Les Singes: The Life of Monkey Boy

Saturday, January 01, 2005

Happy New Year's Day

Welcome to 2005. I can sum up my New Year's Eve in one simple word: boring. Hung out with two couples and watched the Space Needle fireworks on tv. Note to self, no more ringing in the New Year with boring parents. Great people they, but unfortunately the party turnout was low. The food was fabulous so I naturally had my fair share. Best of luck to everyone in 2005!

Friday, December 31, 2004

Lesson learned


(Tsunami info: Oxfam, Mercy Corps, Red Cross, NW Medical Teams, AmericaCares)


Just lost my first posting right before I was about to save it. Lesson learned. Sprizee has told me over and over to create it in Word then copy and paste. I have learned my lesson. I spent an hour on a witty post. I'll try again later today.

Top 5 personal events of 2004

1. Completing my first triathlon July 18th.
2. Visiting France for two weeks in early Spring as a tourist with my wife.
3. Getting our MINI Cooper after a seven month long wait.
4. Volunteering during the last couple weeks of the election.
5. Completing my second triathlon in late September, improving on my July time despite horrible weather.

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Tsunami in Asia

I have to get this off my chest. I have been glued to the television the past few days watching the horrific footage of the tsunami devastation. It's so crazy how many people died as a result of this natural disaster. Sadly the death toll will only continue to climb over the next few weeks. Please do your part and donate to any of the charitable causes listed below:

  • Unicef

  • Mercy Corps

  • Oxfam

  • AmericaCares

  • Red Cross



  • Please don't hesitate to do help out. Conclude this year or start the next year out right. This is a global disaster that trumps anything else happening in the global community and affects us all.

    Tuesday, December 28, 2004

    Ice cream: the only food that matters

    I spent a good portion of this morning debating a friend about which brand of ice cream is best. This should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me. I am an ice cream junkie and I can you it all started with my first official job at a local Baskin Robbins. I learned how to scoop ice cream like it was craft, making S shaped formations in the big brown tubs. Later in life I worked at a dessert store named Simply Desserts. Naturally we had ice cream on hand and I needless to say had my fair share of scoops. Coincidentally, the owners of Simply Desserts gave me a Cuisinart ice cream machine when I graduated from college. What a wonderful gif that was for yours truly.

    Over the past two holidays I have been able to uncover a great rift in the in-laws code. See both sets of my in-laws like to spoil me. Before both of our respective visits to Florida and Chicago they inquired about any certain foods we would like on hand. I gleefully replied bananas, yogurt, juice, and ice cream. Not sure how this has happended, but my ice cream reputation must now precede me. Each visit there were at least three quart sized containers of ice cream in the freezer. When I was in Chicago I finished off one in a couple days to only have it replaced by a new one. Now this is my kind of game. "Egan, you eat the ice cream and we will replace it with a new one. Go!"

    That may have been the greatest Christmas gift I received. Forget about the snowshoes, Timex watch, digital camera battery, dress pants, Home Depot gift card, MINI Cooper remote control car, Korean coasters, Logitech Quickcam, New Zealand possum socks, and kite (yes, I got a kite). Ice cream! It was like never ending ice cream. I downed a quart of Peppermint, then Caramel Turtle, and then had some vanilla. It was great. I heard voices about an ever expanding waistline, but I figure I swim so it's okay to eat ice cream when it's available. If I am not careful though, I could become a Chubby Hubby.

    P.S. Be on the lookout for a new Starbucks drink coming in the beginning of the year. It's called Chantico and it's a drinking chocolate. It's a great dessert type drink and is comparable to drinking a heavenly chocolate torte. Milk anyone?

    Monday, December 27, 2004

    Web cam: present that could be the death of me

    Got a web cam for Christmas. Hell, rehearsals have just begun at the Fowler household. I have already done a few Monkey Boy outtakes. Not sure if it's blog worthy material though. We all saw the infamous "Star Wars geek" kid and I am not sure I am ready for my 15 minutes of fame yet. I have some pounds to lose and some teeth to straighten out. Monkey Boy lives!

    And in other news, Mr. Peanut has disappeared!