Paisley Girl

Moving house.

2009-05-18T14:54:00.002-04:00

Hey all. So as you have noticed, I have not been posting here much. Why? Because there was just something about the name I just never felt right with and I started disliking it. I have changed blogs so many times I didn't want to do it again but I also didn't want to stop posting altogether. So I decided to do one more blog change and I found one I am finally happy with it. Its odd but it represents me and I should have picked that one to start with. So if you are interested in following me one more time to my new place, I'd be ever so grateful. I've been working on it for two weeks now. So the posts that will be showing up are about a week or so old, but I have not updated any since so I wouldn't get to far ahead. I am also working on a website that will go with the blog. I hope to launch that later on this week. But for right now I hope you enjoy the blog and all it will hopefully have to offer. :-) Hope to see you there. Be sure to change your bookmarks. And thank you to all of you who have read my Paisley Girl blog here and who have commented and followed me. That means a lot to me. And I hope you continue to do so on my new blog. If not, I understand, and hope you take care. :-) For the rest of you willing to join me on my new adventure, here's my new link:

Das Haus Der Maus (The House of Mouse)

See you there! And one last time for kicks...

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

I've got a treasury on Etsy.

2009-05-02T18:31:00.004-04:00

I dedicated 2 hours today searching for Etsy items while I waited for the older ones to expire. It was down to a minute and then Bam! I got a treasury. :-) Can you tell its my first one? I'm sure a dork. LOL! So check it out when you get the time. A room with no windows.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

2009-04-28T13:50:00.004-04:00

I should be working on stuff for Etsy but I am in one of those bored states where I have plenty to do but I don't want to do it. So what am I doing? Surfing the web. But during my surfing my sister showed me a trailer for a game coming out that I so badly want to get. Mind you I still need to get the first one in the series, but I am waiting for the price to go down on it first. But I find that the next one will be interesting because it will have co-op and multi-player options. :-D Watch the following vid to see what I mean.

I honestly can't wait for it to come out. I need to do a review on the last game I couldn't wait for to come out. But the reason I haven't done it yet is because I haven't played it yet. Why? Ok, back when it was "suppose" to come out, they decided not to release the PS2 version with the other versions coming out. They pushed it back to January. Then February. Then finally it came out at the end of March. However, I had ordered it through pre-order in November, the month it was suppose to come out. But I didn't worry about it much because I had the pre-order. Well, come the day it was suppose to come out and Amazon, where I had ordered it from, was down for maintenance. Still thought nothing of it. I mean, I had ordered it. It should be on the way to me. It is not until three days later that an email says that my order was canceled because I didn't confirm I wanted the pre-order. Um, hello, I ordered it as a pre-order and I clicked that I understood that it would be shipped to be when it was available. Um, to me that says that I confirm. I never got an email or notice to confirm would I would check during the previous months to see if it was still on order. So I decided forget it, I'll just get it in town. Nope, not a single one in town. So I went ahead and bought it from Amazon, waiting another week longer to get it. Now, I have no problems with ordering from Amazon. I don't have a single problem with them except for pre-orders. I will never pre-order from them again. Sure, it could have been a one-off, but I just don't trust them. It let all the steam out of my excitement for the game and the farthest I got to playing with it was checking it to make sure it works. Now it sits collecting dust a month later.

Perhaps now that I have mentioned it I will give it try again. Just I was so excited about the game and now its like what's the point of playing it. Everyone knows how it ends, well, everyone but me. And I guess it just let's the steam out. I have no one to share the excitement with any more because everyone has already played it. So I guess that is why Uncharted and Uncharted 2 has caught my attention. Its like Tomb Raider but with a man and well the second, I can join in the fun and excitement still because I WILL get it the day it comes out. But yeah, that's why I haven't done a review yet for the game, because I just haven't had it in me to play. But now I kind of want to play now. So I guess will give it a try. And THEN do some stuff for Etsy. :-D Ok, talk to you lovelies later. Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Should this PSA have been banned?

2009-04-28T10:43:00.002-04:00

Ok so I recently found out that a PSA (public service announcement) has been banned in Britain. Why? Because it was deemed to violent for tv. Perhaps this may be the case for times that children are watching, but what about after 8 pm? I mean I have seen shows from over there where people are naked if not half naked on regular shows. So why ban something that is a serious problem that needs to be faced? Or perhaps that's the problem, it is a serious problem and people don't want to face it. Tell me what you think. I think the PSA was carried out nicely and I think it should still be airing.

Give me your thoughts on the matter.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Waiting to go to sleep.

2009-04-27T13:10:00.002-04:00

So while I wait, I will do this meme I got off of John's blog since I FINALLY caught up. LOL!

How would you feel if you got the person you liked?
I already do and I love it!

Has anyone walked out of your life in the past 2 weeks?
Yes, and I really dislike the coward now. Thanks alot TG.

Would you rather cheat or get cheated on?
IF I had to choose I would rather cheat on than be cheated on. Would hurt less. But I would not want either in the end.

Are you satisfied with your life as of now?
No, no, and no.

Who was the last person you wanted to hit, and why?
TG because he did a cowardly thing to me.

The shirt your wearing, does anyone else have it?
I'm sure someone does, even though its old.

What were you doing at 4am?
Surfing the web.

What movie do you really want to see right now?
Obsessed.

Do you believe what goes around comes around?
Yes. Karma is a bitch baby.

What was the last thing you drank?
Water.

Where is your biological mother right now?
Either at the post office or driving home.

What was the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?
Umm...still haven't gone to sleep yet. And its only 1:15 p.m.

Are you gonna be home alone tonight?
Nope.

Would you go in public looking like you do right now?
Hells no!

Are you doing anything tomorrow?
I might go shopping. Not sure.

If you could make your lips bigger, would you?
Nope. I have nice lips and I actually like them.

Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?
My boyfriend or my mom.

What does your last message in your inbox say?
It gives me the telephone number of a friend and she is telling me a quick hi and that she's on her lunch break.

Have you talked about marriage with another person?
Yes, yes, and more yes.

What are you looking forward to?
Christmas and Winter when my boyfriend should be coming up to see me. :-) Fingers crossed...tightly!

What do you want right now?
I cold Coca-Cola in the can. Damn Hipa on Blogtv made me want one.

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Reading John's blog.

Has anyone gotten on your nerves lately?
TG, nuff said.

How many times is E in your full name?
Four.

Can you recall the last time you liked someone a lot?
Yes, and it ended in sadness. I knew it couldn't go anywhere but still.

When was the last time you cried?
Last night. TG has really upset me.

Are you cheating on someone right now?
NO!!!

Someone knocks on your window at 2am, what do you say?
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Has anyone put their arms around you in the past 5 days?
Yes, my mom. :-)

Does it bother you when someone lies to you?
Yes, so much.

Have you ever slept in the same bed as your friends?
Yep.

Last thing someone bought for you?
An Easter basket. Hehehe.

Do you feel awkward when strangers say hi to you?
Yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes.

Are you any different now than you were a year ago?
Yes I am.

do you like being alone ?
Yes and no.

Who was the last person you couldn't take your eyes off of?
My boyfriend.

Are you a morning person or a night person?
Look at when I usually post to my blog. You will see they are usually at night or VERY early morning.

What would you do if you opened up your front door to a dead person?
First scream then either faint or die. It wouldn't be the first time I saw one, nor the last, but I'd like some warning people.

Are you there for your friends?
Yes. I try to be there as much as possible.

Are you a forgiving person?
I can be but it is hard and sometimes I make the person earn it.

What are you listening to right now?
The fan in my laptop and construction workers outside.

The highlight of your week?
Its only Monday. But I did get to see Chango again on Blogtv so that was cool.

Who were the last people you ate with?
My family.

Have you ever had a drunken night in Mexico?
Nope, and now with swine flu there I don't think it will happen any time soon.

What do you usually do first in the morning?
Flip over and sleep just 10 more minutes.

Do you drink coffee on a regular basis?
Very rare that I do and it needs to be flavored or something like that.

Are you excited about this weekend?
Not really. I mean Lawrence Welk and my britcoms come on. That's about it.

When you're in a bad mood, what will always put you in a better mood?
Something sweet to eat. :-)

Does it bother you when someone says they'll call you and they don't?
Yes, but I do the same thing. LOL! Refer back to question number 9.

Has someone ever told you they want to spend the rest of their life with you?
Yes, several times. Now I am to afraid to believe it.

When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
Last year. I need to write one today actually.

Who has your blog password besides you?
No one.

When was the last time you talked to your number 1 on your myspace top friends?
Like last year.

What are you wearing on your feet?
Nothing.

What happened at 3:00pm today?
It's only 1:30 p.m. now.

When will your next kiss be?
Christmas time, I hope.

Have you ever worn your best friends clothes?
No because she was a twig and I wasn't. But I did wear her mom's clothes to get us out of trouble for leaving school and walking home. See I came up with this idea that involved me pour ketchup all over my shirt and saying that some kid at school did it and well...you're right, save it for another time. ;-)

Well hope you enjoyed learning a bit more about me. I think I am ready for sleep but she's not home yet. Darn it!!! But I think I will hit the hay anyway. Talk to you all soon.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Awoooooooooooooo!!!

2009-04-27T10:28:00.002-04:00

Feeling kind of sad this morning. I haven't even been to sleep yet. But I saw this video and it put a smile on my face so I had to share with you. Enjoy. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Fashionable Monday makes a return!

2009-04-27T04:55:00.004-04:00

So I kind of missed hunting out fashions and trying to get in tune with my inner girlie-girl. I missed it so much that I wanted to bring back Fashionable Monday. But what to talk about, that was the question. I searched far. I searched wide. I then gave up my search. That is until I came across this video where it is revealed where the famous Kelly got her fashion sense. It was from none other than The Cube at Marshalls, holla! *raises the roof*

Ok, now that I am done acting 15 years to late, here's a cute video showing how Kelly got her fashion sense. Enjoy and then check out where you can shop at The Cube yourself then join their Facebook.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Is this the new way to Vogue?

2009-04-25T02:39:00.004-04:00

Hey guys! So I disappeared again it seems. Yes, but for a good reason. I've had this craft project looming over my head for years now that I just never got a chance to finish. What was it? Yep, you guessed it. That cross stitched cat picture for my sister. I've been working on it literally for years. I'd work on it, put it down for months to a year. Work on it again, put it down. I know, vicious cycle. But today I can finally say...I'VE FINISHED!!!!!!!! WOOT!!! WOOT!!! WOOT!!! WOOT!!! Pardon moi as I do a little happy dance. *Does Snoopy dance!*

Ok ok, yes I am quite finished. Its kind of funny, posting about it I am more excited than when I finished it. I mean you know how when you finish a big project you have that feel good feeling? That tingle all over? Yeah, I didn't have that this time. I guess because although the stitch work is over I still need to "finish" it by hemming the edges so it doesn't unravel, give it a little hand washing and drying, touching the frame up my mom gave me with some black paint...or should I repaint it all together, and then finally putting it in the frame and giving it to my sister. Whew, that's a lot of work still needed to be done. So I guess that is why I am lacking the tingle feel good all over happy finished buzz. But I am almost there. I guess I am just doubting my "finishing" skills. Bah, don't mind me. I will very soon present to you my finished project, which by then I am sure I will have finished the other cross stitch I have started on that is my own personal one. Then I guess its back to working on shop stuff. I just had to finish that cat. Its been a constant guilt thing for years. So yeah, I'll be glad to say I am finished with that. So I am off again into the Black Hole, or my craft room as I lovingly call it. Until we meet again enjoy this video of a young lady who seems to trying to invent a new way of posing...or Voguing for pictures. ;-) Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Happy Earth Day!!!

2009-04-22T08:10:00.003-04:00

Remember to do you bit for the earth today. Walk instead of drive. Recycle your empty cereal box. Turn off the lights for a period of time to save on using the Earths resources. Anything you can think of to help make the Earth a little cleaner. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

I'm backkkkkkkkkkk!!!

2009-04-21T23:29:00.004-04:00

Didya miss me?!? Huh?!? Didya. didya, didya?!? Well, I missed all of you and missed blogging for all of you!!! So what has Paisley Girl been up to? Well, in a word, CRAFTING! And working on my blog, and signing up different places to start advertising at. I still have a dream of a successful Etsy shop and darnit, I plan to make it a success! But first I need IN-VEN-TOR-Y. :-D So that is what I have been working on. Right now mostly everything is prototypes. :-( But from prototypes has come learning and figuring out how to make things better. But through this prototype making, I finally got over a fear of something I have feared for years and now actually ENJOY doing it. What is this crazy act you talk of Paisley Girl? Well, I will tell you.

Counted cross stitch!!!

Now you see, back when I was a young teen my mom taught me how to cross stitch, but it was on stamped cross stitch fabric. I enjoyed doing it and made the cutest doilies with hearts on them. I will try to pull them out and show you some time soon. But I always wondered about counted cross stitch. I bought several kits but never actually did then. A few years ago I attempted to start one but stopped after two stitches. Well while I was going through the box I store my fabric crafts in for another project I want to make for my shop, I found the counted cross stitch kits. I had three tiny ones and one big-ish one.

I pulled out the one I had started and looked at it. I hemmed and hawed over it for a few minutes then it was like a light bulb went off in my head and I figured out how to do it. I noticed that I had started off in the wrong place with my original stitches and took them out, and started the project off properly. I finished the project within a day. The second I finished I started a second one and finished that the next day, and the second I was finished with that I started my last small kit and finished that the next day.

