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Dec
18
2010

Bonus post: Re-ment Frenzy

At yesterday’s gift exchange at Prairie’s, Christian gave me some Re-ments that I was not previously aware existed. Said Re-ments: TEDDY’S HOUSEKEEPING. If you know me, you know that teddy bears are a severe weakness for me. I find it pretty hard to resist teddy bears (well, unless they don’t fit the Teddy Bear Ideal)….  Continued »

Oct
07
2010

Now I’m an Android developer!

I signed up for the beta of App Inventor a while ago because I liked the idea of being able to develop stupid Android applications without being a programmer. Which I am not. At all. In any way. I understand how things work, but that’s it. Don’t ask me to write any scripts or programs…  Continued »

Nov
12
2009

Dolls that I need to own

Well, I know what I want for Christmas… These are all real Barbies that can really be pre-ordered. Really! They’re from the “Ladies of the 80s” series of Barbies. There is no mention of them on the Barbie collector website, but they are available for preorder on Amazon. There’s Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, and Joan…  Continued »

Apr
23
2009

Shinzi Katoh order is in!

I ordered a bunch of stuff from Shinzi Katoh. Unfortunately, none of it is for me, but it is for other, charitable purposes. Still, I thought I’d share. Shinzi Katoh is a zakka artist from Japan. This gentleman makes some of the loveliest and most adorable illustrations you could conceive of, and some that you…  Continued »

Jan
21
2009

Action Obama

No less than three people have already sent me this link. Now I share it here: http://gamu-toys.info/sonota/sw/obama/obama.html So, it would seem that someone, not sure if it’s a customizer or if this is someone who’s going to make more than one, has made this rad Obama doll. It is 2008 election-style Obama, as best I…  Continued »

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