The Neverending House Party

oh hey have some art and maybe some pictures of weird plants

I like that this epidendrum is growing a bit off-kilter—those unbalanced stalks and rambling roots give it an interesting look. And those peach-colored flowers are fantastic. Each successive bloom has a deeper fuchsia undertone. 

It has one new stalk growing at half an inch a week now, and another one just getting started. Once this plant is properly established, it should be in bloom constantly. 

Kinda like these rougher looking tones—my inks are usually a little on the heavy side, so this might work as a counterbalance. Is that a ghost? (Or a police siren?)

Kinda like these rougher looking tones—my inks are usually a little on the heavy side, so this might work as a counterbalance.

Is that a ghost? (Or a police siren?)

nybg:

Glowing plants? It’s not uncommon for bioluminescence to appear in deep sea fish, some insects, and even fungus, but these pitcher plants are playing a whole different ballgame. Rather than producing light in the human-visible spectrum—often used in nature to ward off or attract other creatures—these pitcher plants (Nepenthes khasiana) produce ultraviolet rays tailored to luring insects home for dinner, so to speak.

As they often grow in nutrient-poor soil, carnivorous plants have evolved their peculiar (for a plant, anyway) appetites to supplement their diet—namely with bugs. And as this ultraviolet wavelength is visible to the prey the pitchers seek, it’s essentially an attractive neon sign for unwitting meals.

Of course, some scientists think this new discovery might be useful to humans, as well. Click through for more. —MN

(Image source: National Geographic)

Man, The Borgias is dumb as hell but I ain’t watchin this shit for the writing. 

scify65:

rosenbergwillows:

blua:

Unlike most of the party games you’ve played before, Cards Against Humanity is as despicable and awkward as you and your friends.The game is simple. Each round, one player asks a question from a Black Card, and everyone else answers with their funniest White Card. I highly recommend getting this game for anyone who feels bored at any point throughout the week.

  • 550 cards (460 White cards and 90 Black cards)
  • 0% of the proceeds will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Buy Here - $25.00

If you’re tight on money, there’s also an online version here. Seriously, play this game.

This is an amazing game.  You should all go out and buy it and then find someone to play it with.

This game is rad as hell. 

Hey, I’m going to try and do some more FFD world/character building tonight so if you have any questions hit my ask box!

I’m focused more on Kir, Emile and Charlie tonight—plus the criminal organization they all belong to. Would especially appreciate questions about that!

Confession: I am a huge sucker for big, scary villains and/or monsters with children. Kir isn’t the villain of FFD per se (although, to be entirely fair, he is a villain to some people). He’s an unequivocally ruthless, conniving guy but never let it be said that he doesn’t simply adore his kid.  So, to make up for the loss of world-building updates lately: - Sveta has her mom’s nose and HUGE, GOGGLY yellow eyes. All the better to find you at night and bite your ankles with.  - Sveta loses and regrows teeth at the rate of a tiger shark and it’s not unusual for the ‘tooth fairy’ to find handfuls of teeth under her pillow. The first time Kir saw a handful of baby teeth it startled him, but now he could find half a dozen fangs sticking out of a table leg and he’d pluck them out with all the clinical detachment of a dentist.  - Sveta refuses to cut her hair so she can grow a ‘wild, pirate mane’. Kir’s first thought was ‘just cut her hair when she’s sleeping’, but has resolved not to use underhanded tactics against his own daughter. Now he’s just really good at braiding hair. Like, embarrassingly good for a criminally-inclined adult male with a reputation to maintain.  - Sveta refuses to eat anything but fishsticks, porkchops or swedish fish. You would need chain-mail gloves and enough tranquilizer to drop a rhino to get anywhere near her with vegetables. This distresses Kir more than anything because he’s a big proponent of healthy eating and by god he will break the legs of the person who keeps giving her sweets.  - In spite of all of the other criminal matters hanging over his head, one of Kir’s chief worries is that he only has one more year to prepare Sveta for kindergarten. She’s getting to be a good little reader, but her ability to play nicely with others needs some work. The biting is a problem but she also throws a mean left hook for a four year old. 

Confession: I am a huge sucker for big, scary villains and/or monsters with children. Kir isn’t the villain of FFD per se (although, to be entirely fair, he is a villain to some people). He’s an unequivocally ruthless, conniving guy but never let it be said that he doesn’t simply adore his kid. 

So, to make up for the loss of world-building updates lately:

- Sveta has her mom’s nose and HUGE, GOGGLY yellow eyes. All the better to find you at night and bite your ankles with. 

- Sveta loses and regrows teeth at the rate of a tiger shark and it’s not unusual for the ‘tooth fairy’ to find handfuls of teeth under her pillow. The first time Kir saw a handful of baby teeth it startled him, but now he could find half a dozen fangs sticking out of a table leg and he’d pluck them out with all the clinical detachment of a dentist. 

- Sveta refuses to cut her hair so she can grow a ‘wild, pirate mane’. Kir’s first thought was ‘just cut her hair when she’s sleeping’, but has resolved not to use underhanded tactics against his own daughter. Now he’s just really good at braiding hair. Like, embarrassingly good for a criminally-inclined adult male with a reputation to maintain. 

- Sveta refuses to eat anything but fishsticks, porkchops or swedish fish. You would need chain-mail gloves and enough tranquilizer to drop a rhino to get anywhere near her with vegetables. This distresses Kir more than anything because he’s a big proponent of healthy eating and by god he will break the legs of the person who keeps giving her sweets. 

- In spite of all of the other criminal matters hanging over his head, one of Kir’s chief worries is that he only has one more year to prepare Sveta for kindergarten. She’s getting to be a good little reader, but her ability to play nicely with others needs some work. The biting is a problem but she also throws a mean left hook for a four year old. 

psshaw:

silvermender:

teknicolor-tiger:

mmatonis:

WEREWOLF COMPOSITIONS.

pencil and digital, 2012

Turned one of my characters into a werewolf for some prompts I found, like: their lovely snarl, their favorite snack, and how they deal with vampires.

Some of my favorite results! <333

This was like, the first impression piece I got from Psshaw

NEVER LOOKED BACK

EXCEPT FOR THAT TIME WHERE I FIRST THOUGHT ALAN WAS A WEREWOLF 

Christ you make me so sad Al isn’t a werewolf.

(I’ve gotta act like a professional businesslady somewhere.)

Panel one is just fantastic; panel four is making me laugh really hard and I don’t know precisely why.

Man, I just love your sequential work so darn much.

On to the garish colors! Proof that Emile doesn&#8217;t completely hate Paolo: he&#8217;l wait at least two full seconds before tossing him on his ass.  More than that and his back would give out, probably. 

On to the garish colors!

Proof that Emile doesn’t completely hate Paolo: he’l wait at least two full seconds before tossing him on his ass. 

More than that and his back would give out, probably. 

Ffffuuuuuuuuu

Came home sick this afternoon. I’ve been fighting off this dumb virus for a week and my throat feels like someone ran a cheese grater over it. 

I guess there’s nothing left to do but draw and drink several gallons of tea now? 

I have an open water race in June but that’s going to be a disaster if I can’t get my immune system back into shape after my bout with pneumonia this January.