After I finished the last small one I started on the bigger one that I always had planned to do and put in a frame for myself to help encourage me. But as I happily got started on the hard to stitch on black aida fabric I remember my sister's cat that I had started on so long ago and never finished. I had been working on it recently and just never finished it. Well I put down the counted cross stitch and found my way back the stamped cat one...which oddly enough I had to count tons on, only difference is it was stamped on fabric. Well I finished the filler stitches and I am working on the lining stitches. I should be finished this week.

Then I will head back the the black one and finish that one up. I'm so excited that I figured out stamped cross stitch, I plan on using it to make some pictures and a few other things I found you can used the stitched fabrics for. Very excited to try them all out. So much I want to do. I really want to have a little of everything in my shop but I think I will just start out small and put a few things up while I work on other things for it. Its coming, soon, I promise. :-)

And since it wouldn't be a Paisley Girl without some random stuff. My sister found this video and told me to look at the picture in the background. My mom and dad own that very picture of the dogs playing cards. They got it back in the 70s. I was in shock. Showed my mom, yep, she was in shock. She wonders where they got theirs. LOL!

Well that is it for this first post back to blogland. I have missed it greatly and have missed you all even more. :-) I can't wait to get back on a regular blogging schedule with odds and ends here and there of funny stuff galore. Until next time my lovelies.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Happy Easter!!!

2009-04-12T11:21:00.000-04:00

I hope all of you had a Happy Easter. Today is a twofer for me. My sister also turned 22 today. So Happy Birthday T!!! And Happy Easter everyone!

As a joke my mom got me and my sister both Easter baskets. LOL! In our Easter baskets were some markers you could use on the color sheet that was the backdrop in the basket. Well I was bored one day trying to think of what to make and saw it sitting on my crafting table and decided to pass the time COLORING!!! Come on, you know you are so jealous. :-D So Here are the results of what boredom breeds.

Once again, everyone have a Happy Easter!!! Talk to you all soon.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Still here.

2009-04-08T04:04:00.003-04:00

Just still taking some time for myself. Here's a little something to entertain you while I am still dealing with stuff and working on things.

I shall return soon. Until then, take care. Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

So happy for them!!!

2009-04-01T23:43:00.007-04:00

Yes, I know, I am suppose to be on hiatus, and technically I am. But I use my computer to watch stuff online while I sit on my exercise bike and well today I made the mistake of looking at a few blogs real quick and found some interesting stuff that I couldn't wait a week to post about. So here goes.

This first bit of information I found so interesting and exciting. Project Runway is coming to the Lifetime channel!!! Ok, you may be wondering why I am so excited about that. Let me explain. When Project Runway first hit the tv, it honestly didn't interest me. Which shocked me because fashion design always interested me. I guess maybe because it was on a channel I don't and still don't have. After a couple of years I found myself wanting to watch Project Runway, but had no way to and grew jealous of those who could watch it. Enter, the laptop and websites that host all the seasons on it. I was happy as can be. But I had to sit close by the computer to watch it. So it kind of limited me. Now I found out that its moving to a channel I actually do have and for 5 years, from what I have read, I am so excited, thrilled, and on the edge of my seat waiting for the new season to start. I need to catch up on the first 5 online, but I can't wait for season 6 to start. Fashion, sabotage, and catfights...what's not to love! *Squee!!!*

Another bit of information that has me squeeing. Taye Diggs and his wife Idina Menzel are expecting their first child together! This excites me to no end for several reasons. First off, I love Idina and her work. From Broadway, to movies, to television, I love her work. And she inspires me. She's 37, getting ready to turn 38 this year, and she's having her first child. Which leads me into my second reason why this excites me, she let's me see that its ok to have a child when you are in your upper age. I really would prefer to have kids before 35, but I will calm down a bit and just let things happen as they may. Other women do it late in life, so can I...if it comes to that. And the third reason this excites me...that hunk of a man Taye is reproducing. Between these two beautiful people you know their spawn is going to be beautiful! ;-) Looks like she will be having her baby later on this year. Woot!

And last, but far from least, today in New York, Topshop is opening their first US store. Very exciting. I love all things British, and to think some of that is coming over here is exciting. I like Topshop and their funky yet classy look. Sure, the only things I can buy from there are socks and accessories, but the shop gives me ideas, inspiration, and motivation to be creative. Far from being my muse, but it does inspire me. So for all you lucky New York peeps, go check it out today! Well, you might want to wait until they are open. I'm sure you only have another 8 hours to wait. :-)

Well, that is it kiddies. I am off to exercise now. Ugh. I am going to stick with it. No matter what. And yes, I am back to fully hiatus. I now have my craft area clean. Tomorrow, I'm crafting! Catch you all soon. Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Crafting Coraline

2009-03-28T05:28:00.003-04:00

Being into crafts and dolls, I find how they put Coraline together so interesting. With it being done with puppets, they had to building everything from the floor up.

The first thing I found so interesting was the miniature knitter they had working on the film. I am not sure if I mentioned this before on the blog or not. If so, I'm mentioning it again. :-) I would love to be able to knit on this scale. I wonder where she gets her needles. I guess she makes them or has them made. I'd love a pair of all the ones she works with. Her work is so amazing.

This next video I found so interesting because I have root doll heads before. I like how the music kind of gives her the "creepy doll" lady stance. LOL! I love it. I couldn't imagine putting hair in one at a time. Its amazing that what they did created such fluid motion.

This next video shows you all that was put into the movie. Everything down to the last blade of grass was put serious thought on. Its just simply amazing.

Another one to show you how they made some of the things in the movie. I love their use of popcorn.

Ok, only a crafter and lover of dolls could find this interesting. LOL! Why do I feel the "creepy crafter doll lady" music just started playing in all your minds. *Sounds of crickets.* Hey, stop it! I'm not creepy! Ok maybe I like dolls and crafts but...well...oh I'm going again. ;-) Talk to you all soon. I'm thinking about taking another net hiatus next week. Oh and the blog may go down for a bit to revamp it. So if its gone for a day or two or its private, its because of construction. :-) Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Coraline, movie review.

2009-03-28T05:05:00.003-04:00

Coraline is so not a chidren's movie. It's adapted from a book that I have heard is very creepy. I'd actually like to read it now since seeing the movie. But I do not think they should have marketed towards kids or as a family movie. Let me explain. Warning baby, there be massive spoilers ahead. You have been warned.

So I had heard conflicting stories about Coraline. I had heard it was a story for kids and adults alike, but I had also heard it was not for kids at all. Here's my take on it. The beginning of the movie was more for kids. Young girl moves to a new state into a new house with her parents. The tend to ignore her so she gets sad. The people she meets seem weird or irritating to her and do nothing to boost her stance on her current situation. One of the people she meets, a young boy, brings her a doll that belongs to his grandmother. He brought it to her because it looked just like Coraline. Not much for dolls, Coraline just puts the doll to the side and carries on being miserable.

In her quest to being miserable she tries to make her parents miserable. Her father then encourages her to check out their new house that is over 115 years old. The house belongs to her male friend's grandmother and he said his grandmother said the house was bad. Coraline decides to look around the house and finds a doorway that had been wallpapered over. After much begging her mother unlocks it and there is a wall of bricks behind it. Coraline relents and gives up on her looking around.

That night during sleep she is woken up by odd mice in her room. She chases them down to the living room and watches as the go behind the door. She opens the door and what used to be a wall of bricks is now a small yet long crawlspace. Coraline crawls through the crawlspace only to end up in a room that looked just like her house. She smells something good cooking and goes to check it out. She ends up in kitchen and sees her mother cooking. When she gets her attention her mother turns around to reveal she's not her real mother as this mother has buttons for eyes. Coraline is oddly enough not scared by this but more amused. She tells this woman she's not her mother and she explains she's her other mother. This starts a daydream world of everything Coraline ever wanted. Parents who pay attention to her, a mother who cooks good food, and parents that do things for her. After a funfilled couple of hours, Coraline is tucked into bed by her fake parents, who sit in the dark by her bed just looking at her. SHe wakes up back in her own room in the real world. She assumed what had happened was a dream. She tells her parents but they don't believe her.

From here, Coraline goes on dealing with her parents ignoring her and making her feel sad. She is awoken by the mice a second time and goes to the other world for fun with her other parents and then once tucked into bed ends up in her room again. Coraline enjoys doing this because she enjoys the "dreams" because they are the most fun she's had in a long time.

One day her mother takes her school uniform shopping, and Coraline finds a pair of gloves she wants. Her mother says no to getting them which really upsets Coraline. They go home to eat but there is nothing in the fridge, so her mother goes out to get food. Coraline, angry about the gloves still, decides she wants to go back to her fun world, so she finds the key her mother had hidden and opens the door her mother had locked to reveal that the dreams were not dreams but reality. She crawls through the crawlspace and has fun with her other parents. Then the other parents tell her they want her to stay forever but they tell her they have to sew buttons on her eyes for that to happen. She doesn't agree and tries to go to sleep to go home. She does not wake up in her own room but in the other world. She goes to find her other parents to get them to let her go home but this is where the movie starts to get dark.

They basically tell her she can't go home and toss her into a dungeon like place where she meets the ghosts of kids that her other mother basically killed. They tell her if she find their eyes that she can free their souls. Her male friend from the real world is in this other world too but he was made not to talk. He saves her from the dungeon and gets her back into the crawlspace and home but her parents are missing. So she has to go back to the other world to get them and she goess through very scary events, at least to a child, to get them back and get home. The story ends happy, they all get home and safe and she frees the souls of the dead children, but this movie is not for children at all. Maybe...MAYBE older children could handle it, but it had me a bit chilled to the bone. I would say younger children really should not see this movie. Its really dark and I kind of see it like a animated 3d Beetlejuice. Weird, scary, and dark topics. There's also a scene where full figured ladies are dancing around with nothing but scraps of fabric and dental floss on. Nothing against big gals, because I'm one myself, but this was just not something I would approve to be in a children's movie. Not only that, but the same ladies later unzip their skin and then creepy versions of them crawl out.

All in all its just an odd movie that I think would be way to creepy for children. If I had kids the would not be allowed to see it. Like I said maybe older kids like 8,9, 10 could handle it, and I think that's pushing it; but younger than that I think is way to young and they will get scared.

Just another interesting link: http://supernovatube.com/play.php?viewkey=613160465

So what is your take on Coraline? As an adult seeing it, I found it interesting. Odd, but interesting. But I do not see it as a family movie. It has the feel of Nightmare Before Christmas but darker. Let me hear you take on it. Until then, I'm off. Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Where's my rubber duckie?!?

2009-03-28T02:22:00.003-04:00

I almost forgot about this. I found this also through WhiMSy love's old blog posts. I thought it was to cute not to try...because of course I grew up on the street. Sesame Street that is. After taking the test I ending up being Ernie.

You Are Ernie

Playful and childlike, you are everyone's favorite friend - even if your goofy antics get annoying at times.

You are usually feeling: Amused - you are very easily entertained

You are famous for: Always making people smile. From your silly songs to your wild pranks, you keep things fun.

How you life your life: With ease. Life is only difficult when your friends won't play with you!

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

Why is it all the quizzes I take have me pegged as a lighthearted funny gal and I feel I am boring? LOL! Well just wanted to share with you real quick. Back to reading now. One year down, one to go. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Just call me Gardenia...Autumn Gardenia.

2009-03-27T23:49:00.004-04:00

Hey all! So I know I have not been posting much here, and I hate that. I want to post more but I am still searching for the direction I want my blog to go in and so I have been reading some of my fave blogs to get ideas. One of my fave blogs happens to be WhiMSy love. I love reading her blog and out of the blue I just decided to start from the beginning of her blog and read up to where it is now. I do that only with blogs I find very interesting...don't ask if I did it with yours because of course I will say yes. ;-) But in reading her blog I found this cute name game and I had to try it for myself.

1.YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet + current car)
Patton Kia

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor + favorite cookie)
Raspberry Dark Chocolate Chip Lemon...hummm, not so intimidating.

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name + first three letters of your last name)
M She

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color + favorite animal)
Pink Ferret or Pink Mouse

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name + city where you were born)
Marie Fayetteville...but the city is also called LaFayette so it could be Marie LaFayette, which I happen to like more.

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first)
She Mi, sounds believable to me.

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color + favorite drink)
The Black Hot Cocoa or The Black Hot Chocolate, depends one what I feel like calling it at the time.

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Walter Delmar or Delmar Walter. I didn't know Walter so I would rather Delmar be up front but it sounds a little better with Walter up front. Hummmm...

9. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
Alberta Edward...loves it!

10. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name + a major city that starts with the same letter)
Brown Boston

11. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday + favorite flower)
Autumn Gardenia or Fall Gardenia, hummm they both sound nice.

12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit + article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)

Grape Sweatpantie...Grape Sweatpanty...ok that isn't fair.

13. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast + your favorite tree)
Oatmeal Dogwood

14. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft + fave weather element + “Tour")
The Sewing Rain Tour...sweet!

Try your hand at the name game and see what you get! :-) New posts coming soon.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Maybe I just don't have a sense of humor.

2009-03-26T18:56:00.004-04:00

So here lately I have seen that I have wanted to try cooking a bit more. Living in a household where you are not the main cook and are watched very closely when you do cook is a bother so I tend not to do it much. But here lately I just got the itch to do it. I've been looking at different types of food I could try making and looking at different kinds of equipment I would need to make it.

