I’m 25 going on 60. My brain is a feminist gay old man. I have an unhealthy obsession with mental illness and beards ,not sure if these two things are connected. I tend to use this blog to catalogue things that inspire my art and writing. I think my cat understands me better than anyone else.Tumblr (3.0; @insanedelights)http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men2bwdJfO1rmn4b2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/53036335592http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/53036335592Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:36:40 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/00dcc21b14b350018a6df61895a08f7e/tumblr_mmuoo8KuZ51rdeu5ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4108734d52dd2b0d46908965a69a31d/tumblr_mmuoo8KuZ51rdeu5ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artistictundra.tumblr.com/post/50506037954/self-portrait-vincent-van-gogh-september-1889">artistictundra</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Self-Portrait</em> - <em>Vincent van Gogh (September 1889)</em></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/53014421099http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/53014421099Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:46:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8263cd791e8e7f94bfb42b19d301c92a/tumblr_mofe8axilE1qdpjslo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>I met Neil Gaiman last night. After 2 1/2 hours of queuing after a talk / reading he was still lovely and chirpy! </p>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/53011917991http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/53011917991Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:28:58 -0400neil gaiman<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e25b87437dd9502f3b32a4842d1d8eb9/tumblr_mocu6tj2ND1qlf40eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://angrygirlcomics.tumblr.com/post/52903328777/today-was-not-a-good-day-for-being-functional-if">angrygirlcomics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>today was not a good day for being functional </p> <p>if I could “just be happy” my way out of my anxiety I would have such a long time ago instead of destroying my cuticles and immobilizing myself on the couch for a day.</p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935320668http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935320668Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:31:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/20b0ec78dc94c857409feccf716ee598/tumblr_mo35b0DL3n1rwi5dmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://miss-flapper.tumblr.com/post/52474120292/theda-bara-photographed-for-cleopatra-1917">miss-flapper</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Theda Bara photographed for <em>Cleopatra</em>, 1917</p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935169476http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935169476Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:26:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a62f660f319964061a53dd0ec065fbb/tumblr_mnu7g07Ec91regoooo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a59b0800b0de54a471160211dc600a76/tumblr_mnu7g07Ec91regoooo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/514c671c6d7fb954c629e68f87a4dfd4/tumblr_mnu7g07Ec91regoooo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/22585a67951b11f4c9fc2c2c7ecadcaa/tumblr_mnu7g07Ec91regoooo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e79aff01d015bf26b168c0dee0973b0b/tumblr_mnu7g07Ec91regoooo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0aa6c7f3e65718f9f4a670e937456ff9/tumblr_mnu7g07Ec91regoooo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://northern-lightning.tumblr.com/post/52087056833/zdzislaw-beksinski-1929-2005">northern-lightning</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Zdzislaw Beksinski (1929-2005)</p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935161730http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935161730Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:26:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f9deb3a56805b3313ea40cd91dbb3ddf/tumblr_mnrg1moDCt1qeubbbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af8805dacf9dddc936a75a61c9405e3b/tumblr_mnrg1moDCt1qeubbbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/931914e4967700b35a1d1e91f4259b76/tumblr_mnrg1moDCt1qeubbbo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8e834e2e75298ef39ce9539535975bed/tumblr_mnrg1moDCt1qeubbbo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://annadraconida.tumblr.com/post/52926253009/actegratuit-angela-rizzas-amazing-works-on">annadraconida</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://actegratuit.tumblr.com/post/51961551193/angela-rizzas-amazing-works-on-tumblr">actegratuit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://angelarizza.tumblr.com/archive"><strong>Angela Rizza</strong></a>’s <span>amazing works on tumblr!</span></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Wwwow</strong></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935069749http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52935069749Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:23:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/078afc1f0a726d749816175ec1aa58fa/tumblr_mo6ry34sAi1rtwabto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://photobigbang.tumblr.com/post/52635214574/vintage-photo-mannequin">photobigbang</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>vintage photo mannequin</p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52648916276http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52648916276Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:08:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e8e4a2af6b7a9fcb7a9cab3713d063a/tumblr_mo0f4jW2Dz1qbkx0lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/86c15f9105f2c530aa53909e9e08fba2/tumblr_mo0f4jW2Dz1qbkx0lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92be4ff3e0426b46c1a655a8fc496320/tumblr_mo0f4jW2Dz1qbkx0lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ffd361a6c67445cdf54a158adca216f7/tumblr_mo0f4jW2Dz1qbkx0lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b8b626dc0e846f00730a229936033819/tumblr_mo0f4jW2Dz1qbkx0lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>The