Partly Cloudy

Hey guys!  So I wanted to pop on and say hi and tell you a bit about my morning.  Ok, so I live in a military town.  And what some of you may not know about military town living is that you have to put up with military games.  So if the info I got was right, it seems we had some marines visiting us this past weekend and the military base had military games going on.  Now at any given time you will hear or see results of the military doing practice.  You hear booming, you hear the machine guns, you feel your house shaking, you see glass panes bending back and forth from the pressure of bombs dropping.  And that, like I said, is on any given day.  But during military games?  OMGGGGGG!!!  The other day the house was shaking non-stop and vibrating from the bombs they were dropping.  And it wasn’t every few minutes either.  It was a constant drop of bombs for a good couple of minutes.  Well that was about as bad as it got this weekend, but they still had bombing throughout the past couple of days.  And if there is one thing one of my dogs hates more than anything, it’s loud unexplained booms.  Oh heck, he hates loud explained booms too.  This lead to a rather interesting morning for me.

 

Script Frenzy?

Ok, so umm you guys remember how I do Nanowrimo?  Well there is a similar think like Nano called Script Frenzy that happens in April.  I attempted to do Script Frenzy the first year it started but just couldn’t motivate myself to do so, and every year after I wasn’t interested.  Then this year I got the email about it and thought maybe I should try it, but then decided against it again.  It kept popping up here and there but I still ignored it.  But then today my sister got a new Obitsu body, she’s get back into dolls again yay!, and she was helping me figure out if I wanted a flesh tone and white tone 25 cm Obitsu body for my Puffy Ami Yumi dolls.  I’m thinking flesh, but not sure, any advice on that would be greatly appreciated.  Anyway, I was thinking about the new story I wanted to do with dolls, but I couldn’t before I finished the one I started.  I want to try to “film” everything in one month and try to get it up on the website as well in a month.  But I need a script and I needed it to be written up fairly fast.  But I know myself and know I won’t dedicate myself to days and days of writing a script without “purpose”.  I know, getting it done for my story should be purpose enough, but it’s not.  So then it hit me about Script Frenzy and I’ve decided to give it another go.

 

Avenue Q

So if you can’t tell I’ve been spending a lot of time watching stuff online.  Today I decided to tackle a recording of Avenue Q.  Not the best recording of it, but you get the idea of what’s going on.  So I thought I’d share it with you all.  Enjoy.

Talk to you all soon.  I have some interesting posts coming up soon.  Just need to sit down to write them.  Stay tuned.    Be good until then and bye for now. 

Loves ya,
Mouse

One more for you.

I don’t know why I am on such a movie posting kick as of late, but I wanted to share with you guys one more movie I have watched recently.  1984’s “Night of the Comet”.  I found it on Youtube and it’s still as awesome as it was back then, just a little less scary.  It’s about a comet flying over the Earth and the crazy stuff that happens after it passes by.   Enjoy.

 

Georgy Girl

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So I have “known” of Georgy Girl since I was child.  My mom has had this album by The Seekers for forever.  She would let me borrow her records and along with the Mamas and Papas this record always came to my room with me.  I don’t recall many of the other songs on this album except maybe one or two others, but Georgy Girl I would listen to over and over again.  I would sing and dance along with this song and at my young age feel they were talking about me.  Can you tell who didn’t have high self esteem as a kid?  LOL!  Here’s the song if you are interested.

Well when I grew older I learned from my mom the song was for a movie called Georgy Girl, that I found out when I grew even older was based off of a book called Georgy Girl.  My mom told me about the movie and well, I had to watch it.  It was from the 1960s, it was British, and it was that corny camp kind of movie I love, so I HAD to watch it.  Speaking of watching, and totally off the topic, the other day I watched a video online of Soleil Moon Frye dressed up as Punky Brewster…as in at her age now, to say thanks to her million Twitter followers.  It was a bit corny and camp as well.  Don’t know why that came to mind.  But moving back to Georgy Girl.

