Month: March 2007

Best Man Challenge #3: T-shirt

Posted on by Scott

bestmanlogo_sm.jpgWe’ve finally made it to the third (and possibly final?) Best Man Challenge. This challenge will again test your creativity skills, as well as your photography skills (or the skills of whoever you end up handing the camera to).

All best man challengers will receive an official “Scott’s Best Man Challenge” t-shirt in the mail. The task is to take the most creative photo you can of yourself wearing this lovely shirt. Originality will count! No Photoshop! Keep an eye on your mailbox for your new shirt to arrive, and get those cameras shooting.

Final photos need to be received by lucky Friday April 13th. We’re coming down to the end here folks. We’ll have a best man before you know it.

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March Madness

Posted on by Jess

I’m not talking about basketball, but I am talking about my whirlwind traveling experience this month!  I traveled to Washington, Arizona, and Nevada all in the month of March.  First, I went to Seattle for a job interview with Customs and Border Protection.  While I was there, I caught up with a friend from law school who I hadn’t seen since he graduated.  Unfortunately, I was in Seattle for less than 24 hours so I didn’t really have the chance to explore much.

Next, my family and I traveled to Arizona to visit my grandparents in Sun City.  The weather was fabulous!  Sunny and 95 degrees every day was a nice way to spend the week.  While we were in Arizona we drove to Tucson (about 2 1/2 hours south of Sun City) because I had an interview with Customs and Border Protection in their Tucson office.  While we were in Tucson, my family and I had lunch with Scott’s Aunt Nancy and Uncle Robert.  It was nice to see them, if only for lunch.  But we will see them again in only a few months!

And last but not least, I just got back from Las Vegas!  I was in Vegas for a friend’s bachelorette party.  It was a blast!  Hopefully the month of April is a bit tamer because all that traveling was a bit crazy.  I still don’t think I’ve fully recovered from my weekend trip to Vegas.

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BMC #2: Trivia Answers

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Scott Trivia

  1. What is Scott’s favorite flavor of Mentos?
    A: would have accepted grape or peach
    Jon: Peach (+1)
    Corey: Trick Question, Scott Loves them all. (true, but I do have favorites +1/2)
    Kieran: Grape (+1)
  2. What is Scott’s favorite color?
    A: dark green
    Jon: Blue (+0)
    Corey: Taupe. Who doesn’t love Taupe. Second favorite – Green. (+1)
    Kieran: Blue (+0)
  3. Name two of Scott’s top 5 favorite movies.
    A: Magnolia, Rain Man, Donnie Darko, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
    Jon: Magnolia, Garden State (+1)
    Corey: Rain Man, Magnolia, Donnie Darko. Oops, that was three. (+1)
    Kieran: Magnolia and Garden State (+1)
  4. What is Scott’s favorite Culver’s treat?
    A: chocolate eclair flavored custard
    Jon: Custard? Butterburger? Maybe a custard butterburger? (+0)
    Corey: Hot Fudge Sundae (+0)
    Kieran: Rootbeer float (+0)
  5. Where did Scott work before U of Iowa?
    A: Iowa Public Television
    Jon: I don’t know how far back you are referring to, Radio Station (KJAN), RA, Magician, multimedia specialist in The University of Iowa Department of Physiology and Biophysics, instructional designer at Iowa Public Television in Des Moines (+2)
    Corey: A little place called IPTV. It was magical. (it was magical! +1)
    Kieran: Iowa Public Television (+1)
  6. What was Scott’s major in college? (extra point if you can name his minor)
    A: Major: Communications, Media Productions Minor: Art, Graphic Design
    Jon: Spanish, UWA (underwater basket weaving) (-1 spanish +1 UWA +0 total)
    Corey: Major: Communications Minor: Tae Kwan Do (+1/2)
    Kieran: Communications, minor in Film (+1/2)
  7. True or False: Scott drank bleach as a child.
    A: sad, but true
    Jon: false (+0)
    Corey: true (+1)
    Kieran: true (+1)
  8. Name two of Scott’s high school jobs.
    A: Atlantic Theater, Lifeguard, KJAN Disc Jockey, Darkroom monkey
    Jon: Radio Station, Darkroom for Fredrick’s Photography (+1)
    Corey: Theatre Employee Extraordinaire and Radio Station Disc Jockey (+1)
    Kieran: Radio DJ in Atlantic, Movie theater employee (+1)

