My split partner PMed me to say that Ryoya had shipped!  YAY!

I can’t wait to get him and wipe him. :)  Then I can decide if he’s going to be modified at all… and maybe then I can decide who he’ll end up being.  I don’t really know yet.  I need a new Proof (Mr. Tinyhead is going to be paired with an even bigger headed doll)… but otherwise, I’m not shopping for any characters.  And Proof is not what I would consider an ugly duckling.  By any stretch.

Guess I need to see what he looks like in person and what can be modified around the eyes.

Lacey started as an MSD F-6, moved to an SDC Kurenai, and is now a Soulkid Liddell.

I like her face a lot, though I think the sculpt is rather amateur… a little undersculpted in some areas (noteably around the eyes).  But she has a lot of personality and the combination of face and body is absolutely charming.

I need to get her some nicer eyes where the irises don’t sort of blend into the whites.

Here she is with her NOT boyfriend, Sparrow.

Sparrow openly likes her… and while Lacey does like him back, she also wants to keep her options open.  She is one of the few girls her age left after the End of the World, and there’s another boy who may also like her.  Who knows how it will play out between the three of them?

Bout time we got this ball rolling!  Go look at the stunning girl on eBay. :)

My one regret with this doll is that I was never able to photograph her to really capture the depth of color in the fullset and the luminosity of her resin… the resin color is deep and rich, translucent like skin.  The faceup and body work is shimmering in whites, violets, and healthy rose.  The whole thing is just very harmonious and incredibly beautiful.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150355506177

Man, that took forever!  We got there at 6 and didn’t get home till almost 9.  I’m glad the guy was thorough, though…

The inspection went reasonably well, and there was only one surprise - that someone had started building up the chimney but had not actually finished it by capping it.  (We’re going to ask the seller to finish it before we move in because it presents an issue with water getting in and ruining the inside of the chimney.  It should have been done already.)

In good news, the seller’s disclosure was wrong and the house is not 60 amp, rather 120 so we don’t need to have to upgrade it.  Unfortunately, the circuit breaker control panel is seriously obsolete and needs to be replaced.  It’s not super pressing, but it’s something I’d like to take care of ASAP.

The water heater is good, but could use a new tank within the next year.

The furnace is about 60 years old, but it is the old fashioned water-boiling type.  It’s a sturdy piece of machinery, though, and in theory if it is routinely maintained it could run forever.  Down the road I’d like to update it, but it’s not a priority.

The range is probably around 60 years old.  It has two tiny ovens; one is a broiler and has a built-in spit. I have the feeling that if I were attempting to purchase it on eBay, it would be very expensive.  I am looking online for it, and the most similar thing I can find is a 1952 Hotpoint Electric Range.  It is adorable and hopefully works well… it is a good brand.

Not only is it good, it’s super.  Not only is it super, it’s SUPER-MATIC.

Here is the lovely stovage.  You can also see the chicken wallpaper I mentioned before.

The fireplace which had been advertised as woodburning is actually gas… and it is not particularly safe to use.  As in, to light it you just turn on the gas and… light it.  Directly off the gas. O_O  Yeah, we’re just not going to use it until we get it updated.

The roof is good, the foundation is good… primarily, it’s just issues of needing to update. Oh, and we need to install a shower.  Currently there is only a bathtub.

Oh, here is my future workbench.  We still don’t know if the tools will stay or go.  Honestly, they could take all of them and I’d still be happy witht he broad expanse of glorious desk.  However, if they want to leave that drillpress, I’m not going to complain.

They may also be leaving some furniture… it seems that the kids have taken most everything they want already.  We said that they could leave whatever they don’t want.  We’ll use what we like and freecycle the rest.  There is some talk of the curios in the living room… the lady who lived there apparently collected dolls.  When she heard we did too, it sounded more like she would leave the curios.  They’re not big enough for BJD, but it would sure be cool.

Lacey arrived today at work.  I was a little bit concerned by how delicate and slim she is, but her head is within an acceptable size range compared to Sparrow (Hewitt) and Ree (Migi Neo).  It’s definitely smaller, but not to the point of looking bad - just more feminine and fine-boned.  I’d put her build more similar to a Unoa or Narae, with long, elegant hands… but her head closer in size to an SDC.

She’s really weird looking… like an alien.  I really, really like her though… I think she’s what I’ve wanted for Lacey all along.  I hope to add her to the cycles of other heads that are currently being faceupped.  (There are several stages of brushwork and pastels in each faceup. I generally try to work on several heads at once.  Some are only one the first pastels while others are on the third, but it helps me to keep from having all the paint and all the pastels at once because I like to spread out.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6092360

I’ve never used Etsy before.  Wish me luck!

I’m trying to use up some of my paper before we move…. I know it will get destroyed.

I did this late last night when I couldn’t sleep. It’s entirely cut paper, no pigments used. Pouty chick…

I wish it had come out better… I suppose it’s more of a doodle with an xacto than anything else.  I love the paper I used for the skin though… it’s a slightly grayish-purple pearly paper.  It’s actually pearly too.

Tonight I did this while waiting for paint to dry so I could go MSC again…

It’s just on the carpet.  I don’t know what backing to put it on.  Looking at it small (the real one is like, 14×14?), I think I need to cut out more detailing in the water because it’s still too solid there.  Would look better lacier, I think…?

Maybe it would be cool on my mirrored board? (I had it out from earlier when I was photographing Crest, so I just laid it on it.)

When it’s done, I think I may try putting them in my yet-unused Etsy and see if I can get rid of them.   How would one price things like this?  (And more, do you think anyone would actually want them?)

Man, it is gloomy out today.  It’s totally making me feel like just lying around.  I did get through going to the post office and I posted some more pics of Crest to her sale thread, but it’s too crappy to photograph some other stuff I wanted to get done… and the moisture is causing problems in faceup land.  Oh well.  I’ll hopefully still get through the ones I started.

I got linked to this today.

“Upgrade your trips to the beach with Sally - 97 kilograms or feminity, strength, and double chins.  No tire can discguise the lumpy rolls decorating that body.  Look your best in a bikini, without ever visiting the gym!”   Bacardi’s new ad campaign is to… suggest that women should surround themselves with ugly women to make themselves more attractive?

What?

The only thing that I can think of is that this was dreamt up by a male intern and uploaded without anyone with any actual marketing experience even glancing at it.  Eh?  Eh?  No?  Well, I didn’t really think so either.  But geez, I don’t understand the logic.  Why insult your target audience? I can only see this ad campaign appealing to frat boys and misogynists.  Neither of which is likely metrosexual enough to be walking around swilling a hot pink Watermelon Cooler.

Serious WTF.  I don’t drink often, but when I do it’s definitely not going to be Bacardi.

Twigling and Pat have both given me their blessing on selling Crest.

She’s up for offers on DoA until Sunday evening.

Wish me luck.

Calling the inspector today… and finding an attorney.  Gleh.