Moon (by <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/06/tugboat-printshop-carves-and-prints-the-moon/">Paul Roden</a> and <a href="http://www.tugboatprintshop.com/">Valerie Lueth</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52648363556http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52648363556Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:01:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2b3f4186631c28646930d41ac17b743a/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Duomo, Parma, Italy, 1993<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7df004233b420b3995c09810ea20bc5b/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Holy Trinity, Salzburg, Austria, 1997<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/82deb19cb55bab35c2f5118bf3c7e2ab/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Santa Maria Assumpta, Sabbionetta, Italy, 1997<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c41c890a43544b7e8981b5ed7570ff55/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o4_500.jpg"/><br/> Santa Maria la Blanca, Sevilla, Spain, 1997<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf73f6283aeaef903807be062b9bfcf5/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o5_500.jpg"/><br/> St. Jan Nepomuk, Zd'ar nad Sazavou, Czech Rep, 2000<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5067f081e1bc9154ac5cde686ed92209/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o6_500.jpg"/><br/> Val-du-Grace, Paris, France, 1997<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/41f6b1b95a80672bfa0f0875b69d4423/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o7_500.jpg"/><br/> Theatine Church, Munich, Germany, 1997<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a3c9ec689a3ef153634072401b494803/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o8_500.jpg"/><br/> Capilla Condestable, Catedral, Burgos, Spain, 1997<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed1ea7b474a72cf30e4bfddbfea876ad/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o9_500.jpg"/><br/> Salon des Embajadores, Alcazar, Seville, Spain, 1997<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6297595f5b45dd581175445e4c692075/tumblr_mo327adA7J1qdrgo9o10_500.jpg"/><br/> Sala de las Dos Hermanas, Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2003<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arpeggia.tumblr.com/post/52474324561">arpeggia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.davidstephensonart.com/">David Stephenson</a> - Domes, 1993-2005</p> <p>Click on each image for location details.</p> <p>See more David Stephenson posts <a href="http://arpeggia.tumblr.com/tagged/david-stephenson">here</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52648069433http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52648069433Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:57:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d1ff1b37a325f5cf2b8b4a2f716a096/tumblr_mo3bsp0RA01r62zwpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/29fde329975f127533d4b2b578af0d0a/tumblr_mo3bsp0RA01r62zwpo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/059b973b12ca69a2aa9a42050690f930/tumblr_mo3bsp0RA01r62zwpo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b439c38b47c73d035c9227d9e605b45d/tumblr_mo3bsp0RA01r62zwpo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/303184ffbcb284756327d86694558ae7/tumblr_mo3bsp0RA01r62zwpo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://leslieseuffert.tumblr.com/post/52484530410/irenaeus-herok">leslieseuffert</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.behance.net/herok">Irenaeus Herok</a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52647963276http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52647963276Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:55:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/755fa977b404ea09f776d3712675909a/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8aeec284a7b1e88cea697b1eac2ad579/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c530506df2ffb3d83a4b1aa9b78b448d/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0f14a30596bf87b666d5c837509b6ff/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8b350e00d0170761d6d093e834a4f12/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8bc841a4cfdd12123c908316e313101/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/487804863c3c74d588166888bc7e95d1/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b95143ecdfc85423d20cbe4bab79447e/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b0c3d81a2f39745c21e9a9d087bb48d/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/74cb81d66db0031eb058d6102e97c3a5/tumblr_mo59ubd9dg1qe31lco10_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/52574490141/javier-perez-carrona-2012-glass-chandelier">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span></span><a href="http://khawkinsphotoanddesign.blogspot.com/2012_04_01_archive.html">Javier Perez</a> - <span><em>Carroña</em> (2012) - Glass chandelier and taxidermy crows</span></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52647880083http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52647880083Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:54:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f9e9290991b7fe281eb436a7fe2a6108/tumblr_mnvxds80p51rw872io8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04ac7c0e6407843d40a2e415b417b81f/tumblr_mnvxds80p51rw872io7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98485ec33852b742e6bfdfc20f80f3b9/tumblr_mnvxds80p51rw872io3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/73906a2f8344a143073042647ba1c0a9/tumblr_mnvxds80p51rw872io2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2aa1bfe116e23b000bf50c60ee35391b/tumblr_mnvxds80p51rw872io1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://curioushistory.com/post/52319137780/luray-caverns">odditiesoflife</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Ancient Beauty - Luray Caverns</strong></em></p> <p><strong><span class="DNNAlignleft" id="dnn_ctr1369_ContentPane">Since its discovery in 1878 </span><span class="DNNAlignleft">beneath Virginia’s historical Shenandoah Valley, Luray Caverns is the most visited cave system in the Eastern United States. The caverns feature</span><span class="DNNAlignleft"> cathedral-sized rooms, millions of years old, with ceilings over 10 stories high. Enormous chambers filled with </span></strong><strong><span class="DNNAlignleft"><strong><span class="DNNAlignleft">crystal-clear pools and </span></strong>stalactites and stalagmites forming towering columns, are a stunning vision to behold.