Archive for May, 2008

May 27th, 2008

Indy Marathon

Posted by Scott in Family, movies

One more post about Indiana Jones and then I am done. So not only did we watch Raiders on Friday night but we ended up watching the whole trilogy (minus the last 45 minutes of Last Crusade) on Saturday and Sunday in preparation for our Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull experience […]


May 25th, 2008

Raiders of the Father and Son

Posted by Scott in Family, movies

Friday night was one of those nights where all those super cool moments you think can happen with your kid really does happen. In preparation for the new Indiana Jones movie, J, K, and I sat down to watch Raiders of the Lost Ark which just happen to be J’s first time viewing it. Within […]


May 24th, 2008

English No Mas

Posted by Scott in Books, School

Tuesday was my last day in English at Long Beach City and I wrapped it up by turning in a 5 page essay on the illusions of the American Dream as portrayed in the novel The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle. A frustratingly and sometimes agitating effort but overall a good portrayal of these very […]


May 21st, 2008

Summer Movie Fun

Posted by Scott in Entertainment, movies

Well I haven’t posted on movies in awhile so I might as well jump right in. Although technically not a summer movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is pure genius. Everything that made up the 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up mashed together with the crass and crudely funny humor of Superbad makes this movie a […]


May 19th, 2008

End of School Year Madness

Posted by Scott in Family, School

So last week J’s class had their Nature Center Field Trip hike and I got wrangled into volunteering in keeping the little munchkins somewhat organized, constantly moving forward, and otherwise out of trouble. It was a blast. The kids were led through a “backstage” area or off-trail area of the Nature Center and were able […]


May 14th, 2008

Where Are the Hippies When We Need ‘Em?

Posted by Scott in General

Because the internets (a series of tubes) aren’t filled up enough with bickering and rants I thought I throw a couple more out there. This is more of an observation than a rant really but whatever it’s something I think needs to be addressed. And, although they might be a small issues I believe they […]


May 13th, 2008

Monster Montage

Posted by Scott in Entertainment, Family


May 12th, 2008

Mini Mother’s Day Mammoth Vacation

Posted by Scott in Family, snowboarding

Update: Now with video!

This weekend for Mother’s Day, the Evanskey crew packed its bags and boards and headed up to Mammoth Mountain for a two day getaway. We also we’re heading up for little J to partake in his first snowboarding lesson. The lessons went great and plenty of digital film was used up in […]