Aloof Co-Blogger Emerges From Bowels of Earth
Greetings fellow blog enthusiasts!
Okay, first of all, I concede. I can't lump myself into the blog enthusiast category...yet. This is my very posting! I should say that it is my aspiration to become a connoisseur of fine blogs like the forefathers -Mr. Roboto, Captain T & Blake. Had I not met each of you on that predestined night in March, better known as "An Evening With Mr. Roboto", I would never be submitting this. You and your mechanical forearm are an inspiration to all beginners.
Anyways, I've emerged and really do exist! Jill has done a fabulous job launching this blog in my absence and I am indebted to her. It was our joint decision back in the day to make others' lives a little sillier by revealing our unique thoughts, crazy shenanigans-both collectively and solo-and various life debacles we are in more often than not (two of the words in the last sentence are an ode to a Memphis Man I could be fond of). Up to this point, you have shared in Jill's antics, but I hope to provide my 50% going forward.
Before bringing my first posting to a close, I have to reference my "Dominator Sighting" yesterday at CoolSprings Galleria. Upon spotting I immediately wondered: Where will this guy find a vintage French cuff shirt from the 50's or 60's with 37" sleeves in the middle of suburbia? Yes, we went to the same college and he sold me my first cell phone, but Newton is an awesome local musician that we dig. In honor of this ironic blast from the past spotting, I ran out and bought Fig Newtons.
Okay, first of all, I concede. I can't lump myself into the blog enthusiast category...yet. This is my very posting! I should say that it is my aspiration to become a connoisseur of fine blogs like the forefathers -Mr. Roboto, Captain T & Blake. Had I not met each of you on that predestined night in March, better known as "An Evening With Mr. Roboto", I would never be submitting this. You and your mechanical forearm are an inspiration to all beginners.
Anyways, I've emerged and really do exist! Jill has done a fabulous job launching this blog in my absence and I am indebted to her. It was our joint decision back in the day to make others' lives a little sillier by revealing our unique thoughts, crazy shenanigans-both collectively and solo-and various life debacles we are in more often than not (two of the words in the last sentence are an ode to a Memphis Man I could be fond of). Up to this point, you have shared in Jill's antics, but I hope to provide my 50% going forward.
Before bringing my first posting to a close, I have to reference my "Dominator Sighting" yesterday at CoolSprings Galleria. Upon spotting I immediately wondered: Where will this guy find a vintage French cuff shirt from the 50's or 60's with 37" sleeves in the middle of suburbia? Yes, we went to the same college and he sold me my first cell phone, but Newton is an awesome local musician that we dig. In honor of this ironic blast from the past spotting, I ran out and bought Fig Newtons.
21 Comments:
At April 18, 2005 5:51 PM,
Stella said…
Could it be true?
At April 18, 2005 7:31 PM,
Anonymous said…
Could it be true? That Julie has finally emerged from behind the curtain to finally reveal herself to the blogosphere?
Today truly marks a monumental moment. If this were the Sistine Chapel, we'd be seeing white smoke billowing from the rooftop.
:)
At April 18, 2005 7:37 PM,
Anonymous said…
Y'know... had you met ALL of us and not just Blake and... those other two boys, you might have been inspired even sooner!
Worth the wait, I'm sure!
Welcome to Geekdom.
At April 18, 2005 7:51 PM,
Anonymous said…
Julie, NO!!! You were supposed to hold out longer. Silly girl you were getting away with being quietly mysterious while Jill did all the work. I'll have to train you better. Don't listen to me I had never heard of blogs, blogging or bloggers until Jill did this thing.
At April 18, 2005 7:53 PM,
Anonymous said…
I had an after thought can we rename this whole thing? Blog has to be the worst word ever. It sounds like something a Dr. Seuss character would deposit in a toilet.
At April 18, 2005 8:37 PM,
Mr. Roboto said…
Gee, wouldn't it be great if Julie had a chance to meet the rest of the local bloggers? Like at another party?
But this time with live music and much more booze? (But with the same amount of talking to Blake and Mr. Roboto, please.)
At April 19, 2005 7:29 AM,
newton dominey said…
the quest for french cuffs in suburbia was a bust, as i knew it would be. i did, however, stumble across the most fantastic white corduroy pants. it seems as though i have finally obtained a pair of cords for each day of the week.
we need an urban outfitters in this town like we need hockey in the gec (very badly).
