MIX FOR A FATCAT

U.S. GIRLS PODCAST FOR FATCAT
made direct from vinyl to tape on a jacked-up slim line.

THERE'S A SECRET TO YOUR PLEASURE - SLIM TWIG
LA MICHETONNEUSE - MICHEL POLNAREFF
THE LEDGE - FLEETWOOD MAC
DEAD BABY BLACKWELL - PRINCESS SWEEPSTAKES
DOWN IS UP, UP IS DOWN - THE DELFONICS
HEART OF GLASS (ON 33) - BLONDIE
BE A FASCIST TO A FASCIST - MY MIND
I'M GONNA CAPTURE YOU - TERRY JACKS
SARAH SATURDAY - LAZY SMOKE
COMPLEX KID (SHADOW OF A DOUBT) - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
RIGHT, RIGHT TIME - JOHNNY OSBOURNE
JUST FOR YOU - THE GLITTER BAND
UFOS OVER VAMPIRE CITY - ERIC COPELAND
WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL? - LITTLE ANN
HEART'S DESIRE - JOE SOUTH
I'M GOIN' DOWN - SPRINGSTEEN
MY FRIEND BOBBY - PAMELA BLUE
ANNA BABY - THE PINK NOISE
NICE TO SEE YOU - THE LEFT BANKE
I GOT LOVE ON MY MIND - BEEFHEART

Golf Ball Carving - An Artful Way to Recycle Your Balls

This swirly mint-green orb would make a very unique statement hanging on the branches of your Christmas tree, wouldn't it?

You may at first think it's been carved from some kind of exotic stone... or perhaps shaped out of milky green jadite.

You wouldn't even be close.  This trinket is actually hand carved from the inner core of a golf ball. The mint green color is the color of the golf ball core and the delicate gold ring around the center of the sphere is painted on by hand.

Decorative carved golf balls are created by hobbyist woodcarvers who've discovered that the materials in the core of various brands of golf balls make an excellent carving medium. 

A selection of different styles and colors are available on Etsy at a shop called Sticks 'n Stones.  You'll also find them on Facebook where the styles are somewhat more whimsical.

And, if you have any kind of appreciation for homemade handcrafts, you're bound to like these balls.

Things you believed as a kid

Sorry for the lack of posting--two weeks ago I was in Chicago for NCTE/ALAN, and last week was right after Thanksgiving...and of course, I've been busy editing!

Yesterday I came across this fun post about "11 Silly Things You Probably Believed as a Kid". I think we may have posted something like this in the past, so forgive me if this is a repeat, but some of the things tickled me, like "All cats were female and all dogs were male" and "Blankets served as an impenetrable barrier from monsters."

When I was a kid, I had it in my head that forks were female (for me, the tines represented long hair), and spoons were male. When I was washing dishes, I would keep this in mind when putting them into the drying rack. Sometimes I'd put them in as little "families"--one big fork, one big spoon, and some little ones to represent the kids.

I also made sure to always pull the covers up around my neck at night so vampires wouldn't bite me.

Some other things I believed as a kid:
-That Adam and Eve were possibly monkeys. (I was trying to figure out how my religious beliefs and scientific beliefs could coexist).
-That if I loved my stuffed animals enough, they would become real (yes, I read The Velveteen Rabbit a few too many times).
-That someone was listening to my thoughts.

One of my friends believed that if you unplugged the TV while it was on, when you plugged it back in it would start from where you had unplugged it.


What were some of your silly (or not-so-silly) beliefs when you were younger?

"THE ISLAND SONG" TEST PRESSINGS FOR SALE

TWO OF THE FOUR TEST PRESSINGS OF "THE ISLAND SONG" SINGLE ARE FOR SALE WITH HANDMADE COVERS + EXTRA INSERT COLLAGE. EMAIL us.girlss@gmail.com FOR INFO/PRICES. SPECIFY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE CAVE OR THE SPACE COVER. AS LIMITED AS IT GETS. STUFF YA STOCKING.

UPDATE: BOTH OF THESE HAVE SOLD! NO MORE TEST PRESSINGS AVAILABLE.

Red Threads Calendar Now Available!

It's December, which means it's time to buy a new calendar! Why not buy this one? 100% of the proceeds (after printing costs) will go to assist orphanages in China!

I'm proud to have my art featured along with happy faces of adopted children in the lovely Red Threads Calendar, a product of the Central Ohio's Families with Children from China chapter. I'm so proud that I am actually in Columbus, Ohio right now!  We're having an event to celebrate the calendar's release. If you are local, come on over:

WHEN: TODAY, December 3rd from 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
WHERE: Orange Library in Delaware County, 7171 Good Blvd, Delaware, OH

Free and open to the public!

Books and calendars will be available. If you can't make it today, but want to have something to be personally autographed to be picked up later, call Fundamentals at (740)363-0290.  Not local, but still want a calendar? Order HERE!

EYES

If you'd like your own page of eyes to print out to play with go here!

WAITING

I just want to say, as a somewhat seasoned author, that waiting doesn't get any easier. Right now I'm waiting to hear back on some projects. I'm really not sure what to do with myself at the moment. Do I work on the projects I sent out and am waiting on? Do I start new stuff? Do I mess around with my music stuff? Do I waste more time on ebay bidding for miniature salesman samples?