About
Hi, I’m Tim
This little corner of the internet is where I draw and write stuff.
I guess the idea for this site started back sometime in 2006 while I was a sophomore in college. I was staring at a blank notebook page in the library when I started to get the itch to create something on that piece of paper rather than take notes on it. So I picked up a writing utensil and…nothing happened. I didn’t haven the slightest clue of what I wanted to create. Essentially what I had was a little seed. And like any agrarian based society, I ended up burying that shiz. Over the next several years I would keep entertaining that little idea by starting a few different projects, none of which ever seemed to take root. But just before the end of 2011, I tried something new and I noticed a little stalk beginning to sprout.
This site is that little seed growing into something more.
Second Lunch 
117 Responses to “About”
This is great!
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Love it! :) Nice one Tim and I love your illustrations! Keep them coming!
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I think this is the best “about” I’ve read so far! Congrats on freshly pressed
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I kept scrolling and I was rewarded. I barely got a wink of sleep last night due to a cat jumping on my head so reading this blog with a cup of tea is easing me back to normality – thanks!
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Your drawings look a lot like the ones at The Oatmeal. :-) Nice work.
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I’m a big fan of The Oatmeal and it’s definitely an influence on me. Thanks Josephine!
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what software do you use to draw your comics? Paint? then again youre using a mac in the picture……
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Hey, I’m I using sketchbook pro and a Wacom tablet. It’s really similar to Paint.
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I hadn’t seen this comic of yours yet. Love it! Thanks for deciding to follow back :-)
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Tim,
What a pleasure!! Holy crap am I ever happy to have found your blog… We’ll talk soon… I have an idea… I really do…
Le Clown
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Huzzah! I feel the same about finding yours as well.
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Passing on the love. I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! http://culturejaunt.com/2012/05/21/the-one-lovely-blog-award/
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You’re cool! Love your illustrations! They always make me laugh! Now I have a place to go if I need to cheer up! THX!
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Jackpot! Thanks for reading! I’m here to serve up the laughs.
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Hilariously awesome illustrations. Question: do you have an RSS feed? I want instant access to your new stuff but refuse to use anything but my beloved RSS reader Feedly. Please and thanks!
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Hey David, I believe I do have a button setup on the “blog” if you click the tab there should be an icon on the right side. Thanks!
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Great job, Tim! love your illustrations and your writing is a tickling breeze at the end of the day. Congrats!
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Thanks! Tickling breeze? I will now assimilate that into my everyday speech, BECAUSE IT’S AWESOME!
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Hello, Tim,
I like your illustrations and hey, nice to meet you. I love the narration at the end – the desire to contribute to online conversation, the analogy to planting and the seed that sprouted. Keep drawing, watering your plants and sharing. Regards, :)
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Just trying to grow something that I hope other people like as well! Thanks a ton of coming by!
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will come back. ;)
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Love it. I love your illustrations and your style of writing. Hope the “seed” turns into a huge tree!! (I like exclamation points too)
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I’m going to keep watering and giving it plenty of sunshine!
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Perfect!
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This is an awesome About page! Looking forward to reading more posts!
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Welcome! I Dish out posts every Monday 10AM ET.
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thanks for sharing your story! love your visuals! I especially like the freefall one, cause it takes a lot of courage to actually pursue ideas we have, and I’m sure it can feel like freefall at times, haha.
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Thanks, Paulina. Sometimes, you really just have to take a step forward and see what happens. Other times, you just gotta leap.
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I definitely agree with that!
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GREAT illustrations on this page!! I can definitely identify with this series. I think I’m somewhere mid-leap… Keep up the awesomeness!
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Wahoo. Thanks for reading! Good luck with your leap.
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Thanks!!
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very creative site
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Good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love your life-ish story!
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Love your exclamation points usage!
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You have an amazing blog, very unique, and I must fess up that I consumed my whole day at work sneak-reading just to finish reading your hilarious illustrations. Post more!!:) Glad to come across your page. Kudos to you! – Greetings all the way from Phils.
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Hooray! I made this blog so people could spend their day going through it. Greetings all the way from America from a fellow filipino!