</span></strong></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p></p>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52366513092http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52366513092Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:44:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hyroUruk1rwadubo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hyroUruk1rwadubo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hyroUruk1rwadubo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohniggamymelody.tumblr.com/post/51317066790/hifas-installations-by-lisa-kellner-looks">ohniggamymelody</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hifas.tumblr.com/post/29059417397">hifas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>installations by </span><a href="http://www.lisakellner.com/">lisa kellner</a></p> </blockquote> <p>looks like guts or somethin’</p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52366292937http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52366292937Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:37:30 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_52366269003" src="http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52366269003/audio_player_iframe/insanedelights/tumblr_mmugwtcSOy1so5nl3?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Finsanedelights%2F52366269003%2Ftumblr_mmugwtcSOy1so5nl3" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tacostunes.tumblr.com/post/50507701230/pixies-here-comes-your-man-from-the-album">tacostunes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Pixies - Here Comes Your Man</strong></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52366269003http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52366269003Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:36:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f573854649b7eb898f2f4865c802e234/tumblr_mnmdfuytTk1sqka3xo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52208823754http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52208823754Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:37:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/29588399ae76a724c8e5926e4a62af0d/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/baa7250f12902c8b110de40d32ee0b66/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f1d57156998daeea793d6f3cf35d70b/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/da0d3787d61080d2dcda964efeaedd57/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df0058f48832976cf02c251b83ecd041/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad541ba0c2118a6c0777ce2e862bf335/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c4b7425a7545f454be976f4e19c8ca6/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d19ab61deadc6ff1a4bdc0b336f9f100/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc486aabf10d135b4c754b29c6107e24/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco2_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/48066fc7a0892ec8657b48673bfa0c35/tumblr_mnp3iumm2F1qe31lco10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/51856990035/kim-keever-miniature-topographies-inside">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://kimkeever.com/">Kim Keever</a></p> <p><span>“Miniature topographies inside 200-gallon fish tanks, based on traditional landscape </span><span>paintings. Keever fills the tanks</span><span> with water once he’s sculpted and placed the miniatures, and colored lights and pigments create dense, atmospheric environments. </span><span>He views his works as an evolution of the landscape tradition and </span><span>deliberately acknowledges the conceptual artifice.” </span></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52147354869http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/52147354869Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:42:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6689078fddd17305f23a03be3b694cea/tumblr_mi9lu568O41qkea6xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/51892700547http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/51892700547Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:56:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab74ed1cbe28b308abe1549ef459710b/tumblr_mnmqljWdKW1qiyzyio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://under-the-ivy.tumblr.com/post/51748843296/by-john-bauer">under-the-ivy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>by <em>John Bauer</em></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/51868181511http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/51868181511Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:45:36 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_51867800328" src="http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/51867800328/audio_player_iframe/insanedelights/tumblr_mmgqp7yotg1s6jmof?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Finsanedelights%2F51867800328%2Ftumblr_mmgqp7yotg1s6jmof" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://missharlequin.tumblr.com/post/50278845117/the-smashing-pumpkins-disarm">missharlequin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>The Smashing Pumpkins- Disarm</strong></p> </blockquote>http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/51867800328http://insanedelights.tumblr.com/post/51867800328Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:34:30 -0400