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February 1, 2008

The Toothpick and the Goon Squad: Jury Duty Case Info Discovered

Looking over my stats this morning in Google Anaylitcs, I saw a few search strings that brought people to my site. Specifically, someone was searching using "wayne adams" rotkvich as their search terms. I didn't recognize the names, and wasn't sure why anyone would pull my site up searching under [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 1, 2008 7:56 AM | | Comments (8)

On the Way to Work: Heavy Snowfall

We got hit with a ton of snow yesterday, which lasted through the entire night. This morning, on the way to work... I stopped to take a few photos en route. I don't think the snowfall amount was a record breaker, but it was definitely the most we've had so [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 1, 2008 9:17 AM | | Comments (0)

February 2, 2008

Dinner with Jake, Jessy, and an Upside Down Bunny

Jake and Jessy stopped by this evening, for a dinner over at our place. The two of them were travelling in Nicaragua over Christmastime, and recently got back to the States a few weeks back. It's been a while since we've hung out with them, so tonight had us all [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 2, 2008 8:31 PM | | Comments (4)

February 3, 2008

Filler: Addictive Flash Ball Game

Filler is a great game by SimianLogic where you attempt to fill 2/3 of the screen with filler balls. The longer you press down, the bigger your filler ball gets; it stops growing when it either touches another filler ball, or gets hit by a bouncing ball. Great fun, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 3, 2008 9:45 AM | | Comments (0)

New Features: Comment Style and Live Preview Added

I spent the day putzing around with my Archive Templates, and tweaked the whole comment process a bit. I added a little dialog balloon style, and hopefully that makes them seem a step up from the boxy gray rectangles they were prior to today. Also, I applied Jesse Gardner's tutorial [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 3, 2008 11:04 PM | | Comments (0)

My Promotion: Director of Design Services

At work of late, there have been a lot of changes. The past six months plus have been an incredibly busy and tumultuous time for my company: good things, but a great deal of change to go along with those good things. We've moved in to a new office (and [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 3, 2008 9:13 PM | | Comments (6)

February 4, 2008

Arcade Fire Music Video: Black Mirror / rorriM kcalB

I'm more a fan of the interface than this song, but check out Arcade Fire's "Black Mirror / rorriM kcalB." It's pretty amazing how much the song changes, depending on which tracks you mute/enable. Visually, it evokes a mixture of Guy Maddin and "Time Bandits" for me. Definitely have [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 4, 2008 7:59 PM | | Comments (0)

February 5, 2008

Voting Pictorial: Illinois Primary 2008

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Posted by avoision on February 5, 2008 7:41 AM | | Comments (0)

Blue Balloon

Saw this on the way to work, and was reminded of how much I used to photograph balloons. I was also reminded of a specific moment of unbearable happiness involving another blue balloon, almost three years ago. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 5, 2008 7:55 AM | | Comments (0)

Bryan Has a Substantial "To-Do" List

Bryan was out sick today, but needed a few files so he could finish things from home. Unbeknowst to me, Allison slowly filled Bryan's iMac with little To-Do Post-It notes over the course of the entire day... averaging at least one an hour. Ben took this fantastic photo (which [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 5, 2008 9:14 PM | | Comments (1)

February 6, 2008

New Morgan Spurlock Film: "Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?"

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Posted by avoision on February 6, 2008 11:25 AM | | Comments (0)

February 7, 2008

Black (and Blue) Balloons

On the way to work this morning, I saw the blue balloon again. Today, it looks a bit worse for wear, after having survived a pretty heavy downfall of snow the past day or two. On seeing it this morning, I was reminded of a black balloon I saw [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 7, 2008 8:37 AM | | Comments (0)

Aggressive Overture or Defensive Measure: USB-Controlled Missile Launcher Appears

At work, I noticed that Chris C (silently) set up a USB-controlled missile launcher above his desk. Being a resident of a nearby desk (and well within striking distance), this escalation in the inter-office arms race was decidedly unnerving. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 7, 2008 9:30 AM | | Comments (0)