It was when I was looking for how to make decent sugar cookies that I found this dutch oven. Now I think this dutch over would be a good one, but what puts me off is its very expensive...which I am assuming leads to its good quality, but if I am going to shell out that kind of money I don't want my dutch oven shaped like a chicken. I just don't. I would spend that amount of money for class. Something you leave out on the counter to show visitors "Oh yeah, I've got a dutch oven." and then I raise my head in a classy way to make it seem like buying it wasn't a big deal. But if its shaped like a freaking chicken, who's going to take me serious as a gourmet chef? Who?!? No one, that's who! I think the creators of this dutch oven got it wrong. But then again, maybe its just my lack of sense of humor on this one. Maybe its my noob status as a cook. Or maybe, deep down, I just don't like chickens. Whatever the case may be, I do not like this thing for the price they are asking for it. I don't know. What do you think? I am just being a chicken prude? *Sigh.* Meh. Ok, let me see if this well upload since Blogger is having a "scheduled outage" right now. Talk to you lovelies later.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Barbie banned???

2009-03-23T17:45:00.004-04:00

So it seems that West Virginia's got a problem with Barbie and the "message" she sends out to little girls. The government is considering banning her because she promotes that you can only succeed in life if you are beautiful. Forget brains and brawn. Nope, you have to be beautiful...at least that is what WV high ups think. However, if you ask the everyday person, they see Barbie for what she is...a flipping doll! I am so sick of hearing "Oh no, Barbie has a tattoo, so now my little Suzy will want one too!", or, "Oh no, did Barbie just say she hates math?!? Now my little one will give up on math and not do her best!" Its just so stupid. Watch the following video by clicking on the picture below to see what I mean.

Lawmaker wants to ban Barbie

No, I am not getting on the soapbox in support of Mattel because I still think it is crap that they are trying to take out their competition. I think all buisnesses need competition and not be allowed to monopolize the market. So this is not in support of Mattel. Its just I am tired of stupid people. With all there is in the world to worry about, why put all this focus on a doll that most of the people turning their noses at them played with when they were kids. Its a doll people! A flipping doll! Do any of you really remember what you used to pretend with your Barbie dolls? Honestly, kids are smart and will realize that those tattoos are stickers, and they will know that Barbie's clothes are not the norm, but wouldn't it be boring to them to have plain neutral colored clothing with no excitement. So just let them kids be kids and have their innocent thoughts with Barbie and stop letting your gutter mind overrule. *You, meaning public in general.* Ok, I'm done ranting. Just had to put in my two cents about all this trash talk about Babs. She was my whole childhood and got me through some dark times as a kid. She's just a doll and perhaps a friend to kids. So just leave it at that.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Lack of sleep brings up interesting thoughts.

2009-03-21T04:35:00.003-04:00

So, here is one of the posts I'd been meaning to post but forgot. I've been reading more books lately and I had noticed in each of my books that there were a few plain pages at the end of each book. I got curious about that and Googled it. Here's what I found out.

Curious about why some books have blank pages at the end? Well, it’s not an accident. Every book that gets published goes to a printer (my company doesn’t do its own printing, although it used to long ago) and each book has to be “to form.” Form is the most efficient and cost effective size for a printer to make. Whole forms are multiples of 16, half forms are multiples of eight, and some quarter forms, multiples of four, are allowed. 240 pages and 256 pages are two of the most common and cost-effective forms. So if you have a book that comes in at 238—including everything: front matter (half title page, title page, copyright page, TOC, introduction, foreword, preface), manuscript text, and back matter (appendices, bibliography, acknowledgments, index)—and there’s no room for you to add pages or move things around to fit (if you can, that’s the ideal), you have to include 2 blanks at the end. Hardcover books and color books cannot be quarter forms according to our printers for those books (they are done in China). Blanks are less and less common as we move into a more environmentally-friendly age. Blanks in a color book, at our company, are no longer allowed. In nearly all books, we do everything we can to avoid having blanks.

Source of information from BookPublishing.

Well it just seems everything has a rhyme or reason to it. LOL! *Sigh.* I still have posts to be made but I am just not in the mood to do them right now. I'm tired but don't want to sleep but I am bored and its 4:49 in the morning. I could be crafting but I am too tired to "focus" on that. Maybe I will finish this last book I wanted to read before a major book review update. Ugh I also need to work on my tags again...nah, that's a month log project for sure. I have so many posts it will take forever to tag everything. Humm maybe I will do something else and do away with tags all together. Yeah I think I know what I will do, ok now I am thinking out loud in my blog. I'll close now before I bore any of you. I know, I know...to late. :-) Talk to you all later. I guess I will try that sleep idea. Well...maybe.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Good-bye Winter.

2009-03-20T17:34:00.004-04:00

So here we are, in the beginning of the season most bloggers have been waiting for. I guess I sort of was ready for Spring to start, but on the other hand I wasn't because of several reasons. For one thing, we don't get nice Springs here. It stays warm/cool for a few days and then BAM! its boiling hot. When its boiling hot normal size peeps can take off the layers and walk around in little to almost no clothing. Me on the other hand, I've got ample junk in my trunk...well more in my engine thank trunk, and so I tend not to want to walk around in scraps of fabric and dental floss...not that I would if I were thin. LOL! But you get the point. I am a jeans and t-shirt gal away from home because I prefer to cover up my body and so it gets hotter for me. I always wonder if I wore less clothing if I'd feel better...less meaning shorts and skirts. Maybe this is my year to try it. But I always feel like I look like I am wearing a tent when I wear skirts or dresses. *Sigh.* Do you see my ish here?

Anyway, it just continues to get hot here until BAM! its summer and then you know you are screwed. Its so hot even the skinny peeps won't go out in the heat. The hide away in the movies or the mall to keep away from the heat. August, my birth month comes around, and it reaches over 100 degrees. You don't even want to leave your house because you know you have to get in the car and wait for it to cool off. And you literally pray your AC doesn't break in the house or car...we've had both those happen. Thankfully not at the same time, but it sucks either way. Most people wait until evening to leave the holes they hide out in because the heat is slightly bearable then. For those who don't know, I live in North Carolina and while this state is one of the few southern states to have actual 4 seasons, the state takes Spring and Summer to the extreme. I don't mind Spring so much because I love seeing the flowers bloom and smelling all the lovely scents from them. But once they die off and everything is just green, it just kind of kills it for me. If you were to ask me what my favorite season was it would have to be Autumn. I love the lush, warm, bronze colors and the cool weather.

But Spring is here and I am going to make the most of it. I am going to try sewing things using some beautiful Spring colored fabric I just found that I have. I'm going to plant some things. I am going to finish painting a planter I bought last year. I need to get some kitty grass for it. The seeds they had were expired and only grew like three blades out of 30 seeds. Oh and I plan on finally getting my Etsy store open. It doesn't look like I can go back into the workforce this year due to my stomach problems not getting better, so I need to try to make a little income. Just trying to search Etsy and find some things that are of interest. I have some ideas but they are for children and I don't want my shop based around children in case things go bad next year with the lead testing. I don't want to lose my shop because I have nothing left to sell. Oh speaking of my shop, do you think its to early for me to start thinking about Halloween products to sell? I saw some fabric and a thought came to my mind instantly. Its something simple and I want to work on it now and store it with some Winter items I made and never got a chance to sell. I guess getting my inventory ready early couldn't hurt. :-)

Well, I guess I should close for now. I just wanted to blog a bit. I have several more blog entries coming over the course of the weekend. I was going to post about my OWOH winnings but I kept putting it off because I hadn't gotten them all and I wanted to post about all these lovely ladies and what they sent to me. I was trying to think if I should break them into to posts or just post when the others got here, but my putting off worked in my favor and they all got to me so woo hoo I can't to post!!!

Crud I am on borrowed time...I am working off my laptop battery, so I really need to close. LOL! But speaking of my laptop, I unplugged my laptop with my freshly washed still wet hands only find it was still plugged into the wall outlet!!! Oh man, if that doesn't tell me I am meant to be here, nothing will. Usually stuff like that freaks me out because I think "Oh my God, I almost died." But today I just said "I still have a mission in life." smiled to myself and then came into the room I craft in to blog to all of you. Oh yeah I want to show you my "craft" room in a little video I want to make, but I am still cleaning it. I hope to be done with it either today or tomorrow so I can post about it. It has a bittersweet story with it that I want to explain. Oh and I need to blog about a new family member we got yesterday as well as some book reviews. Ahhhh!!! So much I want to blog about and too lazy to get my plug right now. I want to go back to cleaning. Write that one in the history books people because if you mention it I will deny it and I may never say it again. ;-)

Ok, signing off now before Zee...my laptop's name, did I ever tell you the story behind her name? I'm sure I have but I will retell you again one day just in case. :-) But signing off before Zee decides that for me. Hope you all are well and Enjoying this lovely Spring day. May we have many more like it before it gets horribly hot. Love you guys! Bye for now. *Picks up duster.*

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

2009-03-17T17:39:00.003-04:00

Here's hoping you're wearing plenty of green and, those of you who are legal, are drinking plenty of green beer! :-D

I'll be back to posting soon. Take care until then.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

I was truly shocked and excited to get this result.

2009-03-13T01:00:00.004-04:00

Ok, so most online quizzes I take for entertainment purposes. Just to see what they will say. But this last one I took simply shocked and amazed me. I found out about it through another blog. The quiz was to see what old-time actress would you be. The lovely lady who took the quiz was Marilyn Monroe. Reading the description of Marilyn had me thinking I was just like that. It kind of depresses me a bit because I didn't want to be like that. I decided to take the quiz to see what my answers would turn out. I was shocked, surprised, and excited to see I wasn't Marilyn. Click "Read More" to see who I was.

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...

You Are an Audrey!

You are an Audrey -- "I am at peace"

Audreys are receptive, good-natured, and supportive. They seek union with others and the world around them.

How to Get Along with Me

* If you want me to do something, how you ask is important. I especially don't like expectations or pressure

* I like to listen and to be of service, but don't take advantage of this

* Listen until I finish speaking, even though I meander a bit

* Give me time to finish things and make decisions. It's OK to nudge me gently and nonjudgmentally

* Ask me questions to help me get clear

* Tell me when you like how I look. I'm not averse to flattery

* Hug me, show physical affection. It opens me up to my feelings

* I like a good discussion but not a confrontation

* Let me know you like what I've done or said

* Laugh with me and share in my enjoyment of life

What I Like About Being an Audrey

* being nonjudgmental and accepting

* caring for and being concerned about others

* being able to relax and have a good time

* knowing that most people enjoy my company; I'm easy to be around

* my ability to see many different sides of an issue and to be a good mediator and facilitator

* my heightened awareness of sensations, aesthetics, and the here and now

* being able to go with the flow and feel one with the universe

What's Hard About Being an Audrey

* being judged and misunderstood for being placid and/or indecisive

* being critical of myself for lacking initiative and discipline

* being too sensitive to criticism; taking every raised eyebrow and twitch of the mouth personally

* being confused about what I really want

* caring too much about what others will think of me

* not being listened to or taken seriously

Audreys as Children Often

* feel ignored and that their wants, opinions, and feelings are unimportant

* tune out a lot, especially when others argue

* are "good" children: deny anger or keep it to themselves

Audreys as Parents

* are supportive, kind, and warm

* are sometimes overly permissive or nondirective

Take Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz at HelloQuizzy

Nothing against being Marilyn, but Audrey, my FAVE actress of all time, just seems more like me. I know its just an online quiz, but this quiz made me think that perhaps the way I see myself truly isn't the way I am, and the way I wish I were is actually the way I am but I am so fixed on who I "think" I am that I can't see who I actually am. Ok, did that even make sense? I hope so. It makes sense in my head. LOL! Well I just had to share this. I posted it mostly as a pick me up when I start feeling negative about myself, but thought I'd share with all your lovelys as well.

I know my entries have been few and far in between lately. I am going through season change funk. Its cold one minute, boiling the next, then cool the next. I may be in a funk a week or so longer. I will try to do some updates on some stuff later on today. I have some stuff I really wanted to post about. So hopefully I will get it done today. Fingers crossed on that. Ok, I am off for now. I am trying to do some Winter cleaning since Spring is not here just yet. ;-) Hope all of you lovelies are well. Talk to you again soon. Bye until then.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

I hate these kinds of songs.

2009-03-07T05:27:00.004-05:00

So tell me, is there a certain kind of song you simply can't stand hearing? I'm not taking about genre here. I'm talking about theme. Like do you hate sweet songs about love, or happy songs about living life to the fullest, or hard songs about life's harsh realities? Well none of those types of songs irritate me more than the ones about one person cheating on their mate, only to either be dumped or find out the grass is not greener on the other side. So the bulk of the song is about how they want their previous person back and the chorus goes along the lines of "Yeah, I cheated, but I still want you back. It was a mistake, you are taking it way to seriously. It'll never happen again. Honest." Please add sarcasm into your mental voice as you read those lines.

So most of the songs that are like this are usually by men, but now women are getting into the scene. And while this may sound like a sexiest remark, it just seems odd to have a woman saying she cheated but wants her man back because she made a mistake. It just seems odd to have a song like that, well at least to me. Have times changed so much that a woman cheating is becoming more mainstream? I mean I know it happens, its on shows all the time, its in the media all the time with celebs, but now its in songs everywhere you turn now. Its just so odd to me. Two recent songs I found like this were Leona Lewis with "Forgive Me" and Utada Hikaru with "Come Back To Me". I guess my dislike comes from my strong dislike of someone cheating and then expecting their mate to just forget that betrayal. I don't know. Watch the videos here and tell me what you think.

Utada Hikaru_Come Back To Me
Uploaded by bee443

Also, I have finally decided what I want to start my Etsy shop with. Took some time to decide what I wanted my main bulk of items to be but I finally figured it out. I am currently working on some stuff now and will update you on my new shop and products soon. :-) Also I have several book reviews coming up and a few other odds and ends posts for you. So stay tuned for that. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The Nun's Story

2009-03-05T23:59:00.003-05:00

If you know me well, then you will know that I love anything Audrey Hepburn. I think she was just the mostly lovely and kindest woman that ever lived. I wish I was just like her. Any time I get a chance to watch am movie she's been in, especially one I haven't seen before, I get all excited. A while back my sister had me watch a movie on YouTube. On the same channel there was a Hepburn movie called "The Nun's Story". I had never seen it before, and decided today to finally watch it.

