Happy post turkey all. Are you still as full as I?
I’m setting up my Etsy store, and I’ve been reading the rules and regs; good thing I did. They have rules about the listing of explicit materials. I can show photos of the works, as a whole, only in the secondary and tertiary photographs, the primary photo can’t depict sexual images. I’m glad I found out before all of my listings got flagged.
So, I took new photos this morning, close ups and clean bits. It became a sort of game and challenge; some pieces were harder than others. Here, then, are some more, cleaner, teasers…
This is just so creepy weird on so many levels. I kinda love it and at the same time my skin crawls.
It’s the holidays, it’s a family, it’s anatomically correct, the little girl is touching dad in a way she never should, and check out the footwear… just so many things wrong with this. Oof. Merry merry everyone.
My friend Christine is giving her son his first Teddy Bear for xmas, so of course it will be a Steiff. We had a whole discussion of soft vs. articulated, how one shouldn’t cut the ear tags (like my mother did), and favorite Steiffs of our childhood. She was surfing the interwebs while we chatted and found this Steiff Bear from Neiman Marcus- it’s just too, too.
I’ve got a bunch of stuff to share, so let’s get to it!
First off, last Saturday I went to an animal adoption fair in West Hollywood, my friend Jennifer fosters animals and has some kitties that need homes.
If you want a kitty, lemme know.
Second, run out and get Raphael Saadiq’s new album! Formerly of Tony, Toni, Tone, Saadiq grew up in Detroit, the Motown Studios were practically in his back yard, and you can hear it in his sound. Dope dope dope!
Third, need a great xmas gift for someone? Just had a kid and doing a room? Want a groovy peel and stick blackboard just ’cause? Check out Wallcandyarts.com; i’m all about the Rococo Blackboard!
Fourth, yes, I’ll admit that I’m enjoying using salicious titles and tags.
Just curious: how come on Christmas, which isn’t even Christ’s birthday, the whole world grinds to a halt, but on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, it’s business as usual?
Not only did we have a fun of ton manning the FanLib booth, but Melanie and I had a great time wandering the Javits Center and taking pix! Here she is with a storm trooper.
We saw Jedi and Indiana Jones and sexy harem ladies. We got schwag and stickers and pins. Melanie got interviewed by David Price of The Middle Show. He asked her when nerd girls got hot; she said they always were. That’s why she’s my best gal.
The highlight of the show, obviously, was Gaiman. Bill Hader intro’ed him, talking about what a rabid fan he is, how Gaiman’s brought him career luck, and doing some impressions of celebrities in Gaiman roles (Vincent Price as Coraline was hy-larious!). Mel videoed him doing Pacino “spitballing” idea on the set of Sandman… imagine Pacino as Sandman…
Anyhoo, Neil was fantastic. Funny, charming, generous of his time and spirit with his fans. He read some short stories, and then the third chapter of his new novel, The Graveyard Book, about a boy raised in a Graveyard by dead folk mostly. The book’s due out in October. Here’s a crappy picture of Neil reading.
I found footage of Neil talking about the CBDLF, from the very beginning of the reading, but the reading itself isn’t up yet. I’m sure someone will post it, there were lots of people with handheld digital cameras.
What a fantastic day.
On a completely different note, Happy Passover all. If you’re not a Jew, and you find it hard to remember what we do at Passover, just remember that while Passover and Easter are celebrated at the same time of year, our food is the opposite of Jesus: unrisen. Good Yontif!
Just got back from eating too much dim sum at Shun Lee (anyone notice a theme to my vacation?); thank you Brandon Walker for pointing out that I’m just like the rest of my brethren.
Merry merry all. I’m super full; all I’ve done here in New York, aside from go to museums and pet the dog, is eat. Lunch yesterday served by Mrs. Claus at Florent, the coffee is great there, cinnamon-ey and rich, just like I remember it.
In college, when they were open 24/7, my ex-roommate (a talented writer in her own right) Tricia Warden, and I, used to go there late night to drink coffee and play gin rummy. No matter how busy they were at 2am, they never minded us taking up a table and staying for hours.
Dinner last night was amazing; sometimes the turkey and the stuffing rise above all other turkeys. I’d write more, but there’s a leftovers sandwich waiting to be made…
I was just going to post a fantastic painting of Father Xmas (give me some money) by Jo Spinks – she’s on my blogroll – but then I got inspired by John Butler over at Lozenge – also on the blogroll. He listed his top twenty most listened to songs of ‘07, and here are mine.
1. Henrietta – The Fratellis
2. Los Angeles I’m Yours – The Decemberists
3. Belly Love – The Kooks
4. Beautiful – Xtina live on SNL
5. Everybody’s Changing – Lily Allen
6. Golden Brown – The Stranglers
7. Louis Quatorze – Bow Wow Wow
8. Knowing Me, Knowing You – Evan Dando
9. Breath Me – Sia
10. Femme Fatale – Velvet Underground
11. She Will Be Loved acoustic – Maroon 5
12. Fire – The Pointer Sisters
13. The Piano Has Been Drinking – Tom Waites
14. Kooks – David Bowie
15. Goody Goody – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
16. The Bottle – Gil Scott Heron
17. Don’t Cha – Will Young
18. Frontin’ – Jamie Cullum
19. People Who Died – Jim Carroll Band
20. The Conversation – Joni Mitchell
It may not be the most au currant list, but it’s mostly acceptable hipster-wise.
Merry merry all. I’m super full; all I’ve done here in New York, aside from go to museums and pet the dog, is eat. Lunch yesterday served by Mrs. Claus at 
