things I think are beautiful, or my rambling thoughts, or anything else at allTumblr (3.0; @baconistasty)http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/918b8a01cb51650f97d39e9aa477c4f2/tumblr_mn7hqjGta01qa2ydto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ryannorth.tumblr.com/post/51077514045/birdlord-via-kottke-this-list-of-better-state">ryannorth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://birdlord.tumblr.com/post/51073600799/via-kottke-this-list-of-better-state-birds-is-the">birdlord</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="text parbase section"> <p>via Kottke, this <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/05/state_bird_improvements_replace_cardinals_and_robins_with_warblers_and_hawks.single.html">list of better state birds</a> is the greatest. don’t believe me? check this business out: </p> <p><strong>9. Florida. Official state bird: northern mockingbird</strong></p> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <p>I am finishing this post the next day because I had to go buy a new computer after I threw my last one out the window when I read that Florida’s state bird was the northern mockingbird. I cannot think of a more pathetic choice for one of the most bird-rich states in the nation. What’s their state beverage, a half-glass of warm tap water?</p> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <p>What it should be: <a href="http://whozoo.org/Intro98/marisede/marinased.htm">American flamingo</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>I don’t even like birds that much <em>don’t tell anyone</em> and this list is still awesome to me</p> </blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/51138737739http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/51138737739Thu, 23 May 2013 04:36:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc991d242488b555c23205eedd3c4d69/tumblr_mhck3vZYfq1ruoznzo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c433d15d7964ff6a36f02fc384e0f78/tumblr_mhck3vZYfq1ruoznzo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bfe5faff4733408fd1b9ad9ccd761bb9/tumblr_mhck3vZYfq1ruoznzo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/51007116511http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/51007116511Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59133b2a1362b37894409ee46724382e/tumblr_ml1cjbNgHh1rrftcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://magnetbeam.tumblr.com/post/47973107754/poisonmushroom-org-suppermariobroth-a-german">magnetbeam</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://poisonmushroom-org.tumblr.com/post/47936360436/suppermariobroth-a-german-fair-attraction">poisonmushroom-org</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/47919685983/a-german-fair-attraction-themed-around-mario">suppermariobroth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A German fair attraction themed around Mario.</p> </blockquote> <p>Seems legit. Where do I sign up?</p> </blockquote> <p>Buy your tickets in that Game Boy.</p> </blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50998844347http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50998844347Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:19 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eeb037ccaea5bc54e2e1e2106289e613/tumblr_mn3mo8T9kt1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/50905283781/may-20-1990-calvin-and-hobbes-creator-bill">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>May 20, 1990: <em>Calvin and Hobbes</em> creator <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/20/bill-watterson-1990-kenyon-speech">Bill Watterson’s remarkable Kenyon College commencement address on creative integrity</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50959367502http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50959367502Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2e309796b38be1aa7744c8879b0fce7/tumblr_mmtt5vGC9P1r1knwfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://animals-animals-animals.tumblr.com/post/50946683145/barn-owl-by-jamie-macarthur" class="tumblr_blog">animals-animals-animals</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Barn Owl (by <a href="http://jamie-macarthur.deviantart.com/art/churchyard-predator-Barn-owl-298149831">Jamie-MacArthur</a>)</p></blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50948497552http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50948497552Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:39 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d2b16a76d0e5dcf8d57144ef0070cd61/tumblr_mn479arNU71qbcr4ko7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8dbcd186637b0ae490906633e2ce87d8/tumblr_mn479arNU71qbcr4ko1_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7e2e35c7fa31e058ddcafbf162caca72/tumblr_mn479arNU71qbcr4ko9_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ccd1a3f852e51b031fa8922e1dd9804d/tumblr_mn479arNU71qbcr4ko12_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d9291df042c5cfabf2cae884fbcc5067/tumblr_mn479arNU71qbcr4ko13_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f2c506b6aa2a7e361a5821d2996284f/tumblr_mn479arNU71qbcr4ko8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/621e49d5c02d778165e67e9b18110ab6/tumblr_mn479arNU71qbcr4ko11_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://stephaniepepper.tumblr.com/post/50931916219/barn-owlzzz" class="tumblr_blog">stephaniepepper</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>barn owlzzz</p></blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50939731645http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50939731645Mon, 20 May 2013 17:30:19 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcins1U00K1r1yisao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yumbles.tumblr.com/post/34364689035/commission-of-geekdonnatroys-lovely-rendition-of">yumbles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>commission of <a href="http://geekdonnatroy.tumblr.com/">geekdonnatroy</a>’s lovely rendition of snow white! i got to play with her outfit ;0;~~~!