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Serendipity!
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Serendipity ;)
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Keep them coming! :)
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Your comics are so cool! You’ve got a lot of talent.
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You’re my new hero.
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cool illustrations!! loved the about page and the blog.really creative!!!
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Second lunch? Aw hell yes! :)
Pretty nifty, these illustrations.
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Hellz Yeah! Lunch time!
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This is great! I love the way you write, and I love the way you draw. And I particularly like the way you combine the two. Keep on watering those seeds!
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Thanks! usually people comment on the drawings, glad to know my writing is A-Okay with people out there!
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best about section ever i must say
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Exploring wordpress is a lot like using a public restroom. I visit each new blog holding my breath not knowing what to expect. Your blog is like one of those rare bathrooms where the toilets are sparkly clean and the paper towels are well-stocked and there’s a little jar of potpourri on the sink counter. I think I’ll stay here a while…
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The facilities here are 24/7. Thanks for stumbling in!
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Genius. No one this creative should ever be stuck pen pushing in an office job, stick man was destined to escape into a new frame….
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Creativity will always find a way to liberate itself!
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cool. really nice illustrations! congrats for being able to execute your shelved idea… i love it!
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It took a long time to take off the shelf. I’m just glad I finally followed through. Thanks for reading.
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Its so funny!
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awesome! \o/
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[…] Second Lunch – A wonderful cartoonist. […]
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Just so you’ll know, I’ve nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award! http://goodoldgirl.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/its-not-nepotism/
I did it because your blog is not only creative, it’s wonderous!
PS: I love your drawings.
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Very cool. I’ll check it out for sure! Thans for the nomination.
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You’re very welcome!
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hi again! i nominated you for Kreativ Blogger award – http://greatgreths.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/blog-awards-it-feels-great-to-be-grateful/
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oh, and also for The Sunshine Award. :)
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Oh snap! I love sunshine. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
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the best “About” section I’ve seen yet. Love your comics!
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I hope you do not mind, I nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. If you do not want it, eh, at least maybe I can others to come and enjoy your blog! http://cherylhuffer.com/2012/06/05/day-151-id-like-to-thank-the-academy/
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JACKPOT! Thanks, Cheryl! I’m totally about getting awards, but I’m terrible at participating. I’m kind of a ‘rogue blogger’
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I think I will be too after this one. I still love what you do!
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[…] Second Lunch: hilariously fun original cartoons and comments. […]
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Because your blog makes me happy…
http://theusualbliss.com/2012/06/06/wednesday-sunshine-37/
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Even though your a bit on the ‘rogue’ side (I totally support that and kind of wish I went that route for this, haha), I nominated you for the Very Inspirational Blogger Award! ;)
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*you’re
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Thanks! My rouge status may make it seem like i don’t care. But i DEFINITELY appreciate when people pass them along!
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Hey! I just wanted to let you know I have nominated you for the VERY INSPIRING BLOGGER AWARD!!! (Details on my blog)
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I love your blog! That’s why I’m nominating you to the Lovely Blog Award! Check out your nomination here – http://ilovesunsetsbythesea.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/i-got-nominated-for-the-one-lovely-blog-award/
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I’ve passed an award on to you! http://enchantedbybooks.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/sunshine-award/
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Geez, here’s another award to add to your growing list. “One Lovely Blog” award right to you!
My take is here: http://averystrangeplace.com/2012/06/27/lovely-as-balls/
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Darn all these awards you’re getting from other people! I wanted to give you one!
http://lavieselonemily.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/i-am-or-rather-my-blog-is-lovely/
I promise my award is better than all the other awards above. (:
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Thanks for thinking of Second Lunch! Hopefully soon I can get around to answering all of these awesome awards.
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Hey, I wanted to let you know i nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award. I gave a shoutout in my post here with some details. Hope ya like it. http://crosslenz.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/my-versatile-blogger-award/
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Hey, I know you already received these awards but I really enjoy reading your blog so I mentioned your blog in my award sharing post for the Lovely Blogger Award and the Sunshine award! Thanks for all the good reads, I can totally see this going commercial sometime soon :)
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Awesome about page…I like the idea of the bulb ;)
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I like to imagine everyone has a lightbulb idea collecting dust on a shelf somewhere.
