http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog The Blog of Jeremy Scott, who is crazy about a lot of things. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:10:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are two kinds of poker players in the world.  The first kind is the poker player who wins some and loses some, in the long run probably loses or breaks even, and plays for the fun and fellowship of it.  The second kind is the elite group of players ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/10/04/war-stories/ One of the myths Phoenicians have about riding their bus system is that the busses break down, a lot.  To that I retort: so do cars.  A possible bus breakdown never worried me, because the way I saw it, if the bus broke down it would indeed be an inconvinience, ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/10/02/a-bus-breakdown-aka-the-inevitable-and-my-role-as-hero/ I really thought I'd be writing more about school life on this blog, but I find I am not.  So here is my forced attempt at fixing that problem. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="ASU student: Jeremy Scott"][/caption] As of this week I am in my sixth week of school.  Last week I ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/10/02/quarter-of-the-way-there-and-a-sharp-dose-of-reality/ Welcome to another installment of T-Shirt Tuesday.  This time, I'd like to offer a shout-out to a couple of t-shirt blogs I frequently read for news and sales information: First is tcritic, written by a great guy named Karl.  Tcritic gets about 8 posts a week, considerably less than other t-shirt ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/09/30/tst-featuring-most-deadly/ [caption id="attachment_194" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="The Boston Tea Party."][/caption] In the late eighteenth century, a group of protesters dressed as Native Americans boarded a merchant ship and then off loaded its cargo of tea directly into Boston Harbor [1].  That famous protest, known as the Boston Tea Party, became one of the ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/09/26/a-plea-for-civility/ Welcome to T-Shirt Tuesday on Wednesday. Sorry for being a day late, I had the choice of blogging or missing a homework deadline, I picked the responsible avenue. Before I get to the featured shirt of the week, I got some news and noteworthies from the t-shirt collecting world. First, a ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/09/10/t-shirt-tuesday-element-brand-typographic-mosaic-tee/ The New York Times, one of America's most reputable newspapers, is a decent source of accurate news but also moderately biased newspaper when it comes to politics.  I took this screen shot of a funny error, a likely Freudian slip, on a NYT online article just before the Republican convention.  ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/09/10/freudian-slip/ I like these guys, they have a great folky-alt-rock sound with a compelling message. I also like this video... it is wonderful example of design, typography, and breaking-of-the-mold. Check it out if you have a sec. http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/09/08/music-mountain-goats/ After my first class today (Finance 302) I needed to leave campus to run errands.  As you know from reading my blog, that means at least a 3 mile trip to my car.  I hopped on my bike, biked half the way, flagged the bus that I usually beat for ... http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/09/04/sometimes-i-wish-there-were-more-boy-scouts-around/ [caption id="attachment_145" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="McCain oh-eight, er 1908 (via Busted Tees)"][/caption] http://jeremy.thescottspot.com/blog/2008/09/03/we-all-know-mccain-is-older-than-dirt-but-come-on/