WTB Volks SD10 boy body. NOW.

So... I am once again going to throw it out there, that I am looking for a Volks SD10 boy body in pureskin (preferably UV cut) to match my School C Head from 2008.

I would take an older body in good condition as long as it is not the oldskin (old knees) body. I am willing to pay between $300-$400, preferably with shipping included, but if you or someone you know has a body like this for sale, I am open to discussion.

If they want more than $450 with or without shipping then I will instead buy a new Volks doll for $700 and sell the head. I don't WANT to do that. I want a body now. I could pay up to $300 right now, and make the other payment in 2 weeks.

If you or someone you know, has been thinking about selling a Volks sd10 boy body, jointed or single torso (I really don't care which) please let me know. I just need a good match for my School C Head, and I am DONE waiting.

I have a WTB thread up on DOA if you want to look at it, or redirect anyone there. Thank you!

So much going on. @_@

Despite the reason for my visit, it's been a very pleasant trip so far. Mert's memorial service was beautiful. There wasn't a dry eye in the place. I sang "How Great Thou Art" with my sisters, the first three verses with piano accompany and the fourth a capella.

Now we've all been singing together since I can remember. We'll call it 20+ years since I know Moose is in her early 20s now, and she's the baby. Our voices naturally harmonize. The biggest challenge was that my voice is no longer in the first soprano to high tenor range, so we had to sing it through several times to make sure we could still adjust and harmonize.

I didn't know many of the people at the service, and those who came up, generally were complimenting our singing. I was thankful for that, because it allowed me to thank them and move on.

Most of my time in Texas has been spent bouncing between friends and family during the day and helping Mom in the evenings. I've gotten to spend more time with some of the step-siblings which has been great, and I got to finally see Ashbet face to face, which was also great.

And Sunday evening, I think, I got Steve on skype with Mom and that was awesome. It was interesting watching Mom, because I think we share many mannerisms.

I still want to squeeze in more time with family and friends before I leave but pretty much the only day left that's free is Monday so I don't know how that's gonna go. I fly back very early Wednesday morning.

I've meant to take lots of photos but have been a little scatter-brained. I've had like three doll meetups and not taken a single photo.

There was also the birth of my youngest nephew, born to one of my stepbrothers and his wife. They gave him the middle name Merton, after Mert.

There may or may not be photos up later this week.

My stepfather passed today.

Mert passed in the early hours this morning. Mom called me at 3am to let me know. I was actually already awake, as I'd been tossing and turning for two hours trying to fall asleep. For whatever reason I felt restless and couldn't get comfortable. I think I finally fell asleep close to 5am.

I texted two of my managers, one at 3, after Mom let me go to call Faythe, and the other when my alarm went off at 7. I explained the situation, and that I would not be coming in today. And then I slept for a couple of hours.

Christy was babysitting today, so that was a blessed distraction. Jenni texted me in the early afternoon asking about my itinerary, so that she could figure out how to schedule her bereavement to best help Mom. She recommended that I contact the airlines and see if there was any way they could assist by moving my flight forward.

I called the customer service number, and spoke with a very kind and understanding woman who helped me to get it set up, and didn't mock or fuss when I cried.

I leave Thursday the 17th, and will be back in Virginia on the 30th. Ashbet we can still get together, we'll just have to figure it out on the fly.

I may not have had much face to face time with Mert but he's left a big impression, based on our e-mails when he and Mom first started dating, and facebook, and the couple of times I did actually get to enjoy his company in person. He was a good and kind man, who was never anything but kind and respectful to me, and he made Mom very happy for about two years. They dated for about a year and were married January 14th 2012. He gave her a full year of marriage, and I think he hung on for just that.

I'm sad that I won't get to see and interact with him in future family events, but I feel blessed having known him.

There has been an overwhelming cry of support from friends and family for Mom, and all of us who knew and loved Mert.

Properly Introducing Rowan.

Please forgive the poor lighting. There was no natural light available when I got home from work.



Rowan's proper wig arrived today, and Osaka did his faceup for me while I was at work. He now has a nice soft neutral and natural looking faceup, with a slight smile, and he matches his twin pretty nicely.

Laurel's wig is darker than his (Leekeworld Kosha 8/9 in Sandy Brown), but it's a compelling contrast between the two. I may trim his wig in the next couple of weeks. I'm trying to decide how long I want to leave it, to suit his surfer boy look.

Tomorrow I will get photos of Laurel and Rowen together again, in natural light at some point, to show how they look properly like siblings now.

Yay! I'm so damned happy with him. My Volks dolls amaze me with how pretty they are both in person and photos. Many of my dolls look much better in person, or better in photos.

