The new Doctor Who series started airing on BBC a little less than 2 weeks ago, and in the US the first episode of the new series will air April 17 on BBC America. I've been really looking forward to seeing the new episodes featuring the latest incarnation of the Doctor played by Matt Smith, who replaced David Tennant. I've already seen the first 2 ( Read more... )

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... )

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... )

Lost is one of the few TV shows that I make it a point to watch whenever there is a new episode, and when I saw the upcoming Kubrick versions of some of the Lost characters, I thought they were pretty cool, though a tad on the pricey side. After some checking around of price tags, I eventually gave in and pre-ordered a case of blind boxes. I guess ( 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... )

Here's a pic of my Yume Hiyoko (Dream Chick):


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Little Leprotto and Froggy got a new toy...


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o/`...My Little Pony. What will today's adventure be? o/`

Having been a small child in the 80's, I grew up knowing characters such as Cabbage Patch Kids, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, GLO-Friends, Popples, My Little Pony, etcetera; and-of course!-I have all the old toys to prove it! :) I've sort of considered possibly putting up a ( Read more... )