nb photography

Nate and I have been lucky enough to have some really great neighbors down here. We recently met Nicki and Shane, a super cool couple with a HUGE sheep dog name Snuffy. Turns out that we couldn't have much more in common. Nicki is a photographer, so Nate and I have really enjoyed talking to her about equipment and techniques and what have you...and Shane and Nate are one in the same when it comes to books, games, and all around geekery. We recently designed some branding for Nicki's photography business/site, which is now up and running. You should check it out: here.

One of the logos we designed for her.

This is Nicki...and one of the other logos. She likes flamingos. :) Oh, and this is one of her pictures by the way.

go ninja go ninja...go

This weekend Nate and I saw something pretty awesome...and, in fact, not so good. Vanilla Ice. Yep, he was in town, and we couldn't pass it up. Our neighbors, Wil and Brooke, went along with us.

We figured we could all use a blast from the past...and a good cheeseburger. But we seriously waited 2 hours for him to start playing. No idea what took him so long to get his incredibly loud self on stage, but it was actually REALLY annoying. We considered leaving several times. But after waiting an hour, and then an hour and a half, and finally two hours, we didn't want to leave. And we're pretty glad we didn't. I can now say I've seen "Ice Ice Baby" live, and in person. And once is probably enough.

Word to your mother.

Nate, Brooke, and Wil happy that the show finally started.

The best neighbors...and soon to be totally rad parents. :)

Terrible phone picture...but that's him.

I&Z BFF

I haven't been keeping up on this, and even though Bean just ate my favorite pair of dress shoes (bad dog!), I still love her I guess. So here's the latest installment of "dachshund photo of the week."

tedde: the contemporary bear store

K, Nate and I love these guys. If you're looking for something unique, fun, and cuddly for someone this holiday season you should definitely check these guys out. Besides the fact that they are continuously updating their NY based shop with wonderfully creative bears, their beautiful graphic design (wink), and their lovable sense of humor, they're just down right nice people making bed times everywhere a little more fun...one tedde at a time. Go visit them here.

And now, a word from the geniuses:
It's true. We're stuffed. We're bears. Yep, we're stuffed bears. The difference? We are stuffed with personality, charisma, character, charm. And we're stuffed with love. In fact, we're full of love. And a little gas. Hi, we're Tedde!

Tedde is giving the traditional teddy bear a makeover with updated designs and mischievous personalities. We messed with the spelling, but it sounds just like teddy!

Tedde believes teddy bears shouldn't look and feel like they just fell off an assembly line, so its mission is to rid the world of factory-made bear clones. Just say to no to factory made! Tedde works with designers and artists to create new Tedde designs. Teddes are manufactured in collaboration with individual artists and sewing cooperatives.

The Tedde collection includes Teddes, Tedde Gold, Bear Food and Tiny Teddes for your pocket. Teddes are limited production and constructed by hand with textiles like mohair, felt, wool, handspun yarn, vinyl, silk, canvas, recycled cotton, linen and cashmere.

Tedde HQ is located in Manhattan's garment district. Schedule an appointment to come by and meet the Teddes. Hey Vermont, it's New York calling and we're taking back the teddy bear! During the Holidays, drop off your old teddy bear at Tedde HQ and we'll give you $5 off a brand new Tedde.

If you're not local, visit Tedde.com and return often! Limited editions, exclusively ours (and yours), never identical and always made by hand. Otherwise, it's just a teddy. Tedde is dedicated to creativity and innovation in teddy bear design.

By the way, does your stuffed bear make you look cool at school, or stand out at an important birthday party, like when you show up with a killer gift? And while we're on the subject, are you proud to tell your friends who you sleep with? You are if you own a Tedde.

 Go visit Gladys

My new favorite. 4 Eyes. Go visit him! 

Fred gets a new home...or at least wall color

This weekend Nate, Karina and I gave her office over at Epic Sports and Entertainment a facelift. It's out with the baby blue and in with something a little more in tune with Karina's taste.

We think Fred will feel a little more at home as well...

 

Yes, this is Fred.


Karina painting over the wall that somebody else literally decoupaged.


Nate showing off his "I don't need a step stool" skills.