Post the dolls you got in 2012

I saw a couple of you post along these lines and I never need much of an excuse to show off my dolls so here we go!

The dolls that I got in 2012, in order of receipt.

Fairyland Pukipuki Cupid 2 named Reji Dragonborn


Volks MSD Hewitt on SD Cute boy body named Bear


Batchix Machina Gamma named Orion


Volks SD13 F16 boy in sunlight skin named Rowan


There are two or three dolls I hope to acquired in 2013, but it will be interesting to see how that actually goes.

Rowan's wig and outfit should arrive tomorrow while I'm at work. :] Faceup, I'm aiming to do Tuesday. Weather and such providing.

My first complete SD doll! 8D

So I have in my hands today my first full SD scaled doll. I've had two heads waiting for bodies, but no full SD scaled dolls until now.

I purchased, from a good friend, via an extended layaway, my very own SD13 F16 sunlight skin boy, Rowan. He is twin to Osaka's SD13 F16 sunlight skin girl, Laurel.



I have his proper wig coming (this one is on loan from Osaka), and some clothes of his own as well. This is just what I happened to have on hand that fit. I've slowly bought things in SD scale over the years, while I was collecting MSD and Yo-SD scaled dolls, knowing that eventually I would have my SD guys.

I have every intention of bringing Rowan to Texas, and am looking forward to introducing him to some of the extended doll family. :]

He will probably get a new faceup as well, since I want something a little softer like what his sister has.

I am beyond thrilled. I've known I wanted a Volks doll in Sunlight skin, and that I wanted an F16, but I didn't expect them to be the same doll, or that I'd get to buy him from a friend. :]

A Very Pony Christmas!

Merry Christmas everybody!

We've had a great morning. We had a pink tree and a white tree.


Pony stocking! Hello there Rainbow Dash!


Ringo didn't talk to Santa this year so I got Double Rainbow Dash!


Ringo got a mohawk hat. Osaka is grinning with her real mohawk.


Ringo was a champ about finding a gift for each person to open before moving on to the next gift.


It's a very pony Christmas. Rainbow Dash headphones. :]



Even Uncle Awesome had a pony heavy Christmas.



Domo buttons! NyanDomo!


I mustache you a question, but I'll shave it for later.


That Nyancat on the tree was for me! It plays the song!


Ringo got a pink Nyancat!


More ponies!


Even MORE ponies!


All the ponies!


Ponies for everyone!


I really needed a new wallet, so YAY!


Osaka and Wotan's Mom derped on the card, signing her name first.



That's all the gifts!


Christmas swag! Not pictured, Skyrim DLC Dawnstar, and Dragonborn. Yay yay!

Pretty awesome Christmas so far, and that's not just because of the swag. No hurt feelings, no drama. Yay!

Spicy buffalo, bacon, black olives LIVES!

This week has sucked. There have been some ups but mostly downs. At this point I am counting down to January.

In the course of the week, I've had a massive panic attack, Really Upsetting News, and been outed at work. Not on the same day, or related to each other.  It's been an all week party, except for the part where it's fun or you want to be there.

There have also been ups. Ringo had his first Strings concert, and I have some photos of him setting his cello up.


I got approval from my Store and Area Managers to leave in late January to early February to visit Mom and Mert (my step-father), and found out that I don't have to scramble for my plane ticket.

I get paid tomorrow and will be finishing a layaway on one of my dream dolls through a friend. I will also be going to my doctor with a list of all my current medications because they have LOST MY MEDICAL RECORDS.

Osaka went to pick up my prescriptions for me today, along with Ringo's meds, and the pharmacy told her that the clinic had no record of such prescriptions for me. Never mind that I've been getting them at that pharmacy for upwards of three years, the same meds, the same dosages.

The clinic that I go to, is under new management with all new staff aside from the doctor, and has a new computer system as well. Apparently they didn't port over all of the medical files from the old system.

I had to go correct that to get my migraine medicine about two weeks ago, and assumed it would be fine from there. No one told me that all records of my medication had been lost. So I get to drag my meds with me to the clinic tomorrow, and hope my doctor will comp this visit for the trouble, because while I do have medical insurance in the works, it won't kick in until January 1st.

Changing notes here, I know I haven't been online much this year. It's been a bad year. The best things that happened were Mom getting married, and me getting my promotion/job shift. My job has continued to be a good thing for me, and Mert is fantastic for Mom. Unfortunately he is dealing with some very serious health issues, and if I want a chance to get to know him, and spend any kind of time making memories with him, I need to do it NOW.

