Can you believe me I am, Still Alive!

... Much to your dismay. XD But really, the title is part of the lyrics to a song from a game called Portal. (Yes, I'm THAT big of a geek. XP)

But, anyway, the reason why I'm posting today is... well... I'm not sure. But, I guess I could/am going to tell you about the one thing I have planned for my dolls next! :D

BUT FIRST!!! I have a question. Would you like me to post some of the drawings I have done so far on my blog? If you want to answer, check my poll with your answer RIGHT NOW. (I'd prefer if you went back and read the rest of this post afterwards! XD)

So, my mom is starting to sort of buy a new sewing machine since our "good one" like, imploded(lol not really) so it doesn't work anymore. But, aside from this "minor setback" that keeps the two of us from quilting, we still have a really crappy sewing machine from the 1980's. :(

Why am I telling you this? Well, my point is that I plan on sewing special outfits for my dolls. Yes, special outfits.

If you remember on my doll's blog, Gwen mentioned that everyone portrays a country? Well, since I'm that big of a geek(with the emphasis on THAT) I'm going to be sewing little cosplays for them! :D I figured out how to draft my own patterns for them, and since I REALLY do like sewing, I figured, "Why not?" and I'm probably going to start it really soon. :3

On a similar note, I already explained to my mom that I'm going to be starting to make a Fem! Canada cosplay. So, since I can't knit to save my life, she's going to be knitting a hooded red cardigan with a white band across the bottom with red maple leaves inside the band (yeah, I felt really bad about asking for something ya know, THAT precise/intricate, but the event is like, in January, so I'm giving her lots of time to make it... ) (._. ) And I'm going to be drafting the patterns for the "suit" and sewing it myself, so THAT will certainly be interesting! (^_^;)"

Haha, what I do in my free time. Or, at least, plan on doing! XD

So, to sum things up, I'm going to be sewing outfits that look like the ones worn by characters in an anime(and manga, btw) for my dollings and myself. ^-^ I'm super excited, but It'll be... interesting... to say the least! Heh heh...

Oh, and my birthday's on the 23rd, just in case anyone was wondering about that. .___.

So, uhh... yeah. (I fail at ending posts, as you can tell. *nervous laugh*)

~Miranda

Why I totally love England.

*This is the story of the day I actually did something super duper productive*

Alright. So, today my dad and I were out shopping at an international food market. They have different sections for food that's from different countries, and I, being like, TOTALLY in love with anything from England(or Canada, for that matter. ;D) wanted to go to the English section; mostly because they have Canadian chocolate bars that aren't sold in the US(such as better tasting KitKats, Aero Bars, and Mars Bars). But, I found some lemon curd! 8D So I was like, "OMGZ WE HAS TO GET THIS!!!" because it's like, totally awesome.

Since I wasn't really feeling in the mood to just eat the awesome imported spread with a spoon(which I still did anyway. XD) I thought, "Hey, why don't I make scones?" So, about 2 hours later, I was in the kitchen and actually making some scones. (Hey, I know this whole thing may be like, super-duper-ultra-boring so far, but I spent like, two hours doing everything, and I haven't baked scones before, and for me, this was a practically life-changing event.)

While my scones were in the oven, I had the idea of making tea so I could be having English food; which was a pretty fruking(don't ask) awesome idea. (Despite the fact that all the countries in Hetalia say England's scones suck. XD But nobody mentioned the tea being terrible, and I like tea, so I thought, "Why not?") And to say the least, the whole process was interesting...

Now, for the revealing of it all...

This, my dear readers, is what two hours of work and standing to make authentic English food looks like. I made everything in the picture, except for the cookies(which I didn't eat at all) and the lemon curd, which we bought. Oh, and the scones probably look weird because they're brushed with egg yolk, but I don't really care. If they taste delicious(in my opinion), does appearance REALLY matter? XD But, anyway, I used our fine china, because I wanted it to be all special, considering I haven't had tea in two years. D:

The cream and sugar dishes. :D I even got a sugar spoon, so I'm pretty proud of myself. *is pretty proud*

Yum. Lemon curd... And I know it may not LOOK appetizing, but trust me. This stuff is AWESOME.

And last, but not least, my tea. It was AMAZING. In fact, I had about seven cups of tea today JUST because it was so awesome. 8D

And this, is why I totally love England; not the character. (Although, for the record, I do like England in Hetalia... ;D)

So, did you guys do anything that you're proud of lately? :D

~Miranda

P.S. Because I loved this food SOOO much(oh, the irony...), and it's all relatively easy to make, I decided that I'm going to have tea and scones for breakfast every day now. :) It's better than having a bowl of cereal every day, to say the least...

P.P.S. I'm considering changing Willow's last name from Pine to Lane... What do YOU think? D:

Back to "normal"

Sorry if I scared you guys on my last post. XD I just NEEDED to talk to SOMEONE, because I just came back from vacation, and I pretty much locked myself in my room at the condo and played video games. It was just like home! XD

So, anyway, now I'm back to my disturbed self. I'm not obsessive and disturbed as much anymore, so that's always a good sign...

Umm... Well, that doesn't mean I haven't been watching any anime that I really love! ;D Right now I specifically love Hetalia. In case you guys like, actually care, it's basically where the stereotype for each country(i.e. Russia, Germany, Italy, America, Canada, England...) is portrayed as a person(so each stereotype IS the country that they show the stereotype for). And it takes place during World War 2, but it tells about each country's history, too.

Now, if you're like, "Hey, what the heck!?!? Why would you find THAT interesting?!" Well, you'll just have to watch it. But, mind you, it's rated MA, and you have to be over 18 to watch it on YouTube(don't ask how I watched it...) :( So that really sucks. But, if there's a will, there's a way, I suppose...

So, anyway, now for my personal rambling that only people who know the show(probably none of you) would understand! ;D

Well, unsurprisingly, my favourite chracter in Hetalia is Canada. He's a really minor character(I mean, Prussia has a bigger part than Canada! And he's not even a country anymore! *eye roll*) but he's still awesome. He has this ADORABLE polar bear with him all the time named Kumajiro, and sadly, he(Kumajiro) is always asking, "Who ARE you?". Of course, Canada can't remember Kumajiro's name, either(For the record, I can't remeber Kumajiro's name that well!), so he calls him "Kumakichi". You can tell they know each other soooo well...

Oh, and Canada and America look REALLY similar, so everyone mistakes him for America. Especially Cuba, who keeps on beating up Canada and calling him America. :( And whenever they show Canada in one of the World meetings or Allied forces meetings, he's kind of, like, invisible... He really doesn't have much to do with anything related to WW2, so it makes sense to me that he would be invisible. (Mind you, this is a stereotype, so don't complain if this bothers you!)

At school, my friends and I claim to be different countries(you can probably guess which one I am... but I was called Canada before I even WATCHED the show, so it's not like I had a choice. I even tried to change to America... but no. I couldn't.). So, we have quite a few countries right now, including; Canada(me), America, England/Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Southern Italy(Romano), Austria, Cuba, Japan, Sealand, Germany, Lichtenstein, and some others I can't remember right now. But, it's getting kind of big now, which means I have more countries/my friends asking, "Who are you?" *eye roll* But it's not that bad.

Well, if you made it this far, PLEASE comment and say, "I like tacos" so that I know people actually come here still. ^_^

~Miranda