Current Mood : Mmmm, tacos...
It's kind of hard to see in the photo, but while I was smart enough to change the needle to a ballpoint, I was too lazy to change the thread from DLaura's hot pink dot dress the day before. So the stitching on Clawdeen's T-shirt is hot pink. It goes well with Gloom Beach Clawdeen's shoes, I think. Like the fake hem ? It was too short to actually hem, but since it was already well Fray-checked, I just put in a line of stitching and declared it done. Her skirt is a really old one, original DLaura once modeled it as a very short dress. It's straight elastic - found it in a lot some time ago. Too short for Barbie, darn near too short for the ghouls, but it does make a cute skirt ! You'll get to see original Clawdeen tomorrow, modeling her new obi with the pink kimono I didn't like on Ghoulia. Looks much better on Clawdeen, by the by.
Today was a bit rough. Beloved Hubby and FIL are in the middle of a squabble, and FIL said something that...well, he really shouldn't have. He said something similar to me, years ago, and then as now, he got the last word by tossing the rude statement over his shoulder as he sped out of our driveway. I'm trying not to let it bother me, but... when he said it to me, years back, it's been the one thing I've never forgiven him for. And he just did it again, to Beloved - which is even worse.
And, add to it that, when Dearest Son came home, he was upset that we sold Bonnie-truck. Um, we did that weeks ago, why was he upset about it now ? Because FIL had to state his opinion about it while Dearest was at their house. (sigh) So, while I tried to stay out of the brewing feud between Beloved and his father, darn if he didn't drag me into it anyway - 'cause guess who normally deals with an upset Dearest ? Arrrgh. Ask me, I'd say FIL is upset about Bonnie being gone now because his vehicle is having problems, and Bonnie isn't here for him to borrow for another indefinite period. Wheee. Aren't I having such fun ?
Got some stuff done that I've put off for years. Waaaay back, about the time the blog started, I bought a couple things, one of which I knew sold pretty high on eBay, for darn near pennies. They got involved in moves twice over, and I need the space, so I listed 'em all for sale today. I'm totally shocked. While two haven't had so much as a view that wasn't me, one has already snagged six bids - and it's darn close to what I was gonna list it under Buy It Now for ! Whoof. Normally, when I sell stuff on eBay, I have a BIN and an auction, to give buyers a choice. The BIN price is about what similar products in similar shape have closed for, and the auction normally begins at something less than ten bucks. I was gonna list the popular item for around $50. BIN, although the ones that have sold for that weren't as complete as mine. But then, I figured I'd just let it run, and if it closed at more or less, that'd be fine, since I really didn't pay that much for it. Not gonna lie, I'd love the cash, but I need the space regardless.
Didn't get to much sewing time - listing those pieces took several hours, for photography, editing, writing, and all. I'm really proud of me for getting all that done ! So I played with the Little Disney Princess dolls after lunch for a bit - changed their clothes, brushed their hair, redid their seating arrangements, stored the shuffled-around clothes. It was more fun than I thought it'd be, although I do the same thing all the time with the MH crew. It's easier to play with them, they're right on my desk, and every few days, I've sewn something new for them. So I'm thinking of taking some time every week for a specific subset of dolls. This week, it was the LDPs. Next week, it might be a shelf of Barbies, or Timey and Hi, Dottie, or MSB Gracie, or even my Battat AG clone, Debbie. I've barely touched any of them since we moved, and they all need some play time. So do I. It'll keep me from sliding back into 'collector' mode.
I did have a few minutes to work on a small project, though. First two prototypes have ranked, though. I'm gonna have to completely re-think it, or figure a better way to sew it. I'm gonna be evil and not tell you what it is until I get a decent one. And then, you'll go 'So that's all it was ?' and I'll say, 'Yeah, but it took a lot of time', and everyone will end up shrugging and saying, 'Whatever.'. I'm kind of looking forward to it !
As for Harry Potter... sorry for upsetting the fans. It's just one of my personality flaws, when something's talked up to the heavens, I turn off. Heck, the only reason I liked Star Wars back in 1977 was because I hadn't heard a thing about it. But the more omnipresent and hyped up something is, the less interested I become. Then, when the furor dies and the fandom isn't trying to make a religion out of it, I'll usually give it a shot. So, probably in another year or two, when a couple of my friends quit talking about it every day, I'll probably borrow the first book. There's a good chance I'll like it. But one of the few things I'd heard was 'He's a natural Quiddich player', 'He's a born wizard and never gets spells wrong', stuff like that. Hence my reaction. I'll be glad to learn that Harry's not a paragon, that he's human.
But just the other day, I saw some guy and his friends coming out of a Dollar General store - he wore a t-shirt proclaiming that he was a pseudo-rank Jedi from OurState, Big City...and I darn near threw up. Something about his shirt and his posture - and the lit-up $200. collector-level light saber - seemed to expect applause or something. I'm all for enjoying your stuff, especially out in public when it can be seen, but something about the whole scene just hit me wrong. And I once wore a Sailor Moon shirt at DisneyWorld ! It was surreal - or maybe I ate a bad taco.