So I will be going to Texas for just shy of two weeks to spend time with them, and anyone else who would like to see me while I'm there. I'm focusing on Mom and Mert, and the family in general, but I would love to get together and have lunch with those of you in the area at some point.

I'll be flying out on January 28th, and returning February 8th, so I can be back in time for Ringo's birthday (Feb 11th). I may be out there again later in the year, but that will depend on work, and other factors.

Touching on the outing. It was at another location. I received an unsolicited e-mail from one of the other Amazon associates, with this under a work-related question:

"BTW-congrats on your trans process. I asked a stupid question today - if "Rory" was a girl or guy. And got my answer. Awesome. Be true to yourself. Good luck!"

This is someone whom I've not met face to face, but we've spoken on the phone, and e-mailed back and forth regarding work. I don't know her personally and have never said anything to her, or anyone at that store (which is in Pennsylvania). I've met the store manager from that store, last year when he was down here during the acquisition meetings.

We had the HR, your business is your own, what constitutes sexual harassment etc meetings then, and again each time someone new is hired. I'm stealth at work. I pass pretty much 100% of the time now, and any customers who might recognize me don't see me, since I have an office in the back, and only come out to drop off packages. They may have thoughts or ideas, but they keep them to themselves, since the co-workers who know shut them down, and the ones who don't know what they're talking about have nothing to say, because THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

The only two people who could have outed me, are my Area Manager, who DIDN'T, and the store manager from the Pennsylvania store, who should have known better. I spoke with my Area Manager today about that first and foremost, then the situation at home in Texas, and then made sure he was aware I'm trying to schedule my chest surgery, and how long I would likely be out for that.

And the title of today's post comes from dinner. We frequently order Pizza and Wings (about once a paycheck) from a local chain called Cal'z Pizza. I get their spicy buffalo pizza with bacon and black olives, every single time. There was a time (when money wasn't as tight) that I ordered a few times a week, same order. I was delighted and speculative about what exactly they meant by "Spicy Buffalo, bacon, b.o. LIVES!"

It's great Pizza by the way.

Huge Step, I'm Nervous

So, I've finally contacted a plastic surgeon in regards to top surgery. They don't specifically list what I want to do, but I sent an inquiring e-mail. I'm nervous, but I've been putting this off for at least a year now. I was nervous before I started testosterone too.

Surgery is a big deal, but I do feel that it is truly necessary for the quality of my life to improve, since no matter how much weight I lose, breasts don't just go away like love handles can.

I also realize that because I am still on the heavy side, they may decline to perform surgery yet, but if I don't try to schedule a consult, I will never know.

I wanted to have this done, the finding a surgeon, pinning down numbers, maybe even all healed up, by the time I hit 30. If it's less than I expect, that is still possible. I have about 8 months till then. I can use Care Credit for part of it, I just need to pay that down. I'm hoping it will be somewhere in the $1000-$3000 range. That's something I can plan for. If it's more than that, then I just can't do it yet.

Something else to consider is that I will have medical insurance as of January 1st, and I MAY be able to have some of the cost covered, if this is a doctor willing to help me fight that battle. Plastic surgery is a hard thing to get covered, but if it's deemed medically necessary, or to correct something causing health issues, you can sometimes get away with it.

The doctor I've contacted is local too, so I wouldn't have to worry about traveling to another state (or country) and all that goes in hand with that. His practice is right here in Virginia Beach, and if he doesn't want to do it, there is actually a large Plastic Surgeon market locally, so that's not the end of it.

Wish me luck. It is going to take all my nerve to do this, and it is something that I do feel that I need to do. I've thought hard about it for years and always new I wanted a reduction at the VERY least, but the truth is, that I just want them gone.

I've never had any kind of surgical procedure, unless my root canal counts, so I'm nervous about the healing process as well as going under anesthetic, and trusting someone to sculpt my body in the way I need.

Coping mechanism?

It just occurred to me that I've gotten so used to explaining/excusing my feelings, behaviors, and opinions that I forgot that isn't normal, or healthy for that matter.

I seem to do it to everyone though and over time they accept it as a neurosis.

The fact of the matter is that it started when I was very young, explaining away bruises. I think I should keep that in mind and learn to stop doing it.

Some might laugh that this post is more of the same. Maybe it is, but as I tend to re-read my posts it's also a reminder.

Unless you truly need an explanation, or in cases where that is socially appropriate, I am no longer going to rationalize my every thought to you. General you, not any specific person.

That said I hope everyone is having a nice week. It's been nice comfortably cool weather for a few weeks in Virginia Beach and I'm loving it.

Good night everyone!