At April 19, 2005 10:15 AM,
Anonymous said…
This is the greatest thing ever! I feel so team-oriented now.
Just had a shopping spree at Urban Outfitters last week on Melrose.
Hello, Nashville? Duh.
At April 19, 2005 11:27 AM,
Mr. Roboto said…
I thought everybody was making fun of Urban Outfitters nowadays.
At April 19, 2005 2:30 PM,
Anonymous said…
Gee, why would they, since Urban Outfitters is THE source for Western garb these days.
Newton - french cuffed shirts can be found right here in Davidson County, at Hecht's. BUT, I will admit that Parisian's has a wide array of nice, affordable shirts with french cuffs. You just have to look. go for the Brit brands. Try Ben Sherman. That said, try Posh.
At April 19, 2005 3:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
French cuff shirts aren't at all that hard to find. As Muffy said, they have them at Hechts but also at most of the men's clothiers.
I would also recommend Levy's in Green Hills.
By the way...a shirt with french cuffs is the way to go...only with some type of jacket worn on over it though...and never by itself...and make sure you don't wear cheesy cuff links with it either.
At April 19, 2005 3:19 PM,
Mr. Roboto said…
When all the frat dudes on Demonbreun start wearing western shirts (with ironic teeshirts underneath them), then I'll know Urban Outfitters has hit town.
For true western wear, you got to go with the classics. Think H Bar C, Scully, Buffalo Country, real high quality (sometimes retro) stuff like you'd find at Katy K's.
At April 19, 2005 4:49 PM,
Anonymous said…
I'm still holding my ground that Urban Outfitters rules. And there wasn't really any western wear in the store.
Besides, western wear is so Nashville.
At April 19, 2005 6:24 PM,
newton dominey said…
i can't get anything right today. i should've defined what type of french cuff shirt i'm looking for. i'm looking for more of the vintage type shirt (will settle for faux-vintage if necessary). maybe a subtle pattern or a slight bit of texture striping. i am avoiding with all possible force the "striped shirt" (you know the one i'm talking about) the mass produced yet oh so unique shirt found at the chain boutiques (express, banana republic, etc), and the type of french cuff shirt worn by power brokers of the donald trump ilk.
agreed on the novelty cuff links. just in case you see me wear them later, i have a set of cuff links in the shape of texas, but they're solid gold and belonged to my grandfather. so no shit-giving over the cuff links de tejas.
i like urban outfitters, despite my dislike of slightly dirty, slightly less witty slogan shirts currently being aped by target. just like with anything else, most people often ignore their better fashion judgement when faced with anything remotely resembling a choice.
At April 19, 2005 6:34 PM,
newton dominey said…
oh yeah, mr roboto, heck yes on the phatphree striped shirt link. the "i love working out" on phat free article is almost as good.
At April 20, 2005 9:02 AM,
Anonymous said…
Newton - Parisians or Posh. Trust me. You will find what you're looking for, you just have to actually LOOK and sift through the stuff, don't just walk by and glance like most guys do in malls.
Jill - I'm with you UO ROCKS. LUUUURVE it. one of the things I miss not living in Boston/Singapore is good shopping.
At April 20, 2005 9:57 AM,
newton dominey said…
"don't just walk by and glance like most guys do in malls."
ouch.
i will trust the muffy. maybe i'll detail my findings on my page.
the only thing i HATE about urban outfitters is the catalog. how the hell am i supposed to know what's for sale and what's just in the picture?
At April 20, 2005 11:09 AM,
Anonymous said…
Mr. Roboto - Do I need to take you on a shopping trip? You shouldn't be wearing western wear anymore.
Muffy - Total. Maybe we should just go shopping for fun. Rally them to open up a UO here. They've got some greeeaaat stuff right now. (Including the Jem and the Holograms shirt I just bought - that show inspired my life - and here I am in the music biz.)
Newton - Muffy's right, as usual. Parisians has the greatest stuff. But do dig. I have faith in you. Posh is cool, but it's like $8,000 for a tank top.
www.urbanoutfitters.com
At April 20, 2005 12:21 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hmmm...
"Extreme Makeover - 'She Said What?!?' Edition"
It might just work.
At April 20, 2005 1:50 PM,
Anonymous said…
Glad to hear there will be more than one account of the duos shenanigans and debacles. Maybe now we will get the whole story. Time to head west she said ladies.
At April 20, 2005 2:36 PM,
Anonymous said…
Ah Jem...
She was truly amazing.
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