As a 20-something native Texan, I have a passion for technology and a drive to succeed. I live for opportunity, love photography, and my second home is on the Web. Here is where I post randomness from my life. My Blog All of Tumblr Facebook Twitter Google Profile LinkedIn Google Reader Flickr Picasa new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 3, interval: 6000, width: 210, height: 210, theme: { shell: { background: '#352726', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#251914', color: '#ffffff', links: '#898f87' } }, features: { scrollbar: true, loop: false, live: true, hashtags: false, timestamp: true, avatars: false, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('jpsco').start(); Tumblr (3.0; @jpsco)http://joelpscott.com/Google's New Fiber-Optic Internet Service - The 5 Strangest City Pitches: These are amazingly great!http://joelpscott.com/post/436787169http://joelpscott.com/post/436787169Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:01:51 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxh507mqq71qzbqbwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So true…</p> <p>If only I had this adage a year ago… lol</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/436084033http://joelpscott.com/post/436084033Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:09:05 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxzam328Jz1qz4iz8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://landscapelifescape.tumblr.com/post/433434325/i-had-no-idea-the-vertical-parking-started-so" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">landscapelifescape</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I had no idea the vertical parking started so early.</p> <p><a href="http://landscapearchitecture.tumblr.com/post/432266082/pitita-hansbrinker-via-28-media-tumblr-com" target="_blank">landscapearchitecture</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pitita.tumblr.com/post/394840983/hansbrinker-via-28-media-tumblr-com" target="_blank">pitita</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://hansbrinker.tumblr.com/post/394426817/via-28-media-tumblr-com" target="_blank">hansbrinker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwphenrKTV1qa9b8ro1_500.jpg" target="_blank">28.media.tumblr.com</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://joelpscott.com/post/436044474http://joelpscott.com/post/436044474Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:50:29 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/adYced7GB8k&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/adYced7GB8k&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Woo! Congrats, Sandra Bullock! I’m a fan, one, because she from Austin and, two, she is an amazing actress with a great sense of humor (as seen here). :-)<br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.brittanybohnet.com/post/433403285/i-heart-sandra-bullock" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">brit</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I heart Sandra Bullock.</p></blockquote>http://joelpscott.com/post/434782464http://joelpscott.com/post/434782464Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:26:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyy7hjAWJG1qzgue5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You have no idea how much I miss my rainfall showerhead. It’s nice to be back in Texas!</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/434063048http://joelpscott.com/post/434063048Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:34:09 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kytab7rcDm1qzgue5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jeans custom built for iPhone and iPod owners. Hmm, I don’t know how I feel about these…</p> <p>(<a href="http://wtfjeans.com/" target="new">via</a>)</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/428580555http://joelpscott.com/post/428580555Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:47:52 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uu7umNstcx4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uu7umNstcx4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Suze Orman advises “Mark Z.”, founder of facebook, to NOT buy Twitter.</p> <p>Favorite quote: “You got the money, and I got the book!”</p> <p>I love it!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/03/04/suze-orman-facebook-video/" target="new">Mashable</a>)</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/428249462http://joelpscott.com/post/428249462Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:24:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyrdmeOF9L1qzgue5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flowers are blooming. A sure sign of spring. And hopefully warmer temperatures.</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/426182363http://joelpscott.com/post/426182363Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:03:32 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>OK Go strikes again with music video amazingness…<br/><br/> “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">This little gem</a> is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. Maybe even since their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI&feature=channel" target="_blank">infamous treadmill video</a>, which is now up to nearly 50 million views on YouTube. <p>I’m definitely going to have to watch the “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsPn-tD5zvg&feature=channel" target="_blank">Making of the Video</a>” for this one.” </p>http://joelpscott.com/post/423470651http://joelpscott.com/post/423470651Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:24:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyobx9XpmV1qzgue5o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>So true…</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1286" target="new">PHD Comics</a>)</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/422654666http://joelpscott.com/post/422654666Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:34:21 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyh709pkaH1qz9z1no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Way to go, BMW! <p><a href="http://www.brittanybohnet.com/post/414276046/awesome-i-wonder-how-much-this-increased-each-of" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">brit</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Awesome. I wonder how much this increased each of their ad recall percentages.</p></blockquote>http://joelpscott.com/post/418628631http://joelpscott.com/post/418628631Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:13:19 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxv9n8yzki1qzkp97o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I want to go to there: </p> <p>Madagascar</p> <p><a href="http://doubleray.deviantart.com/art/RICEFIELD-3-RIZIERE-3-114271452" target="_blank">RICEFIELD by Rémy SAGLIER </a></p>http://joelpscott.com/post/416668322http://joelpscott.com/post/416668322Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:13:28 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kygbqeSimE1qzgue5o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’m trying to figure why this would be a natural conclusion. Because I am a fan of Outback Steakhouse, I suppose naturally I should want to be a fan of Mafia Wars…</p> <p>Wow, facebook. Just wow.</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/413266312http://joelpscott.com/post/413266312Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:49:26 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kydwrwsRqo1qz9z1no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.brittanybohnet.com/post/410684962/snurricane-should-definitely-win-word-of-the" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">brit</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“Snurricane” should definitely win Word of the Year for 2010. (In other news, what in the world is a “slurricane”??)</p></blockquote>http://joelpscott.com/post/411437788http://joelpscott.com/post/411437788Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:27:55 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9549845&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9549845&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9549845&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Helmet cam video of Sage Cattabriga-alosa skiing in the North Cascades.</p> <p>Pure amazing awesomeness! I would love to do that; maybe a good one for the bucket list.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thenorthface" target="new">The North Face</a>)</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/409503581http://joelpscott.com/post/409503581Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:37:06 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky9x1bXzvz1qzgue5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My MacBook Pro is saved!!</p> <p>In case you haven’t been following, my ‘07 MacBook Pro’s graphics card went out about 2 weeks ago (hardest two weeks of my life!!). But there is hope! Thanks to NVIDIA and Apple. FREE REPAIR on a nearly 3 year old Mac.</p> <p>Yes, I am still in LOVE with Apple.</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/406124370http://joelpscott.com/post/406124370Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:46:23 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gGgwfjA0V14&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gGgwfjA0V14&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This is almost better than the Super Bowl commercials. Proctor and Gamble for the win!!</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/398830249http://joelpscott.com/post/398830249Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:18:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky1ldnY62X1qzgue5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It’s places like this that make me miss Austin and Texas. “Juan in a Million”… priceless name.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/notes/365-things-to-do-in-austin-texas/49-man-vs-food-challenge-at-juan-in-a-million/312744079183" target="new">365 Things To Do in Austin, TX: #49</a>)</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/396667323http://joelpscott.com/post/396667323Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:53:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxzul6a1Wa1qzgue5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I think my car is trying to tell me it’s cold.</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/394863708http://joelpscott.com/post/394863708Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:17:12 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxytpfG2WC1qzgue5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>De-branding: literal and logo-free.</p> <p>Clever, but is it catchy?? I still like to walk in and order a Venti. It makes me feel special to use fancy words…</p> <p>(via <a href="http://dornob.com/laugh-now-simple-literal-logo-free-debranding-idea/" target="new">Dornob</a>)</p>http://joelpscott.com/post/393907993http://joelpscott.com/post/393907993Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:00:51 -0500