The Gala in the Garden at the Hammer this past weekend was magical. Matt Groening who is the creator of The Simpsons was given a very funny tribute by Neil Patrick Harris and artist Lari Pittman was honored by Christopher Knight.  The Courtyard Installation by Jorge Pardo made for a very cozy atmosphere and gave all of my pictures at dinner an orange glow.

The future.

Staring at my wall. An every changing scrapbook of references curated and edited over the past five years, at times completely purged for new thoughts and musings. Heading out for some art openings. Unexpected moment on the video screen in the elevator. Failure is good sometimes. On the train I try to find something new in the Duke Riley. Hoping to have a piece from him one day.

A wheatpaste mashup featuring two of my favorite guilty pleasures: canned food and Colbert. Em would add popcorn.

Fashion stardom in full force in New York City. I didn't go to a single show this season but I did make it to Ari's Advanced Style celebration last night. Designers must be relieved that Fashion week is nearly over. Shout out to the 100+ club and of course Ari Seth Cohen, Tavi Gevinson, Dino Siampas, Siki Im, Alice Carey, Terri Murray, Deborah, Miyano Haraki, Jane Folds, Morgan Moffatt, Lynn Dell, Stella Rose, Amos Mac, Patrick MacLeod, Leila Brillson, Ms. Fitz, Debbie Kim, Jou-Yie Chou and Ace Hotel New York.

Mondays start out hazy but get hectic fast. I try to multi-task on my way to the office. Playlists are essential. Mine are 2-3 years old, but still awesome. I should start using my Spotify account. It's a beautiful morning in New York.

We interrupt our "What I did this summer" program for a brief news flash:Sarah Gavlak on assignment, New York City!

After a quick trip to Paris, I flew back to Palm Beach and re-packed my bags for a three week excursion to Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The amount of costume changes involved was dizzying. First, I had to pack for five days in Pittsburgh which included a day at Kennywood with my nephews, then a three day birthday party extravaganza for the fabulous Ann Tenenbaum and another week in Los Angeles...what's a girl to do? Send steamer trunks ahead? Taking my fashion cues as I always do from fashion legends and Warhol icons Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor, I was appropriately dressed and still a little "out there" respectively for each leg of my trip.

For my first few Warhol Museum blog entries I thought I would write a traditional “back to school” kind of report…