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*Warning, I am going to talk about the movie so there are spoilers ahead.*  So in short this movie is a about a girl named Georgy, third person to the right in the picture, who lives with her best friend Meredith, second person to the right.  Meredith dates Jos, first person on the left.  Georgy’s parents work for James, guy on the right, because basically they fell on hard times and he hired them as help in his mansion, oh did I mention James was rich, and he helped raise Georgy by paying for schooling for her and making a studio for her in his house so she can give dance classes to children.  So the going thing in the movie is Georgy is a fat ugly nobody while Meredith is a thin sexy somebody.  Jos comes over to pick Meredith up for dates and sometimes has to wait while Meredith is out on another date.  During this time Georgy keeps him company.  They are friends even though he calls her names like Fat Face and constantly remarks on her large body…which is easily a 12-14 in US sizing.  Well while all that is going on, James…the rich guy, is dealing with the fact that not only is his wife ill and refusing to go to the doctor for help but try to heal herself on her own but he also is seeing he cares for Georgy in more than a fatherly way.  One night when she shows up for a party he gives her a shocking proposal that she avoids giving her answer on for a while.  She avoids James as much as possible while she deals with new issues popping up in her life with a pregnancy, a marriage, a divorce, an adoption, a death, and then another marriage.  Whew, girl is busy.  In the end Georgy ends up kind of where she wanted.   I feel she would have preferred a different outcome but it gave her what she wanted…kind of.

I know I left out some of the bits and pieces, but I figured I would just in case you want to watch the movie.  And since I aim to please, here’s the movie.  You can either watch it down below or click here for a slightly bigger screen or so you can watch it full screen.  It’s a little over an hour and half.  Enjoy.    If you like old movies, British movies, or old British movies you’ll love Georgy Girl.

Yeah, I know the video window is big, but I didn’t want to mess up the viewing of the movie if you decided to watch it on my blog.  So I sacrifice for all of you.    Talk to you guys soon.  Be good until then. 

Loves ya
Mouse

Thanks a lot John.

Ok, so the wonderful John who writes “From the Brain of John”, drew the coolest comic that was based around the song “So Much Better” from the Broadway musical “Legally Blonde – The Musical”.  Well I surfed around Youtube to find out more about the musical and found out that MTV aired the whole play back in 2007.  Well you know it had to be online, right?  Well I went and searched it out and found it and watched it last night even though I was dead tired.  I enjoyed it and plan to watch it again.  So in a way to share with you and have a place to store the link for each viewing, I give you “Legally Blonde – The Musicial”.  Thank John for this awesomeness because without him I doubt I would have searched out the play and found this awesomeness.  So enjoy and sing along! 
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Now I think I will watch Avenue Q and an old movie I want to watch first before I post about it.  Enjoy Elle Woods and her friends. 
Loves ya,
Mouse

Cat sings Bohemian Rhapsody!

That is what my sister wondered about today before she left for work.  She wondered what would happen if you searched for that on Youtube.  Well she peaked my curiosity and I had to find out, and you’ll be happy to know that this time around curiosity did not kill that cat.  In fact, if gave me a cat, several of them, that were trying hard to rock out to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.  But it was a lovely bunch of furballs trying to get their friend to come out and play with that got my seal of awesome approval.  So of course I had to come share it with you guys.  So check out the most awesome rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody.    Enjoy!

Loves ya,
Mouse

Ken’s having a birthday and we’re invited!

So while I’m trying to avoid buying more doll stuff and the mo’, especially Barbie stuff, I couldn’t help but look when I saw that Toys R Us was celebrating Ken’s 50th birthday by putting all Barbie items 50 percent off.  You heard right.  50 percent off of all Barbie items, and this also includes So In Style dolls as well.  Another cool thing is I believe, don’t quote me on it, but I believe it is also happening in their stores too.  Couldn’t hurt to check it out.  So if there was something you wanted but didn’t like the price or wanted to try to customize something but didn’t like the price, this is the time to do it.  They got the furniture sets half off too, and they have new ones like a laundry station and a new kitchen that I could see looking great with a coat of paint.  Also, they have some of the Roca Wear SIS dolls on the website.  They did have the one camera Barbie I wanted for just 25 dollars, but she is sold out.  I’d have to head to the store to see if she’s there and I just might.  The She Said Yes set is down to $7.50 but even then I STILL don’t want it.  LOL!  But there are some beach dolls at 3 dollars each that I AM considering.  Just for their clothing, the dolls are of no interest to me.  I feel sad that the Fashionista Kens are down to 6 dollars each and I still don’t want them because of their faces.  Oh well.  I’d rather buy Liv Jake, who I was fool and didn’t buy two weeks ago when he was half off and now he’s back to full price.  *sigh*  I’ll hold out a little longer before I break down and get him.  But yeah, just wanted to let you know about the sale and I hope this is good news to someone out there.  Happy shopping! 

Loves ya,
Mouse

The most awesome customizing tutorial.

