Stardust Asylum

I don’t want to go among mad people…

Oh, you can’t help that…we’re all mad here.

Who says I can’t help it?

…

This would be the odd Alice in Wonderland scene that has evolved on my mantle, featuring Willow all dressed up in Hatter Williams’ clothes, and a tiny wee new thing. I suppose I should introduce this truculent little thing soon, shouldn’t I?

Sometimes love seems like love, and sometimes it’s more like confusion and hate. But there must be passion, even with one lost in the great hive mind of his clan marked on his head and the other half-wandering in the tangle of his broken mind.

Willow: Volks School A, painted by Armeleia

Brandywine: Napidoll Aesch, painted by Armeleia

I love plants, love them. Flowers, grasses, berry bushes, weeds, trees, herbs, shrubs, vines. And the house has a little bit of everything, though in my shame they are all grown a bit wild this year. We concentrated on the house itself this year, and the landscaping was pretty much the last thing from my mind was struggling with siding, plumbing, plastering, and just basic “where the heck do I put THIS?” Would you believe this weekend is the one year anniversary of moving into this little house?

I hated to have a year without growing anything though. The multitude of tulips and hyacinths and, er, unidentifiables out in the back don’t really count, as I didn’t plant them or even touch them this year. However, we did manage to grow a little pot of oregano, basil, and thyme and an earthtainer with two tomato plants that have given us more Roma tomatoes than some entire gardens. I was skeptical when my dad raved about the whole earthtainer thing, but he was not at all wrong. What a fantastic way to grow vegetables!

We’ve been tossing tomatoes into everything, but the dish we continually come back to when it’s too hot and steamy to really cook is insalata caprese. I can use my own tomatoes, my own basil, my own oregano, a little bit of good quality olive oil, a few marinated olives, freshly ground sea salt and pepper, and these pretty little local cheeses.

We may end up eating it again this weekend.

This week is turning out to be crap, but I am determined not to think about it. I’m trying to concentrate on good things.

You know, one thing I am really enjoying about the Den of Angels contests this year is how charming everyone is to and about Truffle. This silly little dog now has friends (and perhaps a good looking Maltese boyfriend?); she has received actual presents, birthday cards, virtual treats and belly rubs, and funny comments in her threads. I know it’s a silly thing, but I entered Truff in the DoA Birthday Swap, and had tons of fun taking her pics with her gifts, and with her box to mail out to a swap partner. (She also now owns a dog bikini from said swap, as well as her new favorite treats in the world.) She gets PMs from other owners’ pets, and gets to ‘respond.’ And I read all the PMs out loud to her, because I’m just that person. And she sits there while I read, cocking her little head to the side every time she hears her name.

This is Truff in her new sundress, dancing to get one of her treats.

In general, members have had such great attitudes this year. Super creative, super supportive of one another, and just letting themselves have some fun. Thanks for being great, everyone!

Well, now that the winners have been posted on DoA in the “Almost Doll” competition, I can post the rest of these. It was fun, wearing the wig and the giant rose jewelry (have you ever considered how heavy those would be on real people!), and having Armeleia do an actual acrylic faceup on me, pearl powders and everything.

Congrats to all the winners, and great job to everyone who entered the contest!

“Ar an vonna dichritom. Yorr an yorr, ar an yorr esen an choumta pa dichir.”
“It is the sublime impossibility. Life is life, and it is new life that is the most impossible truth.”
-Ancient Narhwel saying

I promise I have doll pictures coming soon, but in the meantime, enjoy a new shoe pic!

The world falls down…but at least I have spats.

This was me right before Dolpa, lounging, not so attractively, but aren’t my shoes cute?

Just wanted to share this post:

http://another2am.com/armeleialand/?p=3719

You know…it usually helps when trying to proclaim one’s innocence not to enter a smear campaign, particularly with fabricated ‘evidence.’ To reiterate, there has NEVER been any communication between Den of Angels, Armeleia, or any DoA moderator and LadySaiyuki apart from her ban notice, which was clear and to the point that she would have to contact Asleep Eidolon to address any issues. Any PMs or emails produced to the contrary are the work of the those posting them. Regardless of your stance on this issue, please do not be party to gossip-mongering. Den of Angels is a neutral party in this issue, but we will not tolerate our good name being dragged through the mud in the name of hurt feelings and wounded pride.

Just like Armeleia, just wanted to put out there that I will not be discussing this or any other forum-related ‘issues’ while at Dolpa. That really isn’t the time or place. Already this is stressful and disheartening enough (being personally attacked by a liar is more draining than you’d think), and I am not going to let it ruin my vacation. Thank you.

Can you seriously even believe this? Haha, these are all the resin-ed characters from the End of the World story by Armeleia and myself. If we had all the characters in resin, the whole diningroom would be full.

So, I’ll try to list them off. Left to right-ish, starting with the guy in the red bandana:

Back row: Breaker (Infinitidoll Louis/ SDF body), Shai (Infinitidoll Chris), Twist (Kanon Yui/ Volks SD13 body), Poet (Infinitidoll Hue), Burgundy (Luts Abadon), Vanilla (Volks Lucas/ SSDF body), Knife (Luts SS Abadon)

Next row, starting with white haired little guy: Orfeus (Volks F-22), Threnody (Volks Cristal/ Yugiri body), Ribbon (Ego Project Yeon/ Volks SD boy body), Lacey (Everpurple Iris), Archive (modded 60cm Narae), Proof (Volks Tsukasa), Sparrow (Volks Michele), Mac (Volks Heath)

Next row, the little cluster on the left: John Barleycorn (Volks Emma/ SD13 boy body), Willow (Volks School A), Swill (K-doll Kill-u 2nd), Crash (Volks tan F-17), Kani and Kana (the twin Peakswood Huckys)

Next row, moving on that level, staring with the flight cap: Cog (Pixydoll Sevy/ SD13 boy body), Prinz Gamble (Dollmore Narsha boy), Gen (Esthy Peroth/ Luts Delf boy body), Sliver (modded Luts Ani boy), Brandywine (Napidoll Aesch/ SD13 boy body), Versai (Volks School C/ modded SDF girl body), Helm (Migidoll Yuujin/ SDF boy body)

Front row, starting with blue haired: Jet (Napidoll Shane/ Soul Double boy body), Imp (Volks Neon), Cupcake (Slinky Neko Bory), Shout (Volks Tanpopo), Maddie (Volks BW Yuki)

So, there they are! We were just starting to take family pictures when little Signore Farinelli woke up with tummy issues, so the photo session ended. But we figured this was still a fun picture to post.