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I like to draw.
MY ARTWORK. and write.Stories that go nowhere. My background is a textile pattern by Charles Voysey.</description><title>DON'T PANIC!</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @battybat)</generator><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>too-much-fandom:



ambassadorofunicorns:


mirificentia:


gifov...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4dd09a75c2caefe75aba875a8170f7d/tumblr_mii230wvgV1rk0k2jo1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://too-much-fandom.tumblr.com/post/50864574293/ambassadorofunicorns-mirificentia-gifovea" target="_blank"&gt;too-much-fandom&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ambassadorofunicorns.tumblr.com/post/50864135460" target="_blank"&gt;ambassadorofunicorns&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mirificentia.tumblr.com/post/50435517781/gifovea-how-wings-are-attached-to-the-backs-of" target="_blank"&gt;mirificentia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gifovea.tumblr.com/post/43724346046/how-wings-are-attached-to-the-backs-of-angels" target="_blank"&gt;gifovea&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://vimeo.com/29394267" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;by Craig Welsh (1996)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I find this weirdly fascinating&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Correction: were&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;yOU KNOW YOU CAN LEAVE OKAY&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/51001161632</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/51001161632</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:54 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>I&amp;#8217;ll sell you my first born daughter for 5 cows and a goat.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;ll sell you my first born daughter for 5 cows and a goat.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/51000978759</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/51000978759</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:42 -0700</pubDate><category>liveblogging from anthro class</category><category>we're talking about bridewealth</category></item><item><title>I FORGOT MY PHONE AT HOME AND I AM SOOOO MAD.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I FORGOT MY PHONE AT HOME AND I AM SOOOO MAD.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50993329476</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50993329476</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:33:47 -0700</pubDate><category>yay for coffee bean wi fi</category></item><item><title>Toast for breakfast.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c51c6d8954481d264a0ab305dc38e955/tumblr_mn5k45ZI931qzx9g6o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Toast for breakfast.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50990114066</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50990114066</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:26:29 -0700</pubDate><category>me</category><category>ootd</category></item><item><title>actegratuit:

Drawings by Christina Mrozik
via</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/827b1d2e2ddb713ec24179976ee8c817/tumblr_mn2b12BIKM1qeubbbo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89b1ec1da017f70310cb13aea331ee31/tumblr_mn2b12BIKM1qeubbbo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07f424257a843c4869aa8daeccca2c1e/tumblr_mn2b12BIKM1qeubbbo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://actegratuit.tumblr.com/post/50987485452/drawings-by-christina-mrozik-via" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;actegratuit&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Drawings by &lt;strong&gt;Christina Mrozik&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.themag.it/inspiration/2013/drawings-by-christina-mrozik.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;via&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50987853216</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50987853216</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:46 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>I fell asleep in the shower.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I fell asleep in the shower.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50987709043</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50987709043</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 06:31:20 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13ff0CyQu1qlz4f5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50975810405</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50975810405</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:22:52 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Awesome 2007 art.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/da5de3584245f2920287c338c25bbd87/tumblr_mn4zy0u5aP1qzx9g6o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Awesome 2007 art.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50975405307</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50975405307</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:48 -0700</pubDate><category>my art</category><category>old</category><category>lame</category></item><item><title>entangledroots:

