http://upwithskirts.com Portfolio, resume and playground of Allison Richmond Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:07:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A visiting friend discovered an "open" cable hook-up on the side of my building, and connected me to some FREE basic cable. Awesome right? Especially considering there's no point in watching the 5 fuzzy channels on regular TV. But I discovered that Chicago basic cable is made up of 33% ... http://upwithskirts.com/blog/the-joys-of-free-basic-cable/ I'm enjoying an empty house... my old roommate is gone. New buddy moves in tomorrow! Yeah! http://upwithskirts.com/blog/me-time/ I was at the Strack & Van Til grocery in Chicago tonight, and noticed the "Boing" brand of juices in the Latino foods aisle. Amazingly enough, they were sitting in pairs, side-by-side, just as my camera phone captured it. I'd never heard of the stuff (it's not as prolific ... http://upwithskirts.com/blog/boing-boing-orange-juice/ I guess it's that time of year again -- Christmas always comes too soon for me!! http://upwithskirts.com/blog/holy-crap-its-christmas/ I love this show poster for the Guilty Hearts -- great use of type, color, and old printing techniques. http://upwithskirts.com/inspiration/guilty-hearts-poster/ Andy & Kickel are a prepubescent vaudeville comedy duo. Though somewhat crude and delightfully simple (both the humor and the animation style), the series features corny jokes, a singing foursome chorus, and Photoshopped images. In this edition, A&K conjure up the spirit of the Irish. Then they regurgitate it. Andy & Kickel's ... http://upwithskirts.com/portfolio/animation/andy-kickel/ Reel of Fortune was a movie title game I developed for Liquid Generation a couple years ago. The basic concept was Wheel of Fortune (hence the name!) but all movie-related answers. You can even win a prize at the end! (Well it's an image of a prize. And it's always ... http://upwithskirts.com/portfolio/game/reel-of-fortune/ http://upwithskirts.com/portfolio/game/color-vision-deficiency-test/ Interactive Toy: Secret Michael Jackson Audio Tape http://upwithskirts.com/portfolio/game/secret-michael-jackson-audio-tape/ Game: Stupid Movie Quiz http://upwithskirts.com/blog/stupid-movie-quiz/