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In the hopes of completing my Lost Kubrick set, last weekend I visited a few locations of a certain clothing store chain that I knew carried them. From my experience in visiting that store in the past, I knew that the various blind box toys they sold tended to be opened by curious people, and I thought I might luck out in finding what I needed ( Read more... )

Happy 2009! To celebrate the winter season, here is a funny and cute little video featuring a dancing Jon Heder and Janelle Monáe (the newest of my favorite music artists) singing "Winter Wonderland" (the normal quality version can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ( Read more... )

I had to wait a little longer than I expected, but a couple of months after the Japan release date I finally got the Lost Kubricks that I pre-ordered. With waiting so long I was tempted to let my order get canceled because I had pre-ordered some dolls in the interim-Little Pullip+ Blue Alice and Petite Blythe Miss Sally Rice are new ones that will ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago I stopped by FAO Schwarz on Fifth Avenue and spent some time looking around the doll section. I guess they no longer sell Pullips or Blythes there, or at least I didn't see them. I never did go when it was first announced that they were selling Pullips there. Since I didn't see my favorite dolls around, I just casually looked at the ( Read more... )

Well, it looks like I'm safe for another month. I'm not really digging the latest Pullip doll announcements. Zuora isn't my style, and Shade is just okay. Shade is a little too feminine looking for my tastes, but you know, he sort of reminds me of a customized Namu I really loved. It was auctioned off on Yahoo! Japan around a year ago and was sold ( Read more... )

What happens when I neglect to check one of my more frequented bookmarked sites in almost a month? Well, I check it today and discover the English softsubs for the DVD of the NANA movie! =) Aaahh! To think I could have been watching it 6 days earlier! =P (I already watched the cam version and happened to check for subtitles on Kloofy not too long ( Read more... )

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My Lan Ake finally arrived this past Monday! (^_^) Her name is Juliet. I was eager to see what she looked like in person and to check out the new body type.


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