February 8, 2008

The Skelewags: Great Drawings on City Walls

Drawn on found walls/surfaces (or at least, I think they are), The Skelewags is a fantastic collection of drawings by chewie. I love how many of them make such great use of the physical location/background. [via] [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 8, 2008 7:07 AM | | Comments (0)

February 9, 2008

Babysitting Paige

This morning, Liz and I woke up bright and early to help babysit Paige. Tricia and Darryl were in the city attending a talk... and Paige spent the morning hanging out in our apartment with us. As we were tidying up the house some, we discovered that Paige really [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 9, 2008 9:01 PM | | Comments (1)

February 10, 2008

Last Valentine's Day Revisited: rr chocolats

A week or so ago, I got an email from someone named Sonja. Turns out, she works for rr chocolats, and came across my blog entry from Valentine's Day, 2007. She was looking for mentions of the company's chocolats, and wondered if she could post up our "story" on [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 10, 2008 10:53 PM | | Comments (0)

February 11, 2008

The White Lobster: Found Cocaine and the Economy of Bluefields, Nicaragua

This morning I got sucked into a fascinating story about Bluefields, Nicaragua. Due to its location (halfway between Columbia and the US), a lot of drug smugglers pass by. Oftentimes, when the smugglers are fleeing authorities... they end up throwing the drugs overboard, effectively getting rid of the evidence. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 11, 2008 6:53 AM | | Comments (1)

February 12, 2008

Spore (by Will Wright): Release Date Announced

Will Wright, creator of such games as Sim City and The Sims, has been working on a game called Spore for... oh, years and years now. I first heard about the game back in 2005, and after seeing various videos of the how the game works... I've been anticipating [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 12, 2008 11:48 AM | | Comments (3)

February 13, 2008

Spore Creature Editor Will Launch, Prior to Game

Found out from Chris that the Creature Editor from Spore will be released prior to game. This is an extremely smart move, as so many people seem to have had their interest rekindled by the recent release date news. The only news that would make things even better - [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 13, 2008 9:22 PM | | Comments (0)

February 14, 2008

Valentine's Day: The Belden-Stratford Hotel

For Valentine's Day, Liz and I decided to skip away for the evening. We booked a room at the Belden-Stratford hotel, and decided to spend our evening here. There were a few loose ends at work, and by the time I arrived... she was already checked in. Interior of [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 14, 2008 6:37 PM | | Comments (3)

February 15, 2008

Valentine's Day, Continued: Lincoln Park

The view from our window during the daylight was pretty spectacular. Our room overlooks the Lincoln Park Zoo, which is literally steps away from the hotel's front door. Also visible: the nearby Chicago Academy of Sciences and Notebaert Nature Museum. A zoom of the frozen lake. A little gift [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 15, 2008 11:32 AM | | Comments (0)

February 16, 2008

Video of Cookie Monster Interview, NPR

This is a pretty funny clip of Cookie Monster, being interviewed by Elizabeth Blair on NPR's In Character. There's also a pretty great article here as well. This was a MeFi link, but I also wanted to mention the original post, as there are a ton of links to [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 16, 2008 6:34 PM | | Comments (0)

February 17, 2008

HEL LOOKS: Street Fashion Photos from Helsinki, Finland

HEL LOOKS is a site that showcases street fashion from Helsinki, Finland. I'm mentioning this site more for the photography than the fashion, truth be told. While there are tons of photos of various clothing styles here, it's the images themselves that drew me to (and kept me at) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 17, 2008 6:29 AM | | Comments (0)

February 18, 2008

Don't Look Back

by Kay Ryan This is not a problem for the neckless. Fish cannot recklessly swivel their heads to check on their fry; no one expects this. They are torpedoes of disinterest, compact capsules that rely on the odds for survival, unfollowed by the exact and modest number of goslings the [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 18, 2008 8:34 PM | | Comments (1)

February 19, 2008

No Pranks: My "Out of Office" Email Backfires

Last week, I took Friday off as part of my Valentine's Day weekend. On Thursday, the day before I was out, I decided to send out an email to let the rest of the design team know that I'd be out of the office. Also, we were slated to have [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 19, 2008 9:10 AM | | Comments (3)

