Writer's Block: You and A Fictional Character of Your Choice

[Error: unknown template qotd]I was going to say one of my LHF characters, but most of them would want to drink my blood, which would not be helpful. Therefore, I would have to say JSK because he's pretty much omnipotent, and we wouldn't be stranded for long. Instead, we would just be having an unexpected vacation that could instantly end at his discretion.

Yay! Cory!!

I am pleased to note that the headsculpt that comes with Triad's Lola also appears in the much cheaper Caucasian Otaku fig. Since the Otaku is $30 without shipping, I'll be picking up her, rather than Lola. As much as I like short skirts, all I really want is that headsculpt.

Zinnia: flower and zombie

After my decora zombie told me yesterday that her name was Zinnia Pascale, I went to see what zinnias actually look like. Some of them have very bold, rich colors. I think I'm going to reproduce this one, for example, on Zinnia's belt buckle. Zinnia turned out to be a much more appropriate name than I expected! 

EDIT: I'm going to make her belt buckle out of felt, I think, and her bracelets out of some origami paper. The origami paper has different complicated patterns on each side that will contribute to the cacophony of Zinnia Pascale's outfit.

Lexical annoyances part II

1. "Definitely" is frequently misspelled "definately." Yeah, that's how people pronounce it, but it's wrong.

2. "Who's" != "Whose." "Who's" = "Who is" or "Who has." "Whose" is the possessive form, meaning "belonging to whom." 

Whose bringing the cupcakes? WRONG.

Whose turn is it to bring cupcakes? RIGHT.

Who's bringing the cupcakes? RIGHT.

Who's turn is it to bring cupcakes? WRONG AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGH.

The 1955 Hillman Minx has a "new gay look."

Thanks to humorist Dave Barry, we are all aware that the Hillman Minx is one of the silliest cars in existence. The hilarity ratchets up a notch when you look back on this ad from a time not so long ago [1955] when the first meaning of "gay" was NOT "homosexual."

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Decora duds 2.0

Frank models the latest in 1:6 decora duds in the absence of their true owner, Zinnia Pascale, who is in the mail [woohoo!]. Changes include a new skirt, bracelets and choker out of origami paper and the felt zinnia belt buckle that I was talking about [currently attached with a pin because I don't want to sew it just yet]. I still need some more hair doodads [to be made when I actually get Zinnia Pascale] and some decoration for the backpack. Maybe something cute and dead...

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