I have always wondered about the life of a nun. It seemed almost freeing to leave behind your earthly possessions, vanity, wishes and desires and just give yourself fully to God. It seemed cleansing. But after watching the movie, it saddened me a bit to know that I could never be a nun. I am entirely to vain, to selfish, and to weak to give myself freely and think only of others and not of myself. To those who can do that I have nothing but respect for the scarifices they give each day to live to serve the Lord and mankind in general.

Sister Luka, Hepburn's character, wanted to be a nun and felt completely that she could do it. She tried her hardest for years, but in the back of her mind she always had struggles. Struggles I feel anyone would have. She had to leave and forget everything about her former life. She was not allowed to think about her family or her past. She was a wife of her Lord who was to only give of herself to help others. Honestly it is how I would like to live. To want to give of myself. To not be selfish or vain. To be accepting of myself the way I was made. But I just couldn't do that.

A doctor Sister Luka was working with saw that she had such a strong independence in her and told her she wouldn't make a good nun. She shot him down by insisting she would. Sister Luka was sent back home, after working in the Congo for while, which is where she wanted to go since she first became a nun, due to the face that she had to accompany a patient home. Wanting to return she was sad to learn she would not be allowed to. She was instead transferred to another hospital. A war breaks out that slowly gets progressively worse. Sister Luka tries to keep her spirits up until she gets a letter that seems to be her weakening point. She is no longer able to be a nun and leaves.

There is a lot more to the movie and I don't want to tell it all in case you want to watch it. I just wanted to talk a bit about it. It just amazed me the realization that something that seems so pure of heart is something I could not do. Almost makes me feel like an all around sinner. LOL! But it does make me think about myself more and wonder if there are places in my life I would adjust to make me a little more wholesome. No I am not the most vain person, but I couldn't go without a mirror for the rest of my life. I like to say I am giving, but I do have my selfish moments where I think "Me, me, me,". And to forget completely about my life, who I am, and the people in it...I just couldn't do it. Could you? Kudos to those who can. That is a strength, sadly, I will never know. Want to check out the movie for yourself? Double click the YouTube video below to be taken to the site so you can click for the next sections easier. Enjoy!

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

What's going on with me lately.

2009-03-03T03:49:00.003-05:00

Hey guys. So I have not posted in a few days due to me trying to get some balls rolling on my end. So far so good, but I wanted to make a quick post here about some stuff.

In the next few days I plan on changing my blog layout. I think I will make the blog private while I work on it so I don't confuse anyone when it keeps changing. But I think its time to get some color here at Paisley Girl.

You may have also noticed I stopped using tags a while back. Why? Because it got irritating trying to figure out which one to use for which post. But I see that I still want to use tags, so I am taking on the daunting task of redoing all my tags for all my entries. It shouldn't take me too long to do it, but I should soon have my tags sorted out so that the proper thing will show up when you click on a certain tag. Right now they are all out of sorts and I can't stand that.

I made a forum a while back for dolls, but the name and the topic never settled right with me. So after talking to my friend, I decided to open another forum for crafts, but there is a doll section. Once I get it up and going I will explain more about it. I hope I can get my friend on board to help me with it. Trish if you are reading this, we need to talk. :-)

What else? Oh yeah, so I was reading some blogs today and on one blog I saw where the blogger wanted to write children's stories some day. I want to do that too. I have two stories already in mind, but I just never sit down and put pen to paper. Well, today I decided I am going to do it and get them written out since they would be short stories for younger kids. But I realized I didn't really know how a children's story went, so I went to search out some books in the family library. We still had some from when my sister was a kid and my mom pulled out some she got from a long time ago. She pulled out one that she said had this story we read when I was a kid.

When I was in second grade, there was a reading contest in my class. Whoever read the most stories in a month got a poster. Well I decided one month I wanted to try for the poster. So my mom helped me read tons of stories. We would read two to three every night and every day in class my story bar got longer and longer. :-) I am honestly proud of myself for reading so many stories.

Well one of the stories was about three brother mice and some swiss cheese they were all eating. My mom had pulled out the book and I went in search of it. Ok, so remember how I mentioned a while back, every time I stayed up late I would look up it would be 3:33 a.m.? Humm...oddly enough I missed it tonight. It's 4:00 a.m. and I didn't see 3:33 a.m., that's weird. Anyway, when I looked through the table on contents for that story, guess which page it was on? Yep, page 333. I was like, no way. It was a bit creepy, but maybe I was meant to find that story again for some reason. Anyway, I had my sister scan it for me, since I was to lazy to scan it downstairs on the family computer. :-D And I wanted to share the story with you since its so cute. Click on the picture to go to the bigger picture of it to read.

Ok, so tell me that is not cute. The books my mom has is a rather large set, and I remember looking at them as a kid. I used to make doll houses and doll beds. I read from them when I got older. But now at my age they have even more meaning to me for some reason. I honestly wish I had kids to read these stories to. I plan to read to my kids every night. Everyone tells me I will have one some day. I hope they are right. If you are a mom, please feel free to print this story off and share it with your kids. :-) I think they will like it.

In searching the books more, I found an old craft book in one of them that I plan on making some stuff from. And I also found some magic tricks. Here's a number one for you. Ok, write down any three-figure number, such as 981. Now right it down backwards underneath the first number, so for this example you would write 189. Now subtract the smaller number from the larger number. If the second reversed number is larger than the one you started with then you have to subtract the first number from the second number. In this example I got 792. Lastly, reverse this new number you have and add it to the answer of the subtraction. So I would add 297 to 792 and get my answer. So, did you get 1089? :-D I used to love these as a kid. Try it with family and friends and see how they react.

And last but not least, here are some riddles for you to share from one of my mom's books. Some are so silly, but I think you will get a laugh out of them. Be sure to share the smile with others. :-)

What question can never be answered by "Yes"?
"Are you asleep?"

What word is always pronounced wrong?
Wrong.

What has three feet but cannot walk?
A yard.

What do we have in December that we do not have in any other month?
The letter D.

When you lose something why do you always find it in the last place you look?
Because you stop looking when you find it.

Why is the Statue of Liberty's finger eleven inches long?
Because if it were twelve inches long it would be a foot.

What is bought by the yard yet worn by the foot?
Carpet.

To what man do men always take their hats off to?
The barber.

Is there a word in the English language that contains all the vowels?
Yes, unquestionably.

If your uncle's sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?
Your mother.

Ok, so that is all for now from the books. I was just hoping it would get me into a kids mindset to help me write a story for kids. I think it did help some. But now its so late I need to get some sleep. But I'm pulling out pen and paper tomorrow and jotting down the first story I came up with about a bunny. Perfect timing too with Easter coming up. Oh and get this, my sister's birthday falls on Easter this year. She was suppose to be born Easter Sunday, but I believe she was born the Sunday before. It's funny, my brother was born on my mom's birthday and my sister and I were born in the only months beginning with A.

Ok, now I am just blabbering because I am tired. Oh, I have one book review I need to write and another one I should be able to write very soon. I am trying to get back to reading again. The first book review is based on a teen book. There is a reason I read it, and all will be explained in the review. The second one is a suspense story by Mary Higgins Clark. I have no rhyme nor any reason to why I purchase the books I purchase. Lately a good hunk of them have been from the Dollar Tree. I love buying books from there. I can get several books for the price of one of them. The Mary Higgins Clark one I got from the a couple of years ago. I just suddenly decided to read it for some reason the other day. I saw it in my mind, remembering the cover oddly enough, and I set out to hunt it down. Found it in a stack of books in my room. I'm halfway done with it. Should be done this week with it and then I will post a review for you.

Ok, now I am seriously blabbering. Ok people, I am off. I just wanted to make a quick update. Ok, I got another cloth doll pattern the other day from Walmart. Last one of that one they had. I don't think they are restocking, so I am happy I found the one I did. Wish it would have been during a 99 cent sale, but I am glad I got it. More studying material. Oh and I checked my email earlier and I won a free copy of the game Kanoodle. Yes, I have my own copy, but my mom likes the game so I thought I would try to get her one and I did. :-) Can't wait to get it so I can give it to her so she has her own copy. LOL! Ok, bedtime. Hope all of are doing well. I'll update again soon. Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

PAYPAL SCAM ALERT!!!

2009-02-22T15:39:00.006-05:00

Hey guys, just wanted to pop on here real quick and inform you all about a scam my sister luckily caught. She got an email from Paypal that told her she had to log in and update some information and that if she didn't they would suspend her account. It gave her a link to go to. However she noticed the email was from a Yahoo address instead of a Paypal account. She gave me the link to look at since I don't currently have a Paypal account and the page looks exactly like Paypal, with just a few differences but you would not notice if you gave it just a quick glance. The link you will be sent to is http://selfcare.telecomplus.net/icons/ee.htm. As long as you don't log in you should be ok. If you open Paypal in another window, you will see the sites have just subtle differences. One way you can tell if its a Paypal site is it will have the "P" on the website tab if you have a browser that uses tabs. My sister forwarded her email to Paypal, but who knows if they will make an issue about it with just one person. If you get a similar email or any Paypal scam email be sure to let them know about it so they can hopefully send out the info to their members. Please pass this info on to your friends. Post it on Etsy and Ebay forums. Get the word out. Thanks. Talk to you all soon.

ETA: My sister told me I should put in a fake email and password and see what happened. I did that and it sent me to a page saying they were doing security maintenance on the site and my account was one of the ones picked to make sure the security was working and that my credit card would not be charge and that security was of utmost importance and blah blah. Very scary stuff indeed. Keep an eye out people and forward those emails please.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Blushes. Another movie I want to see on Christmas Day.

2009-02-20T21:30:00.003-05:00

Yes, you see right...Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel. Ok, I loved the first movie because I grew up watching Alvin and the Chipmunks. But why do I want to watch the squeal...sqeakuel so bad? *Blushes again.* Well, because one things I love about A and the C's were the Chipettes and well guess who is being introduced in this movie? :-D Betcha can't guess. Go on, and try. :-D

Woo hoo!!! The Chipettes! Ok, yes I'm a dork and proud of it. LOL! Things like this help me remember the innocent times and can take me back for a while where all I had to worry about was homework, when I could go out and play with my friends, and when cartoons came on. We can't go back totally, but if we can go back for just 2 hours and be kids again for those two hours, I'm taking it. :-) So who's with me?!? Who's going to see the sqeakuel on Christmas day right after they see The Princess and the Frog?!? Anyone?!? *Listens to cricket sounds.* *Coughs.* Well fine then, I'll go alone...more soda and candy for me!!! Woo!!! ;-)

Can't help but think of this when I think of the Chipettes. :-) Enjoy your moment of childhood.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The Princess and The Frog

2009-02-20T19:46:00.003-05:00

Who's going to see it? :-D I want to see it. It looks so cute and it has two big issues going for it. One, it is hand drawn like Disney's older movies. I really do dislike the 3d movies they have out now. And two, the princess is African American. I love when Disney makes their princesses or main characters of a different nationality. I love seeing how the different cultures are then presented in the movies. The movie comes out Christmas Day and I really want to go see it. They have a trailer out for it. You can see the high-def version here or watch the low-def version below.

My sister can't stand its Randy Newman doing the music for the movie, but I find the song in the trailer to be cute and catchy. She still hates it. LOL! She prefers to the other guy who does music for Disney movies, his name escapes me now. Alan something I believe. Either way I think it will be a great movie.

However I do think the controversy over the original story is just silly and that the story should have been left the way it was. From what I understood, people got upset because the original name of the character was Maddy and she was a chambermaid. Check out this video here. I love this post that was left on the video and I fully agree with it.

I wished they had kept the original story of her being a chambermaid and somehow triumphs over her status. It's not racist to depict her as a chambermaid, most Disney heroines and heroes start out with a humble status and rise above them to become more than what they were. People need to stop seeing this movie in terms of her skin color. She is a PERSON who is not going to stay stuck in low stature by her own motivation. That being said, I don't know where the story's going now.

I'm still very curious about the movie and how it will turn out. So I plan to see it the day it comes out. I just wish that the story would have been left original. Oh well, I'm sure Disney has worked it out, they've done it before and I am sure they will have to do it again somewhere along the road. So tell me, are you going to go see it? :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Last Friday shopping spree. :-)

2009-02-19T07:45:00.005-05:00

So, I have not gone on a shopping spree in a long time. I realized I had some money in the bank left over from Christmas and decided to splurge a bit. :-)

So the day started with me getting my Kanoodle in the mail. I played a few games before I left. Fun game people. Fun game. Check out my previous post about it if you haven't already.

So I read through Dorriebelle's blog that Hancock Fabrics would be having a 99 cent sale on their patterns last Friday. So I really wanted to go to that. I hadn't bought a pattern in a long time. So I decided to go look at the store website to see if they gave more details. In the sales paper is said that Simplicity patterns were 99 cents each and Butterick patterns were 5 for 5 dollars. I looked through the Simplicity patterns and saw 5 I wanted. Then I looked through Butterick and honestly only saw one I liked. I was bummed as I didn't want to spend full price for it. I thought I'd go look and see if maybe they would still be priced seperately.

