I was in the garden this morning pruning flowers and snipped off a few flowers and realized they happened to be blue and red in a white pitcher. Cute! I put them on the mantel above the fireplace and realized that half my dolls/ornaments were red and blue.
So here it is, a collection of my red, white and blue toys from around the house. Mew!!!
Though it seems like an age away, I'm giddy with excitement over the recent dribs and drabs of information on Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" coming out next year. Aside from the principals of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway et al, we have Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat, Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar, Sir Christopher Lee as the Jabberwock, OH EM GEE!!! And Mia Wasikowska as Alice is gorgeous and ethereal. I love her character design, organdy dress, everything.
Release Date: March 2010
Official Site: Disney's Alice in Wonderland
IMDB: Alice in Wonderland
Best Source: Slashfilm.com articles tagged "Alice in Wonderland"
Other Best Source: Tim Burton Collective tagged "Alice in Wonderland"
My favorite piece of concept art is the Tweedledee and Tweedledum pic, so haunting!
I &heart; William Britain, those ancient makers of tiny tin soldiers... and now they've come out with a Jane Austen collection!
Seemingly the whole Bennet family is represented at 54mm high... except poor Mary Bennet! And she's my favorite odd sister. Meh. Love the house though!
My first hydrangea, a 4.99 clearance plant from Target 18 months ago, originally pink. You change Hydrangea's color by changing the PH of the soil. Awesome!
>> View more of our first attempts at gardening featuring our easily sunburnt tiny dog Butter ^_^
Mr. Kallisti and I had already developed an affection for Jonathan Ross after watching his highly affectionate series from the 80's on cult film The Incredibly Strange Film Show that included in depths on John Waters and Russ Meyer among others.
Recently we ran across his Japanorama series. News to us, don't know how familiar non-brits are with this series, we've been spellbound all week with his presentation and enthusiasm for the subject, including eighteen episodes spanning three seasons over six years. Beneath his dapper English exterior, and charming lisp, he is a self proclained Otaku, and his enthusiasm for all things Japanese, especially robots, is contagious.
"JAPANOWAMA! LOOK! I'm widing an electwic panda!!!"
View: Japanorama on YouTube
More info: Japanorama Wikipedia
Super Dollfie (and other kewl toys) make an appearance in Series II, with a full profile excerpted below. Booya!
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I lurve the soft romantic look of this new Blythe girlie! She's winsome!
Not sure how long this has been out there (as I've been off the circuit for awhile :p ) but I love her! I've often lusted after Bleuette and certainly bought enough of her wigs for my dolls.
From Ruby Red Galleria, thanks Melissa for the link!
After all these years... I'm still in love with Azone. Heee! Full Victorian Maid kit, including corset, petticoats, bloomers and all! All in 1/6th... Go Victorian Momoko!
Now, we'll have to go check out this anime: Emma - A Victorian Romance
Best houseguests EVAR. Junk shopping, Kaiju popping, Okonomiyaki flipping happy goodness. Paul & Melissa
Sunday was super hot so we had an impromptu Film Fest, with banana shakes and sundry other boozes. Once the sun went down Paul got to work in the kitchen and made a series of Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake-like griddled dish) of ever increasing complexity and awesomeness. The Grande Finale was Octopus & Hamhock— or, HAMHOCKTOPUS—that bloo my mind. For real, it was superb! Whoddathunkit???
Pose Doll by Melissa! She is so dreamy, I will name her and play dress-up for DAYS. More, better pictures to come!
And last but not least, Mr. Kallisti has spent the last few months dissecting vintage Kappa, analyzing how they were made, and recreating the art of Kappa Kraft!
Film Fest for the Aging Hipsters:
Pureneemo!
I'm soooo 2007, but excited I'm finally getting a Pureneemo. NYAH! Chiika is my favorite, with her pouty face.
Don't know if this is their first boy, but HELLO, NAUGHTY BOY! is scrummy!
Notes from husband are cute:
Pride & Prejudice Blu-ray Edition (BBC 1995)
BOOYAH! I'm so excited. P&P prints have been notoriously bad. The Amazon page above has several nice examples of the cleanup they've done to get this print sparkle.
I've owned nearly every edition of this series, from the initial VHS, which I watched til it disintigrated, and 2 subsequent dvd editions of varying states of UGH. Vive le Hi Def! I can't wait.
Source: Ebay. 1922 Original Prints, Costumes worn 1789-1799.
"When I said I didn't want anything for Valentine's Day, I lied." Was a message I left on Mr. Kallisti's VM yesterday.
Har-Har.
He was so awesome, ran down in the midst of a hail storm, returned w/ black pleather + vinyl Hello Kitty dolly & a huge bouquet of roses and daisies. Sigh.
Watch the video--and marvel at the GIMP KITTIES!!!!!!!!
Now, to get some of that lipgloss.
Big THANK YOU to friend of my boss who forwarded the link & video. ♥
I've downsized the collecting by downsizing the object of affection:
Super Dollfie = 72cm
Licca = 22cm
YEAH! With a mini pricetag (comparatively) to boot.
I've been obsessed with Kimono/Traditional wearing Licca & Jenny lately. We're still in the "steady she goes" spending mode... so it is mostly mooning at limited editions on the internet.
