience. For around $20 total out of pocket, it sure beats getting your hair cut.

Welcome to 2008!

Travis — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:08:41 +0000

The Chinese would say that 2008 is the year of the Rat. Here in Seattle, 2008 is going to be the year of the CrapMonkey. Thanks for all of your support over the years and apologies for my limited and sporadic publishing as of late. We’ll get back into the swing of things soon. Hope your holidays were great and have a wonderful new year! Thanks to Pete for the artwork!

Leavenworth, Washington Webcam

Travis — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:21:43 +0000

We moved on to a different hotel, so I’ve removed the live webcam. That said, posted above is a brief clip of the Leavenworth Lighting on Saturday night. You will need to install Silverlight to view – but it’s a quick and easy install.