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Hi Tim! I nominated your blog for the One Lovely Blog Award :) http://simplycessie.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/first-lovely/
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Nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! Check out this post (mine) for the rules.
http://addressisnotavailable.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/the-one-lovely-blog-award/
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[…] few months ago, Timmer from Second Lunch put up this post discussing how he was getting views from a search term unrelated to anything on […]
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Hello Tim, i really loved your illustration, it’s so far the best about that i ever seen! great job you did well, and it gives me such a joy to see it!! i’ll keep an eye to your site ;)
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Thanks so much! Telling visuals stories is something I really enjoy doing.
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This is the BEST “About” page I’ve seen in the blogosphere.
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You’re by far one of the better WordPressers out there. Lots of great info on the FP criteria as well. Thanks!
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you should summarize the presidential debate with you amazing talent! i’ll make the decision based on that and post it on my blog. go tim go!!!
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Found you through Freshly Pressed. So glad I did!
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I LOVE your illustrations, you have a lot of talent. Thank you Freshly Pressed for sharing it with us. :)
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Halo Tim,
Your illustrations and contents are so neat, refreshing, full of energy. Simply lovely! I can’t find the right words to use, just wanted to say i love them.
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Loved the illustrations….. so unusual…. ! Congratulations for the freshly pressed \m/
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Love the leap!
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I just found this site yesterday & already you’ve made a huge difference in my mood & outlook. You are so creative & inspiring. I’ve sent your link to friends, especially writer friends who I know will love Ernesto. Thank you. I look forward to following your site.
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How new is this ?! It is brilliant. I relate so much.
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Awesome! Just started doodling for my blog and I adore how you told your “About” story in illustrations!!
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[…] Second Lunch […]
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Hey Tim! I nominated you for the 2012 Blog of the Year Award. :) http://thejolynproject.com/2012/12/18/give-the-gifts-that-keep-on-giving-awards/ Thanks for sharing your hilarious illustrations through your blog.
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[…] not even as artistic as TJ Lubrano with her freaking awesome cupcake illustrations or so amazing as Timmer from Second Lunch to pop out some crazy ass shit given the hashtag #batmanandcupcakesbetch. Just look at it! […]
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[…] that tells me Becca has a new post up. She not only wears Long Jons™, but she also convinced Timmer to draw my likeness, with a pink mustache. She is proof that Gingers do have […]
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Hello. I’ve nominated you for The Liebster Blog Award. Well done.
http://wol149.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/the-liebster-blog-award-meaningful/
*Feels stalker-ish*
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[…] Timmer: […]
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Glad to have stumbled into your blog and not hurt myself. Will be checking back to see how this site continues to develop.
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Hi! I just stumbled upon your blog and I loves it! It is a treat and inspiration to see other blogs using illustration so keep it up please :)
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Wow! Your blog is so COOL (and yeah awesome) ;)
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That is a really really cool drawing, like you read my mind! Great site, great design.
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[…] Roam about Mike (again, FPed twice!), Jen, Sweet Mother, Emily @ The Waiting, La La / Lauren, Second Lunch (FPed THREE times!) and Brainsnorts. And I can definitely see some new […]
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I’ve nominated you for the Super Sweet Blogging Award! http://enchantedbybooks.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/super-sweet-blogger-award/
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Would you mind throwing some seeds my way?
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Great!….keep it coming!
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A spark of creative genius :)
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Wow this is so lovely..I am glad I end up here… :D
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Wow, you have created something beautiful and very special with this blog. i have just discovered it and am looking forward to seeing more
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Have you ever considered publishing an e-book
or guest authoring on other blogs? I have a blog centered on the same ideas you discuss and would love to have you share some stories/information.
I know my subscribers would appreciate your work. If you are
even remotely interested, feel free to shoot me an e mail.
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There site is awesome. Illustrated blogging? I’m a fan.
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