Current Mood : Decisive.
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| Ginger really prefers the fourth and fifth season casts. |
Today went pretty well,
considering all that had to get done. I’m looking forward to Thursday, ‘cause
if all the winds blow right, it’ll be another ‘my time’ day after therapy, and
I’m really planning a big one. While I have all my dolls about where I want
them, none of ‘em are really displayed right. So I’d really like to have a day
to tear it all down to the bare shelves and redo everything with all my props
at hand. It’ll be a huge mess underfoot and on every flat surface, so it’ll
hafta wait ‘til I’m alone and can wreck up the joint. Thursday would be great,
so here’s hoping.
For today, though, I’m
focusing on my still slightly off kilter desks. While I love all the light and
new space – and I can sew without feeling so cubed up now ! – there’s a few small
things about the arrangement that bug me. One is Ginger-kitty, who has accepted
the clock in ‘her’ window, now that I’ve
shifted it over slightly, but still knocks over dolls. I’m hoping that can be
remedied Thursday.
The other is the clamp-lamp.
Shortly before we moved, I bought several clamp-lamps for a buck each at GoodWill,
and they’ve been put to good use ever since. Beloved Hubby wedged one in at the
window, clamped to the mini-blinds, in a perfect position for sofa reading. Since I now consider that 'my' window (Ginger's opinion notwithstanding) I repositioned the lamp yesterday as a perfect additional light to sew
by, but I have to move the chair, grab the desk, and stand on tiptoes to turn
it on and off. This often jostled the desk and made dolls wobble. Not working
for me. I thought to get a foot-activated switch somewhat
like this, so I could activate it that way. They always have those
displayed at Christmas, for indoor tree lights – shame I didn’t think of it
then. Plus, it kinda ranks to buy a $9. extension cord so I can use a 99c lamp,
too.
Since we have to make a
Mal-Wart run later this week – one of Dearest Son’s birthday gifts should be in
Site-to-Store tomorrow – I figured on getting one then. But then I noticed the
cheaper power strip priced under it. No foot switch, although it did have the
familiar light-up red on/off switch…and that could serve the same function.
Even better, moving the desks had ‘liberated’ one just like that ! Fished it
back out from under the sink, applied a zip-strip to anchor the cord where I
wanted it, and wouldn’t slide around, and there ya have it. My own free foot
switch, and the light problem is completely solved. Yaaay, me !
After I forcibly restrained
m’self from clicking my ‘new’ lamp on and off every 30 seconds, I got some
housework done. Then I applied m’self to my latest crisis – do I really want a
Catrine deMew doll or not ? It seems like it’d be such a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’
answer, but…I really don’t know. There’s so much going on about it. I’ve
already bought one catgirl I ended up not liking, and I don’t want this to
become another worry-bruise on my brain. But I know I’ll see everyone else’s
photos and end up wanting… about a week after they’re sold out and going for
$90. again on eBay. But I have so many now… arrgh. I think what I’ll do is just
let it go. No extraordinary measures. If there’s one on the shelf when we pick
up Dearest’s order, I can have it. Heck, I kinda~sorta wanted Jinafire ‘til I
saw one in the harsh light of retail. Could be the same with Catrine. Already,
many have noticed major differences between SDCC –displayed prototype and
Mal-Wart exclusive production model, and there’s no telling what I’ll see.
What it really boils down to
is this – every time I’ve rat-raced around, trying to find the newest MH doll, I’ve ended up seeing them shelf-sit
a couple weeks later. With the exception of male dolls. Those, you really do
have to take extreme measures to snag, Mattel makes so few. Seeing the school
playset sell for $35. after Christmas really bothered me, especially when I remember
acting like an idiot and spending above MSRP – at a retail outlet ! – for it…
well, you’d have thought I learned with Barbie, but perhaps I really did with MH. I don’t need the latest (except for
the male dolls) soonest – with most ghouls, I can afford to wait a while.
Heck, a few minutes ago, I
couldn’t even remember what earrings Scaris
Ghoulia wore in-box, and I just got her ! Red zipper-heads, just like the
pink ones her signature doll wore. Never could figure out why those were pink,
when most of her outfit was red, but at least now, I can rectify that.
Yeah, I think my particular
case of MH fever has passed, but the
fervor remains. So I’ll see ya if it’s local destiny, Catrine !
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