Apparently our jackass mail carrier decided that instead of taking my package back to the PO after attempting to deliver it like he was supposed to, he was going to leave it on the truck in the 100+ degree heat all. Day. Long. I have attempted to pick it up twice today and had them tell me that he never brought it back. This is the same asshole that deliberately ran over our trash cans because he was too lazy to back up and came all the way to the door to bitch to me when the mailbox was blocked instead of just hopping out and putting the mail in. If you can file complaints about your carriers, I will definitely be doing so with him. /fumes

I found a pretty awesome but inexpensive lens for my Nikon that seems to be ideal for taking doll pictures, so I shall be ordering that soon. Amazon sold out of it the morning after I had added it to my cart but I detest Amazon anyways, so I've been checking out other places. Adorama has it but they appear to be kinda shady, so I think I'll pass on them. I looked them up on Reseller Ratings and while they have a good rating, it seems that every time the company makes a mistake they are quick to blame the customer to the extent of lying about what happened to make themselves look good. Uh, yeah, no thanks. My last stop was B&H, which seems to be the best option. Plus, they offer UPS 2nd day air for $10, which is perfect. New lens FTW!

Yes, I am wasting time before going to the PO again, at which time they had better have my package.

Here, have some shots of Kieran looking like an insolent bastard. XD



No wonder Nick was scared of him when they first met. He looks... conniving. And I had no idea that he had so much shading to his faceup until I took these. The yellowish shading around his dark eyes makes him look conveniently undead. XD

*stabs the grain*  There wasn't enough light for a 100 ISO.  The new lens will fix that.  >.>


 Okay, back to the PO. Wish me luck.  >.>


Edit:  I HAVE THE HEAD!  I won't be entirely sure until he's painted, but I'm pretty sure this is Gabriel.  As always when I first get a head, my first reaction was "Ew!"  But after sticking the wig on and having a look at him I think he's going to be perfect.  <3  He'd better be, because this is his third shot and I'm sick of his bullshit.  >:  Why must he give me so much trouble?  It's not MY fault Nick hates him.  Really.  It isn't.

My mom and I drove along the stretch of coastline called "Big Sur" for my birthday, and I took tons of pictures.  Beware: Spam ahead!




This is, by far, the coolest place I have ever eaten.  (The strip on the bottom is the bar. ^^ )

Ok, so I've been really failing at the whole "posting the pictures you take" thing lately.  But!  I just got a new DSLR yesterday (a Nikon D40x, yay!) so hopefully that will change!  I still kinda fail at using it, but I decided to post some pictures of Mikael anyways.  The poor guy has been a bit neglected since he got here, but after sitting down and doing a shoot with him, I'm definitely attached. ^^  He's got a new wig and a different style of clothing, and he's definitely more himself now. X3


A warning in advance; these won't look great on a laptop screen unless you turn down the brightness.  They look really bright on mine.  XD