My last exams were two weeks ago (actually we have only two 6 hour exams with one day in between, so they go by pretty fast), so now I'm officially on holiday. Twio weeks of doing nothing but looking at the weather, the tv, take some pictures and do nothing. Sounds marvellous, doesn't it? But it's BORING. I'm not used to not working in the summertime. Being a student I normally work full time all summer. But this year I have earned enough through the whole year, so if I don't overspend I don't have to work. I thought it was a marvellous idea. Until it started.

( Rambling a la Lorentine )
So this is not all so boring, here is a picture of my sweet Noa in her new wig from Tinybear. There are lots more on Flickr.

My first exam is on friday next week, and I'm not at the knowledge level I would like to be. But in my ususal tradition I'm doing anything and everything but studying hard. It actually makes me happy to read about other people doing the same things, actually plastic_army 's "I'm supposed to be writing an essay, but I'd rather take pictures of my dolls"-post inspired me to take pictures of Noa, my BJD.

Yesterday I made her three pair of socks (one pair was too small and was donated to katandpullip 's Hermine), I also made her two dresses, one white and one in brown retro print. She doesn't have a decent pair of eyes yet, and no wig. But I used an 8-9 Monique wig, which kinda worked. I can't wait to take some "real" photos of her. But in the mean time these will do.



( Two more :) )
I will upload more pictures to my new flickr account soon, just want to crop and add a little first. I decided to get a new flickr account for my dolls last week, I have one but it is filled with MLPs. I just find it more and more tidious to post my pictures in forums (lazy me), and I am getting more and more lurky in my ususal hangouts. At the moment I find myself preferring the more "private" arenas, like LJ and flickr, than big forums like PS. But that may be subject to change later again.

If you have flickr and I haven't added you already, I'd love to have all my friends as contacts. I'm here www.flickr.com/lorentine

My Dollga Noella head came awhile ago, no pictures as its eye-, wig- and bodyless. I am going to look for matching bodies for the head. I'm not a big fan of Dollga's megrise body, it looks a bit lumpy to me. Sometimes I regret the decision of only getting the head, of course it was waaay cheaper at the moment, but it also means that my floating head may take a while before she becomes a "real doll". I am thinking of naming her Lucie, but we'll see when she is completed.

( More of this and that )

I guess it has just been waiting to happen... all of my online friends have been taunting me and luring me into the wonderful world of BJD with their beautiful pictures. I went totally crazy for my first girl, and bought a HUGE one, Dollga Noella. She is an SD girl, and everytime I think of her arrival I feel both awe and fright.

Well, we'll see.

( Present for my Pullips )

I am! On saturday I was at my first ever doll meet. I felt pretty brave, although I'm not the shyest person ever it was a lot of strangers at once. I only ever shared this hobby with my sister, so it was a bit overwhelming to meet a lot of people with the same interest. Most people there were BJD collectors though, so I felt like the black sheep of the family. Luckily, I got to meet moeeeh , a fellow Pulliplover and my co-admin at www.shopadollic.com. She brought all her dolls, so I got to see my first RL taeyang and T1 body, plus beauties like Greggia and Oren.

I guess I'm not a BJD person yet, since those were the highlights of my day. Although it was  fun to see the bjd owners string their dolls, I also got a glimpse of sueding and painting faceups. That was really cool, there is a lot of advanced work on those dolls, at least compared to pullips.

So, I'm definitely ready for a new meetup!

So this is not just a super-boring post... My favourite picture of my dal, Sissik and my sister's Lotte.



PS: Just saw a picture of the first ever Blythe I actually liked! She is a custom, go see her here community.livejournal.com/blythedoll/1805553.html

I got my salary today, after being broke for a couple of weeks. Of course, being broke meant that I haven't been buying anything for a while. So... naturally I went a little crazy. And now I feel bad about it. I definitely have better things to spend my money on than dolly stuff.

Here is the results of my craze:
- 2 Megipupu dresses (so cute!)
- Splitting Rot Chan and Tezca (stock for me)
- Bought a couple of UGG boots on eBay (gah, they are expensive!)
- Bought a hat from IamLily
- Bought Kanaria's stock
- Bought buttons and trims for the dresses I'm (hopefully) going to make
- Bought a Monique GOLD wig for my newest girl

Oh, well. The girls will be extatic, and making them happy is priority numero 1.
Or so it seems :P

I finally bought a Zuora! She was highest on my wantlist when I first got into Pullips, but then I decided to let her go and not get her. But here she is! She has a sweet face, but seems pretty tough on the inside. I'm still a bit on the fence if she is a keeper or not, I guess I'll have to wait until her wig gets here.

