Fashionista Ken...May not be safe for work. Doll nudity.

So there's been this big stir for Fashionista Ken and when he finally came out everyone was all excited about how well he posed. Now readers of my blog know that I was excited for him to come out too, but that was for two reasons. One, I really liked his look and really wanted his hat. LOL! And two, I wanted the full Fashionista set.

On a doll board that will remain nameless, everyone was ooohing and aaaahing over how poseable he was and how Mattel finally stepped up their game. But umm, we've had this body for several years now. Were they just not paying attention, or do they think there's more to this chap than meets the eyes? Don't believe me? Have a peek. Warning, doll nudity ahead.







The front view of the dolls. We have a mix of My Scene, Flavas, and Kens here. They all share the same body. Only difference is the My Scenes have the ogre hands.







The back views of the bodies. As you can see, completely identical. The only thing different is the Fashionista Ken has a number imprinting in the plastic on his back. That's it. So, there you go people, the secret of the Fashionista Ken exposed...literally. LOL! I just wanted to share these pictures for those curious as to what his body was like. Hope this post was of some use to you. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Fashionistas!

So I finally got the last of the Fashionista Barbies...Fashionista Ken. :-) He's been a long wait to get, but I finally picked him up at Target last week. he was the last one on the shelf.



I couldn't wait to get him home to take him out. I opened him while sitting outside of the post office waiting for my mom to mail something off. I simply love him and his whole look.



I had to name him. So thinking about him and the kind of stories I was going to put him in, I decided on a cheesy soap opera-ish name. Ladies and gents, meet Stone. :-) He is Cloe's brother, first done of Robert Dolton - creator of Dollywood and Dolton Studios.







So now I have all the Fashionistas plus one hybrid and one gal on a altered pivotal body. Loves it. I eventually want to get a few more Fashionistas for body swaps, but I will also be looking into other bodies and other dolls to join my stories, so I am not jumping at any more Fashionistas for right now. Unless of course they come out with darker complexions, then I may take a peek. For now I am happy and am ready to move on with the doll hobby.



I can't wait to share with you the story that's been floating around in my head for years. Stay tuned for that. Bye for now. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Tomb Raider: Underworld (PS2)

Ok, let me first go on record as saying, this was the BIGGEST PIECE O' POO GAME produced. Please excuse my language, but Tomb Raider Underworld for Playstation 2 is not worth the month or trouble I had to go through to get it. Let me explain.

Ok, so when I first heard about Underworld, I was a little sad it was "only coming out o PS3", or at least that what all the articles I read said. Then later I saw it was coming out for PS2 and I got all excited. I heard that I could pre-order it, so I went to Amazon and pre-ordered the PS2 one while my mom pre-ordered the PS3 one. I don't own a PS3, but I do use one, but I wanted the PS2 version just because I have all the others that came out for PS2 and I figured I could get the PS3 version later when it became a greatest hit or something. So when I went to order I was a little confused on why the PS2 version didn't come out until 2009 when the PS3 version came out in 2008. I was a little sad about that. I knew I wouldn't play the Ps3 version much because at the time I couldn't get comfortable for playing long amounts of time where the PS3 was. But I went ahead and ordered the game and told everyone not to ruin it for me.

Well, the release date for the PS2 version kept getting pushed back for some reason, which irritated me to no end. But finally a day was concrete and I waited. The day came and went, and I waited. A week past, and it hit me nothing had come. Come to find out, Amazon had canceled my order, saying I didn't confirm it. One, I never got an email asking me to confirm, and two, when you order layaway stuff you have to agree that you understand that the product would be sent when it's released. Oh that got me so angry. I would have to wait another week or more for it to show up. I said eff that and decided to pay tax and go look for it in town. I could not find a single copy! So I HAD to go back to Amazon. A little over a week later it showed up. By now I was so disheartened, I just checked to make sure it worked and then tossed it to the side for the rest of the year.

It wasn't until I saw the PS3 version for sale for $9.99 that my mom wanted to get the PS2 version for $16.99. She started playing it and kept asking where I was in the game. Finally I just decided to play it so she'd stop asking. She beat the game just as I started playing and she started doing that annoying "I won't tell you how it ends. I won't tell you what happened." It almost seems smug to me. Like, "Haha, I know how it ends and you don't." But maybe this is just my grumbleglower that she knew how it ended and she could rub my face in it that she knew before me. My sister had beat the PS3 version a day after we got it, so I had to beat this game. I HAD to.