Mikhail Mushroom

A couple of weeks ago I...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/edb0a64a3ba7182b182f1aa703e911e1/tumblr_mjmgz9jAtj1qjbixso1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://entangledroots.tumblr.com/post/45301351666" target="_blank"&gt;entangledroots&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Mikhail Mushroom&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A couple of weeks ago I created a new lino cut. I have been spending a large portion of my time…&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://incendiarymediums.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/mikhail-mushroom/" target="_blank"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50974388481</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50974388481</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:43:14 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>I find it weird that after 6 years, I wrote poems about my first boyfriend. I find it weird that...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I find it weird that after 6 years, I wrote poems about my first boyfriend. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I find it weird that after 6 years, I&amp;#8217;m not sure I even believe in love anymore.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50973688559</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50973688559</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:25:00 -0700</pubDate><category>not saying that I still love him</category><category>just not sure if love is even real</category><category>he has nothing to do with it</category></item><item><title>We&amp;#8217;ll go to all the museums in Los Angeles.We&amp;#8217;ll see Warhol and ArbusRuscha and...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#8217;ll go to all the museums in Los Angeles.&lt;br/&gt;We&amp;#8217;ll see Warhol and Arbus&lt;br/&gt;Ruscha and Degas&lt;br/&gt;Rembrandt and Van Gogh.&lt;br/&gt;Photographs and sculptures&lt;br/&gt;Painting and videos.&lt;br/&gt;Classics to the most abstract.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We&amp;#8217;ll buy coffee table books in the giftshops&lt;br/&gt;to add to our collections.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50973530012</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50973530012</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:22:00 -0700</pubDate><category>my writing</category><category>poem</category><category>spilled ink</category><category>january 2013</category><category>stories that go nowhere</category></item><item><title>We spent 16 hours on the bus.You sat in the row behind me.We passed love letters to each otherand...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;We spent 16 hours on the bus.&lt;br/&gt;You sat in the row behind me.&lt;br/&gt;We passed love letters to each other&lt;br/&gt;and sang to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.&lt;br/&gt;As we crossed into New Mexico, &lt;br/&gt;you stared out the window &lt;br/&gt;and talked about the snow.&lt;br/&gt;As it got dark&lt;br/&gt;you held my hand.&lt;br/&gt;We kissed in the dark without anyone knowing.&lt;br/&gt;We tried to see who would fall asleep first.&lt;br/&gt;I didn&amp;#8217;t sleep the whole night.&lt;br/&gt;I got butterflies thinking of you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50973342922</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50973342922</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:00 -0700</pubDate><category>my writing</category><category>poem</category><category>spilled ink</category><category>writing about first loves</category><category>Stories that go nowhere</category></item><item><title>Snowy night. Highway rest stop.You had no sweater. You were not cold.I ate jawbreaker candies.When...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Snowy night. Highway rest stop.&lt;br/&gt;You had no sweater. &lt;br/&gt;You were not cold.&lt;br/&gt;I ate jawbreaker candies.&lt;br/&gt;When you kissed me&lt;br/&gt;you said I tasted like strawberries.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972959971</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972959971</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:08:41 -0700</pubDate><category>writing about first loves</category><category>my writing</category><category>stories that go nowhere</category><category>poem</category><category>spilled ink</category></item><item><title>Love like Winter. December afternoon. Snow is falling. The sun offers no warmth. Our breaths visible...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Love like Winter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt; December afternoon.&lt;br/&gt; Snow is falling.&lt;br/&gt; The sun offers no warmth.&lt;br/&gt; Our breaths visible before us,&lt;br/&gt; a little puff of smoke. &lt;br/&gt; Sitting in the snow with you&lt;br/&gt; jeans getting wet.&lt;br/&gt; The cold getting stronger&lt;br/&gt; chilled&lt;br/&gt; but being with you&lt;br/&gt; I just don’t care&lt;br/&gt; what is going on.&lt;br/&gt; Your icy hand reaches for mine&lt;br/&gt; silly smile on your face.&lt;br/&gt; I can’t help but laugh.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972919399</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972919399</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:07:44 -0700</pubDate><category>january 2013</category><category>my writing</category><category>poem</category><category>stories that go nowhere</category><category>writing about first loves</category><category>spilled ink</category></item><item><title>I used to want to be a writer A poet, a teller of wondrous stories but I’ve forgotten how to write...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I used to want to be a writer&lt;br/&gt; A poet, a teller of wondrous stories&lt;br/&gt; but I’ve forgotten how to write&lt;br/&gt; and I’m trying to find it&lt;br/&gt; but I keep falling and&lt;br/&gt; falling&lt;br/&gt; and&lt;br/&gt; falling&lt;br/&gt; and I can’t find myself.&lt;br/&gt; I’m chasing after past dreams,&lt;br/&gt; living in meaningless memories.&lt;br/&gt; Digging&lt;br/&gt; deeper&lt;br/&gt; deeper&lt;br/&gt; deeper&lt;br/&gt; and I’m lost&lt;br/&gt; inside my mind&lt;br/&gt; my thoughts.&lt;br/&gt; I can’t get out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972712345</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972712345</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:03:00 -0700</pubDate><category>february 2013</category><category>my writing</category><category>poem</category><category>Stories that go nowhere</category></item><item><title>I&amp;#8217;m going to put trigger warnings on my old notebooks or maybe burn them so I don&amp;#8217;t have...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;m going to put trigger warnings on my old notebooks or maybe burn them so I don&amp;#8217;t have to go through them anymore.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972128961</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50972128961</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:50:28 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>I&amp;#8217;m actually starting to get depressed going over some of this old stuff. I used to be very...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;m actually starting to get depressed going over some of this old stuff. I used to be very passionate about writing. It was something that I loved doing. I used to be great with words.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971552405</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971552405</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:38:22 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>I was cool in 2009 and before. All my writing was good.2009 was seriously my best year for writing...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I was cool in 2009 and before. All my writing was good.&lt;br/&gt;2009 was seriously my best year for writing and after that everything went downhill. I think my depression got too bad and I haven&amp;#8217;t been able to get out of it.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971412189</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971412189</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:32 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Listen to my sirens song, Listen to me singCan you hear my voice in the dark?Can you hear me...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listen to my sirens song, Listen to me sing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Can you hear my voice in the dark?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Can you hear me scream?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Follow my voice to a lake far away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listen to my words, can you feel my pain?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listen to me carefully,Can you se what I see?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here in my cave, I sing to bring you here, I lead you to your death&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Follow my fatal tune, Lets see if you survive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Follow my voice to a place, where no one ever leaves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;As much as you hope, you are never free&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here in my land, in my secluded world,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;only once you die are you free to leave&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listen to my sirens song, For in it is a message,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Do not come near,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am the fisher of men,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am the keeper of souls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listen to my sirens song,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listen to me sing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971288868</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971288868</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:03 -0700</pubDate><category>old</category><category>poem</category><category>2007</category><category>my writing</category><category>stories that go nowhere</category></item><item><title>Soaring up into the sky on a brightly colored starPlanets fall down into almost non-existent watersI...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Soaring up into the sky on a brightly colored star&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Planets fall down into almost non-existent waters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;I reach up to the highst shelf a pick a plain colored jar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;I peer inside and see the palm trees reach up high&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Up above they sing, those unholy martyrs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;They smile down on me and throw their Holy Bibles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;They sing their praises to the &amp;#8220;Lord&amp;#8221;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Centaurs sing and wood nymphs dance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Every single night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;They know the truth and sing it right, and no one is left out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Others search and search for the mythical holy grail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;They lift the cup up to their lips and drink the sacred blood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;It poors on to the ground like hallowed wine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Before it is the Holy Rood, On it lays their Saviour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Stare up with your zealous eyes and see the non-divine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971198783</link><guid>http://battybat.tumblr.com/post/50971198783</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:00 -0700</pubDate><category>my writing</category><category>old</category><category>2007</category><category>My friend hated this</category><category>poem</category><category>Stories that go nowhere</category></item></channel></rss>
