February 2009

An odd and slightly creepy moment.

Usually, all you hear are crickets and frogs. Sometimes the occasional late night Caltrain — though that isn’t as common by this time of night. The 23rd street bridge going over the Caltrain tracks is steep, and there’s not much there. Pennsylvania Avenue has a few lofts on this side of the hill, but otherwise, it’s very industrial; just a few warehouses and parking lots to said warehouses. To hear a sound other than a train whistle (or a frog croaking, or a car going overhead on the 280 bridge) is quite alarming.

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She’s heeeeeere!

She’s heeeeeere!: For those of you who’ve been living under a rock Coraline hits theaters today nationwide. Directed by Henry Selick of Nightmare before Christmas fame and based on a book by Neil Gaiman, it’s the first feature film from Portland animation studio Laika.

Crush on You

Crush on You: Win a date with one of six bachelor/​ettes including yours truly by following @crushlovely on Twitter!

Do websites need to look exactly the same in every browser?

Do websites need to look exactly the same in every browser? No.

IxD FTW presentation

IxD FTW: Interaction Design for Web Designers

Quote: Charles V. Willie

By idolizing those whom we honor we do a disservice both to them and to ourselves… we fail to recognize that we could go and do likewise.”

– Charles V. Willie