Like these gals from Licca Castle:
Oh gawd.
Tonner 2009 Collection
This almost makes up for the new Doctor being so wet behind the ears. :p
He'd better be awesome.
As we celebrated the almost inauguration of our super cool president, I remembered to light a little candle to Edgar. When I suddenly realized it was his 200th birthday. Looks like someone else noticed too.
Hugs and Dark and Sparkly kisses to my Sepulchritudinous co-horts, who have been stabbing birthday cakes in Edgar's name for many these long gloomy years. Especially Bat, who started when she was like, eight.
What I did over the Christmas holidays... It started out with Mr. Kallisti downloading "The Devil's Whore" for me "cuz it sounded like your type of thing. Y'know, whores..." It snowballed from there as I watched Charles I beheaded three times over the two week slowdown! It has taken me 2 more weeks just to finish this post, oy!
Here's the line-up, all highly recommended, in rough chrono-order.
1638 to 1660: The Devil's Whore [IMDB]
By and large, there are two categories of period drama. The first is White Petticoat Drama, where people do a bit of frisky fan-work, have a picnic that involves a huge ham, and then live happily ever after. The second is Dirty Period Drama - where everyone is covered in boils, wees out of the window, and palpably suffers from the lack of antibiotics and/or mobile telecommunications. The Devil's Whore is definitely in the second category. John Simm's fleas should make the credit list. Oliver Cromwell clearly pongs. It makes a dirty war a very dirty war. But one that, against all the Civil War odds, makes great telly.
1640 to 1660: "By the Sword Divided" (1983) [IMDB] [WIKI]
A bit obvious to say, but if you liked Poldark you'll really enjoy "By the Sword Divided." Classic low budget, yet brilliantly written and performed eighteen hour series from the BBC. It also aired on Masterpiece Theater in the late 80's. One of the few period dramas to deal with the English Civil War, before and aftermath.
1660 to 1685: Charles II - The Power & The Passion (The Last King in the U.S.): [BBC] [IMDB] 2003, covers the life and adventures of Charles II of England, played by the ever roguish Rufus Sewell. Mwrowr.
1673 to 1722: The First Churchills [IMDB]
The First Churchills: 1969! Covers the period 1673 through 1722, based on the biography by Winston Churchill of his illustrious ancestors, the first Duke & Duchess of Marlborough. Susan Hampshire & John Neville are sublime.
What better reason to end the silence of Blastmilk.com than...
Volks' new DYNAMITE DOLLFIE DREAM!
Boasting a bust that exceeds even the L bust in size, and a completely new sculpt for the hip and thigh area, it is overflowing with charm and filled to bursting!
Currently only available on complete dolls, not separate. Vive le Blast Milk!
So I don't have to talk about Real Life™ (yet) let's talk about DOLLS! *falls over*
A year of not shopping has sent me scurrying to the internet for sporadic and vicarious dolly fixes. And I've recently caved and made a couple wee purchases. This year's CWC Blythe releases have left me breathless and gnawing my knuckles off (attractive, no?)... for all the girls I've had to pass up, I've just committed sweet revenge by pre-ordering Swiss Cousin Olivia and Miss Sally Rice!
I've been a bit disappointed that many of the new releases are using the Superior face mold (as opposed to the new Radiance mold), but Cousin Olivia is my perfect blondie with rosie cheeks. Mew! Having missed out on Miss Retro Mama, I won't make the same mistake on Miss Sally, her little showa friend.
And another recent obsession is Kimono edition Licca, Jenny, Momoko etc. fashion dolls. There are so many that I'm trying to be choosey, but I have grabby hands. I haven't seen any recent Annz editions... wah!?!?
These two sold out so quickly (when I couldn't buy them any way) that I had to stalk YJP... well, like a stalker!
I've been so busy with Real Life™ that I just don't have the time to spend 1:37 hours posting randomly on the internet (the time it took to post this bit o' fluff) and it is making me very sad. And the only reason I'm doing so now is that I happen to be on vacation! Work, for a change, has been very rewarding, and ironically a hell of a lot more demanding. I'm struggling to keep the Blastmilk dream alive but obviously it has been a challenge, and it hasn't seen the love from me that I still want to give. But this past year was full of enormous changes, struggles, and sacrifice. There have been some happy sunshine days, I've got the sunburn to prove it, so I'm not in perma-doom mode. But yeah, the past twelve months have kicked my ASS.
One good thing is that the House O' Blastmilk has seen massive technology upgrades this year. Our six year old PC died (or rather, was so broken that we could no longer turn it off for fear of it not rebooting at all), and the television blew up which all meant that we got to go SHOPPING. We're a bit poorer, but everything is so happy, fast, and shiney that I could just about pee. Have I mentioned recently that TiVo is the most amazing toy in the whole world!?!?!
All that and not to mention work promotions came with bonuses of cash and equipment and I am one hooked up pro-style webmaster on the GO.
Now if I could just figure out how to hook this blackberry up to my brain and blog by thought alone, I'd be all set! Rawr!
See, I knew I shouldn't have talked about real life. WHERE ARE MY BLYTHES!?!?!
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