Current
Notes: I once wore white shoes to a Christmas party.
Yes, I've always been a fashion rebel - although most
would say I'm more of a woman who just doesn't care about the rules !
Decided to hit the thrift
today – had to go out anyway for milk, bread, and toilet paper. They had lots
of new Barbie dolls, some in outfits I’ve seen hanging on Mal-Wart pegs for $6.
Tempting, but I have my greedy eyes on two eBay lots, and if I snag either of ‘em,
I’ll have spent more than I should have !
Still, $9. brought home over
200 sheets of good graph paper, in still-sealed 20 sheet packs, three sets of
vibrant colored pencils, two single-subject notebooks, and a pack of
elementary-lined filler paper, all bundled together, and five pairs of pants
for my guys. I even got a bonus on one pair – there was an elegant handkerchief
folded up neatly in the back pocket. The filler paper is already in a binder
for Dearest Son’s schoolwork, and he and I each claimed a pack of pencils. We’ll
save the other for art class or somesuch.
I was kind of proud of me
for not buying the $6. bag lots of tiny Barbie accessories. I’m usually a total
sucker for those, mostly because I love going through and sorting everything.
But I already have a ton of that stuff, mostly too small to use, no real point
in adding more. To tell the truth, I almost feel the same way about MH. Saw my first handless DracuLaura in
the Barbie bin – the first Dead Tired one, in a torn, inside-out Gloom Beach Frankie’s swimsuit. I felt
so sorry for her, but she remained there. Hope someone can restore her and give
her some fun.
I’m starting to wonder… at
first, I thought Frankie was the MH star,
since most of the early webisode
plotlines revolved around her, she was the one you saw first in the ads, etc.
But I think if you actually sat and counted all the releases, DLaura is the
most widely distributed character – I think there’s maybe two lines (RollerMaze is one) she hasn’t been in.
Frankie’s not in every release, far from it. Plus, how many of the ‘movie’ plotlines have
centered on her ? And of the few MH dolls
I’ve seen second-hand, and often damaged, they’ve all been DLauras. Makes me wonder
if Frankie is still the captain, after all, and DLaura is the designated
red-shirt.
Stitched up three shoes
today, and after much fussing and futzing, finally got two worth keeping. I
even got a right and left foot one – no matter how much I turned the pattern, I
always ended up with right shoes. They don’t quite match perfectly, but I can
work on that. Yay, me ! I can make doll shoes worth keeping ! Although I think
three a day is my limit. I’m looking forward to resting my eyes with some solid
sleep.
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