So I played, and got almost to the end when I got a part that gave me so much stress that I just quit there and called it a day. I had gone through so much crap with this game, I just didn't want to give it any more of my time that day. You see, I do not feel this game should have been called Underworld. I feel it should have been called Glitch City, because that is all this game is! The developers really let this game down. The PS2 version is a very watered down version of the original game. The took out one of the things that I loved in Tomb Raider. They took the sprint ability out. So you had to deal with her slow run the whole way through. Why they took this out, I don't know, but it was really bothersome. Eventually you don't notice it, but its still irksome in long hallways.

Then there was the watered down game play. I believe the Wii version was worse than the PS2 version. I feel for you Wii owners. I would like to play that version one day just to see what its like. If its how I suspect it is, I have no idea why the game producers honestly even bothered.

So the game picks up where the last game left us. Let me just say the last game was beautiful. The scenery, the gameplay, all pluses. This game was just like watered down cola. Its still cola, but lacks that strong cola taste you know and love. My sister told me the game was a quick game on PS3, but there was a lot more you had to do to reach your goals. The PS2 version made it TOO easy. Now mind you, I do like one thing in the game. No medi packs. It was like Uncharted. Give her a chance to catch her breath, and Laura was fine in a few seconds. It made doing daring jumps a little easier to do since you didn't have to worry about your energy much. Now that is something I'd like to see in any future Tomb Raider games.

Apart from that, the game did nothing for me. It wasn't much a challenge. No, I tell a lie. There were challenges...trying to work around the effing glitches!!! My mom kept going on about glitches and I didn't understand until I got into the game more. You push for Laura to shimmy left and her ass just stayed there. I would have to push several times to get her to move. Heaven forbid you let go accidentally and have to repeat. Then there were parts that if you didn't dismount or do something right she'd land somewhere else where she wouldn't move and you'd have to let her die and start over because she was stuck. WTF?!? These glitches alone caused me to spend more time working on certain levels longer than I needed to. I would clearly land on rocks, her body would be perfectly on rock, but she would still die because she "supposedly" landed in the toxic pool of water. What?!?!? She'd get stuck walking across beams and wouldn't walk onto the platform it lead to until you stopped pushing and even then sometimes she wouldn't. The camera angles were crap. Complete and utter crap!!!

If you can't tell, this game stressed me out beyond belief just from all the effing glitches. I have NEVER had a problem with a Tomb Raider game like I did this one. I wish the producers would have done us PS2 players a favor and just not dumbed it down for PS2. It was honestly like a slap in the face to Tomb Raider fans. I plan to get back to the PS3 one tomorrow and see how it fairs. I hope it has better game play, because right now I am not expecting much. No, correction, I'm expecting more of the same as the PS2 one. But I have slight hope for it. When I finish it, you all will be the first to know.

So on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being worse and 5 being best, I give this game a 2. The gameplay sucked. Sucked, sucked, sucked, sucked, sucked! Glitches, glitches, and more glitches. If you are looking for an easy version of them game then this game is for you, but I feel it will end up being more of a challenge then fighting a few more people and monsters in the PS3 version with all the glitches. Have I mentioned enough about the glitches yet? Anyhoo, the scenery? Sucked! The graphics were just awful, especially if you played other Tomb Raider games, you will see how awful the graphics were in this game. And this isn't me coming from PS3 and the beauty of Uncharted talking. The graphics were just horrible. It was like the original Tomb Raider minus the pointy boobs and hoof hands. Really disappointing. The game's one saving point has to be the ability to go back and play all the levels after you beat the game and you have a few choices of clothing and weapons you can use. I believe there is some artwork to look at as well, but I didn't look yet. After I bet it, I was so glad I didn't have to deal with it any more I just turned it off.

I honestly felt after the game was done I was missing something. I honestly didn't know if I should just turn the game off or if more was coming. I mean, the ending was so abrupt and this game was probably the first game I thought was a waste of my time. More reasoning why I am worried about playing the PS3 version. But I will do it for two reasons. One, it was a Christmas gift, and two, because I want to see how it differs from PS2's version. So stay tuned for that fellow gamer geeks and geekas. Until then, I'm going to go relax and start on the second Phoenix Wright game. That should be an interesting game at least...fingers crossed. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

White.

