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I have some Barbies and fashions for sale on ebay. Check it out if you're interested. ^_^

I *finally* finished painting the eyes of the Sumiko doll for Sandra. I am so pleased with the results of my first repaint! I removed the factory eye paint from a Winter Splendor Barbie and repainted the eyes to look more Asian. They actually look quite a lot like the Silkstone eyes, which are very pretty. Now I just have to apply a varnish, glue on the wig and shoes, dress her, and I'm done. Oh, and the final touch--the key necklace. I ordered a tiny little key charm, only 15 mm long and 5 mm wide, to make the necklace. Then she's perfect. I will post before and after pictures when I am completely finished.

I am sooooo excited to go see The Wizard of Oz with my uncle next month--in theaters! He told me he thinks it hasn't been shown in theaters since the 80s, and it's been one of his life-long dreams to see it in theaters since it's his favorite movie of all time. What's especially awesome about this is that it will be shown in HD following a special "Making of The Wizard of Oz" supplement. How cool is that? Especially for two movie nerds such as my uncle and myself! lol

If any of you can, you should definitely try to go see The Wizard of Oz! Unfortunately, it's only being shown in Kerasotes theaters, as far as I know. And it's for one night only--September 23 at 7 PM. Here's the [link]ageTitle=advance-wizard to the places it's being shown at, if anyone's interested.

By the way, I am so wearing my ruby slippers that day. And the Wizard of Oz shirt I bought at Charlotte Russe last night. Go nerdiness!

Yesterday I went with to Mitsuwa in one of the Chicago suburbs. We had a fun girl day. ^_^ She helped me put my hair up in victory rolls (popular style during WWII) and I dressed in a 40s-inspired outfit. I felt very cute all day. I wanted to post pictures to my facebook, but the camera is being stupid and won't connect to my computer. I'm pretty sure there's an evil spirit somewhere in the USB cable... Anyway, she drove my car to the Belvidere Oasis, which is where we realized that there was next to no gas in my car. Oops! So after I filled up, we headed back out on the highway. We almost go to our exit to get to Mitsuwa when Sandra got a call from her mom about her car. Long story short, we had to go pick up her mom and sister from the auto shop down the street from Mitsuwa and sort of save them temporarily.

I was really hoping to find some nice Japanese books on Disney art at Mitsuwa, but there were none, unfortunately. I ended up buying a Japanese gentleman's fashion magazine on clearance for my uncle, an orange Ramune for him, and a box of Puchi Petites for him. They're collectible miniatures that are really popular in Japan right now, and I thought he might be able to use them in his Ralph Lauren store miniature. All I got was some sushi for lunch that I couldn't finish and ended up throwing away. *sad face*

Then we stopped at the Blick Art Store outside of Woodfield Mall, and it was like we died and went to artists' heaven. Oh, if I had $100 to spend in that store... At the mall I bought a black vest to wear with my t-shirts for $20. Woot! Steal! I've been wanting a freaking vest for five years, way before they were popular. Our trip ended with a piece of Chocolate Raspberry Mousse cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. Yes, you should be very jealous. *evil grin*

All in all, good day. Ask for a link to the pictures if you know me on facebook. Wait a few days, though. Somehow I have a feeling that my camera is still going to be a butt when I try uploading again.

Wow, I haven't updated this in freaking forever... Anyway, I'm seriously considering taking down all of my Disney fanart. I've been irritated for quite some time that it seems like the only things I post that get any recognition are my fanarts, when it's my original works that I'm truly proud of. And the recognition that my fanarts get are almost always just favs, hardly ever any comments. It is indeed a rarity when I get a fav or comment on anything not Disney in my gallery. Oh, and I'm pretty sure that 90% of my watchers only watch me for the fanart, which isn't really what I want to be best known for. The only reason I posted any of my fanart on this site is because I thought my friends would enjoy it. And the reason I created the fanart in the first place is because I'm in the process of making a book for my favorite uncle who loves anything Disney, especially the artwork. He collects animation cells from the movies, among other things. And of course I also made the fanart because I love Disney, too. This started out as a labor of love that I feel has been taken for granted by some of the members on DA. I'll wait a few days and read whatever comments people post on my journal before I make my decision.