colorful music ♪

Seriously. I need to get in a band like this. Wigs? Happy colors? Bass drum? Sax? I don’t even know what that third girl is playing! Embroidered umbrellas? So cool, even if they weren’t hawking themselves for LaForet!

(not so secret anymore) doll collection

Yeah, that’s right. I collect dolls. Some of them are really old, and some of them are really new. I have TWO American Girl dolls (the other one is Kirsten… but I actually played with her quite a bit when I was a kid, so her hair is all grody…. let’s just say I don’t display her often) a Queen Amidala Barbie (?!! so freakin awesome!!!!) as well as some “international” Barbies. Of course I have some Japanese dolls (one was my mom’s, another was a gift, another I picked up at Kobo-san flea market, and another is a Cardcaptor Sakura doll… so cute). I also have a lot of Madame Alexander dolls as you can see… they are super cute, have amazing details, and are expensive as all get-out. I think my absolute favorite is the Barcelona Cissy… which you can’t really see in this photo… but she’s there. I have a couple of kitschy native American dolls that I got in Niagara falls that are falling apart, but I still love them anyway. Sometimes the gaudy ridiculous dolls are the best ones.

In short, one more thing that about 100% of you probably didn’t know about me!

It’s always nice to go home every once in a while

   
A nice trip to Pittsburgh always helps me get a grip on things. See you in Japan, everyone.

あけまして★おめでとう

It’s all about looking forward, not back.

I promise I’ll be nicer this year.

I promise I’ll try harder this year.

I promise I’ll be smarter this year.

The only thing I can’t promise is figuring it all out this year.

Happy New Year everyone!