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Saturday, September 29, 2007
Well. Turns out I really won't be buying from formerly-*Nsyncland again. Possibly ever. They no longer take credit cards at all. Which means they really need to work on their wording on their front page, because it makes it sound like they do, just not via Paypal. Which then makes the new checkout confusing, which is why I emailed them, and yeah. No credit cards. So no 'syncish joy for me. Woe.
On the upside, my Barriss Offee doll is winging its way to me. Need to find the big screwdriver and put together a case for her. And dig out a stand, because it looked in the listing photo that the stand was the one accessory she was missing. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if her previous owner just tossed it with the box, because the dolls didn't used to come with the stands, and I was very surprised when I got Shaak Ti and found that she had one.
I really need to work on my room in general. I have some ideas and they are not happening and its all because of my general lazy apathy. Also, World of Warcraft. I probably play too much, but if I'm gonna pay some fucker $15 a month, I'm gonna do my damnedest to get my money's worth, y'know? And they probably knew people would feel that way. They are crafty summabitches, yessuh.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Duuuuuude. Some people are just too talented for their own good. And. Possibly have too much time on their hands.
Leia in Boushh Disguise by Hasbro (from rebelscum.com, apparently)
Leia in Boushh Disguise by Sideshow
Leia in Boushh Disguise by fan-credited-only-as-Patrick
He makes Sideshow look as lame as Sideshow normally makes Hasbro look. Just. Wow. Although, I do have to say, I love the face on the Hasbro one. None of them really scream "Carrie Fisher!" to me, but I love the bright, happy look on the Hasbro doll. You can just picture her looking up at Han and being all, "Hi, honey! I love yooooouuuuu!" So adorable.
That said, the face is not remotely fitting with that sequence of the saga. *lol* Sideshow probably has the most Carrie-like face, but they lose most of their points for molded hair. No. Just no. It never looks good, and unless its a male figure with hair short enough to make styling it an event in cursing, just...no. Don't do it. And sadly, Patrick's head has that strange, waxy look that sometimes happens in customs. Good detailing, great hair. Just a little waxy. AND THE COSTUME, OMG. LOOOOOOOVE. I totally want one. It would probably be ridiculously expensive, tho. For good reason, obviously, just look at it, but. Yes. Broke and expensive do not mix well.
*sigh* Someone needs to take The Padawan's Guide away from me, already.
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Its always a shame when you find someone who does really great custom doll costumes, and then they fuck it up by pairing it with their substandard repainting skills.
Which is not to say that I'm any good at repainting, and certainly not at sewing, but y'all...I ain't tryin' to sell it to anybody, either.
Of course, if you ask my mother, I could and probably should, but the problem with supportive parents is that they never know when to stop. Don't get me wrong, its vastly better than a parent who thinks you can't do anything, but its still bad in its own way, not to mention wearying and at times kind of painful.
WoW is pretty much down for the day (hooray for 8-hour realm maintenance), so of course I'm doing weird Google searches and trolling eBay. And you do not truly understand how weird Google can be until you're trying to find out how to make custom, doll-sized lightsaber blades, and end up with a link to making your own sex doll. With a foot-vagina. I'm either scarred for life, or amused for it. Possibly both.
Because really, man. A foot-vagina. *snerk*
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Bah. Having troubles logging into my wiki. I hardly ever work on it, so I can't remember any of the info, and apparently I did not have Firefox remember it as I thought I had. Hopefully I'm correctly remembering the email I associated with the wiki, or I'm never gonna be able to log in again.
I really don't want to go to Illinois. Last year I'd have been happy to, maybe even last month. But I feel crappy lately, and I'm tired and I really really don't want to spend two days in the fucking car. I also don't want to be fumbling around in cemeteries looking at headstones right now, but the actual getting there seems to be giving me more dread.
I think its amusing that the clear 12" Jessica Alba Invisible Woman doll is supposed to be the rare version, but its by far the more common one on eBay. So...its rare, but no one actually wants it. Awesome. I'd actually like one, not necessarily the clear one, I just want an Alba IW to make a face mold from. Or, to attempt one, anyways. If her hair wasn't molded on, I'd be willing to customize the doll itself, but as far as I know, there's nothing you can really do when the head and hair are one molded piece. So, yeah, face mold. Which is probably also beyond me. I want to be more talented than I actually am.
But then, I guess a lot of people do.
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Sunday, September 23, 2007
Bumbumbum. Am bidding on a Barriss. Its boxless, but cheap, and it has all the stuff. Plus, the seller actually had a decent photo. I hate it when people list with pictures so blurry or far away that you can't even make out the condition. Why bother posting a photo, then?
Anyway. I've half decided that, should I find an in-box Barriss at a price I find acceptable at a time when I actually have money for it, I will totally get it, and Cheap Boxless Barriss will then become a base for an attempt at making Luminara. Since, y'know, they are the same race and all.
I'd probably spend way more time working on custom SW femmes if it was easier to find fully-articulated female figures at decent prices. Because I'm sorry, but if I spend $30 on something, I don't really want to risk fucking it up. Its the broke bitch in me.
And man, I should not be this tired yet. Bleyurgh.
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Friday, September 21, 2007
Mostly I just visit The Superficial for pictures. Their stuff tends to be, um. Very fitting to their name, actually, and can range from ridiculous to mean-funny to vaguely horrifying. But then sometimes, they have absolutely awesome stuff like this:
All have at one time had shitty reality shows on VH1. That's where once-cool people go to die. Or in Bret's case, go to pretend they're not bald and bang strippers. Hold on a second, no one told me Bret Michaels was the smartest man alive.