Ok, so I have to post about something that makes me scratch my head and go "Hummm?" Ok, so I had been noticing some of my female friends on Facebook were just randomly posting colors on their pages. I tried asking what it meant but never got a response. So I did the next best thing. I googled it. And it seems there is a game going on for breast cancer awareness and the colors the females are posting are the color of their bras. Now I'm not sure how this brings awareness on several levels. One, if they are just posting colors, how is anyone to know what they are talking about? And then, most of them don't want to tell in the post what the color is about but they will send a private message about it. Once again, how is that "getting the message out" if they are not posting about it in public? I mean eventually people are going to find out about the game and know on that day there were wearing a hot pink bra. I mean the world knows most women wear bras, so why hide it? And I still don't get how mentioning your bra color brings awareness to breast cancer. Walking a marathon and receiving a pink bra for participation is one thing. Proudly posting a color on your page for a game most of the website doesn't know about...yeah I just don't get it. Maybe its me being old...although all the people posting the color are my age. Or maybe its my new found don't beat around the bush kind of attitude. *sigh* I wish I hadn't changed so much from who I was and how my friends are now. Maybe then I'd "get" it. Am I just being a snot people, or does what I say make sense? Man that question just opened a can of worms. Be polite in your answers please. Remember, Santa is still watching you. ;-) Ok, I'm off. I've got so much to do today and its 4:11pm. Word to the wise, do not eat chocolate before bed, its just as bad as coffee. Bye for now kids.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Weight loss incentives.

So the year before last, someone bought me a doll as a weight loss incentive and I lost the weight and obtained the doll. But around the holidays I put the weight back on. So this year I have been given another weight loss incentive, but this time the amount I have to lose is a lot more, my own choice. So I won't get these dolls until the end of the year I'm sure, but it will be worth it when I finally reach the weight I am going for. Here's what I am becoming a loser for.

AA Jewel Secrets Barbie:



I had this doll as a child and loved her. But she was donated once my sister and I were done playing with dolls. I always regretted it and was happy to find her for sale for a decent price. Now she's mine again...well...almost mine. :-)

Next is Jewel Secrets Ken:







This next one I thought was interesting. The Ken on the package either looks like a senior citizen or her looks confused or constipated. LOL! Its very odd how weird the picture looks.



So those are my incentives to lose weight. A good amount of weight at that. But the prize I will get will be worth it. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

The worst shop ever.

I was on Etsy yesterday and I literally found "The Worst Shop Ever". And in this shop I found some interesting things Barbie related. The one thing that interested me the most was Bad Drag Ken Barbie.



For 25 dollars, this sexy beast can be all yours! You can oooh and aaah and at the craftsmanship that went into creating his strawberry blond wig. You can marvel at his string of pearls. Blue fur coat? He's got it. All of which accents his gold gown. Shoes? Who needs shoes when you look as fabulous as he does.

Bad Drag Ken Barbie not your pot of tea? That's ok, there are plenty of doll related monstrosities available to you in this shop as well as human related items that may either make you shake your had in disbelief or jump for joy that you finally found that one thing you have always wanted. Be sure to check out this shop, you'll be glad you did. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Changes in the house.

Hey all, I am currently working on some changes here in the house of Mouse. I think you will like the changes. I am making the blog more like a website to section different topics up. I feel I was trying to fit to much into one blog. So the blog will be going through some in the next couple of days to weeks. Stay tuned for a fully informal post about the changes. Until I leave you with this "Awww..." moment with a real life Bambi and Thumper. Enjoy. :-)





































Until next I post, take care my lovelies. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Wallpaper dresses.

Ok, I feel terrible not knowing who made these dresses, but I am going to post about them anyway. A famous clothing designer collabed with a famous wallpaper distributor to make wallpaper in patterns that was in her clothing line. Then to celebrate the release of the wallpaper she created dress made from the wallpaper. I thought the were so interesting looking I had to share them.

















I actually love how the dresses look so artistic and the colors are so pretty. I am wondering if these are actual dresses in the designer's line or new ones she made for this release of the wallpaper. If anyone knows the designer, would love it if you posted it down in the comments. So tell me, what do you guys think of these dresses. Pretty and realistic, or ugly and odd? Post your thoughts down below. :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Livejournal Writer's Block

Ok, so as some of you know, I cross post this journal onto LiveJournal. Well on LiveJournal, they have things things call Writer's Block to give people to something to write about. The most recent one caught my attention, but I wanted to post about it both here and there. So here goes. The question was:

If you could be a member of any musical group, past or present, which group would you choose and why?



The first band I remember wanting to join was The Party. I don't know if anyone remembers them. They formed in the Mickey Mouse Club in the 90s and then broke off from that on their own. They had several albums out, I own them all except the Greatest Hits one, only because it was repeats of songs I already own. :-)



During the time I found them I was going through a hard time in life. Dealing with stress from school and stress at home. I fell in love with the idea of being in a band, leaving home to go touring, singing for your fans, and of course making tons of money. ;-) I actually remember writing a fan letter to The Party asking if I could join their group. I told them how hard my life was and how I hated it and needed to get away for a while. Silly, I know, but I was a young girl who'd do anything to get away from the hardships she had to deal with. :-) I'm not kidding, I was even thinking of how I could spend my allowance on bribe gifts to send them so they'd feel guilty enough to let me join. LOL! Now I don't know if this was just plain stupid or just plain smart for a gal the age I was at the time. When I think of it now, I see it as a pretty smart move for negotiations. LOL! Ok, moving on.



