Monday, April 13, 2009

What does "happenchance"mean?

It means that you are finally willing to admit that you don't know whether the good things in your life are a result of stubborn hard work or pure blind luck.

It means that, although you may be toeing the line of settling into an average life of doing things you don't really love doing, you are still just crazy enough to think you can have it all.

And it means that the aformentioned craziness has worked out just enough times in your life to make you believe in it.

(It also technically means that you are okay with made-up word combinations, even though such acceptance has also led to the existence of the word "labradoodle." It's called collateral damage, people.)

So, happenchance.

Happenchance is why we're friends in the first place. We met about five million different times and, after being apparently quite indifferent to each other for a while, finally took the time to talk. Five minutes later, we were best friends for life and this was happening.





We're kind of decisive like that. Which can lead to some kind of crazy ideas being adopted and quickly becoming the most rational things we've ever heard of. It's taken us from jobs together in a New York ad agency to rat-infested youth hostels across Europe to sleeping on each other's floors.

And it's landed us here with our current venture.

We're starting a stationery company. Together. In the middle of the worst economic clusterf*&% in recent history. And we're pretty excited about it.

This blog is mostly for ourselves and our family and friends who keep asking, "What are you doing, again?" But it's also for anyone who has seen people do things that they really are passionate about and wondered if it was possible for them. That's us, right now. We're wondering the exact same thing. And we're all going to see together if we can do it. We promise to provide honest posts every day about each aspect of our experience, from the practical to the personal. We hope you'll join us for the ride.








14 comments:

  1. i love you two. seriously. and i am so excited about this new blog and this new business! i LOVE stationary and i love both your styles so i am really looking forward to purchasing some of your work!
    plus reading about your adventures together lets me pretend i am back with you guys at lunch trying to figure out life!

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  3. Ah, gross. Noticed a typo in my first comment. It was driving me crazy.

    I will ABSOLUTELY join you for the ride! I adore you two - love your style, your wit, your class. I'm in.

    Also, can we hang out sometime between May 17-20?

    Finally, if the clusterf%#* wreaks havoc on NYC hotel budgets, or if you just really like fried chicken and waffles, our apartment door is wide open (figuratively, because c'mon - we're in the 'hood) and we'd be more than happy to have you crash at our place. I know you both have a bunch of connections in the city - so no worries if you're already set. Just an open invitation if you need a place to stay.

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  4. Good luck, Kristin! I put a happenchance link on my blog today.

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  5. Count me in! Happenchance is right up my alley.

    Not so much labradoodles.

    But, still...

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  6. I LOVE that you two are doing this. You are two of the most creative and talented friends I have and I'm thrilled for you both! I'm going to put my mindylind guarantee that this company is going to be big! I just expect that you'll let me in on a low stock purchase price before it gets too big!!!

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  7. Love the blog! Remember when you're rich and famous that I get first crack at the position at your company called "vice president labradoodle happenchance". Remember--I also work for free.

    Love you guys!

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  8. First of all, something has to be said about that picture of you guys! I LOVE IT! You guys are hard core and look like you could have started a band as well as a stationary company. Secondly I'm so excited and proud of you guys. I'll be your biggest fan!
    Love you guys!

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  9. Happenchance. I think those kind of words are called portmanteau words. Alice in Wonderland is full of them. I hope your adventure is a creatively wild and thrilling adventure. So proud of you both!

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  10. Wow, how exciting! Good luck!!

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  11. Thanks everyone for all your support. At least our friends like us. Next step: make the buyers at the show like us, too.

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  12. Okay, I posted a link to Mostly Happenchance on my blog today. Why not make a blog button I can put up?

    =)

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  13. Good idea! I'll have to do that!

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  14. Hey guys! This is so exciting. Good luck!

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