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

Ugh.... :(

I haven't gone to school today or yesterday... I have a virus with symptoms REALLY close to the flu, but it's not. I'm probably not going to school for the rest of the week, either, because I have a REALLY high fever(It was 104.1 degrees Fahrenheit when I woke up this morning...), and other "bleh" feelings... :'( I'm probably going to have TONS of homework when I come back to school on Monday, but my mom is going to pick up some of my homework tomorrow so it won't be so bad...

I'm going to go have another nap... d:

~Miranda

My doll "plans"

Subject to change, of course! ;)

Okay. So, for now, my plans for my dolls(and other "needs" of mine) are THIS:

1. GET A KYLIE!!!(Her wig came today, along with her converse, so I NEED to get a doll!)

2. Get new headphones. The cord ripped, and now the wires are showing. D:

3. BUY JESSE. HOLLIE NEEDS HER MORE THAN I DO.

... What do you think? I "NEED" everything listed here, but as for Kylie...

Hey. If YOU have a blue eyed AG doll that needs SOME work... Just Kiddin'! XD

Although, she IS the first thing I need... But, she's the only ACTUAL need on the list, because her wig and two pairs of converse came today, so I have everything BUT the doll herself! :,(

Oh, and before I forget to mention it, I started a YouTube series, but who knows if I'll EVER go through with it enough to finish making it! I still HAVE the video clips from my first "official" series, "The Young Starlet", but this one's better. It's something REALLY different, and I THINK you'll like it. It still stars Gwen(or, Lauren, in both the series.) but there's a SMALL conspiracy going on, so it's more interesting.

Now... before I "give-away" anything more...

I NEED TO GO DO MY HOMWORK!!! D:

~Miranda

Sad. :(

You know that feeling you get when you do something you love, and it brings joy to your hearts? Most likely that feeling when you play with(or "pose") your AG dolls? Well, I've been feeling like my dolls and I are becoming "disconnected". I just don't feel like they bring happiness to me anymore. And no, I haven't been feeling this way towards my dolls for a long time, it's just been this last week.

Now. What REALLY worries me about my dilemma, is that this is the same way I felt when I stopped playing with Littlest Pet Shop when I was ten(it was my favourite toy, okay?!) So, yeah, I'm really scared about what I might do with my dolls. I don't feel like getting any new ones, or getting them new clothes, or even just picking them up!

Have any of you felt this way before? And, if you did, COMMENT AND TELL ME HOW YOU DEALT WITH THIS!!!

~Miranda

The next doll I will buy. :D

I JUST saw the new AG shtuff yesterday, and I LOVE it! Some things, I really dislike, such as the "rip-off" of #28, or the new outfits. But, I LOVE #59, AND the new doll watches!!! :D #59 looks JUST like me, but her isn't curly enough(or dark enough), she has maybe ten more freckles than I do, and she doesn't have bangs. Sounds like a lot of differences, but I STILL see me when I look at that doll. Before, #44 cam up as my best look-alike, which HARDLY looks like ME! Yeah, I'll still BUY #44, but I gave a name to #59 today. Charlotte Victoria Chestnut. She(just like me) Loves watches, and is rarely seen without one, plays video games almost constantly, and has a love of the fine arts and interior design. And, unless you JUST started following my blog(which I am thankful for my two newest followers! ;) ) You will probably know that I just described myself. THAT'S THE POINT!!! Much like Phoebe's doll Evey, Charlotte will be a mii-me. I'm going to have to save up a lot of dough to buy her, considering I'm TOTALLY tapped, even though I just lost my LAST TOOTH(I think...) so I get five dollars to add to my collection of money consisting of: some pocket change, a dollar bill, and a few gum wrappers. Lovely, I know. I'm ENTIRELY broke because I went into debt from my last AG purchase, and I bought a second gen. iPod touch from my brother for $20(SWEET!!!)

So I've been lazing around at home making furniture for my dolls out of duct tape and empty doll outfit boxes. Livin' the dream. I haven't had a babysitting job in about five months, but I can't ALWAYS rely on ONE family to keep calling me back every week or two... XD How does a lazy, video-game loving teenage-girl make money OTHER than selling a bunch of crap I found in my closet or watching kids for three hours!??!?! HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! I found a stop-motion doll video about that once on youtube, but I don't remember what it was called... I think girloftheyearstudios made it, but it was last year, so I wouldn't remember... I DO remember that my parent's cars need washing, and my dad told me a few months ago that he would give me $5 for every pair of his jeans I hemmed... I'll look into that for now...

~Miranda

P.S. Seriously, do ANY of you have an idea how to make enough money to buy an AG doll and some accesories!?!