So I get to Hancock Fabrics and I go to the patterns section. The tables are packed with ladies thumbing through the pattern books trying to decide which ones to get. I look at the sale signs to make sure I got the right company patterns that were on sale and what do you know...the sales paper was flipped. The Simplicity patters were 5 for 5 dollars and the Butterick patterns were 99 cents! Well sweet! I could get all the ones I wanted for half the price of one of the patterns. Yeah!!! So off the drawers I went and I picked the following.

This first pattern I've wanted since I saw it on Dorriebelle's blog and a bjd blog. I am curious if the pattern will fit any of the dolls I collect. If not, they will make such pretty ornaments and I could sell them in my Etsy shop if I ever get off my rear and open it.

I guess I should say that all the patterns I bought were to help me design items I want to sell in my Etsy store. So I bought the doll pattern above because it has different sizes in dolls. I am a very visual person, so to have these patterns as examples will help me design my own dolls.

This gives different clothing options for the doll pattern above. Once again, study aid for me.

Yes more study aids. I am excited to get started on this project. More will hopefully come from these patterns.

This pattern I bought both for a study aid as well as my own enjoyment. I love the prissy dog and the horse. A very retro look to them both.

Here is the one Butterick pattern I wanted. These bibs were just to much to pass up. "Umm, but you don't have kids. Why did you buy a bib pattern?" Well, my shop is going to have several children's items in it and the bibs just caught my attention. I think I would love to sew bibs and put my own twist on them. This is again just for study guide for my own creations. Like I said, I am a very visual learner and thought these would help kick start me.

Want to see the rest of my shopping spree? Click read more.

So Big Lots was on the way home and we decided to pop in. I wanted to look at that fuzzy yarn to see if the stash had gone down.

Nope, it was still full as ever, but I discovered colors I hadn't picked up before. Well at least I thought I hadn't bought them...still don't know if I have. But they had a different sticker on them than the other ones I knew I had picked up before. I figure if I did get them before I can use those for practice. The fuzzy yarn didn't have a crochet hook suggestion on the wrapper. I am guessing it means that its a pain in the rear to crochet with. But I am just that crazy to try it. :-D I also picked up two crochet threads they had there for a dollar. I hope to use all of them soon.

On the same aisle I found this dish cloth. I loved the fabric pattern and snatched it up for a future pattern yet to be determined.

Ok, so this next one is a Valentine's Day card I bought for my boyfriend. He lives in another state so I am sending him his package. Umm...no I have not sent it yet. Well, heck Valentine's Day is past and I hate the day so bad that I decided to hold off a bit on sending it. He agreed and so we are sending out gifts to each other late. We are just cool like that.

But this card was the last one like it and it called out to me. Its just to cute and so us. LOL! He'll get a chuckle out of it. :-)

On my last look around the store I saw this in the makeup area. Its cereal flavored lip balm. LOL! A bit pricey but I knew I would regret it if I didn't pick it up. If they were sealed would have grabbed the last box and sold them online. But they weren't sealed so I didn't want to take the chance on that.

At checkout they gave me this coupon. Seems they will be having a friends and family day at Big Lots. 20% off your total purchase. They gave this out to everyone, so if you are interested, you might want to stop by there before Saturday to get your coupon.

So next we hopped on over to Target...a detour on our way home. I headed for the dollar area first where I found this resistance band. I always wanted one and thought for $2.50 it wouldn't hurt to try it out and see if I like it. Let me tell you, the thing gives you a good little work out.

Next I found this cute sign that is our house in a nutshell. That cat can't be trusted. Sometimes I think she's a bigger threat than the dog. LOL! But we love her. :-D

The a stop over in books showed me a book from an author I find interesting. I had tow of her books at home I had not read yet and wanted to get this one. I need to read her books but I am sure I will like them so I went ahead and bought it.

Last stop was the Dollar Tree that had nothing of interest and then over to Michael's where I mostly looked around and found these fabric remnants before leaving. They were discounted because one was missing. Discounted 3 dollars. That was an expensive piece of fabric there. LOL! But I loved the fabric remaining and my mom said I could make those little aprons out of them. Good eye mom. :-)

So off home we went where I could look over my goodies. I also decided to take pictures of the other thing I purchased last week.

I bought these two mostly for their clothes for my hard to dress bjd, but they are slightly poseable and so cute that they are staying to be members of my tiny army. LOL! The set is cute and in right size for my bjd, so its all staying.

Also wanted to show off my crochet practice. This is the afghan crochet style. I had tried it before and forgot it some but its like riding a bike really.

This one is with the crochet thread and its a single stitch practice. They are both going "ok", but could be a lot better. I am going to practice some more today. I want to practice everyday so I can build up to making dolls soon. I am trying now to make a cell phone holder. It just makes use of the chain stitch and single stitch, but with the afghan way of crocheting. So yeah, still need some work on that and work on it not changing shape. But I will get there. I really will.

And so I ended this day on a happy note with...

A bowl of ice cream. It was some milk, white, and dark chocolate stuff I bought at Target. It was ok, but I think I will try Rum Raisin next time like I originally wanted to. And if you couldn't tell, I like to stir my ice cream and make it nice and soft. :-) An adult child until the end I am! :-D I hope all of you find a day soon to have a shopping spree no matter how big, small, thrifty, or expensive it is. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

"For the first time ever, I feel wicked."

2009-02-19T05:37:00.005-05:00

Ok, so if you have read my blog for a while, you know I did a book review on the book titled "Wicked". The book took me a while to read, but in the end it was a good read. I felt so sorry for the Wicked Witch of the West. When I was a child I hated the witch, but through this telling of what lead up to her death, I couldn't help but have a soft spot for the poor thing.

Well before, during, and after reading the book, I wanted to see the Broadway production of "Wicked". I searched on YouTube for some clips that people had uploaded and found a good many. A lot of them have sense been taken down due to copyright issues. But in my searching, I found someone had recorded the whole play and uploaded it. So I partook, is that really a word...anyway, I partook in watching it with the many others who had seen it before me. And I just doubled checked, yep, its a word. ;-) The recorded is decent, but it works more in your favor if you had read the story. The play was pretty good. It kept to the book a good amount. It did deviate off the course of the book to tame it down some and I guess help it make more sense with the parts they had or chose to omit. This blogger here best explains the play as compared to the book. WARNING, there are spoilers if you have not seen the play or read the book and plan to do either or both. You have been warned.

I now want to see the play in person. I am glad I got to watch this version because it was the actresses I like playing the parts of Galinda/Glinda and Elphaba. I believe this had the original cast actually. The singing part was very powerful. Idina Menzel has such a chilling voice, meaning it will send chills down your spine due to how good it is. The whole cast was just wonderful. I am trying to decide if I should upload my copy somewhere and make it private and only allow those with serious interest in viewing to see it or not. I can't find the original upload any more. I'll have to think on that a bit. I'll let you know what I decide.

Until then, go out and partake of the book...yeah that's a real word too. :-D Speaking of which, I want to get the original "Wizard of Oz", since I've never read it. Also I want to get "Son of a Witch" as well. I think that's title of the next book following "Wicked". I'm sucked into the story of these characters now. Even more so after seeing the play. So that is next on my list of things to get. And of course when I get them and read them there will be a book review on them both here. :-) Well, I am off to post one more long post that should have been done last Friday, but I got lazy. :-D Bye for now.

ETA: Ahem...for those of you who wanted to see it. I did a search just for you. :-) And you are in luck, from what I read, this is where Taye Diggs stood in for a while. Wicked. Enjoy.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Kanoodle/Lonpos game review.

2009-02-17T23:44:00.006-05:00

Ok, so early Sunday before last in the morning...as in Saturday had just ended a few hours prior...I decided to order this game I had heard about from another blog called Kanoodle, which showed up last Friday. From what I had heard it was based off of Lonpos/Lon-pos, which is an Asian game created by a man who's last name is Lonpos. In Kanoodle the pieces are the same and the board is the same. So I thought it was a cheaper rip-off version of Lonpos. That is until I flipped the box and saw this.

Hummm, I guess that's a hidden way of saying it was made by Lonpos. So if you are trying to decide between the two, Kanoodle from what I heard is just like Lonpos 101. And honestly I think Lonpos 102 just has a game booklet with more puzzles to figure out and you can easily find puzzles online so I would go for the less expensive Kanoodle.

Read more about Kanoodle/Lonpos by clicking read more.

Here is what you get. The game case/board in the upper right comes covered in the cardboard sleeve in the upper left. The yellow booklet has the puzzles in it and is tucked inside the case. Then the green booklet is sandwiched in between the cardboard sleeve and the game case/board. All compact and complete.

A close-up of the case reveals that the game is marketed as a learning game. It helps build brain skills, which is a cool notion, but I am finding these puzzles fairly easy. I have gone through Kanoodle Genius in the 2d games, and I forget which one on the 3d, but I have done several already. But I am now working on the harder puzzles in the booklet, so maybe it will work my brain some. I'll keep you posted on that.

A look inside the case/board shows you colored pieces in different shapes, much like Tetris. The booklet gives you a way to set up the board and you must put the remaining pieces in without moving the ones you set up. The puzzles start off very simple with just placing one piece in, so this game is good for younger kids under adult supervision. The puzzles get harder with each level as one more piece is needed to be put into the puzzle. If you let you kids play the game it would be better to play with them as they may get frustrated and quit.

Helping really comes into call with the 3d puzzles. You close the case and on top is a square shaped board that you must form a pyramid on. It may seem simple with the first puzzle or two, but it gets harder as pieces are removed and you have to fit them back in. Still very fun though.

In the end, I highly recommend this game for kids to adults. It marketed as a solitaire game but my mom, sister, and I all took turns playing and my mom and I would work on puzzles together. So it can be a family game as well. So go get your noodle working on Kanoodle and have fun! :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Taking a wee cleaning break, wanted to share something.

2009-02-17T20:18:00.003-05:00

How well do you think you can catch the "trick" in magic tricks? Think you are pretty good at it? Well try this one on for size and let me know how you did in the comments. I had to watch it three times to catch the full trick. :-)

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

This is one expensive cat.

2009-02-17T16:53:00.004-05:00

It would figure that a cat I think is so cute and would love to own costs between $22,000 and $28,000. What makes this cat so pricey? Click on the picture below to be taken to the video to find out.

$22,000 Cat

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Did I do it again? Yep, I did it again.

2009-02-15T09:41:00.003-05:00

Yep, I have neglected my comments again. I'm sorry to those of you who left comments. I mean to check them and then I just kind of forget to check them. I am still determined to get better at that. I am thinking of making Friday my check comment day if I don't get to them the rest of the week. I have made comments back to everyone who recently left a comment. :-)

Oh and I want to say a big HELLO THERE to all my new readers!!! Come on, take a seat anywhere, plenty of seating for everyone. Refreshments for everyone. Is everyone comfy? Great. So, tell me, how is your day going so far? :-)

Have a wonderful day everyone. Warm happy hugs to you all. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Grits and Glory book review.

2009-02-15T07:44:00.002-05:00

Hey all, another book review for you. Now this book I had to finish first before I allowed myself to move on to another book, which happened to be "The Tales Of Beedle The Bard". I just couldn't have this book hanging over my head, taunting me for not finishing it. So one night while in bed unable to sleep, I forced myself to finish it. I should have done the book review for this right after I finished it, but got lazy. I'm going to pay for it now as I try to remember the story. Thank goodness I took some notes. :-)

Ok first off, why did I pick up this book? Because its based in a town here in North Carolina. I never seem to find many books based in North Carolina so that caught my attention. It was a lover/suspense novel. I thought that would be interesting. So in the cart it went. I get home and start reading it. In the first few pages I notice something odd for a book, so I close the book, look at the cover and on the spine in little writing it says "Inspirational Romantic Suspense". Ohhh, that explains why in the first few pages one of the main characters decides to have a quick pray that people will be safe in the coming storm. Now it was at this point I got a little disappointed in the book.

Please do not get me wrong. I was sure the book was an interesting read, but I am more of a spiritual person than a religious person and I was worried that to much stress on religion might take away from the book. But I decided not to judge the book by its first few words...because honestly, I loved the cover. So I pressed onward. The book did what I thought it would, it started to stress a little more and more on religion. So I would put the book down and it took a while for me to pick it back up. It took months in fact, until I finally decided to finish it. Any other book this size I would have had it finished in a couple of hours. But not this one. But once I had finished the book, I thought it was an interesting read in the end. I wasn't expecting the ending really. I kept wondering who had done it.

The basis of the story is a hurricane blows through Glory, NC that causes the death of one of Glory's most respected inhabitants. Or so it seemed that way. Everyone pointed the finger a poor Ann Trask for being the one who called upon this person to come out and fix something at the church she was keeping open as a shelter. This is what ultimately lead to the poor person's death. Ann was see as untrustworthy and marked a "murderer" in a sense. Its not until she gains the help of a cameraman, who works for a company that wanted to chase the storm, does she get down to the bottom of what really happened to the person and uncovers that it was murder and not an accident.

Honestly it wasn't that bad of a read. Its co-written by a wife and husband team. I honestly thought it to be very feminine of a story for it to have a man working on it. I know, its a romance novel, but still, I thought it would have a little more shock, suspense, crime, violence. But I am guessing because it is a christian novel that those things were tamed down a bit. Didn't pull away from the story, just shocked it wasn't more gritty. But oh my, is that making me sexist? I am sooooo sorry if it is. But let me explain my reasoning.

I have recently begun trying to write stories, and have been trying to word them to have more grit than a soft feel to them because I am worried it will seem like a woman wrote the story. Its proven fact that most big sellers of stories are men. So I thought it would be better to write with more grit, and I feel that men do write with more grit. But I have been picking up my reading more to try to see and compare different author's writing but so far not a lot of male writers on my book case. And the ones that are on there write with grit. Heck I have a book by Stephen King my best friend gave me about writing and even he tries to teach to write with more grit. So that is why I generalize that men tend to write with more grit. But the jury is still out on that one, and I am sorry if I sound sexist. So not trying to do that. I like to keep things fair and pc. So please pardon me if I offend. Not intended.

