The first time I checked out Twitter I thought, "What a dumb idea!" Who wants to know every little piece of nonsense someone is doing? Even if they are my friends!"
Took me a long time to get a cellphone too. Young person's at my work:"Why don't you guys have cellphones?" Us: "Because we don't want anybody to call us."
Well, you know I really don't have much to say, so I'm sure my LJ friends will be anxious to join my light duty Twitter. The thing that finally sold me was that you can add pictures. It's impossible to write very much. You can't even write as much as this. Join me today, so you can thrill to a doll picture you may have already seen on Flickr and delight in my inane remarks!

Edit: I had not joined but 15 minutes when I got a follower! HornyHotty. You can block them easy enough. Plus watch out for gross nakkid pictures of your ordinary folks on there too.

Hello everybody after my long absence!
Received a surprise box in the mail yesterday. After I admired this doll on Flickr, DollsAhoy sent her to me. What a wonderful gift, Andrea. I love her sooo much. Maybe my fav doll ever that you have sent me. This was so nice. I can't thank you enough. Thank you!

Ragazzazzura is her name which is munched Italian for blue and bear. I'll call her Zura for short. She came with a DollsAhoy dress and other goodies. Thanks for those too. She exercised the new doll's prerogative of grabbing all clothes that suit her. This is a Groovy 60's Barbie outfit. Thank God I got it, because it is so her!

More pics after the cut. Thanks again, super big thanks, Andrea!

I sometimes wonder if I should keep this blog, I post so little. If LiveJournal didn't charge me automatically, behind my back (pretty smart) I would probably be gone by now. Today I felt like writing a little something though.

Here's a thought: as much as I would like to vent here about a perceived medical condition I might have, I can't. Why, because in future I could have a health insurance provider deny my claim because of a preexisting condition I didn't mention. I could never get my own insurance if I mention all the things I think I might get someday. Health insurance companies stink and have done their part to destroy the economy.

On the doll front: I've been crocheting Momoko clothes. I've always thought I might start an etsy store and sell 'em although it seems like a money losing proposition. They take soooo long to make! I'm trying to get one dress a weekend done. There's what I have so far:

Other news: DollsAhoy is starting to sew again after taking a break to become a mother. She has taken my advice / nagging and make a few dresses with longer hems that (IMO) look better on Momoko. Please prove me right and buy these dresses. DollsAhoy on etsy

What nice Christmas gift did I give myself? My first Misaki! Yes! Red Rabbit Misaki! She's pretty intense. She's the first Misaki I ever thought I really did want. A little sophisticated for me, but I love her. Spendthrift behavior on my part.

It's been one year-long doll christmas for me this last year. It's all gotta come under control now. Make that a doll, re-ment and sylvanian cute critters christmas. So let us enjoy the novelty of this my last...that is, next to last (Ha Ha Riley) doll purchase for at least until March. I may not be accountable when those new J-Doll bodies come out.

Read more about Red and see more pictures behind the cut!

How many people do you know, who cheat at Rock, Paper, Scissors? My friend, Steve and I were trying to solve a disagreement in this time honored way. It was to be two out of three.

First round:
S: Fist (rock)  Me: Open hand (paper). Paper covers Rock. Round goes to me.

Second round:
S: Two fingers (scissor) Me: Open hand (paper). Scissor cuts Paper. Round goes to S.

Third round:
S: Two fingers (scissor) Me: Fist (rock). Rock breaks Scissor. Round and decision to me.

Steve: "No, I win." Me: "How's that?"
Steve: "Dynamite blows up Rock." Me: "Dynamite?!"
Steve: "Yes, my fingers were held together. That's Dynamite. Dynamite blows up Rock." Me: "There's no Dynamite in Rock, Paper, Scissors!"
Steve: "Yes there is. Fingers held together are dynamite." Me: "What defeats Dynamite?"
Steve: "Nothing defeats Dynamite." Me: "If that were true, wouldn't everyone be constantly throwing down Dynamite and nothing would get decided?"
Steve: "You didn't." Me: "That's because there IS no Dynamite!"

You may wonder why I was arguing this ridiculous premise. Steve's demeanor was so calm and assured that this was the truth, that I wondered if he didn't really believe all this. To solve the impasse, we consulted the official governing body of Rock, Paper, Scissors; the World RPS Society. Here are the Rules. This is serious stuff! The world championship of RPS (as they call it) carries a purse of $10,000 Canadian dollars! Throwing down Dynamite will get you disqualified in a Toronto minute!

You may also note I'm not writing about dolls. Since I have not been posting at all, I decided to re-design my blog and just write about whatever. My goal now is to post more exciting essays like the one above on at least a weekly basis. And I'll still write about my dolls too.

I post to my blog so infrequently because I clearly have nothing to say. Today, however, I thought it was important for everyone to know how to spell this correctly.

Postage 5.00 USD in the continuous states. All others, including countries other than USA, contact me for postage. Can combine postage for more than one doll.

No stands available for any doll. Original stock included. All dolls in good, displayed only condition. PayPal preferred.

Piyo Piyo Messenger: 45.00 USD SOLD

This is the highest priced. Cheaper Petites behind the cut.

I'm rather disgusted with myself for blowing $50.00 bucks in a toystore this weekend. Stupidest thing was buying Calico Critters (Marmalade Bears) I don't want just for the clothes. That was a big part of it. Other thing was an action figure I probably won't want after I take enough pictures of her.

This is my dream: That somebody would just send me dolls I could take pictures of and post on Flickr. Then, I would send 'em back. Then that shelf would not continue populating.

If anyone wants to send a doll for a visit, let me know. Promise to send her back.

Anyone want naked Marmalade Bears (two adults, two kids) $10.00 postage paid.

Shut-up! I won this repo Barbie "Picnic Set" in a raffle at my doll club yesterday. This really takes me back. I had this outfit as a kid. I still have the jeans and the fishing tackle box. And the hat but it's squashed flat. This ponytail Barbie was my doll too. I still have her, but her head came off, she turned white (which I like) and she's pretty dirty.

This repo is the highest quality ponytail I've seen. She looks just like the real deal.

She's here and she's so worth it. Read on...

( But mostly pictures... )