February 20, 2008

Never Gonna Give, Never Gonna Give: RickRolling the Baby

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Posted by avoision on February 20, 2008 9:24 AM | | Comments (0)

February 21, 2008

In-House Photo Shoot

Chris rented out a light kit for the week, to take some photos for an upcoming Scion project we've got. The project is a Flash game that has the user "searching" a few pre-defined areas, looking for a set of lost keys. The first area up is an intern's [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 21, 2008 12:30 PM | | Comments (0)

February 22, 2008

Peabe and The Grocer: "Hello My Name is Chicago" Show

Both Bryan (Peabe) and The Grocer were part of a show on Friday at the Country Club Chicago gallery on Thomas and Damen. Both part of a show called "Hello My Name is Chicago," when Liz and I showed up circa 8:30PM... there was already a growing crowd outside [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 22, 2008 9:04 PM | | Comments (3)

February 23, 2008

Exteriors and Reminders: Photos from a Day of Shopping

Shopping around downtown today, I spotted this rather colorful exterior as we were driving down Jackson. Unable to jump out and get to the other side of the street... I opted to open up the car sunroof to snap a quick shot. The colors were pretty great, and this [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 23, 2008 12:43 PM | | Comments (0)

February 24, 2008

Re-Negotiation and the *Ding* - Merlin Mann Productivity Talk, Macworld Expo

Last week, I downloaded a talk given by Merlin Mann (who runs 43folders.com) entitled "Living with Data." For anyone out there who is feeling overstressed, overworked, overwhelmed with the feeling that they're tasked with doing more than is possible in the time allotted... you need to listen to this talk. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 24, 2008 10:41 PM | | Comments (2)

February 25, 2008

David Horvitz Has Some Great Things For Sale

David Horvitz has a fantastic list of things he'll do for money. My favorite so far: If you give me $75 I will go see a psychic and ask them for advice on my life. I will tape-record the session and I will mail it to you. If you [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 25, 2008 12:05 PM | | Comments (0)

I Got Mentioned on BoingBoing!

For most of the day, I was buried in meetings. When I finally got a chance to lift my head up, it was circa 3PM. I was coming out of Mike's office, and Chris walked up to me, stuck out his hand, and said "Congratulations." He then showed me his [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 25, 2008 4:56 PM | | Comments (3)

February 26, 2008

The Ben You See is a Mirage

Ben is out on vacation this entire week... but came in to work to use the computer in his office. Since he was technically not in, and on his own time... he had the door closed, and a funny "do not disturb" note posted in the window. Perhaps he [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 26, 2008 10:09 AM | | Comments (1)

February 27, 2008

Korean BBQ, Kirin Beer, and Daytime Talk Shows

After work today, a few of us (me and Liz, Chris and Leslie, and TJ) met up with Ben (the real Ben, not the mirage) for dinner. The suggestion was for a neat Korean BBQ joint (San Soo Gab San) on Western and Berwyn. It's been a while since [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 27, 2008 11:01 PM | | Comments (0)

February 28, 2008

I Got Mentioned on BoingBoing... Again? Rehi, BB!

Well this was pretty unexpected. I was in meetings this morning and... again, on walking out, I ran into Chris and he said congratulations to me. Again. For making it onto BoingBoing... again! The way I see it, I need to start going to more lengthy morning meetings. Because [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 28, 2008 9:34 AM | | Comments (2)

February 29, 2008

But if the Fortune Cookie Says It, It Must Be True...

Got Chinese food for lunch today, and this was my fortune. Omen? Or just plain luck? In any event, it's nowhere near as cool as this one. // Edit: It's a day later, and the drawing happened last night. // Dang. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 29, 2008 2:53 PM | | Comments (1)

Wherein I am Photographed, Unawares

To be fair, I was really, really tired. According to Liz, I was sleeping like this for a solid hour. :| [read more...]

Posted by avoision on February 29, 2008 10:03 PM | | Comments (2)

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