Ok, so there were two things about this story that irked to heck out of me. First of all, the movements in the book were so quick. First the characters would be in someone's house making a plan to go across town to talk to someone, then in the next sentence they were knocking on the door of the place that person was. Were did all the in between go? How did they get there? Did the walk? Did the drive? Did the teleport?!? And what did they say on the travel there? Was it anything to do with the case? Was it anything hinting to their budding love? You know they did not travel all that time in silence...unless of course unless they teleported. I mean what time do you have to talk something deep and meaningful in the few seconds it takes to teleport? So that I could forgive, if only they would have just told me!!! Ahhh!!! Ok, I'm fine.

Another thing that just got to me were missing words. No, seriously, there were missing words. A sentence, for example, may have said something like "She gave him hat. He nodded his head and put it on." Umm she gave him hat? Umm, seriously. Caveman talk much? How about "She gave him THE hat"? I mean this carried on throughout the book. You would think the editor and proofreader would have caught that. A simple grammar check would might have done good too. I mean I could said it was because it was a small company. I'd never heard of Steeple Hill Books before. But when I Googled it, I saw that it was just a section of Harlequin Enterprises...as in Harlequin romance novels. Yeah, big company there. So, I wonder what was with all the errors. That just kind of kept stumbling me as I read, so its not one of those things you can easily ignore.

But besides those two issues, I enjoyed reading the story and I am glad that I finally finished it. It was a book that deserved to be finished. I would like to read the other two books in the series, but I think I'd have to hit Ebay for them, or see if the big books stores in town carry them. I'll keep you up to date on that. In the end I would reccomend this book to others. If you like a tame suspense story that caries on around the formation and budding of a new romance, then I think you will like this book. There is none of that "he kissed her rosebud" stuff in this story. In fact Ann is very dignified and keeps her focus on the finding out "who done it" while making it clear to her new friend she was not having any hanky-panky. But in the end they got together, meaning they decided to see where things would go, get your mind out of the gutter people. ;-) So I think anyone would find this a nice, sweet, and charming read. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The Tales Of Beedle The Bard book review.

2009-02-15T07:25:00.002-05:00

So if you haven't heard, JK Rowling wrote a book...well several books, for charity. Her most recent being "The Tales Of Beedle The Bard". I find that I really like the writing of JK Rowling so I decided to get this book when I saw it at Walmart around Christmas time. Now mind you, I would have loved to have had one of the handwritten copies, but my manufactured printed copy will do for now. ;-)

"The Tales Of Beedle The Bard" is like a collection for fairy tales but for wizardly children. Of course Muggles, non magic folks, can read it too. And just in case there are things us Muggles can't understand, there is a commentary after each story done by Dumbledore to better explain the story.

These stories are very interestingly done, and like with most fairy tales there is a moral to them. Now before you rush out and get this book to read to the kiddies, I will warn that they have more of a Grimes like feel to them. You know how most fairy tales end happily ever after? Well while some of the stories do end that way, some do not. So, I highly encourage you to read the stories first before reading them to your children or allowing them to read them on their own. The book will not take you long to read through at all. Its just a hair over 100 pages.

Another thing I liked about the book is the illustrations done by the author. Now to look at the front of the book it looks like a mish-mash of things drawn together. But if you are any JK Rowling fan, you will know pictures on the front of her book always drawn back to the story somehow. And this cover is no different. An element from each story is pulled from the book and is present on the cover. I think the cover is one of my favorite things about the book.

In the end, I highly recommend this read. Its an interesting take on fairy tales written for those who already possess magic and teaches morals on what could happen if its used in the wrong way. So pick up a copy and enjoy it with your kids. Or if you don't have kids, like I do, enjoy it for yourself. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Pikachu!

2009-02-15T03:19:00.003-05:00

I was never a big fan of Pokemon, but my sister was a dedicated fan in her youth. In watching the show with her, I grew to love the little yellow guy called Pikachu. I loved how he talked and just how cute he was in general. Well my sister found a video of the voice actress for Pikachu and just seeing her do the voice is too cute, and I had to share the squee with you guy. I found a video with English subs for those of us who need it. ;-)

Pika pika!

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

2009-02-14T03:04:00.003-05:00

Yes, the ~~dreaded~~ wonderful day is upon us. Valentine's Day!!! Ok, so that was sarcastic, and I don't really care for the day. But some people love this day, and that's great. This holiday needs love too...pun intended, but for those of us who are either single or lonely or just plain hate this day, take a look at the below video to put things back in perspective for you.

You are special and loved 365 days a year...in a relationship or not. Love you all! You are all my Valentines. Have a happy and safe day. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Paper dolls anyone?

2009-02-13T23:21:00.004-05:00

Ok, so I was looking at the Simplicity website so that I would know what patterns I wanted to look for at the Hancock Fabrics sale they had going on today. Through the website I found my way to the free paper dolls they had on their website. The dolls were Patty Reed dolls. I thought there had to be something special behind Patty Reed so I Googled her. At first I thought it was this Patty Reed.

In 1846, the Donner Party is stranded by heavy snows for months in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Many die from their bitter hardships. But others survive, including eight-year-old Patty Reed, a little girl filled with dignity and determination in the face of mortal danger. This book is Patty’s story, told by Dolly, the beloved tiny doll hidden in her dress. Dolly vividly remembers days on the prairies, nights in camp, and the tiresome trek through the dry desert. During the bleak snowbound months, Dolly is Patty’s only comfort.

The story of Patty Reed and her little wooden doll gives a good picture of the true life experiences of real pioneer children. Skillfully pieced together from letters, journals, and memoirs of Donner Party survivors, this heartwarming tale shows how a little girl’s love for her doll can transcend all dangers. This book has touched the hearts of generations of school children.

Which kind of would have made sense to me. wooden dolls, paper doll maybe made to look like them. But upon searching some more, I found out that it was instead this Patty Reed that was being talked about.

So it seems she makes patterns for Simplicity. So is it all a coincidence or maybe she based her drawings on the story? Hummm...maybe. And if not, well still an entertaining thought, eh. LOL! But yeah, if you are interested there are sum at the Simplicity website. Also there are some at Patty Reed's website as well.

Enjoy and talk to you all very soon. I have a shopping spree post coming up. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Oh and before I forget...hehehe...

2009-02-13T00:29:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday the 13th!!!

How about a little Wiki info about this creepy day.

Friday the 13th is a superstition about a day of good or bad luck.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia,a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή) (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς) (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (φοβία) (meaning fear). This is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a simple phobia (fear) of the number thirteen, and is also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia. The term triskaidekaphobia was derived in 1911 and first appeared in a mainstream source in 1953.

According to folklorists, there is no written evidence for a "Friday the 13th" superstition before the 19th century. The earliest known documented reference in English occurs in an 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini:

[Rossini] was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that, like so many other Italians, he regarded Friday as an unlucky day, and thirteen as an unlucky number, it is remarkable that on Friday, the 13th of November, he died.

Ok, so this day does seem a bit creepy. And how odd that it come before Valentine's Day too. But never fear. As long as you keep in mind that its all in your head and nothing bad will happen, you'll make it through just fine. *Shifty eyes.* Yeah, we'll all make it through just fine. Have a great Friday the 13th all.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

P.S.-
Did you guys know there was a TerrorTube? I just found it today. It mostly just has scary movie trailers, but for those of you into horror and terror I share it with you. :-) Enjoy!

Single stitch is a go.

2009-02-12T23:57:00.004-05:00

Ok, so I mentioned I was working on crocheting again, only this time with my dominant hand. I started this morning and I think I pretty much have the single stitch down. It took a bit to get back into it, but so far so good and I learned how to make my edges even. I've also found that I prefer working with Crochet thread.

Its funny, the yarn I am using now looks similar to that one. Same color, mine is just a hair thicker. When I would see these at Walmart I would ignore them because I knew I would never use the thread. But now that the crocheting thing is taking off a bit, I find that this time around using the thread is much nicer. So I think its time to up my stash of crochet thread.

Just look at how delicate the thread makes things look. Since I plan on crocheting small dolls, I think the thread will work best for me. I feel good when I think of using the thread as opposed to the thicker yarn. There's a thin fuzzy yarn I saw at a discount store that I once bought a skein of each color. Well, seems I was the only one who liked them since there is still a ton there. I'd like to go and buy up the rest of them but I wonder how well they will crochet? Its very fuzzy. It could make seeing the loops hard, which is one reason I prefer the thread to regular yarn. I'll have to think about it. I am waiting around and hoping someone will buy up a good bulk of it so when I finally get back there that there will only be maybe 5 left. I can handle having 5 extra around, but I would still be tempted to buy at 20 extra. Ahhh!!! I love to horde fabrics and textiles if you haven't guessed. :-)

I never got knitting or crocheting down to where I could make anything more than rows of knotted lines. I have decided to work hard on learning crochet and I heard it helps you learn knitting faster if you learn crochet first. So here goes. My mom is in awe of my first attempts at crocheting. I think she secretly wants to learn too. Well once I get better, I'll teach her what I learned. Oh and a tip to those trying to teach themselves, he's something I learned from the KnitWitch on YouTube - always have on extra chain that the pattern calls for. I didn't know that until I saw her single crochet video today. I'm so thankful for the internet. For without it, I may not have learned. :-) Well I am off again. I am going off of an hour and half sleep, so its bed time for this gal. Talk to you all soon.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Crackers review

2009-02-12T22:54:00.003-05:00

You had to have seen the fairly recent tv ads for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Crackers. If you haven't, here's on. I just saw this one today. The one I saw was different. Maybe its a different commerical for east and west? Not sure, but check it out.

Ok, so after this I was curious about it. Well today I got my chance to try them. Three kinds were bought. Cheddar, Mild Cheddar, and White Cheddar. So what did it taste like? Honestly, it tasted just like Cheesits. I mean honestly if I had my eyes closed, and they were both shaped the same way, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. The flavors of course differ, but in the end they all still taste like Cheezits. So if comes down to a price thing for you and Kraft MAC crackers are on sale, just go for them. You will honestly not be able to tell the difference. But seeing as I like Cheezits, this was not a waste of money. Just a little sad it didn't taste like I was eating a bowl of Mac-n-Cheese. Oh well. Most imiatations seldom outshine the original. And I guess in the end that's a good thing. :-)

Hope you enjoyed my Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Crackers review. Oh, and as to what my favorite flavor was...Cheddar. Its lighter in taste and has more of a cheese coating. So, bon appetit, and I will talk to you all soon. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

I won!!!

2009-02-12T22:20:00.003-05:00

No, I mean for real this time. No, this is no "lucky" win of the lottery this time. What I've won is much better, well in my eyes anyway. I was lucky enough to win from the One World One Heart event. I feel so lucky and pleased and tickled that I won. At first I thought with my luck I wouldn't win anything, but I did. I can't wait to show you all what I won to share in my excitement. I'm sure it will be a bit of a wait, but good things come to those who wait. I'm waiting...I'm waiting. :-D I really hope this event happens next year. I so want to be a part of it. I'd like to have several gifts to give away. I guess this gives me time to work on some stuff just for OWOH. Now I am off to go back through the list to look at the blogs again so I can add more to my blogs I must read. There were so many I couldn't dedicate as much time as I wanted to each one. If you need me, I'll be in blogland. ;-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie review.

2009-02-12T03:51:00.004-05:00

Disney has done it again!

Ok, so what does a gal do when she's up late at night and just can't sleep due to upset tummy and other lovely sleep issues? She watched Beverly Hills Chihuahua of course. I had been meaning to watch it for a while because I've just been craving something light and funny to watch. This was the perfect movie for it. Most Disney movies with animals get a chuckle out of me and this did not disappoint.

A quick summary of the movie, little Chloe is a rich Beverly Hills chihuahua who enjoys the finer things in life with her mommy/owner. One day her mommy/owner has to go on a trip and leaves her niece in charge of watching over Chloe. Things go fine until the niece decides to take a trip to Mexico with her friends. She decides to go out on the town with her friends and on the way out the door leaves a plate of dog food for Chloe. Dog food? Dog food?!? Well, Miss Chloe was not having any of that. Her first chance to leave the room, she took it to fine the niece so she could give her a piece of her mind and get some fine dining as well. Unfortunately as soon as she found her she was kidnapped...err...dognapped. And thus begins the wild adventure of Chloe trying to get home and others trying to find her.

This movie is funny and lighthearted and perfect for the family. Kids will love seeing the talking dogs...yes their mouths actually move, and parents will enjoy the cuteness of it and humor of it. Yes, even you dads out there will enjoy this. The movie has come great actors in it playing the voices of the animals, and oddly enough they fit the animals perfectly.

The movie is in stores on DVD this upcoming March 3rd, so grab a copy for family fun night and enjoy. Also from what I got from the version I saw, Disney makes it a point to mention that they support trying to find stray dogs a permanent home and that you should take careful consideration before getting a dog. I loved this because when the 101 Dalmatians live movie came out, tons of people went out and bought dalmatians because they were cute in the movie. They didn't know that dalmatians can be very stubborn and this caused a lot of innocent puppies to become homeless. So I am hoping this movie does cause a surge in the purchase of chihuahuas. Well, I already know one person it has made to want a chihuahua.