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Hey guys, so while surfing the web in the wee hours of the morning, I decided to look at the Monster High community on Livejournal and one of the recent post in the community was from a member sharing how she customizes her dolls.  She used to customize Pullips and used this technique and when she switched to MH dolls she just decided to use the same technique and it worked.  I honestly can’t wait to try it out.

 

Chelle!!! What have you been up to?!?

Hey guys!  I know, blogging has still been sparse as of late, but I am still taking care of my health.  Goodness I can’t remember how much I have updated you guys here since I haven’t been focusing on blogging as of late.  I believe I told you that I have an underactive thyroid right?  Well since starting the pills, knock on wood, I’m already feeling a tiny bit better.  I was feeling exhausted and ready to go to bed ALL day long. Now I don’t feel that so much.  Yesterday I got on my exercise bike to try doing one mile, but when I looked up after reading for a while I saw I was almost at 5 miles so I did 5 miles and called it day.  Going to shoot for a mile to five miles each day and see how I feel.  Since going off the Prilosec I THINK I am noticing more stomach upset.  I THINK.  I’m not really sure if there is actually a difference.  But besides a little panic here and there I’m doing fine with it.  The windedness is easing up some.  I still think it is greatly attached to my stomach issues, but probably also my thyroid issue as well.  Hoping that will clear up soon too.  The only down side is trying to remember to take all my pills and when to take them.

 

A bit of an update.

Hey guys, I thought since you all have basically been with me through my health battle that I’d update you on the news discoveries.  So the doctor’s office called today and some of my blood work is back in.  I am low in Vitamin D, which I knew.  I am low in iron, which I knew.  I have hypothyroidism, which I didn’t know.  She called in my prescriptions for my medicines…more medicines.   

So I stopped to think about it, when my mom picks up her medicine she gets a medium size paper bag to carry it all in.  A lot of older people I’ve seen picking up their medicine seem to have to do that.  Well I thought about all my medicine that I will or would have been taking.  If you add the Zoloft to the list I would have Zoloft, Prilosec, Fiber, Multi Vitamin, Vitamin D, Iron, and Thyroid medicine.  7 things people!!!  7 things!!!  But I am not taking the Zoloft so it’s only really 6, but still, that’s medium paper bag status!!!  My mom took 50 something years to get to that level, and I only took 32? Probably less, I bet I’ve had these issues for a few years now.    What the hell?

And so I decided to do some research on HT and read the symptoms and saw a lot of the things on the list I had.  Then I kept looking and saw it could cause the person to get an enlarged heart!  WTH?!?!?  One of my worse fears and something I’ve been worried about as of late and there it was in black and white for me to have a panic attack over…and yes, I almost did.  But I calmed myself down enough to go into deep depression, which is also a symptom.  I’d been wondering why my depression went from regular pull myself out of it depression to doom and gloom nothing will get better depression.  Perhaps now I know?  I don’t know.  What I do know is I’m frustrated, I’m angry, I’m lost, I’m scared, and I’m tired of being sick and tired all the time.   Hopefully these extra pills will do something to make me feel better.  If it will help me lose weight that would be great.  It would give me energy that would be great.  Speaking of which, I knew I was exhausted from the low iron, but also found out HT causes low energy too.  No wonder I just feel tired all the time even after hours of sleep. 

But yeah, that’s where I’m at right now.  Just trying to wade through this swampy mess of game called “What’s Wrong With Me Now?”.  I know I’m not as bad off as others, and I’m very thankful for that.  But damn I wish I could start feeling better now.  And now my sister needs to see a doctor because I know she’s low in Vitamin D as well, and we think she might have PCOS.  My mom has it and she has been showing symptoms.    So far, knock on wood, I haven’t.  As my friend Sarah says, one aliment at a time Michelle.  I have a strong feeling this is going to be a stressful year trying to fight my way back to better health.

I wish I had better stuff to tell you guys.  I wish I had amazing stories to tell you or share with you.  I wish I had tutorials to share or new dolls to share or just anything nice to share.  I’m happy to hear all the great stories going around in the doll community, and I’ve been keeping up as best as I can between naps and just zoning out, but I just wish it was me too chiming in with something new and fun to show you guys.  I have a video I took last night with my cell phone but it doesn’t seem to want to load into WMM so I may not be able to ever show you guys.    Damn, 5 sad faces in one post, epic.  Meh.  Ok, I’m off guys.  I just wanted to update you on what I’ve learned.  Not sure if anyone was interested.  Just thought I’d share in case you were.  I’ll post soon.  I’ll still try that video and see if it will post.  Ok, bye for now guys.  Be good until next we meet.

