Mood:
rushedNow Playing: XM 80s - "One Night In Bangkok", Murray Head
Since I"m gonna be running around like the proverbial headless chicken, I wanted to do today's early. Dearest Son, after having nearly a week off sick, didn't transition back to school very well this morning, and I get to take him back out of school in an hour for an appointment. It was tempting to keep him home another day - he also has therapy today - but he needed his structure back.
Found some Toy Fair '07 pictures of the Barbie line - eeeehh. Nothing I desperately want, although some stuff looks interesting. Have no idea what the sudden fascination with Cher is about, or why there's about six different repro sets this year, but that's why I'm not a CEO. The Pivotal Body looks like Mattel just now clued into the ball-jointed doll interest, disregarding that Japan's had these body styles for decades. Plus, several of those look like hyper-Gene dolls. Right down to the "40s Hollywood" style.
It's probably due to the person who took the photos, but it's all collector, limited edition stuff, with dealer exclusive and Silkstone all over the place. I'm sorry, but the major doll dealer here is the Mart, and there are no doll shops. If I have to go online and mail order, the doll has to be really exceptional. Nothing here is, to me. "Hello Kitty" is cute, but again, nothing more unusual than, say, "Barbie Loves SpongeBob". It's more of a 'how much of this brand can we possibly load onto this doll ?' than a 'Hey, this is so tiny and cute - let's use it !'.
Here's the site - go have a look ->
http://picasaweb.google.com/BarbieZania/ToyFair2007
I'd look for Tonner Toy Fair images, but there won't be much new that wasn't posted in their 2007 online catalog - just the same stuff in different lighting. I'm about over my temporary infatuation with the brunette Elphie. Kind of like when I thought about getting the other two Midge hair colors. In the end, I decided to keep mine special. Same with Elphaba.
I should be able to score an ink cartridge this week ! Can't wait. If there's time tonight, I'll sew a bit. I've really missed it. But for now, it's nearly time to pick up Son, so I gotta cut it short. Hope your day was great - and that you have some time for you today !
