I seem to be having a resurgence in my Monster High interest. I am going to blame watching too many Dollightful make-over vids. Partly, anyway, it certainly inflamed my OOAK daydreams, but I was already looking at pic-heavy reviews and posts and I can’t remember WHY, I only remember watching her take a hacksaw to a doll’s legs (for the Wendigo, I think? Or maybe the Legendary Pokemon? I dunno anymore) and starting to fantasize about using one to build Alivia Stein a more poseable body.

Yeah, I’m not that skilled.

And I don’t have a hacksaw.

….but there is one on my Amazon list now. ¬_¬

Aaaaanyway. I have now somehow ended up working on my Wolf family. I already had Clawdeen (New Scaremester, I think?) and Howleen (Dance Class), and never felt much moved to expand, but…apparently that has changed. For some reason that I don’t really understand. I ordered a reboot body for Deena, because I think the fur tufts at her wrists and ankles are ADORABLE, although poor Leena is the one who could actually use a new body (hers came with an unfortunate gouge on one shin that was not noticed until after the box was destroyed and discarded). I also got a Clawd off eBay, I think he has the original boy body? I honestly can’t detect much difference in the pre and post boy bodies. Supposedly they filled them out a bit, but I have only ever had the pre’s, and I haven’t actually seen direct photo comparisons. And since reboot-Clawd doesn’t have cute tufts, I don’t really care much. Sorry, Clawd. Maybe if I get lucky/rich/ambitious, you’ll get a more accurate, upgraded body, but probably don’t hold your breath for it.

You’d think my next step would be looking into a non-gouged body for Howleen, but somehow this morning I found myself looking at Clawdia. Clawdia, who I always kind of felt like I SHOULD like, being the only writer (NO, HALF-DEAF BITCH-SNOOP GOSSIP COLUMNISTS DO NOT COUNT, STFU) character among a legion of sporty, nerdy, and variously-creative monsters. And I sort of do. But then its like, crazed smile, and ghastly stab-your-eyes-yellow hair and those giant glasses that eat her entire face, and oh god why are you wearing red knee-high socks with gold mary janes and a very very going-clubbing style dress with a Future Business Leaders blazer? Clawdia, why?

But I keep thinking, y’know, with different clothes, and more flattering glasses, and a toned-down hair color…she could be pretty cute. And why is her style so schizophrenically high-maintence, anyway? She is a COLLEGE STUDENT, who wants to be a SCRIPTCRYPTWRITER. Artsy and nerdy and relaxed would make WAAAAAAAAAAAY more sense. And make her more unique among her known siblings.

Plus, y’know, if there’s one thing I need, its more projects. Especially ones that involve rerooting. *rolls eyes* On the other hand…I am pretty depressed right now, and MH is a happy, and projects are at least distracting, so…maybe I should embrace it.

Or, embrace the planning parts, anyway. Maybe try not to spend more money until I get some survey rewards in.

…emphasis on “try.”