24k magic

carpool karaoke

I don't think that I could love either of these two Brits more than I do now.

the river's edge

I am fortunate enough to live in a city that has extraordinary natural resources. Prehistoric evidence indicates early Native Americans lived along the San Marcos River's edge and enjoyed its clear, cool and abundant waters more than 14,000 years ago. These were some of the earliest peoples in North America.

The Springs and San Marcos River were discovered by a Spanish expedition on Saint Mark's Day in 1689 and given the name San Marcos. The village of Villa de San Marcos de Neve was the last town established by the Spanish crown in Texas. The village was built in 1807 where the Camino Real crossed the San Marcos River but it only lasted until 1812 as Spanish rule in Texas faded.

instasummer

I have two more weeks to squeeze out the last drops of the best summer of my life.

flower house

this flower art installation is a cool way to honor abandoned homes for their last hurrah.

Flower House Teaser from Hello Future Films on Vimeo.

self-love deficit

let 'em say

b.e.fitzgerald || Art is a Facebook status about your winter break.

this made me extremely grateful that i could read and for the good of social media –

I swear to every heaven ever imagined,
if I hear one more dead-eyed hipster
tell me that art is dead, I will personally summon Shakespeare
from the grave so he can tell them every reason
why he wishes he were born in a time where
he could have a damn Gmail account.
The day after I taught my mother
how to send pictures over Iphone she texted
me a blurry image of our cocker spaniel ten times in a row.
Don’t you dare try to tell me that that is not beautiful.
But whatever, go ahead and choose to stay in
your backwards-hoping-all-inclusive club
while the rest of us fall in love over Skype.
Send angry letters to state representatives,
as we record the years first sunrise so
we can remember what beginning feels like when
we are inches away from the trigger.
Lock yourself away in your Antoinette castle
while eat cake and tweet to the whole universe that we did.
Hashtag you’re a pretentious ass hole.
Van Gogh would have taken 20 selflies a day.
Sylvia Plath would have texted her lovers
nothing but heart eyed emojis when she ran out of words.
Andy Warhol would have had the worlds weirdest Vine account,
and we all would have checked it every morning while we
Snap Chat our coffee orders to the people
we wish were pressed against our lips instead of lattes.
This life is spilling over with 85 year olds
rewatching JFK’s assassination and
7 year olds teaching themselves guitar over Youtube videos.
Never again do I have to be afraid of forgetting
what my fathers voice sounds like.
No longer must we sneak into our families phonebook
to look up an eating disorder hotline for our best friend.
No more must I wonder what people in Australia sound like
or how grasshoppers procreate.
I will gleefully continue to take pictures of tulips
in public parks on my cellphone
and you will continue to scoff and that is okay.
But I hope, I pray, that one day you will realize how blessed
you are to be alive in a moment where you can google search
how to say I love you in 164 different languages.

b.e.fitzgerald || Art is a Facebook status about your winter break.

via http://befitzgeraldwriting.tumblr.com

the world of lisa frank

the photo man

a girl and a beatboxer

morning light

summer officially started for us on friday.

saturday came and we watched my daughter (and their baby sister) graduate from high school.

another proud chapter finished and another exciting chapter started. whoot, whoot.

toro y moi

amazeballs

coffee bean alphabet

Coffee Bean Alphabet from Krista De La Rosa on Vimeo.

one of my students made this film and alphabet for our typography class project. for more inspiration and links to other type, please visit our blog.

before the chickens and below the wolf moon

this morning, i woke up to quiet wonder loaded with possibility and enjoyed the wolf moon on the porch with the cats.

we have been in the 70s this week. crazy. we had an easy winter and i still couldn't wait to see it go. (not that it has.) next week, we could have a freeze that freezes all of the new growth on the roses right off.

so i don't forget where i put the links, i will list the ones that made me smile this week.

1) not affiliated with the calculators
2) my garden getting ready for spring
3) #29 with snoop slays me
4) okay, this made me smile and tear up.
5) we need more charlie askew syndrome.

like knows like

thank you, roxanne, for posting this.
inspiration deluxe.

mlk day

photo from the library of congress

happy birthday, dr. martin luther king, jr! thank you for being part of the solution and helping our country fix some problems.

afternoon de light

1) sharp intake of afternoon light. coupled with the visual+emotional mooring of my three children, it was afternoon de light.
2) my hair color. the silver streaks are really growing in and i have learned to embrace them. weekly, i see women fight the battle with the bottle only to be fighting it again in four weeks. this could possibly be the most liberating battle not fought.
3) my desk. after working in my studio over the two-week break, i now resign to the fact that it will never look like massimo vignelli's desk.
4) the path of authentic joy. have you seen the happy movie? it is a must-see documentary.
5) stay at home sundays. the best idea ever.

santa baby