Ro is four years old today.

Wow.. I just realized today is August 29th. Four years ago today, I was sitting on the steps outside of the apartment I lived in with my father and younger sister, waiting for an EMS package from Korea. Nick was in Great Lakes, at Basic Training for the Navy. I had a small pile of clothes, eyes, and wigs waiting for him, a rocking chair, some other odds and ends. I opened that box and loved him from the moment I saw him. He was perfect. He was MINE. He was my first doll, I ever wanted, that I got, and enjoyed.

Alot has happened in four years. I have 10 dolls now, most of which I got in late 2006 and 2007. Ro went from being my only, my favorite, to the one I can't play with. There's been alot of drama in regards to him. When I saw him next to other dolls after I moved to Virginia, I realized I wanted him on a more grown up body, and sold off his Dream of Doll body. I bought him a Dollmore boy body, which I had to restring first thing, and never posed well for me. He's still on it.

Brittany/Ti-Chan just about killed him as a character, completely hi-jacking his life, whether or not that was her intention. He went from being my smirky, smiley, boy version of me, to a whiny clingy man who did everything he could to please his partner, and adopted some kids (my Yo-SDs).

Now he's tucked away in my boxes, with Elli, waiting for me to get the courage to try and paint him again. To give him new life. To sell off that Dollmore body which is too thin and lanky for him, and get him a Dream of Doll body again. He's got awhile yet to wait, because I have to pay off some debts first, but one day.. One day my Tender Yen will be whole again, and loved again. I won't be afraid to play with him anymore.

Ro was my first, and I will never sell him. I will always love him, and even if his character moves to a new shell, I'll keep my very first boy doll.

Ball-jointed dolls bring me a joy I can't describe, and having Ro brought me happiness when I was at my worst. Looking at dolls kept me sane in South Texas when I lived with in-laws who hated me. Buying Ro kept me happy when I was worried and displaced in North Texas. All my dolls kept me sane (when in combination with my two best friends in the entire world) this past year, nearly two years at this point, when my whole life fell to pieces.

I'm happy that I have these dolls in my life, that I met my friends through this hobby.

Interview at FYE.

So, yesterday afternoon, Christy and I were getting ready to run over to the store, when my phone rang. ..Well twinkled. I don't have a ringtone that sounds like a real telephone. :B It plays Super Mario Bros. But, that's not my point. XD;; I saw the areacode was 757 (local) so I answered it even though I didn't recognize the number, and it was a call from FYE (music etc store), asking if I'd like to come in for an interview, and would Monday at 1:30pm be okay?

So, I have an interview at FYE at the mall, for Monday. :] I'm quite relieved, since at this point my silence online has been because I don't want to worry and fret 'aloud'. I've been trying to stay upbeat, but it's incredibly frustrating knowing there is nothing more I can DO but wait for people to have openings. e_e;;

So, I've been sewing, or playing Harvest Moon DS (my love interest Nami is at a green heart!), or other such things, anything to keep my mind occupied. I'm hoping for a very easy interview and that they want to hire me right off. I'm not going to hold my breath, but I will do everything in my power to have a strong, impressive interview, with a great first impression. A bit redundant, but I don't like my other wording options. :P

But yes, I hope everyone else is doing well, and I look forward to posting good news in the next week or so, depending on what I hear on Monday.

SLEEP FAIL.

So last night I had some pretty killer insomnia. I finally got to bed around 4:30am, probably fell asleep closer to 5:30am. I ended up waking up when the phone rang first thing this morning about a quarter after eight, and was hyper aware of everything going on around me so I couldn't fall back asleep. So, I gave in about an hour later, since I couldn't get out of my semi-conscious state, into either sleep or being fully awake and aware.

I stayed up for about two hours, and finally gave in to Christy's prompting to go back to sleep, when I realized I responding to everything with "I uh wanna" or the translation of "I don't want to". :P I didn't want to turn on my computer, I didn't want to watch TV, I didn't want to sew. I was probably being rather cranky but honestly I wasn't very aware of myself at that point. My "I don't want to" was coming out in a very slurred "Uhhwuhna" to pretty much every question put to me. e_e;;

I went back to sleep about 11am, and woke up at 3:20pm feeling much more lively and friendly.

I've not done a heck of alot today. Went to the store with Christy and Little Man, and worked about on my pattern for Little Junior/Narsha boxer briefs. I have panty patterns done for most of the doll sizes, but I need to go ahead and get my male underpants patterns sorted out, since I figure that'll be my easy sell on Den of Angels.

