The Monkey Outta Nowhere site has been scaled back, revamped and improved. Rather than running the blog at full speed to cover every quasi-interesting update, we’ll focus on official Monkey Outta Nowhere business only. The random time-wasting content will be redirected to the personal blog of our Head Monkey, Kevin D. Hendricks. But never fear, we’ll continue with the incredibly insightful Monkey News, as well as other company info.
Yearly Archives: 2005
Portrait of the Self-Employed
Hair cut: ?
Overdue.
Old Navy orange hoodie: $7
You can never have too many hoodies.
Monkey Outta Nowhere t-shirt: $17.99
Expensive, but self-promotional.
Levi’s jeans: $5
They’re too long, but at that price who cares?
Vintage Vans (c. mid 1990s): $40
Most comfortable pair of shoes I own, though they’re slowly disentegrating. Not recommended in wet weather.
Self-Promotional Day
Today all Monkey Outta Nowhere employees were encouraged to wear Monkey Outta Nowhere apparel instead of following the usual dress code. The increased options seemed to boost morale.
Company executives are considering adopting a company-wide casual Friday.
Monkey Outta Nowhere T-shirt: $17.99
Monkey Outta Nowhere Messenger bag: $23.99
Downtown Dandelions by Kevin D. Hendricks: $12.99 / $17.99
I’m a Schizophrenic Blogger and So Am I
I do lots of blogging. I’ve been doing it since 1998, though as many have noticed, the way I blog has changed a lot since then. While I used to be a lot more introspective (often to the point of absurdity–you can’t imagine how much I confused my mother), my entries of late have been a lot more news oriented. Links, news, quotes. Bite-size candy. I still like to be introspective now and then, but nearly as often.
In total, I have access to at least 18 different blogs in varying states of activity. Most of them have been shuttered, thankfully, and several of them are blogs I’m paid to work on, but many of them continue on as solely my creations. Frankly, I think I’m becoming a schizophrenic blogger.
Minnesota Blog of the Day
On January 12, 2005 the Twin Cities Babelogue (the blog community of the City Pages) declared Monkey Outta Nowhere the Minnesota Blog of the Day.
Thanks.
Blog On
Blog readership jumped 58% in 2004.
8 million American adults have created blogs.
27% of Internet users read blogs.
Yet 62% of Internet users don’t know what a blog is.
(Pew Internet & American Life)
The New York Times on Jay Bakker
Phil Vischer: Ernie & Bert were standing very close–that’s concerning
The SpongeBob vs. Dobson smackdown continues with VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer weighing in, as well as the executive producers of Doug and (drum roll) Focus on the Family finally responds. (read the response or listen to the Jan. 25 & 26 shows)
In a nutshell, James Dobson accuses the media of misrepresenting him. He claims he has no problem with SpongeBob (or the 100+ other characters that appeared in the video) and insists that his main concern was the pro-homosexual bias of the We Are Family Foundation. Which as Vischer points out, really comes down to a question of whether or not “respecting sexual identity” is a problem. We’re supposed to love people, homosexuals and hypocrites included. But are we supposed to affirm them? Endorse them? Respect them? It’s an iffy line, one that Dobson seems to know pretty clearly, but I’m not so sure.
As Vischer asked, if you disagree with the We Are Family pledge, does that mean you endorse the inverse? Should we disrespect homosexuals? I don’t think Dobson would go that far, but his statements never seem to clearly state that that kind of approach is also out of line.
Blogs: How to Avoid the Karmic Weenie
Legendary ad-man and vice chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, Steve Hayden, talks about the marketing potential of blogs. Of course, there’s also the potential downside:
Brownies 1, Kevin 0
I had a brilliant plan. Brownie mix, pecan pieces, carmel. I’d make my own brownies to rival the tempting carmel brownies at the Starbucks, situated so enticingly in the middle of Barnes & Noble. I’d have a week’s worth of snacks for the same price as one indulgence.
Easier said than done.
The edge of the pan is hard as a rock. I nearly bent the spatula. The center of the pan is chewy–too chewy. You can taste carbon. They’re not exactly burnt, but they’re not right either. The carmely nut goodness drizzled across the top has kept me from chiselling the whole pan into the trash, but it will happen soon enough.
See you at Barnes & Noble.