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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 May, 2007

Arcade Fire @ Chicago Theater

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

I’m going to have to edit my top ten list of concerts, because this show certainly qualifies. Their setup looked like an old church revival, with a pipe organ in the back an round neon bible animations all around the stage. They kicked off their set with “Black Mirror” and then played a few [...]

Arctic Monkeys @ Riviera

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

I had the good fortune to see the Arctic Monkeys and Be Your Own Pet recently with my friend Brandon. This was my fourth time seeing Be Your Own Pet, and they never disappoint. They also played some new material – which was nice since they can pretty much play their whole catalog in about [...]

Catching up With

Monday, May 7th, 2007

Boy, I really must have fallen out of love with blogging in 2007, because I’m only posting about once or twice a month. It’s probably a phase I’m going through. But here’s what I’ve been up to lately.
San Francisco Vacation
During my recent San Francisco visit for Cooper Training, Faith flew out and we made a [...]

Everything I Currently Know About Excercise

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

I’ve been working with a personal trainer for the past three weeks, and this post is an effort to both share what I’ve learned and have a record of what I’m learning. To lose body fat and maintain (or increase) muscle you need to do three things: eat right, weight train and do cardio. This [...]

Everything I Currently Know About Nutrition

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

I’ve been working with a personal trainer for the past three weeks, and this post is an effort to both share what I’ve learned and have a record of what I’m learning. To lose body fat and maintain (or increase) muscle you need to do three things: eat right, weight train and do cardio. This [...]