Sadly I never got to send my letter off to the band. My mom found the letter, secretly hidden in a record sleeve that was in between my stereo and and a ton of junk on my dresser. Yes, she was snooping through my room for something. Never found out what it was. She was to angry about the letter to tell me why she was in my room in the first place. Humm...can you kind of see why I wanted to join the band? Yeah. LOL!



The next band I wanted to join was New Kids on the Block. Yes, I know they were a boy band, but I just thought they could use a girl in their group. And I even had it pictured perfectly in my mind. Joey and I would be the couple of the group and I would mostly sing backup for them except for a few songs that were specially written for me. Can you tell I had a creative mind in my youth? LOL!



When I sang along with their songs I would always add my own twist to it, I guess to prove to myself that I was right and they needed a girl to join them. LOL! *sigh* Sadly that didn't turn out either...just in case you didn't know. I never wrote them a letter asking to join their group...I had learned from the first letter that I didn't have any privacy so why chance another "lecture". Oh well. I'm actually glad that none of my wishes panned out. Seeing how being in the public eye can really mess you up, that's not what I would have wanted for myself. I am for the most part happy with how I grew up and where my life is right now.



Anyway, I'm much more for private fame. You know, the kind that comes from writing a bestselling novel? Now all I need to do is find a best selling author and learn all I can from them. Oh, maybe even get them to talk to their agent to get me published! Yeah! Humm...I wonder where I can get J.K. Rowling's address? ;-)



J.K., feel free to call me and I'll let you have a peek at my manuscript. ;-)

Ok, I just had to share this with you guys. I am now officially embarrassed at how silly I was when I was young, but I am sure we all had our weird thoughts and well we all need to embarrass ourselves every now and again to remind us we are human. ;-) Talk to you all later. I've got several reviews coming up. Look forward to that. :-) Bye for now.

Loves ya,
Mouse

Its weigh-in Saturday people!

Hey guys! Today is weigh-in Saturday. I hate having to report my "official" weigh-in for today. Why you may ask? Look below to see.





Yep, I gained 2 pounds overnight. I owe it to the pizza I had before bed. It was really salty and I barely drank any water yesterday so I must have retained water. This is going to have to change. I used to drink a lot of water but the holidays had me getting lazy and drinking less water and more cocoa and soda. Not good. So I am back to drinking mostly water with occasional cocoas in between. Just water gets so bland and rather quickly, but I will get back on track.

Well that's all I wanted to post about in this one. Hope you are having a grand Saturday! :-)

Loves ya,
Mouse

Post 160 and first post of 2010!

Hey guys, how was your New Years Eve and day? Mine was uneventful, but can't complain. So I am still trying to get into the groove of things after taking such a long break from everything. I know I have some comments to get back to, and several other things to attend to, and I plan to do a lot of that this weekend. Today I was just still in an odd funk. First day of the year is always like that for me. Its not until the second day when we are officially "into" the year that I shrug it off and say "Oh well, here goes another year," and then I trudge on.

So in thinking about the new year, I made NO resolutions. They never pan out. But I DO want to lose weight this year. Sure there are several other things, but the weight has been the one thing that has been holding me back and changing who I am. I don't like that any more and haven't like myself for a couple of years now due to how the weight makes me feel mentally and physically. So today is the first day of many that I will fight the battle of the bulge. So I am issuing a challenge to myself. Feel free to join me if you'd like.

The House of Mouse Valentine's Day Challenge!

The rules are, I have to strive to lose 10-13 pounds by Valentine's day. That is my goal, but I will be happy with whatever I lose personally. I will do a weekly weigh in on Saturdays. That seems to be a good weigh in day. Always loved Fridays and Saturdays. Especially Saturdays. So I will weigh in on Saturday. Today will be a two day weigh in week since I started weighing today. So expect another weigh in tomorrow. I hope it doesn't go up overnight. LOL! So here is my weight loss ticker.





Like I said, feel free to join me. Now I want this done in as much of a healthy way as possible. Take if from a girl who knows. I have done so many fad diets and I lost weight on all of them, then put the weight back on and then some. One day when I get to a certain goal weight I will tell you all the highest weight I got to due to fad diets. You'll swear off them forever. ;-) So here's to be healthier in 2010! :-)

Ok, I'm off. If you have made a comment, thank you for them, and I will respond to them this weekend. :-) Bye kids, talk to you all tomorrow. :-)