Movie Redux....

So more then 2 Crackmonkeys were in one location at one time. That means someone must report on the activities of the evening.

Our motley band of movie goers, marshaled its forces to Boardman's Art Theater.

We watched Religulous. It was thoroughly entertaining, though I suspect not standard fair for everyone. Though I felt is worth the 9 dollars and as a tool to promote dialog.

That all being said, I felt is was a fine time. Those not there were missed.

So we concluded the evening with drinking....probably a bit much for some of us. Tyler was being all whinny about a stuffed up nose! We told him to drink between breaths!

Anyway, there was a movie, some drinking, some pizza, and good times were had by all....

G

Monkies beaten, but unbowed

I got awarded the spirit visor last night for brilliance in running all over the place. This was something I came to regret as I tried to jog up the stairs to my apartment and my legs collapsed. Ok, not really, but that almost happened.

We played a pretty solid game, I felt. But then again, it's hard to know what's going on in the infield when you're spacing out in the outfield. After Mike mixed up the roster, we all proved to be solid utility players, making plays all over and astounding the announcers and cheering section with our abilities.

The other team, after nearly losing by forfeit, showed up and demonstrated their ability to hit the ball hard up the middle, pop it into short outfield, or belt it to the fences, whichever they chose. We demonstrated an ability to get hits but not score.

I think the final score was 12-5, but honestly I forgot to look at the end of the game. Who really cares that much; everyone had a good time and is now looking forward to the costume ball next week.

Oh yeah, it was 29 degrees out.

Here are the costume decisions for the game November 3:

Tracy Lamont as Sarah Palin

Scot Campbell as Todd Palin

Brian "Woody" Woodard as Track Palin, the soldier

Jamie Young as Bristol Palin and her Baby Bump

Micki Hallum as Trig Palin

Michelle Bavester as Piper Palin (and for the life of me, I couldn't find a picture of her licking the baby....but Michelle, she's the one in the white jacket here)

Glenn Westfield as Levi Johnston, the baby daddy

Michelle Ryan as The Moose

Holly Stalcup as The Russians

Mike Cation as John McCain

and Tyler Field as Barack Obama.

Get to work, kids. You have two weeks!

Dear Glenn:

YOU BROKE MICHELLE'S FINGER. NICE FLIPPING JOB.

Jerk.

Volleyball recap from 10/15

The Crackmonkeys came out fired up in game one, jumping out to a big lead, and holding on to win game one.

Game two....not so much.

Game three was a race, which the Crackmonkeys won, knocking off the dreaded Scud Missile team in 3.

It was, in this writer's opinion, some of the worst volleyball ever. Our opponents, SCUD, were big proponents of dumping it over on one, lifting, double contacts, throwing, and other bullshit. Amber got upset that Mr. Sweatpants was so sloppy, and didn't know what he was doing, and swore. Jill and Kathy laughed through the match, especially when SCUD started yelling at sweatpants for being an idiot. Mike laughed through most of it too, until he got tired and sore. Alex was Alex, and played pretty big. And Sarah (welcome to the Monkeys) was scrappy, and took a shot to the head for the team. Good work.

So, the team is 3-1, which is not at all bad.

Recap from last Wednesday's Volleyball

A dubya was posted via forfeit from the opposing team last week... We stuck around a "played" a game with the 5 guys and one girl that showed up.

Significant events...

Mike took a stumble and tumble about the third play of the "game" and was subsequently out for the rest of the evening with an injured ankle.

Alex was intense, per usual.

Jill shrugged a lot according to Mike.

Amber continuously questioned Mike's injury status, meanwhile pulling a back muscle from attempting to hit one of Kathy's fabulous sets.

Emily was there. Quiet, but there. Then told Alex that she was quitting the team.

After the "game," which I have no idea who actually "won," most everyone departed for home. Or booze. Or both.

Edit accordingly, Cation.

Game Recap from Monday night:

Yep.

Also, we lost the game, 9-8.

And the guy didn't apologize.

Also, currently, lefty is looking large, and feeling ill.

Alright......

Who thought this was a good idea?

MAJOR PARTY UPDATE:

There will be jackets.

Recap of Game

So according to Mike I am suppose to recap the game. Well.....I got mad at Cation for yelling at me NUMEROUS times...I asked Scot if he hit two home runs after we scored at home, which Cation said I needed to act cooler and not ask that at the plate....The team we played really likes to talk ALOT.....Something popped in Michelle's butt (would say *ss but still at work)...And I won the spirit award, but there was no Sonic.

So that is all I got...Cation might be adding more in the morning if this is not good enough.

See everyone on Sat.

Mike Cation's additions:
"Something popped in Michelle's butt?"
WOW.

I will not refute any of Holly's comments about me yelling.
I would also like to add that Tyler again came up big in a substitute role, Holly slid in to home, which shocked everyone, considering that her third base coach did not tell her to run.
Woody got some solid shots in as well, as did Micki, Jamie, Michelle Ryan. Woody also looked good in yellow.
I only had one inning where I walked.
Tracy has volunteered to try pitching, but we need to get her to practice.
Also, Jamie is the world's softball champion, just to make sure everyone knows.
That's all.

Kegger

Hi All -

Since Jamie and I have a Sam's membership (we love bulk ANYTHING), it's become our happy duty to purchase the alcohol for the party. Mike said I should consult Glenn on this, but I'm choosing to bring it to the table...

...What kind of beer should be in the keg?

Party Details

I do not know about jackets. Steve from the Champaign Park District is being elusive, and despite having turned in our order form over one month ago, he has not responded to any calls or emails. Next step will be to stop by his front door.

But, outside of that, we are all systems go for this weekend's party on Saturday.
Details are as follows:
Doors open at 5
Most should be there by around 6
Award ceremony at 7.

Alcohol will be provided. We will also have hamburgers. You are encouraged to bring something on the side, but it is certainly not required by any means.

As I said, I would like to hope there will be jackets. There will definitely be awards. I wish I could promise more.

Holly has promised me she will attend.

If you would like to invite a friend, feel free to do so.

There may be bags. There may not be bags.

Any questions, feel free to email mike at mike.cation@gmail.com.

A special shoutout here to Micki's mom. And look for a softball recap from Holly later today.

Case of the Mondays.....

It's Monday and I have a few questions:

1. Where is my snazzy jacket?
2. Ain't there some sort of shindig this weekend?
3. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

That is all.

Thank You

Just wanted to say thank you for the generous gift. Tony and I are in need of a night out after everything that has been going on the last 2 months with Tony's mom. We really appreciate it. It is great to know we have people that care about us here in Champaign. Hopefully we'll be able to get out more now that we're back in town on the weekends. We are especially looking forward to hosting a Crack Monkey function in the near future. Stay tuned.

Strong Comeback

After last week's struggles, the Monkeys rebounded with a victory. Special thanks to Macy and Tony for their cheers and support. Two dedicated fans much better than an army of spectators who didn't seem to know what was going on.

Game ball goes to Amber for playing through her affliction. Thank you for washing your hands thoroughly and often as to keep this 'special gift' to yourself. ** Note ** The game ball may be revoked should any member of the team contract the 'gift'.

Congrats to Jill for a strong first game back. I'm going to steal Reggie's quote and say you're the straw that stirs the Crackmonkey's drink.

Lastly, after my antics last week, the CPD has placed me on double secret probation for 3 weeks. The required 'energy redirection' classes seem to be working. One week of competition sans outburst. I'm trying to take it one day at a time...

Good work Monkeys, let's get 'W' number 2 next week. Hopefully the Cubs will be able to rebound like we did.