My mom has been looking for a "lapdog" for a long time. She has a dog who she babies like crazy but he's medium size. She wants a tiny thing to sit in her lap. She's noticed recently that the dog she has can be a lap dog if she leans her recliner back. But she now wants a chihuahua to, get this, dress up!!! I explained to her that she can't get a dog just to dress up. Dogs are not accessories. And yes she knows this, but the movie made it seem so cute. So I hope the little message at the end helps to persuade people to at least think about it before they head off to the nearest pound or breeder.

Please do not make Ninja Puppy come and rearrange your face for buying a puppy because you think its cute. And remember that strays, mixed breeds, and older dogs make great pets too. Ok that is my good dead of the day, and since its 4:17 in the morning, I can relax the rest of the day. Sweet! Well my lovelies, I am off now to perhaps watch another movie. No worries, if I do watch one, you will get a review of it later on today. Until then, take care. Bye for now.

Chihuahua!!!

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Now that's what I call chocolate.

2009-02-10T17:30:00.003-05:00

Ok, honestly I usually don't like all this Valentine stuff. I've always kind of hated the holiday even when I was with someone. I don't know why I hate it so much. Just do. Only good thing to come out of it is chocolate is in abundance at this time of year. :-)

I went back and looked at a post I made on Valentine's Day in an older blog I was blogging in last year. I wanted to post that here for you to see.

Seriously. This day is so commercialized, its become pathetic. Does anyone even know the real meaning behind the holiday? From what I read, it had very little to with love. According to Wikipedia and TechDirect, this day was based off the day a guy named Valentine was killed, or the day that feasts were thrown to celebrate Saints named Valentine, or the day feasts were thrown to protect sheep from wolves. Check out the links if you are interested. It seems a bit of a stretch to the Valentine's day we have today. But most holidays are now. But whatever, today I change the holiday to Happy F**k It I'm Alone On Valentine's Day And I Don't Care Day! Yeah I know technically I have a "boyfriend" but he forgot about me today like he has for the past few years, so I am among the lonely today. But hey, if we are all alone together, there's no way we can be alone. :-D So I hope you have or had a nice Valentine's Day anyway, and if you didn't...hey there's always next year.

So now that you know what the holiday is all about, truthfully, let's get back to the main reason for the season...chocolate!!! Yum! So my sister sent me a link to this yummy offer for a chocolate heart shaped box with chocolate inside. Ok, not only are we keeping gift giving green but we are giving more chocolate? Oh hells yeah!!! Chocolate!!! Ok, I need to remember I'm on a diet. *Sigh.* I can look but not touch. I have been purposely staying away from the stores for the very reason. I avoided the after Christmas sales of there chocolate and you better believe that come Sunday I am staying home. I won't mess up this time. Reminds me I need to go exercise. *Sigh.* Well hey, no one can stop a good from dreaming. If you'd like to help a girl out, go buy you are a loved-one one of those choco-choco boxes Chocolate Sweethearts and let me live through you. Pretty please. :-) Ok, I'm off. I shall post again soon. Bye until then.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Guess what I wanna make.

2009-02-09T23:39:00.003-05:00

Lamingtons!!!

Ok, so for those of us that are not Aussies, here is the wiki explanation of what a lamington is.

Lamingtons are a sponge cake (or, more traditionally, butter cake) in the shape of a cube, coated in a layer of traditionally chocolate icing then desiccated coconut. They are sometimes served as two halves with a layer of cream and/or strawberry jam between, and are commonly found in Australiasian outlets such as coffee lounges, lunch bars, bakeries, and supermarkets. The strawberry variety is more common in New Zealand, while a lemon variety has been encountered in Australia. [1]

The chocolate coating is a thin, delicious mixture, into which cubes of sponge cake (one cookbook states 4 cm per side) are dipped, and the chocolate is absorbed into the outermost layers of the sponge where it sets. (Similarly, the strawberry jam or chocolate icing is absorbed into the sponge.) The cubes are then covered with coconut and left to set.

Here, have a tissue to dry that drool. Believe me, I know what you are going through. LOL! Ok, so why the sudden interest in lamingtons? Ok, so a long time ago I found this young gal on YouTube who is an Aussie and does videos about odd topics. I hadn't watched her in a while and this morning while I was giving my body time to wake up I saw you uploaded a video. So I decided to watch it. It cracked me up so I watched some more. I found myself on the following video and well it just went to hell from there.

Around 1:31 I saw the yummy looking lamingtons. Oh goodness. It will do NOTHING for my diet but...lamingtons!!! I must try making it!!! I am trying to decide which recipe to make. Do I use sponge cake or do I use butter cake mix? I don't really like sponge cake much. I like a denser cake so maybe the butter flavored cake will be better. Yeah. And I wonder if I will find desiccated coconut. If not then I will have to use the moist. I heard it works just fine. Then I need the powdered sugar and cocoa and I will be set. I want to try making them this week since my dad will be home and he LOVES coconut. So we will see. If I do make it, I promise to take pictures and tell you about my experience with it. Oh and I will also tell you the recipe I use. So umm yeah, lamingtons, oh and watch this young gal on YouTube. She's funny and I love the way she talks. :-) No I don't personally know her just give her a plug because I like her stuff. :-) Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Things I found interesting today.

2009-02-09T16:43:00.003-05:00

My first interesting tidbit of information is that I have won 850,000,000 dollars in three different lotteries. Go me!!! Can you imagine all the stuff I can get with that?!? I'm rich!!! And all I had to do was sit back and let someone sell my email to someone else and wait for them to email me and let me know that I'd won! Now I just have to contact the people in Australia and England to let them know I got the email and I want my money.

Ok, so in all fairness it did get sent to my spam folder and I was to scared to open the email in fear of icky viruses that may try to corrupt my poor Zee...named after a vacuum accident and a sucked up Z key. So I guess I will never get the contact info to collect on my money. I can't help wondering (1) what the deal really is with this email, like what kind of scam it is and (2) who would really fall for it? And I know there are people who would...heck I think my dad would fall for it. I love the man dearly but I think with his age he'd be very trusting. *Sigh.* There go my big dreams of cars, clothing, and dolls. Oh well. LOL!

Another thing of interest is how I've noticed how quickly people's interests change. I thought it was just me, but I see it more and more after going through some old blogs I used to read. The blogs have for the most part all changed focus onto other things. Some of the blogs I still find interesting and will continue to read and link over here but others just have lost interest to me because of the topic they choose to write on. Not bad, just changed. I honestly thought it was just me that changed focus. Its nice to see its just a human thing.

And to end out this lovely post, here is a commercial I found of interest. It honestly makes me laugh every time I watch it.

Love you all, gotta get back to work on things I am doing right now. I have some more posts I want to make about certain things but I will save that for maybe Saturday then let you all have it with posts. I have some reviews to do and just some posts in general. Check back for that. :-) Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Lack of craft area, lack of crafting, and much more.

2009-02-07T16:52:00.009-05:00

Hello my lovelies, how have you all been? Lovely I hope. If not, here's a hug to cheer you up. *Hugs!!!* All better now? Good. :-)

So yes, my posts here have been off and on lately due to the fact that I have just not been feeling it. I've been online like crazy, so much so that I have painful eyestrain, but I just haven't wanted to blog even though I have tons to say. I guess I am in a funk. I think most of the funk comes from the fact that my crafting space is a mess and I am to tired to clean it. No, not to lazy, to tired. I just have zero energy. I've noticed that the insides of my lower eyelids and tongue have gone pale again and that usually means that I am going into my weird anemic stage. I was diagnosed as borderline anemic when I was 16. I think its due to the fact that my red blood cells are the size of a young child's. Weird, I know. I believe my grandmother had the same issue. Anyway, sometimes it gets the better of me and all I want to do is sleep. Another reason to lose weight, so I can get more energy that the poor blood steals from me. Also taking some vitamins wouldn't hurt either, but umm those things are so big. I need to find a chewable or even a powder that can be mixed in with water, at least that way I'd get some of the water I need and don't drink enough of. *Sigh.* Yeah so if this didn't tell you already, I'm not in the best healthy right now.

Nope, not preggers like that lady in the drawing but I wish I were. *Sigh.* So I just sit on my bed or lay in it and look at stuff online. I know, not the best. I've been trying exercise but it wipes me out so much that I just lay in bed the rest of the day exhausted. I am going to give it another try today and try to stick with it for a week. Anyone can do anything for a week. I keep telling myself that, but I have yet to say that recently I have exercised a whole week. But I will try. Maybe after a week I will have more energy to sort out my craft area so I can craft again. I miss it so much. Crafting has become so much a part of my life that I can't just sit and watch tv. I have to be crafting while I do it. Have to sit in a waiting room for a long period of time? My cross-stitch or knitting comes with me. I lay in bed at night thinking of different things I could make and how I would go about making them. I love puzzle games and thinking of how to put things together, so trying to figure out how to piece something together could have me up for an hour or more at night as I think it out. And I would like to one day have crafting make money for me. It may never be a full income to live off of...would be so cool if it could turn into that...but a little extra income would not be bad at all.

So that is what I am working on this week. Trying to get my craft area back...which by the way don't you just love the one in the picture above. I would feel so productive with that area. Its bright and clean and inspiring. I'd like to have that one day. Anyway, I am working on getting that clean and I am also working on getting something crafty done. I think I want to start looking into making some amigurumi dolls. Which means I need to get back to learning how to crochet.

Ok, quick note about crocheting. I want to learn how to do crafts with my right hand since most crafts are taught with the right hand being dominant. One problem. My left is the dominant one. South paws, use you left hand. I messed up the muscles in my right hand for a good month by just crocheting a few days with my right hand. For a month it would twinge when I grabbed for something. It was a horrible twinge. I thought it was from me holding the hook wrong or to hard, but after doing some research, I found it was because I needed to use my dominant hand. So I have to go back to the drawing board and learn how to crochet with my left hand. I just hate that, but the end result will look the same as with the right hand, so I am sure I will get over it once I start actually creating things. So I will be picking that up again, this time with the left hand. I'll update you on that when I get started.

Here lately I've been sticking to cross stitching while I watch tv. I don't know if I mentioned this here, but I finally finished the bib I was working on. Did I post about it? Not sure. I will have to go back and see. If I have great. If I haven't, I hope I took pictures because I popped that thing in my time capsule and won't see it until my birthday next year. LOL! But anyway, while searching for information about cross stitch online, I found out about these "tables" I always see in old-time themed movies.

I found several names for this. Its called a "tambour frame", "scroll frame", and "embroidery frame" from what I have found.

Here's what the wiki on it said:

A scroll frame or embroidery frame keeps the entire piece of fabric taut, rather than just the piece being worked. It is made of four pieces of wood: two rollers for the top and base, and two side pieces. Each of the rollers has a piece of fabric securely nailed or stapled along it and holes in ts ends to hold the the side pieces, which can be secured in place with wing nuts to adjust the width of the frame and the tautness of the stretched fabric. The ends of the ground fabric are sewn to the rollers, which are turned until the area of the fabric to be worked is stretched within the frame. Frames are used in needlepoint and other forms of canvas work as well as embroidery.

I would love something like that. I am very anal when it comes to my cross stitch and how I put it in the hoop. It has to be taut. When I hit my finger on it I want it to make a noise like a drum. It usually is ok when I start the project, but as it gets closer to being done and the thread is between the hoops, it gets loose and I can't stand that. I would love something free standing that holds it tight until I am done. To give you a better idea of what I am talking about, here are some illustrations.

Here is the embroidery frame, which I am guessing functions like the hoops we see in craft stores.

And here it is hooked up to a freestanding frame. So from what I get is you would sit in a chair and put the frame up to you like a little table and sew until your heart's content. I want this so bad. I could stitch for longer and not get irritated because its not tight. Maybe one day I could have one made. One day. :-( *Sniffle.*

More of my update behind the cut.

Hummm, what else? I ordered two things off of Amazon early this morning, like around 3 this morning. LOL! Something for Christmas Noel and something for me. I'll talk about the thing I got for me.

So I was reading a blog where this woman talked about how much her family loved the game Kanoodle. It's a puzzle game where you are giving pieces to place in the grid and then have some left over that you have to figure how to put in without have any left over. I believe its based off a similar game called Lonpos.

A little bit about Kanoodle/Lonpos from the Lonpos wiki:

Lonpos (alternately Lon-pos or LONPOS) is a logic puzzle game in which the player must fit a fixed number of beaded game pieces of various shapes, to fill a set area such as a rectangle or pyramid. The shapes used in Lonpos puzzles are very similar to the shapes known as Pentominoes. Lonpos was named after its creator.

The Lonpos puzzles are designed using 12 different colors, to help to develop visual intelligence. It is an implementation of the theory that a combination of planes can help to increase logical intelligence. The various shapes of building blocks can be used to train the capability of analogy and induction, and therefore increase the logic and reasoning intelligence of the left brain. Combinations of various spaces can be used to train the intelligence of space concept.

I've read that playing this game works the large majority of the brain we don't use. The game I bought is basic and like Lonpos 101. However, Lonpos has more games very similar with the "board" in different shapes and there are different games altogether. I figured it wouldn't hurt trying it.

Want to try it out for yourself? Play an online version here. I'm still trying to figure it out, but I am having fun doing so. I can't wait to get it so I can look at it and have time to think about it and make up my own puzzles to share. If you'd like your own to have and to hold, I got mine from Amazon. That one has free shipping but Amazon also sells it for free shipping with a 25 dollar purchase of eligible purchases if that is a interest to you.

Ok, so a while back I mentioned how I got the Wicked Witch of the West doll by Mattel. I love evil looking dolls. I can't help it. Well I love evil looking Barbie dolls because I can't stand the big teethy grins most of those dames have. So when I found out that they are going to be offering up the Wicked Witch of the East...well I was sold.