Loves ya,
Mouse

My Milk Toof

Hey guys!  I know, long time now chat. I’m still around, been working on some stuff and trying to take care of my health.  A lot has been going on with me health-wise and it’s just been a long and lonely road of trying to get back.  I finally went to the doctor but wasn’t given much info about anything.  I’m taking Prilosec and fiber supplements and as long as I don’t drink too much water I’m ok.  Must find an alternative to water.  He also wanted to put me on Zoloft, but I have decided against taking them due to the fact they can cause you to have seizures.  For those of you who have read my blog you understand why I don’t want to go that route.  I have the pills just in case I “do” need them, but as of now I don’t.  What I need is for my stomach to stop hurting and then I wouldn’t panic so much, but doctors hear you have seldom panic attacks and they latch on to that and prescribe you something for it.  Don’t need it, so won’t be taking it.  I’ll keep you updated on how my health is going, but so far so good.  It’s been a couple of rough days, but today I cut back on the water from 64 oz to 40 oz and I feel a lot better.  I could sit up and watch a 2 and a half hour movie and I haven’t don’t that really since December last year.  So yay for getting better!  But enough about me. 

What I came to post about today is My Milk Toof.  If you haven’t heard about it, it’s this cute webcomic by a creative gal named Inhae Renee Lee who made cute clay teeth that she photographs their daily adventures.  It’s so cute.  She recently got a book deal for her toothy pictures and has made a promotion video for the book.  I wanted to share it with you all because it’s a behind the scenes look of how she creates her characters and sets up the scenes.  I thought you fellow doll/diorama peeps would find this interesting.  She went as far as to carve bits of her doors and furniture for her art.    Now that’s cool.  LOL! Here’s the video.

Cute right?  Well be sure to check out My Milk Toof, I read through the whole blog in no time and you will want to go back and read the earlier stories.  She’s also holding a very cute contest until March 6th.  I was thinking of entering, but don’t know what to do.  Still have time to enter so maybe I will work on it tomorrow. Basically you make your own My Milk Toof character and she along with two other judges will pick the three they like best and give those winners free signed copies of her book.  That would be an awesome win!

Well I am off again people.  I will try to pop back in more regularly when I can.  I’m still reading your blogs, just not commenting much.  Be good until next we meet.  Bye until then. 

Loves ya,
Mouse

Have I just become bitter guys?

So if you haven’t heard already, Barbie and Ken have made it “official” that they are “back on” again.  Even going as far to merge their Facebook pages.  *fake doe-eyed sigh* So in love.  No seriously, when I read the official press release, I must admit, I wanted to gag.  Now is it because this is the stupidest thing known to mankind or is it that I’m an just a bitter old witch who needs to melt off a few layers of ice around her heart?  I don’t know.  I just found the whole Barbie breaking up with Ken to be stupid.  I know they were trying to generate sales and they are doing the same thing now and well they have to keep trying new things, but still, it’s stupid.  Why not try something else when it comes to Barbie like oh I don’t know, kill the pink, give her better quality clothing that covers her more and is more modest, bring her price down some, and just make her more interesting.  *sigh*  I don’t know, maybe I’m just bitter.  I still find Liv dolls more interesting, but my sister’s sudden interest in dolls again is making me look at other dolls as well.  I think I am going to get her a doll for her birthday.  Just trying to decide what kind of doll.  She wants about a 15 inch or so bjd.  I’m looking around but nothing so far.  I’ll keep looking.  She is making me want to play with my poorly neglected Bobobie sprite again.  I need to find some elastic cording for her that will make her joints hold better and get a wig that fits finally.  *sigh*  But meh, I just wanted to hop on here to really do nothing.  LOL!  I am bored and in a funky mood.  I want to do some shopping on Amazon for some books on amigurumi, so I may do that.  I also need to use up some gift cards and plan to use them online as well.  I need to get up early to make some doctors appointments, yay - not really.   Meh, don’t mind me peeps.  Just in a blah mood.  Congrats to the happy couple ^.  May they have many long years together, or may they be together until Mattel’s sales drop again, whichever comes first.  Bye y’all.

Loves ya,
Mouse

No Katers! Don’t do it!

So I was catching up on Youtube videos and started watching one by Katers17.  Well on her daily vlog channel she likes to show the mail she got.  Today she got an action figure which turned out the be a doll.  A very special and expensive doll.  Well expensive by my means.  And there was a threat to burn the poor thing because she was thought of to be scary.  I want to rescue her.    At about 13:48 into the video is when the dolly reveal starts.  So sad.  I hope she doesn’t destroy the doll.   Fingers crossed.