*grins* Sometimes I just really love The Superficial, y'know?
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Monday, September 17, 2007
So tired. I got a good amount of sleep, really, it just wasn't such good quality. Kept having my brain buzz at me every time I turned over, and at one point I actually had to get up and go to the bathroom, which I almost never do, and which only served to make my brain louder. Mostly it kept looping Justin Timberlake songs at me. I can't remember which ones, now. Which is probably just as well, really, otherwise they might get stuck in there again.
Anyway. Now my brain is all, "M'tiiired," and not wanting to focus. And the rest of me is kind of agreeing with it. Stupid body.
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Sunday, September 16, 2007
This guy does the awesomest headmolds EVER. Or girl, I guess, but I've noticed most SW customizers tend to be male. Which explains why really bad nude figures occasionally pop up. But anyway, yes, s/he is much more talented than you will ever be, so sorry.
Altho, this guy is good, too. His custom Dooku head captures Mr. Lee pretty well, I think. And, it does have the bonus of coming pre-drilled, so he kind of wins over Diver4 there.
Yes, I am still on my latest SW 12 kick. I don't think it will go away until I either buy something, or work on something. Or possibly both. Either way, you may either want to get out now, or strap in a little more securely, because its probably gonna be awhile.
Hey, speaking of things to buy and/or work on -- the Aurra Sing doll. Comes in a box, with a book, both of which feature Michonne Bourriague in full character make-up. Prominently displayed shots of her eyelinered, dark-shadowed alter-ego. So of course the doll (from the pictures I've seen), has absolutely nothing to draw out her eyes, or even separate the whites of her eyes from the whitey whiteness of her skin. Where the hell were the painters on this one? Their only job for the doll was the eye area; she has no real other color, body-wise. How long a lunch did they take, that they couldn't even do eyeliner? I can do it in under 10 minutes, and that's giving myself time to fuck it up and time to fix it. Dear TeamGeorge, Please hire me for your toy development department. THE FANS ARE OUTSHINING YOU, AND THEY HAVE SHIT BUDGETS. love always, me.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
How is anyone actually a fan of Kanye West? Explain it to me. Any talent he MIGHT have, is completely negated by his outlandish sense of entitlement. Sorry, asshat, but neither your pigment nor the placement of your genitals has any actual bearing on whether you deserve something, and contrary to what your mother may have told you, NO ONE OWES YOU ANYTHING. Shut the fuck up already, you stupid, spoiled little bitch.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
OH. MY. GOD. Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust. Also, inspiring, as I hope to do a custom Twilek or three myself someday. But mostly lust. My only real problem is that the ear knobs are too high. Not high enough to kill the lust, tho.
Yes, I am once again trolling eBay, looking at Star Wars shit. It happens. And I'm blaming this particular instance on the fact that Asajj finally arrived the other day. Week. Something. The point is, she came, and I love her, and she's much nastier in person than in the prototype pictures, but given the character, that's really kind of a good thing.
It's made me want to work on collecting/creating the girl dolls, though. I still haven't satisfied my desires for Maul and the Qui/Dala Defense of Naboo 2-pack, but the 2-pack only occasionally shows up, and there's like, 4 different 1:6 Mauls, so deciding 100% on one can be problematic. The original has an unfortunate tat gaff that results in him looking surprised, the Sideshow one is awesome but expensive, the Speeder one is perfect, but, well, comes with a speeder, which I don't want; and the death-scene one is actually good, aside from the whole splits-in-half thing, which I find kind of off-putting. We won't even start on my longing for a Plo Koon, because the resulting whining noise is kind of embarrassing, and scares my cat.
So, anyway, the girls. Not that there's many to collect, unless one wants every last version of Amidala and Leia, which....no. I have a 'Dala, although I admit I wouldn't mind getting my hands on the black-gown Portrait Edition one as well, and I want precisely one Leia -- the ceremonial garb one, because it is my favoritest Leia outfit ever. And aside from them, they really only made five females that I'm aware of, two of which I have. And the Zam Wesell doll is horrid. Like, even the SW bounty hunter fans hate it, its that bad. If I did get her, I'd probably just take her stuff and try to make my own. So that really just leaves Barriss and Aurra. I wish I was more into Aurra, really, she seems cool, I've just never had much of a hard-on for the bounty hunters.
AND OH MY GOD IT IS REALLY FUCKING HARD TO KEEP A TRAIN OF THOUGHT WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING IN EVERY FIVE SECONDS TO SHOW YOU THE LATEST THING THEY ARE THROWING OUT FROM THE CABINET. IT JUST TOOK ME TWENTY MINUTES TO DO THE SECOND HALF OF THE LAST PARAGRAPH AND I KNOW THEY CAN SEE ME TRYING TO TYPE HERE.
Fuck it. I give up.
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
The site formerly known as *Nsyncland has FutureSex/LoveShow available already, and have lowered their DVD price. This would be tempting if they still took Paypal. As it is, its mostly just kind of annoying.
Also, I can't help but think that they've changed to their sale price permanently because no one buys anything since they switched to their random mystery credit card checkout service. Nice try, guys. Really. Its not that I don't want to buy from you, its just that Paypal credit is the only extra money I have, and if I can't give you that, then I'm not giving you anything.
There's also that whole thing where I would like to limit the number of people who have our credit card numbers, y'know?
Which is why, sellers, if you find yourself getting fucked by Paypal's transaction fees, you really need to just RAISE YOUR PRICE ACCORDINGLY. Bitchy, grumbling customers who grudgingly pay you > bitchy grumbling former customers.
And in other news, Blogger says this is dQ's 1000th post. Wow. Um. I'm sorry.
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