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My name is Tony Ballinger, and I'm a web designer living in Oak Park, Illinois.
When I'm not designing for the web, I enjoy music, go to concerts and play with gadgets.

Archive for November, 2004

New Year’s Resolutions

Friday, November 19th, 2004

This is a cool idea – a collective New Year’s resolution list. Here’s a link to mine.

Joseph Arthur @ Double Door

Tuesday, November 16th, 2004

Joe seemed a little off tonight. I blame the venue. I think the Double Door hosts the rudest crowds in all of Chicago. Of the approximately ten shows I’ve seen there, in only one did the performer command the full attention of the crowd. That performer was The Reverend Horton Heat. [...]

The Pixies @ Aragon

Sunday, November 14th, 2004

I love The Pixies. I love every album, and nearly every song. The only other band that I have the same kind of love for would be Talking Heads. So it was a pretty big deal for me when they reunited to tour this year. A big enough deal that [...]

Wicked Worn Look (Made Easy)

Thursday, November 11th, 2004

I’m a big fan of the Authentic Boredom site. Great information about design, an interesting blog, plus cool links and resources. Best of all, is his four-part tutorial distressed design style called That Wicked Worn Look.
Well that look just got a lot easier a lot cheaper. Not that $32 for [...]

Bleep Has Morr Music!

Wednesday, November 10th, 2004

I have so many things for be thankful for this year. The new digs in which I live, seeing Brian Eno speak in NY, going with my best friend to Coachella to see The Pixies perform live. It’s been a good year.
And the good times just keep coming. [...]

AOL Mobile

Sunday, November 7th, 2004

In an effort to stave off the desire to buy a new Treo, I’ve been researching neato things I can do with my T68i. From poking around at Yahoo! Mobile I found that I can have email alerts sent to my phone based on custom email filter criteria.
Let’s try [...]