You are here…welcome

The other day (which for me is anytime between yesterday and 2007) I got to thinking about this blog. “What should I write about?” I thought. “Who’s gonna blog?” I wondered. “What if no one blogs?” I worried. I want people, our people most of all, to love our blog. But, before you can really fall in love with something you have to get to know that thing, and before that you have to kinda like the idea of that thing in general and even before that, somehow, you have to be introduced to that thing. But what does that even mean in the context of a blog?

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Oh-la-Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…seems silver is the new black, according to fashion demi-god, Mr. Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Spring 2010 Couture Collection dropped yesterday without a single LBD; gasp! As shocking as it seems given Coco Chanel invented the little black dress nearly a century ago, I absolutely love it. Reinterpreting the past does not, nor did it ever mean reproducing it. Too often we see design paraphrasing itself; there is a fine line between what’s similar and what’s the same. This is the first time in Lagerfeld’s career he’s done a collection void of black, opting instead for pastels, molten silver and whipped creams. The dawn of a new era…doubtful, but certainly possible…

Ain’t no party like a TEAGUE party…

Cause a TEAGUE party don’t stop! Is it just me, or is a hot dog stand slightly more seductive at 2AM?

Big thanks to all who were able to attend last night’s party!

A quick recap of the evening’s big winners: Ben Collette initially took first place in bowling, but like a true champ, put it all on the line in a head-to-head bowl off with runner up, Tim Spartz. In end, Mr. Tim Spartz walked away with the Teague 2010 Bowling Grand Champion trophy. Last, but certainly not least, Jeff Bartenbach brought the heat taking home the solid gold medal for 3rd. Congrats guys!

The rest was pretty much a blur, but I’m sure it was super. Lets do it again, real soon.

How a “phone” got me hooked on photography

I’ve had an iPhone for about a year now, and I’m astonished at how many photos I’ve taken since I purchased it. In the past year, I’ve added well over 6,000 new images to my iPhoto library. Initally, I used the iPhone’s built-in camera just to document things: books I wanted to remember to get, color combinations I liked, architectural detailing of a handrail, etc.

I began noticing that a few photos actually looked quite nice; the composition, colors, and subject matter were very pleasing. I started taking a lot more photos, and more often. I actually started to really get into snapping pix. A lot of stuff was sort of deadpan, but I really enjoyed taking photos, and I always had a camera, because it’s built into the phone.

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