molls:

I was up late in a weird research/kind of working hole and I revisited the Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Dateline Special that was taped after they were first engaged.

When this first aired, I was either too young or too in love with Ben Affleck to pick up on how stupid he thought she was. And that makes me like Jennifer Lopez even more because she’s just trying to be a doting fiance and has no clue how horribly she’s being treated. And it makes me feel bad for Ben Affleck that he was too insecure or egocentric to maybe go find someone less famous who could satisfy him intellectually.

This is also what I pulled from my holiday rewatching of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica.

Don’t even try to live a life with someone who doesn’t get your jokes, you guys.

wonder what i’ve been up to? (of course you do!)
i have forayed into art— easy stuff, cards & things for now!
will be posting a link to my Etsy shop after the holidaze.

archiemcphee:

A few weeks ago we posted about an awesome forest shaped like a guitar that had been planted by an Argentinian farmer in memory of his late wife. Today we discovered another monumental symbol of love expressed with trees:

Unless you happen to be passing overhead, you’d never know that the rolling Gloucestershire countryside has been keeping a very romantic secret for the past 17 years. Mr. Winston Howes, owner of a 112-acre farm near Wickwar, Gloucestershire, married his wife Janet in 1962. In 1995, after Janet’s sudden death due to heart failure at the age of 50, Winston decided to create a lasting tribute to his lost love. He planted thousands of oak saplings in a six-acre field right beside his farmouse, leaving an open heart-shaped area in the middle, the point of which faces Janet’s childhood home.

The trees have since grown into a lovely forest all their own and the heart into a mature meadow. What makes the heart-shaped meadow even sweeter is that it cannot be seen from the ground. The secret heart is only accessible via a trail that leads up to its tip.

Mr Howes, 70, said: ‘I came up with the idea of creating a heart in the clearing of the field after Janet died. I thought it was a great idea – it was a flash of inspiration – and I planted several thousand oak trees. Once it was completed we put a seat in the field, overlooking the hill near where she used to live. I sometimes go down there, just to sit and think about things. It is a lovely and lasting tribute to her which will be here for years.’

‘We planted large oak trees around the edge of the heart then decided to put a hedge around it too. The heart points towards Wotton Hill, where Janet is from. We plant daffodils in the middle that come up in the spring – it looks great. I go out there from time to time and sit in the seat I created.’

The heart remained a family secret until it was unintentionally discovered by a hot air balloonist, Andy Collett, 42, from nearby Wotton-Under-Edge, who was recently passing overhead:

Andy said: ‘I have my own balloon and am quite a regular flyer, but this was the most amazing sight I have ever seen from the sky. It was a perfect heart hidden away from view – you would not know it was there. You can just imagine the love story.’ 

Photos by Adam Gray

Visit Dailymail.co.uk to view more of Adam Gray’s photos of Winston Howes’ secret and enduring tribute to his late wife.

[via Super Punch, Guardian.co.uk, and Dailymail.co.uk]

when i need a break from churning out resumes & job applications, i turn to the late night youtube channel. 

laughingsquid:

Joe Strummer’s thoughts on Bruce Springsteen

enlighten me (Taken with instagram)

love GIRLS & Veep and i am so happy that my shows are back (Mad Men, Nurse Jackie, The Big C, The Killing, Parks & Rec [after only a brief hiatus]). i was feeling as though i was missing something, and the sitcoms and flaky one-hours just weren’t cutting it. save Downton Abbey whenever ago, and the Daily Show, it felt like i wasn’t even watching tv at all. and i do not like that. i love tuning in— I’M BUSY AGAIN!

get on our level (Taken with instagram)

“we think it’s really Greekin’ good and it’ll pretty much rock your acropolis.” yamas Ben & Jerry! (Taken with instagram)

something about the fire (carlos serrano mix)- adele vs. daft punk

areasofmyexpertise:

The Public Library in Shutesbury, MA has made a movie that made me cry ACTUAL HUMAN TEARS OF HAPPINESS.

Support them, and support your local library. 

That is all. 

(Source: mnspear.org, via hodgman)

grandma on the left, gramps on the right (Taken with instagram)