And the camera. Which is great, because now we can share with you the magnificence that was the School of Thought Anniversary/Launch/Holiday Soiree – without a debilitating hangover.

In a nutshell, it was everything a party should be: full of friends, who are full of delicious food and alcohol, in a space that makes you feel cooler than you are, with a DJ spinning tracks that perfectly capture the mood. If pressed to pick a highlight, we might say that having gourmet brick-oven pizza prepared on site by Rosso was tops. But it’s hard to decide.

The Catherine Clark Gallery provided the ideal backdrop to our affair with an aptly titled exhibit, Everything Will Probably Work Out Ok (you have

no idea how often we say this), by local artist Anthony Discenza. Our two “Mad Men” gave heartfelt speeches. There was even an RSS feed projecting amusing tidbits about our guests along the back wall (which, we might note, was not as easy as anticipated).

As the night came to a close and we all stumbled, blurry-eyed, out into the night, we unanimously agreed that it was perhaps one of the best parties ever thrown. But maybe, like any proud parent, we loved it especially because it was ours.

The complete photo gallery can be found on the School of Thought Facebook page. Well, those suitable for public consumption anyway.