FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!

I accomplished my goal and paid the shit out of my auto loan today; the title is now in the mail to me! No more monthly payments [on that expenditure, at least]!

I also opened an account at New England Federal Credit Union, which, unlike One Credit Union, actually exists in the current century and fucking shows transactions on one's account within moments of their occurrence. I'm in the process of verifying my account now, so I hope that direct deposit and my various automatic withdrawals will successfully switch over to my new account in time for November's paychecks.

Ooooooh...

Soom has its annual Xmas Kit sale going on, where they sell unassembled dolls [+ hooks + string] for cheaper than their strung ones. I'm most interested, of course, in the Mini Gem option. Aren and Uyoo are available in NS or tan [no extra charge for tan], while Elf Uyoo is available only in NS. The base price is $191.00. When s/h is added, though, one doll ends up costing $229.00, a few bucks less than the base price of an assembled one.

In comparison, an assembled Xagadoll Lara from Mint on Card costs $218.00 + $16.31 s/h = $234.31. Therefore, the Xmas Kit sale doesn't make much sense for me because I'm searching for a body for Kinneret, and I can get an assembled, double-jointed one from Xagadoll/Mint on Card for about the same price.

I have decided...

...that my mini Ryung will be named Kinneret, since I was going to get a Kinneret, but that never panned out. Beautiful name, beautiful dolly. ^_^

Kristin the supremely irritating and the rehabilitation of disliked dolls

Kristin, a Limhwa Sara in tan resin, is the most annoying character in Me and My Muses. I find her self-centered, needy, manipulative behavior infuriating. I've long been looking forward to getting rid of her when Me and My Muses is finished.

Recently, however, I've been looking at the tan Limwha Sara in a new light. In the past, I have always attached specific characters to specific dolls. While characters could move from one plastic form to another, I've always been unable to recycle previously used dolls as entirely new characters. I detest Kristin so much, though, that the prospect of recycling her doll form tantalizes me as a challenge.

Now that I think about it, I would find it very enjoyable and satisfying to transmute a doll that pisses me off so much into one that I like. This also gives me an excuse to do away with Kristin's shimmery default faceup [complete with little eyelashes, which I don't like on 1:6 scale BJDs], her wig, her eyes and her outfit. I should also suede her neck too; she keeps defaulting to looking down. [Maybe she knows how much I dislike her. :p]

Rehabilitation does not work with all dolls. I didn't even try recycling the doll of Thomas, Anneka's abusive ex. He was evil. There was no place for him to go but away.