But yeah. That's been my day. :P I am trying to get underpants done in all sizes, so I can get pics taken for my commisions thread for Den of Angels. It may take a couple of weeks since I get one pattern perfected per day. :P I know how I need to tweak the current pattern, and it'll be easy enough, and then I can move on to proper MSD underpants, and then to EID, and SD/SD13.

Anyway, I'm sorry I've been so quiet lately! e_e;;

Striped romper!

Well, yesterday I made a romper for Doran. I was basing it off of some cute toddler clothes I downloaded for my Sims. :B It's got a polo style collar, and snaps at the bottom, like a onesie. My next project will be an actual onesie type pattern.











I wasn't necessarily expecting Doran to be this YOUNG, but the more I play with him, the more he seems like a toddler, and less like a tiny little fae adult, or adolescent. I'll try and get my onesie patterns sorted out, and have prototypes up to see in the next day or two. I don't think I want to do many of these polo openings as they are a pain and a half to do.

Doran's face is done!

Well, today, Christy and I finished up Doran's faceup. :D I did his eyebrows and lashes, and she did the blushing for me. Due to the shape of his face, the little blue star I wanted, didn't suit, so I'll save that for a different doll in the future. Anyway, these are the pics I managed. I'll take some better ones in the next few days in daylight. :3





Now I'm just waiting for his 'grown up' horns, and to blush his leg fluff and hooves. I'm thinking I'll paint the hooves and horns charcoal grey, and do faun-colored fluff on his legs, to match his wig. I'm pretty thrilled.

Doran's Home!

Well, my Doran arrived today! I was a little concerned that he wouldn't show up, because I realized this afternoon that I had the zipcode written down wrong. Luckily, he arrived safely. :D









His face is shaped a little differently than I was expecting, so the faceup I had in mind won't work properly. So, now I'm doodling in Painter, to try and come up with some new ideas. :B

:O Doran's Coming Home!

Well then. I woke up to my Mom calling me asking for some reassurance as she placed and order for her first doll. Well, first non-gift doll. She's ordering her Dream of Doll(Baby) Arie girl. So, I talked to her a little bit, and then she thanked me and went on her way, to place the order I presume.

So, then I go take a shower, and try to wake up etc. and right as I'm settling in, booting up my computer, I'm kind of whinging about how everyone on my friends-list, aside from Christy, who's ordered Glot or Glati (or both), has at the very least, a shipping number. And then my e-mail loads with a message from Soom with my tracking number.

I seriously had no idea what to say or anything. I just kind of sat there slack-jawed for a moment, and then told Christy, "You know how I was whining just now? Well... I have a tracking number" in about the most calm/awed voice ever.

And of course now the initial shock is gone and I'm ECSTATIC. And I need to finish sewing some shirts for the little guy. @_@ And of course today is the day I'm supposed to hear back from Best Buy (at the earliest), so it's great time, to keep me occupied between waiting for the phone call, and pointlessly refreshing my tracking number. :B

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

2nd Interview

Well I had my second interview this afternoon. It was a very VERY hot walk, but the walk wasn't as bad as it could have been, because Christy and Little Man walked me there and back, to help me with my nerves.

My interview was scheduled for 4pm, but I didn't see the guy til nearly 4:30 because he got stuck in a meeting. I was completely unable to gauge his reaction to me, so I don't know whether I made a good impression or not. He did tell me that there are other people who need to be interviewed, and that there will be an office meeting to discuss the interviewed people on Thursday, so the earliest I'm likely to hear back, would be Friday.

Which, is a bit of a relief, since part of the employment process is a drug test, and I don't know where the clinic is, or how I would get there, pre-payday. :P Catching a bus would be the best option if it's possible.

But anyway, I won't know anything till Friday at the earliest.

Structured Productivity

Well, I have a second interview, set for tomorrow, 4pm. :] The guy who interviewed me today seemed pretty impressed with me, which restored my confidence to some degree. :] I sent out a mass text to several friends and family letting them know, and received this one from Neko:

"I know the income will be nice, but i think the structured productivity will be good for you too. <3" To which Christy responded with giggling and telling me something along the lines of how it would prepare me for kindergarten. :B

Anyway I'm feeling positive and trying to be enthusiastic without getting my hopes up too much.

A challenger appears!

Well well! I have my first Virginia job interview. Tomorrow afternoon at 3pm I'll be interviewing at Best Buy, which is within relatively easy walking distance. And, if this one falls through, there are several other places in that shopping center that would be lovely to work at. :]

Wish me luck! I'm very nervous, and a bit excited, though I know it's nothing definite.