</p> </blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50939674407http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50939674407Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:35 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l26va72H071qzm2r3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bettyfelon.com/post/50936209922" class="tumblr_blog">bettyfelon</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://spookypuke.tumblr.com/">spookypuke</a>, <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://moonbrains.tumblr.com/post/586008041/yo-necesito">moonbrains</a>)</p></blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50939614459http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50939614459Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5c71028a577aec66ea8ae61f29a69cc/tumblr_mmteifoKvr1qd0y2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50936209965http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50936209965Mon, 20 May 2013 16:45:17 -0500sketchsketchessketchbookdahliaelisemandragoramandrakealraunder alraununcle buckninjapokemonelectrode<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f3f4957b8746862317005815ac0f45c/tumblr_mj5fxuQ6cW1qg4kx9o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3eb630e119a5e60382ce9ef82016cfd7/tumblr_mj5fxuQ6cW1qg4kx9o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb0b5fdf8fa47b3fadefa1467a256f83/tumblr_mj5fxuQ6cW1qg4kx9o8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d0b7be51541c712c4cd890368fbda58/tumblr_mj5fxuQ6cW1qg4kx9o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://fuckyeahillustrativeart.tumblr.com/post/50932654723/kelsey-king-tumblr-portfolio-facebook" class="tumblr_blog">fuckyeahillustrativeart</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Kelsey King</p> <p><a href="http://thedeercraft.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> / <a href="http://cargocollective.com/kkingillustration">Portfolio</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KelseyKingIllustration">Facebook</a></p></blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50934205260http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50934205260Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:07 -0500<a href="http://johnmartz.tumblr.com/post/50926013527/drawn-2005-2013">John Martz: Drawn 2005-2013</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dharbin.tumblr.com/post/50927771095/john-martz-drawn-2005-2013">dharbin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://johnmartz.tumblr.com/post/50926013527/drawn-2005-2013">johnmartz</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3><img alt="Drawn in 2005" src="http://media.tumblr.com/6d322a1be259c9287492f59c74757d4e/tumblr_inline_mn42prZTCm1qz4rgp.jpg"/></h3> <p class="caption">Drawn in 2005.</p> <h3>2005</h3> <p>Have you heard of these things called blogs? Blogging wasn’t new in 2005, but it was still a niche hobby for the technologically minded. I had been maintaining a personal blog, and was a regular blog reader. I saw multiple-author blogs devoted to certain subjects and…</p> </blockquote> <p>Drawn was a place I discovered half of the people I now count as my biggest inspirations and best friends, including—and chief among them—John Martz himself. I respect John’s decision to shutter it, although I will miss his curation, kind attention, and the feeling of excitement when someone’s work is first opened up to a much larger audience via Drawn. And if it returns one day, I’m even more excited at whatever shape it comes back in. </p> </blockquote> <p>Aw, man! What a bummer. One of my favorite blogs to check out.</p>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50929114377http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50929114377Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e37ff788cde2f3a69962055cee5e3e12/tumblr_mmembivae71r0o12to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50928963099http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50928963099Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b09bf6c8119f777bf94f39d5de8d928e/tumblr_mn3oapWIyj1qcw9rdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bettyfelon.com/post/50908619780/heartbeat" class="tumblr_blog">bettyfelon</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://comicsalliance.tumblr.com/post/50906852964/heartbeat" class="tumblr_blog">comicsalliance</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>; )</p></blockquote> <p>o m g</p></blockquote>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50928819116http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50928819116Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbc7xbnWiL1qdtwc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50928786415http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50928786415Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8d231536d5d507e2cbb051a3fddd98ec/tumblr_mmr8s6UL6Z1qd0y2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50925756992http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50925756992Mon, 20 May 2013 14:30:11 -0500sketchsketchessketchbookeliseon swift wingsgolem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e942f6eecbb747032004687ad62f266/tumblr_mmr9pxQ5th1qd0y2eo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tried drawing a character from a tv show I was watching while sketching, and of course it looks nothing like them…</p>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50917192225http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50917192225Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:22 -0500sketchsketchessketchbookustifiedwade messer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ecae3be468619c88536479e826c2ca2/tumblr_mmra0ypj5M1qd0y2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trying out worldbuilding ideas</p>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50854003380http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50854003380Sun, 19 May 2013 16:45:27 -0500sketchbooksketchessketchgodschampioncrowsknightworldbuilding<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2849f4d1e9075a2691e7ff67d28be06e/tumblr_mmr9uqSgd11qd0y2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50842935108http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50842935108Sun, 19 May 2013 14:30:28 -0500sketchbook pagesketchbooksketchessketch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c85125521ac1c92af589169ad3dda9d/tumblr_mmr9xkSdZD1qd0y2eo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Drawing I abandoned (lost interest in)</p>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50832346263http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50832346263Sun, 19 May 2013 12:15:13 -0500sketchsketchessketchbookmorrigannight warriorsdarkstalkersvampire savior<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5f1a658d4db1ea4836dc5fec38c35980/tumblr_mmr7zaXi4r1qd0y2eo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50760158717http://baconistasty.tumblr.com/post/50760158717Sat, 18 May 2013 16:45:20 -0500sketchsketchessketchbook