Laugh It Up, Fuzzball

I am now downloadable. My life is complete.

My Pop Candy podcast debut is available now on iTunes or streaming through Windows Media!! Check out Whitney's post for the links here. As expected the hour-long call was edited down to about 26 minutes with a song tacked on to the end. I don't care if you like comic books or not, you'd better listen to the whole damn thing if for no other reason than to hear my dulcet tones. Oh, and I also giggle throughout the entire call. Yeah. Apparently they couldn't edit that out. ;P

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The post where I out-nerd all of my readers...

I've been invited to participate in a podcast about the Y: The Last Man graphic novels today at 2:00. Whitney Matheson of USA Today's Pop Candy has invited me to share my questions and opinions about this FREAKIN AWESOME series about Yorrick Brown -- the Last Man on Earth. Here is the introduction given in the first issue (which you can read here for free):

In the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a Y chromosome (with the apparent exception of one young man and his male pet).

This "gendercide" instantaneously exterminated 48% of the global population, or approximately 29 billion men. 495 of the Fortune 500 CEOs are now dead, as are 99% of the world's landowners.

In the United States alone, more than 95% of all commercial pilots, truck drivers, and ship captains died... as did 92% of violent felons.

Internationally, 99% of all mechanics, electricians, and construction workers are now deceased... though 51% of the planet's agricultural labor force is still alive.

14 nations, including Spain and Germany, have women soldiers who have served in ground combat units. None of the United States' nearly 200,000 female troops have ever participated in ground combat. Australia, Norway and Sweden are the only countries that have women serving on board submarines.

In Israel, all women between the ages of 18 and 26 have performed compulsory military service in the IDF for at least one year and nine months. Before the Plague, at least three Palestinian suicide bombers had been women.

Worldwide, 85% of all goverment representatives are now dead... as are 100% of all Catholic priests, Muslim imams and Orthodox Jewish rabbis.

I know, pretty intense!! I have the first seven graphic novels in this series and am eagerly awaiting number eight to be released this fall. I have to tell you -- the first book is incredible, but the story just gets better and better with each volume.

So there you go. I don't know when the podcast will be available for public consumption but you can be sure that I'll post the link here as soon as I know. Yes, I'm going to be in a podcast about a comic book, and I couldn't be more excited. Just give me a phaser and point me towards the next Sci-Fi con, I'm ready to roll.

The post where I sing for my supper:

First we have Self Portrait Tuesday:

Second, I recorded a little somethin-somethin for you guys. It's a favorite song of mine, especially the Lyle Lovett version. I think it's an incredibly romantic song, but I also like the idea of singing it to my friends, because it really describes how I feel about my close friends. I'd swim the sea for you guys! I wouldn't enjoy it, and I'd probably be pretty pruney and irritable when I got to you, but I'd BE THERE, and that's what counts. So don't complain about my bad attitude, because I'd like to see you swim the ENTIRE SEA and be happy afterwards, okay? Damn.

Oh, and also: I had to sing pretty quietly because it was late and Monty gets squawky when I sing. He wants to do a whole Sonny and Cher thing, but I keep insisting that I'm a solo act. Anyway if he can hear me singing he wants to join in. But I digress.

FuzzSong: If I Needed You

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Here's my first audio post! FuzzAudio