I have been overly jealous of everyone posting pics of their snowy backyards lately, but I went to visit my parents yesterday (still here actually), and guess what? SNOWY backyard! Yeahy! I couldn't resist taking Mia out for a photoshoot. I hade to wade in snow to my knees, I almost got frostbite, definitely got wet and cold, but I did it. The pictures will be posted later, I think they turned out pretty good.

( Pictures of the snowy backyard and the NEW GIRL! )
Lately I have been thinking of renaming Mia. There are so many called Mia, both dolls and people. And I'm not sure I like it anymore. I have been thinking about names like Selma, Una, Albertine or Agathe. More old fashioned names. What do you guys think? Do you have any suggestions? It feels a bit weird renaming a doll that has been with me for so long, but if it feels wrong it feels wrong. Right?

Here is a sneak peak from her photoshoot today.

I always feel the need to look backwards when a new year begins. 2009 is no exception. In March I will be in my second year of Pullip madness. Time has really been running, I feel like a newbie still :)

( Ramblings on 2007 )



In 2008 I think I've gone a little crazy. Firstly, I discovered the fun of buying lots and lots of stuff for my girls. Which easily costs as much as many dolls. And then i went on a total buying spree when it comes to dolls.

( The crazy buying spree in pictures )
After this year of complulsive buying, I have realized that I'm just not a pullip collector when it comes to number of dolls. The second I get a lot of dolls, I freak out and wants to sell them. And when I look at the dolls, the newer ones always loose to my original two, Matilda and Mia. So, maybe that's what's meant to be.

( Future ramblings )
That's it. if you cared enough to read the whole thing, wow! And thank you! I would really like to read all of your plans for the year as well *hint, hint*

I have been very good lately, but it seems the better I get at not buying, the worse the fallback is. And the fallback always comes, sooner or later.

Instead of boring you with my shopping habits, I'd rather make a proclamation of sorts. I want to buy a couch for my girls. Like a real, good looking couch with real upholstery and fabric. Not the Barbie stuff. This new notion is really getting to me, in such a degree that I'm now surfing eBay waiting for that "perfect furniture". The sad thing is, that in the process of looking for this couch, I have discovered so many other furniture that are so nice. Possibly must-haves...

Yikes! Internet, and eBay, is the biggest threat to my savings by far.

Just a few shots of Mia, since she looked like the cutest little thing in this outfit.
The cute dress is from Angelberries.



( Two more of my cutie )

 Matilda and I went in to the woods on sunday. It was a beautiful, sunny day. Just warm enough and with that clear, crispy autumn air. My camera batteries unfortunately died in the middle of the shoot, but at least I got some decent pictures.



( Matilda in the woods )

Matilda is wearing:
Vest and shirt = Greggia stock
Shorts = re-ment
Leggings = Barbie
Socks ?
Converse = Mimiwoo

I realized I needed an organized place for my online feedback, so I have gathered links to it here. If you are a member of any of these forums, please leave me feedback here. I prefer feedback to be left at Dolly Market if possible. 

Shopadollic: shopadollic.com/viewthread.php
Dolly Market: z3.invisionfree.com/Dolly_Market/index.php
Pullipstyle: pullipstyle.com/resource/viewtopic.php
MLPArena: mlparena.com/Reviews/rop=showcontent/id=1174.html

eBay: feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll

For those of you I have been in transactions with and who are not a member of either of these places, please leave me feedback right here.  Please include if you were the seller or the buyer, or if it was a trade.

Thank you, it is much appreciated!

Because I'm trying to write my assignment for school and just want to do EVERYTHING else!
Found this at princesschuchi s journal, but I'm sure millions have it on their lj by now ;)

Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the searchbox, then write the FIRST definition it gives you.

1. Your Name: Anette
Anette Olzon (married name is Anette Blyckert) is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band, Nightwish

2. Your Age: 29
29 centimeters. The traditional length of a balisong (butterfly knife). Approxiamatly 11.4 inches, of which the blade makes up for about 5 inches and the handle the rest.

3. One Of Your Friends: Hanne
a crazy party animal

4. What You Should Be Doing: my schoolwork
Multi-tasking Slacker

5. Your Favorite Color: blue
Extremely potent marijuana, specifically marijuana buds that have a purple hue to them. Also accompanied by a fragant, usually fruity smell and mad perma-grin.

