http://resistmedia.net/blog This is a blog about adventures in design, and sometimes other crap. My name is Beth Dean and I'm a web designer from Cleveland Ohio. I work for Progressive Insurance as a UX Developer. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:54:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Enjoy this mix in one of the following conditions: sunny + hot + humid, rainy + hot + humid, or rainy + windy + cold. It also goes well with: long drives across town at dusk, trying to find parking in the evening, rainy Saturday afternoon naps, beers at a ... http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/06/29/june-2008-mix/ Life hasn't afforded me the time for a blog post in a while. Here's what's going on: I've been very immersed in my new job, I am working on some awesome things I can't talk about now because of trade secrets etc, but billing and payments in online insurance are about ... http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/06/22/hopefully-my-absence-is-over/ Long overdue, here is my mix for May. On June 2nd. I'm a little behind, give me a break I'm moving and completely drained. Listen to this while lying on your couch with minimal lighting. Bonus points for incense and headphones. There is also some album art. French Kicks - ... http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/06/02/may-2008-mix-belated/ Pros: Naked Juice in the cafeteria Netflix Contemplating getting a scooter A friend's successful recovery This article on blogging and personal privacy. Will resonate with anyone who's ever had a LiveJournal. Five cent HDMI cable New upscaling DVD player Desperate Housewives season finale Ellen and John McCain New issue of Martha Stewart Living has a bee cake on the cover Scharffen ... http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/05/23/this-week-in-lists/ Last night I finally stopped by the Tremont Tap House, billed as Cleveland's first gastropub. From Wikipedia: A gastropub is a British term for a public house ("pub") which specializes in high-quality food a step above the more basic "pub grub." The name is a combination of pub and gastronomy and ... http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/04/28/the-tremont-tap-house/ The complete works of Charles Darwin are online, including PDF downloads of Voyage of the Beagle and Origin of Species. Listen to an interview about the site from today's Morning Edition. http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/04/25/705/ MSNBC recently picked Tina Fey as their funniest person. Though I would hardly call MSNBC the barometer of hilarity, it's nice to see a woman in entertainment get respect for something other than her boobs. The best part of the article: ...women (along with other women in comedy) still battle periodic ... http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/04/24/tina-fey-funnier-than-dude/ Combat junk mail by using postage paid envelopes to send bricks to analog spammers. http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/04/24/702/ The history of Ski Free, complete with download. http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/04/24/701/ Charleton Heston has kicked the bucket. I wonder if anyone pried the gun out of his cold, dead hands. http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/04/06/700/