Ok, that was my geeky doll moment of the morning.  I’m off to bed now.  Bye for now.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Happy Valentine’s Day.

For what it’s worth, hope you all had a Happy Valentine’s Day.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Marie Clayton rocks my socks!

Warning, this post will link you to pictures that, while they do have Barbie dolls in them, are so far from work or kid safe you wouldn’t believe it.  She is an artist that tells a story through her art.  Below is one of her tamer pictures.

Interested to see her “other” stuff?  Check it out here, but go at your own risk.   Remember, you have been warned.    Enjoy.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Come check out my pad!

Hey guys, I’m still taking a break on blogging here, but I wanted to invite you all over to my “pad”.  A while ago I deleted my craft blog “The Mouse Pad”, but decided I needed a place just to blog about crafting, so I brought it back from the dead.  If you were following me there, deleting the blog deleted my followers, I’d love for you to re-follow me again.  Sorry about that, I didn’t think I was going to use the blog but now I see that I will.  I will probably be using it more than my doll blog for a while as I work through my stomach problem.  A choice has been made, I’m going to a doctor.  Not sure when, but I am of course terrified of going there and being short of breath the whole time, of what they will have to do to me to find out what’s wrong, what they will find wrong, and how they will have to treat it.  I’m so scared it’s really bad, so I’ve been throwing myself into crafting and I will be sharing it on my craft blog so please feel free to pop over and join me there.  Thanks in advance for anyone who pops over.  I’ll be back here blogging again soon, so don’t give up on my “house”.  Talk to you all later, bye for now. 

Loves ya,
Mouse

Hiatus.

Yep, it’s that time again folks.  I did good for 15 days, but I really need a hiatus from blogging for a bit, which honestly makes me so sad.  I wanted to try blogging every day this year but I really can’t.  It’s hard to come up with new things doll related to blog about when you aren’t creating anything yourself to share with the world.  And I really can’t get creative right now, not that I have the drive to do it right now either.  I really need to focus on my health right now.  I need to figure out how to get to a doctor and try to get my life back.  I can’t move forward with any of my plans because I’m sick in bed most of the day and it worries me and everyone around me.  I’m barely eating, and I don’t really care, but I guess the body kind of needs food to live.  I feel really bad just taking off like this, but I can’t be a better blogger or member of the community until I feel good internally.  I’ll be back guys, I promise.  I’ve still got big plans for this year to share with you all.  But in order to do them I need to be able to get out of bed for longer than a few minutes without feeling horrid.  So wish me luck on that and I will be back soon.  Hugs to you all.  Be good until I get back ok.    Bye for now.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Funny or Die Presents sorta not really review.

So I just got done watching FOD and I didn’t pay attention to any of the skits but the one Smidge Girl’s furniture is in.  I will warn you now this show is bloody and not for the weak of tummy.    But I loved seeing how they worked her furniture into the skit and it was interesting to see how all the other sets were made.  I won’t say much since some of you have yet to watch it but just check out the sets and you will see some familiar stuff you would never have thought to use.    And I had a fangirl moment when I saw Smidge’s name in the credits.  That was so awesome.  Congrats Smidge on all your hard work! 

Loves ya,
Mouse

Funny or Die Presents tonight!!!

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Hey guys, Funny or Die Presents is coming on tonight, in a little over an hour for us East Coast peeps, so be sure to turn the tv on or set your TiVos for it.  I can’t wait to see it.  Well not the show, but the bit with Smidge Girl’s awesome furniture, and well a skit done in 1/6th always has my attention too.  So be there guys.    I’m so excited for Smidge!    Can ya tell?  LOL!  Oh and Smidge I hope it’s ok I borrowed your picture.  I thought it fit perfect for this post.  Don’t kill me.  *ducks and hides*

Ok, I’m off for tonight.  Oh, just updating, knock on wood, the Prilosec is working I think.  I’ll know in a couple of more days but today’s dose has me feeling pretty good.  Still nervous to say I feel better.  And very worried what I’ll do when the two weeks are up, but I won’t worry about that for now.  For now I will just focus on how I feel and looking forward to hopefully a healthy future until I’m old and grey and you would expect your health to start going back.  Fingers crossed tight.  Ok.  Gonna go practice my crochet for a while and then finally work on some comments, yep didn’t do it yet.  Sorry.    I will work on them.  Bye for now guys. 

Loves ya,
Mouse