Go visit jacquelynlee.etsy.com


Go visit fontsupply.etsy.com


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jacquelynlee.etsy.com

And check out these two artists on etsy because their stuff is pretty rad. I may need to purchase some of these for my apartment...

Happy Halloweeeeeney!

Well, hopefully everyone had a fun and entertaining Halloween weekend. After being lame last year and not dressing up, Nate and I made our Halloween come back with what are now our favorite costumes we've ever had. If you don't watch LOST you won't know what we are...and too bad for you...maybe you should start watching LOST. 

We went to a Halloween party with Monica and Ryan on Friday night. Some people knew who we were, others wrongfully assumed I was a doctor. 

And no drunk guy standing at the keg, I don't give prostate exams, geesh. 

Rachel came down on Saturday to hang out. Apparently Corpus doesn't dress up all weekend like EVERY other city in the country. Lame I tell you! We dressed up anyways...

Drink your water. It's hot on the island.

But don't forget the beer. It's also boring on the island...

Rachel's excellent costume she made. Such a seamstress!

The workman and the scientist. A happy pair.

Pretty sure there aren't bar wenches on the island...but we can pretend. Somebody's got to serve us our Dharma beer, right?

Monica and Ryan. :)

high tech low tech

Thanks to a fellow twitter-er, this is probably one of the coolest things I've found to waste my time on in a while. I suggest you pour yourself a glass of wine, download this, and get to it. 

By the way. Look at that freaking cute picture of the pups.

http://www.poladroid.net/

milkbone should make a benadryl bone

We've had a relatively eventful Saturday so far. To start with our internet is out. Apparently our phone company GAVE our number to someone else and basically booted us off. No idea how that can happen. But it's going to be a few more days until it's back up. Super annoying.

Anywho, Nate took the dogs in for their annual checkups and shots this morning. Everything checked out ok. They're bottoms were a little tender, but not much slows them down...especially Bean...so we ate lunch and then laid around like our usual lazy Saturday selfs. A couple of hours later though Izzy started acting pretty weird and got really whiney and restless. So I got up to see what she was fussing about and her face and head were totally swelling up. It was pretty sick and creepy. Of course we rushed to the vet and by the time we got there her whole head was swollen and her back looked like she'd been attacked by a ton of mosquitos or something. She had welts and rashes all over her. And her poor little pup eyes were so puffy and almost all the way shut. It was pretty scary. She's had reactions to vaccines before so they always give her benadryl before her shots, but apparently it wasn't enough this time. So they gave her another one (which worked in a matter of minutes) and sent us home with some tablets for her. She's been asleep most the times she can get comfortable enough to hold still, but she's still kind of lumpy and itchy. Poor pup. Fortunately Bean's leaving her well enough alone though. I think she realizes that somethings up. I did get some pictures of her once we got home. The swelling had already started going down from the shot, but you can still get a pretty good idea of what it looked like. The vet said she looked like a shar-pei. I also put one of her with a normal amount of wrinkle to her skin. :)

Geesh. When Nate and I have kids they better never get sick. I'll be a nervous wreck.

Smooth little normal doxie head.

On the way home from the vet.

Poor little girl with her red puffy eyes and lumpy face. :(

Some of the rather icky bumps left on her head.

It's like you can see her brain through her skin. 

Bean either showing no compassion or trying to get me to stop taking embarrassing pictures of her sis. Izzy didn't move a muscle...

and spent most of the afternoon like this.

Once she started feeling a little better she moved around some. But you can still see some of the bumps on her and her lumpy face.

Bean looking out for Isabelle.

And keeping an eye on her while she rested. :)

this is why they stay in their kennels during the day

Go visit rubenacker.etsy.com.

Nate gave me a print from this artist a while back for my birthday and I love love love it. So I went back to his store (rubenacker.etsy.com) to see what new boston terrier and dachshund work he had up and found this masterpiece. Yes, it's an illustration, but it's also the most accurate interpretation of my dogs I've ever seen. See that look in "Bean's" eye. She does that. Seriously. The artist, Brian Rubenacker, must have a dachshund duo of his own at home...maybe he has one of Bean's siblings.