- I downloaded Tweetdeck today. I like it.
- But its icon is SO UGLY. It’s black and yellow. It looks like a hazard sign.
- I finally paid for Candy Bar 3 last week. I have been playing with my icons since.
- Yesterday, I googled around for maybe an hour, trying to remember the name of Todd Oldham’s favorite painter-of-birds.
- Charles Harper. That was the painter’s name.
- Todd Oldham is from Corpus Christi, Texas. I found that out when I was reading about Corpus Christi on Wikipedia.
- One search term I kept entering was “mid-century children’s book bird.” I also typed “beatnik birds,” which is how I describe the birds on my curtain.
- My favorite book about birds is Birds Every Child Should Know (1907) by Neltje Blanchan.
- Corpus Christi, Texas is a popular travel destination for birdwatchers and windsurfers.
- I have a curtain with beatnik birds on it. It hangs in front of a window that has been WALLED IN. I think walled-in windows and fireplaces are so scary.
- Tim Biskup paints a lot of beatnik birds.
In conclusion,
- I literally shrieked when I saw this.
Super Punch: Fresh Twitter Icons