Jess Trivia

  1. What is Jess’s favorite flavor of Mentos?
    A: Green Apple
    Jon: Mint (+0)
    Corey: Strawberry (+0)
    Kieran: apple (+1)
  2. What was Jess’s major in college?
    A: Spanish & Communications
    Jon: Political Science? English? (+0)
    Corey: Scott’s very favorite subject, Spanish (+1)
    Kieran: Spanish (pre-law) (+1)
  3. Where did Jess go to law school?
    A: Drake
    Jon: Drake (+1)
    Corey: Drake University in beautiful Des Moines, IA (+1)
    Kieran: Drake (+1)
  4. What city does Jess live in now?
    A: Davenport, IA
    Jon: Davenport (+1)
    Corey: A little place called Davenport, where the beer flows like wine (it does flow like wine there! +1)
    Kieran: Davenport (+1)

Scott & Jess Trivia

  1. What year in college were Scott and Jess when they went on their first date?
    A: Scott:Sr. Jess: Jr.
    Jon: Jess Junior, Scott Senior (+1)
    Corey: Scott was a Senior and Jess was a Junior. (+1)
    Kieran: Scott – senior, Jess – junior (+1)
  2. What flavor of Mentos did Jess and Scott have the day they got engaged?
    A: Green Apple (see the wrapper)
    Jon: Green Apple Mentos (+1)
    Corey: Green Apple (+1)
    Kieran: grape (+0)
  3. Name the Mexican ruin where Jess and Scott got engaged.
    A: Tulum
    Jon: Tulum (+1)
    Corey: Tulum -I feel it is worth noting that I cheated for the last two answers and looked at the archives of scottandjessica.net (not cheating, resourcefulness +1)
    Kieran: Tulum (+1)

Bonus Questions (extra points!)

  1. What movie did Scott and Jess see on their first date?
    A: Save the Last Dance
    Jon: Don’t know, but it was at Coral Ridge. I think ice skating was involved, just like Rocky and Adrian (or maybe I made that up) (you did make that up, but I like it! +1)
    Corey: I have no idea (+0)
    Kieran: Magnolia (+0)
  2. Do you like Mentos?
    A: hopefully the answer to this one is obvious!
    Jon: I enjoyed them at my wedding. (more Mentos enthusiasm! +1/2)
    Corey: No, I LOVE Mentos (right answer! +1)
    Kieran: no, I LOVE them (right on! +1)

Totals (tight race!)

Jon: 11.5pts.
Corey: 13pts.
Kieran: 12.5pts.

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Best Man Challenge #2: Trivia

Posted on by Scott

bestmanlogo_sm.jpgChallenge #2 will test how well you know the groom (and the bride). Promptness counts in submitting your answers!

Scott Trivia

  1. What is Scott’s favorite flavor of Mentos?
  2. What is Scott’s favorite color?
  3. Name two of Scott’s top 5 favorite movies.
  4. What is Scott’s favorite Culver’s treat?
  5. Where did Scott work before U of Iowa?
  6. What was Scott’s major in college? (extra point if you can name his minor)
  7. True or False: Scott drank bleach as a child.
  8. Name two of Scott’s high school jobs.

Jess Trivia

  1. What is Jess’s favorite flavor of Mentos?
  2. What was Jess’s major in college?
  3. Where did Jess go to law school?
  4. What city does Jess live in now?

Scott & Jess Trivia

  1. What year in college were Scott and Jess when they went on their first date?
  2. What flavor of Mentos did Jess and Scott have the day they got engaged?
  3. Name the Mexican ruin where Jess and Scott got engaged.

Bonus Questions (extra points!)

  1. What movie did Scott and Jess see on their first date?
  2. Do you like Mentos?

All of you tuning in at home can participate as well, just don’t post you answers on the site until all of the best man entries have been received. We’ll provide correct answers after everything is in.

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