one day i am going to grow wings

I don't often take pictures of my Tender Bee-A doll because she came with disturbingly pink eyeliner. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to bite the bullet and try my hand at repainting her. Attempt #1 came out just how I wanted, which I then managed to completely screw up while applying gloss. Very upset. I tried again to recreate it again on Sunday and this is the result.



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In other news, have started beading on "The Kiss." Have now remembered how much beading sucks.

*sigh* I'm such a lazy-ass blogger and it's been like, three weeks already, but here are some more pictures from my trip to Sacramento...


There was a lot of taiko drumming. Ok, I admit to not really liking children, but it was very cute to see all the little kids dressed up in kimono for Obon.


The church has a class on how to make Japanese dolls! They displayed some of their work in a cultural exhibit during the food bazaar. I was so disappointed that the class wasn't being held while I was in town and there are no books in English on how to make these. Poo.
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So this is what I've been working on, finally finished. Her name is Ludivine.

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yays! My mom bought me a new camera since I've been talking about one for ages now. <3! It's a Canon Powershot A610. Since I haven't had a day off since it came, I've only gotten to play with it a little bit, but I love it so far.

( What a buttload of needlework supplies looks like )

I specifically wanted a camera that had a good macro feature. So I've been running around taking extreme closeups of various things.
( colorful threads )

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I am totally in super-posty mood today. This means that afterwards, I will disappear for the next two months.

Today I finally found my dad's camera tripod, which has so far improved the focus on my pictures. Apparently, my hands were even shakier than I thought.

I just realized Dorian's eyes match her outfit. Man, I wish I could do that.
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And for your amusement (but mostly mine), a box of Cream Collon.

Why is it that out of all of the days in the week, the two I have off go by the fastest of them all?

little updates:
On Tuesday night, I went to go see Brokeback Mountain with mythicalgryphon and Sarah. I'd be looking forward to it for months and it did indeed live up to my expectations. A wonderful movie, yet beautifully understated so that it doesn't beat you over the head with its message. Simply the story of two people who love each other, but can't openly share it because of social convention. (Oldest plotline ever, but it still works!)

Afterwards, we all went to Sarah's house because she had left-over brisket and stuffs from a road trip. Mmm. I will totally have to drive the hour and half down to ????, Oklahoma for that kind of food. (I can't remember the name of the place.) Anyway, it was all very yummy. Thanks for sharing, Sarah =)

Wednesday was spent goofing off and watching Lost. Mr. Ecko's story was sad, Charlie was a prat, and yeah, when they started reciting the 23rd Psalm, I did think it got a little too churchy. Let's cut to Jack already so he can insist that none of this is happening because of OMGFATE.

Today, I got up at a quarter past 8 AM to take my mom to a doctor's checkup. I repeat, 8 in the morning. That nearly killed me. Let's never do that again. I didn't even bother to bring a book for the waiting room because I was so tired that I became temporarily illiterate. That's how tired I was.

Also, my dvd of Kamikaze Girls came in the mail. (Thanks for not ringing the doorbell, UPS person.) This, along with Brokeback, was the other movie from last year that I was really wanting to see. And it rocked hard. I have to admit that I envy Momoko her Lolita wardrobe. And it goes without saying, her mad embroidery skilz too =D

Speaking of Lolita fashion, here is a picture of my new doll from Korea. (I get so excited when I manage to take a picture that is actually in focus that I must share.) I've named her Gish. She's meant to share a body with my vampire doll head (the heads can switch out), but I haven't had the heart to decapitate her just yet.

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Time for a midnight snack and then I'll check out the BPAL update tonight!

I like to collect eyeballs.
( Dolly picture time )

Mucking about taking silly pictures certainly helps to relieve stress from an annoying work week. More about that later though, perhaps after I've had some cheap wine. Mmm, Riuniti.

I think I'm getting more cranky and irritable in my old age. I was talking about this with Sarah the other day; the new rule that I measure things by is, "I could do this (whatever activity in particular) or I could take a nap." And generally, nap wins. Nap beats rock, paper, and scissors. Maybe after my nap, I'll make that into an LJ icon.

BPAL scent o' the day: Antique Lace
"Nostalgia encapsulated. A soft, wistful blend of dry flowers, aged linens, and the faint breath of long-faded perfumes."
I'm so glad that this is no longer discontinued; I need to replace my imp with a bottle.

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Happy Halloween!

One of the reasons I like doll collecting is that it gives me the opportunity to wear clothes vicariously. I don't think I could pull off the gothic-lolita look personally, but the clothes are gorgeous.
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