6. Your Birthplace: Oslo
Capitol of Norway. Located in the parts of Norway refered to as the "Eastern Lands".

7. Last Person You Talked To: Student
Usually a young person between 18 and 21 who is supposed to attend university at some point or another.

8. Last Thing You Had To Drink: water
The 4th element required to summon Captain Planet

9. Your Nickname: lorentine
lorentine isn't defined yet.

Jun Planning site         www.pullip.net/

 Pullip forums:

Pullipstyle Forum and shop www.pullipstyle.com/resource/
Pullip Fiction                         www.pullipfiction.com/forum/index.php
House of Pullip                    timidity.org/hop/
Pullip After Dark (PAD)        z4.invisionfree.com/PAD_2/index.php
Reqiuem Art                        requiemart.com/forum
Pulliplejset (SWE)               pullip.forum24.se/
PullipSuomi (FIN)                pullipsuomi.net/
Dolly Market                        z3.invisionfree.com/Dolly_Market/index.php

Doll forums:
Valley of the dolls Forum and shop www.thevalleyofthedolls.com/
Den of Angels (DOA)                       www.denofangels.com/forums/
ThisIsBlythe (TIB) shop and forum  thisisblythe.com/    

Wigs:
Jpopdolls       eBay: stores.ebay.com/JPOPDOLLS_W0QQsspagenameZdomainQQtZkm
                      shop: jpopdolls.net/store/home.php
Monique Gold        www.monique.com/
CanCan Jseries        www.cancan-jseries.net/
Sleeping Elf               littlebloomers.tripod.com/thesleepingelf/
Leekeworld               www.leekeworld.us/
StarCrossed             lovehaze.110mb.com/furwigs.html
Cool Cat                    us.sk-coolcat.com/front/bin/ptlist.phtml
Facets                       www.facetsbymarcia.com/wigshop89.htm
PupaParadise         pupapa.com/catalog/index.php

Clothes:
Sugar Mag                sugarmagdoll.com/
Azone                     www.hlj.com/company/AZN/
CuteDollsShop        www.titenoisetteshop.net/

Other stuff:
Re-ment International   www.re-ment.us/
Volks USA                      www.volksusa.com/index.html
Junkyspot (obitsu):        www.junkyspot.com/
Parabox (obitsu)          www.parabox.jp/eng/

Favourite eBay stores:
Mimiwoo stores.ebay.com/Mimi-Collection
I mostly buy shoes from her, but also the occasional outfit and obitsus. She also sells wigs and eyechips. Jus be careful about her shipping, her additional shipping rate could easily (and have for me) skyrocketed.
Releaserain stores.ebay.com/Releaserain-Toys-and-Collectibles
I have only bought shoes from her. She has many kinds, especially converse. She also sells outfits, glasses for Blythe and wigs. Shipping is good.
Emilywong stores.ebay.com/Snows-Shopping-Paradise
Has the occasional cute shoes and boots. Also sells sugarmag outfits, but they are cheaper to buy from the Sugarmag shop.
Ix-TEE stores.ebay.com/IxTEE-COM
Lots and lots of boots and shoes. And other Blythe stuff.

eBay stores I am going to give a try in the near future:
PuddingHouse stores.ebay.com/Pudding-House
Has lots of outfits, eyechips and wigs for Blythe. And the best boots... ever.
Hotdotz stores.ebay.com/Hotdotz-Blythe-Shop
I haven't tried this seller yet, but I probably will. She has the cutest converse shoes, and Blythe original outfits (which I find very expensive).
Momokodollhouse stores.ebay.com/Momokodollhouse
Has the most beautiful, but really expensive, shoes for Momoko.

Wigs 
Wig from Jpopdolls "Ashes" in Snow Sugar for Othelie.
Mohair wig from Sleeping Elf for Mia.

Eyechips
Cinciallegra´s for Othelie.
Uncanricky´s for Matilda.

Obitsu bodies for the girls? On the fence on this for now.

I got my pre-ordered Xiao Fan yesterday, and accidentally put her wig on Mia. It looked so much better than I had ever thought, she was even dressed all in purple, her new favourite colour.

I have decided to sell Sofie, my Nina. I love how she photographs and that she always looks good in pictures, but in real life we have not bonded as well as|I had hoped. Sometimes she even creeps me out a little, I think it is her flat brown coloured eyes. So she now has her very own sales post at DM. And I'm feeling a little bit guilty... so on with the pictures!



( More of my purple girl )
Mia is wearing
beautiful dress and bloomer from
Prunella's socks
Barasuishou's boots
Haute NY's glasses