I am not much for the dress, but the face...just look at that sour puss. I hope she goes for the 25 that the other WOZ dolls went for and not the 40 most of the playline dolls are coming out as. If so, I will have to wait until she goes down in price. I think 25 is steep to pay on a doll, but 40, forget it. But I must have her, she's too perfect.

Oh and speaking of Babs, here is something I found that was just to0 entertaining.

Now this girl hates zombies, but I love this. Why am I so wicked that I love anything that takes pure innocent Barbie and makes her into something fowl, bitter, angry, or all of the above? LOL! You need to see this picture and the how-to of this gem up close. Check it out at Paranaiv.

Whew, long post. Well I think that is it for now kiddies. I have been working on this post for over an hour. I think its time to send the ol' girl in for viewing now. So I am off to grab one of these,

*Yes that is a large Cadbury egg next to a large in scale coffee pot. Find out how it was made along with other neat treats at Pimp That Snack.*

and call it day...err night. Lawrence Welk will be on soon, and I'm ready to have a song in my heart. :-) Ohhh, I need a catchphrase like that. Hummm, how about "Keep a craft in your hand"? "Keep a doll in your hand"? "Keep something in your hand"? I think I need to think about that some more. Until then, and until next time lovelies, take care of yourselves and I will talk to you soon.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

One World, One Heart 2009 event.

2009-02-03T19:01:00.003-05:00

So I am always on the hunt for new blogs to read. I love reading about other people's lives, crafts, hobbies, etc. So upon finding a new blog to read, the blogger made mention of this event called "One World, One Heart" where bloggers all over the world have a giveaway and are listed on the main event website. People, usually bloggers, go through the list of links and comment on the bloggers giveaway post to be put in the drawing for the giveaway. Now I am NOT encourgaging you to go to this list just to enter your name in for giveaways. Getting something nice is one thing, but you can gain a lot more from this event, and that's friendship. Its taking me forever to go through the list because I want to read the blogs and get an idea about the blogger. So I post a comment then pop into their blog for a read. So many interesting people from all over the world. Its truly amazing. This event brings together so many people who may not have met before. So if you are a blogger or love to read blogs, do check out this event. The list was up to 890 bloggers so far and I think the deadline was hit. She may post a few more links today and then that's it.

I hope to make it to everyone's blog before the event is over at on Feb. 12th. So midnight Feb. 11th your comment has to be there. But please do read the blogs, get to know the blogger and theirs lives through their blogs. You may find someone of common interest or find a new interest or a new friend. And don't worry if you don't make it to them all before the event is over. The list stays up for a couple of months so you can go meet all the bloggers after the event is over. My blog reading list keeps getting bigger, and I am so happy it is. I plan to take part of this event next year if its around. Very excited about that. Ok so go check out "One World, One Heart", and have fun. And don't just leave a comment and run. Take time to read a little of each blog, or at least make notes about ones you want to go back and visit. It would really make the blogger happy. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Seeminly gross cosmetics.

2009-02-03T18:00:00.005-05:00

Hey all, I'm still on a blogging hiatus...well maybe not. I have seen a lot of stuff I have wanted to blog about but have been in a funk and just haven't. But I think I am pulling out of it so I might be back to regular blogging soon. I have some reviews for you and just some things I want to talk about. I also want to redo my blog layout, and make it more like home to me. So we will see.

But on to the topic of today's post, I was watching a video on YouTube where someone mentioned about Cheetos Lip Balm.

Ok, as gross as it sounds I want to try the stuff. I LOVE Cheetos and always have. I think the balm might be right up my alley. But someone heard it was gross. I don't care, I want to try it. LOL! Can't find it online yet to buy, but I will keep looking. I must try it. But while looking for places to buy it, I found another interesting product and website. Click "Read More" to find out what it was. :-)

I found a website that caters to the childhood memories of adults. You know how certain smells and such can take you back to a fond memory? Well that is what this website is hoping to bank on. The products I found interesting were their colonge sprays. Have a look at some of their scents.

The first one that I saw was this Play-doh scent. Oh yummy yummy, who wouldn't want to smell like Play-doh? Well...I wouldn't. I hated the smell of that stuff. Kind of makes my tummy turn at the thought of someone willing wanting to smell like that.

The next one I found of interest is this Paint scent. Paint? Paint?!? Ok, if there is one scent I hate more than Play-doh, its paint. Oh goodness I hate when rooms are painted in my house. The smell makes me so sick, ever since I was a child. So paint does not leave a fond memory with me.

How about a nice glue scent? I am curious what this smells like. It says its model glue, so I am thinking along the lines of Super Glue. I don't know about you, but I think the paste that we used in Elementary school is much fonder scent than Super Glue. The product description even mentions paste, but they product doesn't smell like paste. Now I liked the smell of paste. No, never ate it, eww, but the smell takes me back. *Happy sigh.* Maybe I should make a suggestion?

Ok, crayon scent would so take me back. I didn't like to color much as a child, I preferred color pencils and still do to this day, but the smell of a fresh box of crayons is so entoxicating. :-D So fresh, so new, so childhood.

Feeling hungry? How about the sushi scent? I have never smelled sushi, but this interested me. Who would want to smell fishy? Maybe it doesn't smell fishy? Any sushi lovers out there? Fill me in. Does sushi smell fishy? Or does it have another scent? I'd love to know. And hey if you like the scent, you can keep it with you at all times, of course it may make you hungry. :-)

And last, but FAR from least on this scent journey is the cannabis flower scent. LOL! Ok, umm...does this smell like pot would smell? I guess not. I guess the flower and leaves would have to be dried first to give of the proper pot smell. But could you imagine if it did smell like pot. Police pull you over because you forgot to put the sticker on your license plate, you roll down your window after fresh spritz of your cannabis flower colonge and well what do you know. You suddenly find yourself in the middle a full car and body search. LOL! Ok, so I know it wouldn't go down like that, but could you just imagine. LOL! This one has to be one of my favorite scents by far that is on their website. Nope, don't own, but wish I did just for the laugh factor. LOL!

The website has more scents to choose from like dirt, bubble gum, orange cream pop, and humidor just to name a few. The website also has other interesting products like dumbstick pencils...the kind for drums not the kind of a chicken. ;-) Leggo fork and spoon set, Leggo flash drives, rubber chicken necklace, and one of those cool vintage looking Kit-Cat clocks. Its a pretty interesting website to just look at, but I would love to have some of their products as well. Interested in a peek? Check out Perpetual Kid. I hope you find something on there to make you laugh, smile, and reminise. Enjoy, and let me know if you find anything cool on there. Oh and no, I am not linked to them in any way, I just found their website interesting. Now I'm back to my hunt for Cheetos Lip Balm, because you know, its the cheesiest...almost like that line. :-D Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Smile, kitties are talking to you.

2009-01-22T02:30:00.004-05:00

On a day where I feel positively down, my sister shows me this cutie and it makes me smile. Enjoy.

PS- I'm off on another hiatus again. I need me time to sort myself and to find ways to promote myself and just...me time. I'll be back soon, I just need time to be me. Take care until then lovelies.

ETA- My sister just told me this poor kitty passed away. :-( So sad. Kind of puts another damper on my day. Do enjoy this little guy and pass him around so people can see what utter cuteness he was. R.I.P. Burnsy.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

So, what is one thing I horribly bad at doing?

2009-01-20T15:03:00.001-05:00

Responding to comments. I always say I will do it, but then I always forget about them until a month or more later. Ahhh!!! I feel so bad not commenting back to all you lovelies who take the time to comment to me. I'm great a commenting to people on their blogs but on my own...pfft. But I promise to get better because I do care about what you say and am so thankful for your comments. Let's me know you care. :-) So expect me to get back to you a whole lot more often from now on. All of those who have commented to me in the past have had a comment made back to them. Even the one about going barefoot...which I still don't think I could do...I have sensitive feet. ;-) Ok, well just wanted to let you know Paisley Girl is not being a snob to you, just very forgetful. Forgive me!!! *Gets on hands and knees and bows down to floor.* Thankies and loves ya! Talk to you soon.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Vanity Sizing. Love it or hate it?

2009-01-20T14:51:00.001-05:00

Me personally, I hate it. Why? Because I am being lied to. Ok, so I have recently lost weight and got back into a size I wore when I was 18. So roughly 12 years ago. Anyway, so I go shopping for new jeans, because all my current jeans are making me trip and fall over myself because they are so baggy. And the jeans I kept from when I was 18, always thinking I would fit them again, fit but are just a hair snug when I sit. So I thought "Meh, I'll just get new jeans." So off to Wally World I go...hey I am still losing I will take a cheap pair of jeans for now.

So I get to Wally World and grab a pair of jeans that were the size of my jeans from when I was 18. I go into the dressing room and try them on and would you know it, the suckers were as loose as my current jeans if not looser. Hummm...ok...I guess I'll try on a size smaller. Nope, loose. Ok, let me try on a size smaller. Yep, the fit, but I was still able to put my hands in the waistline and thought I could fit one or two more around back.

Ok, so I should have been happy right? Well, not really. I mean think about it. The jeans I wore as a teen ended in the number 4. Then these jeans I tried on ended in the number 0. So if we are going by twos, that means I am 2 dresses smaller than what I was 12 years almost 13 years ago? And my jeans that end in 4 are still a hair snug when I sit down? No, I don't like that. Ok, granted, I would have to buy bigger jeans if I bought my actual size, but at least I would know what size I am, and I think people need to know that. Especially those of us here in the US. I think it may help us to see how fat we are actually getting than to be lied to and think we are a size 12 than a size 8. Know what I mean?

Click here to read more. Warning, longgggg rant ahead.

So, the other day a friend of mine online said she was in a smaller size as well from losing. But she said she now wore the size I actually should be wearing. This all threw me for a loop. When did vanity sizing begin? Why has it become acceptable? Will there ever be a day we don't have vanity sizing? Is there any way to get from under the "curse" of vanity sizing. Inquiring minds had to know the answers to these questions and more. So to the net I went with questions on the mind and the thirst for hunger. Here is some of what I found.

A quote from Wikipedia:

Vanity sizing, also known as size inflation is used to refer to the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming larger over time. Vanity sizing tends to occur in places where clothing sizes are not standardized, such as the United States.

It is generally acknowledged that clothing of the same nominal size has become larger over the years. In 2003, a study that measured over 1,011 pairs of women's pants found that more expensive brands tended to be smaller than cheaper ones of the same nominal size. The increasing dimensions of garments of the same nominal size has caused some designers to introduce size 0, 00, or other subzero sizes.

Many commentators have suggested that "vanity sizing," as its name suggests, is designed to satisfy buyers' wish to appear thin and feel better about themselves.

However, other reasons for this change have been offered as well. Designer Nicole Miller's spokeswoman has suggested that 00 or subzero sizes were introduced in part because of the rise of Asian markets, where women are generally smaller. It has also been suggested that vanity sizing allows clothing companies to cater their sizing to their demographic, since women of different sizes may be attracted to different brands. Finally, it has been suggested that vanity sizing merely reflects the increasing prevalence of obesity.

Ok, so basically, we are trying to compete with a culture no where near like our own? Another slap to the common woman, if you don't look like the women from another culture you aren't worth crap? Keep in mind please that these are my thoughts from what I have read in trying to sum up why I think we have vanity sizing. But from what this said, women want to compete with the smaller build of Asian women by basically lying to themselves in saying they are that small by making a fictional size 00. Why are women made to feel fat because they don't have the small build of an Asian woman. Please note, I'm not hating on Asian women, but their builds are very different from that of most women in other places of the world. Most of us will NEVER be that small. So when did that size become the size to strive to be like? Why wouldn't a median size be the size to strive for? Why is the skinniest size possible the one of beauty?

But, then we look at the flip side of what the Wiki said. That vanity sizing is also basically used to appease the full-figured. Now on one had the media is trying to promote size acceptance, that big is beautiful too. Woo hoo to that. But then you have vanity sizing that is basically saying on the side...but thinner is still better. And like me and my friend who are wearing smaller sizes than we wore years ago, we are being lied to as to what size we are in actuality, and that bothers me to know end. I would prefer to know exactly where I am sizewise not only so I can buy a size whatever here and there or anywhere, but also to know my actual size. Why is it so taboo to know that? Why are people,men and women alike, so afraid to face what they have done to themselves? Hey guess what, I'm fat for a reason, and I only have myself to blame. Yeah, I know some people don't have themselves to blame for being fat, but most of us have no one but ourselves to blame for being overweight. But being fine in accepting that the size you are wearing is not the size you wear at all is just utter crap. Ok, so I decided to not base all my info on just this Wiki alone. I needed more info.

From the Fashion Police, I found an interesting blog post about Europe switching over to a different sizing for their clothing.

The EU would like to scrap the current size system and move to a European system, whereby clothes would be measured in centimeters, so instead of buying a size 10 for instance, you'd be looking for something that corresponded to your bust, waist, hip and leg measurement. The EU say this will not only make sizes more consistent across different stores, it will also help eradicate the so-called "size 0" phenomenon, where women diet to fit into a certain dress size.

I think that would be a better way to shop for clothing, if everyone was forced to stick to those guidelines in how they make there clothing. 24 inches at the Gap should be the same 24 inches at Wally World. The poster went on to say:

For myself, I'm divided on this. I know vanity sizing is a huge problem for a lot of women, who just don't know what dress size they are, because it varies so much between stores. And I also think there's too much emphasis on dress size, anyway. The size of someone's dress is totally irrelevant when it comes to working out whether their bodyweight is healthy or not: fitting into a "size 0" for instance, doesn't necessarily mean you're anorexic if you're a petite person, while a higher dress size doesn't necessarily mean you're "fat".

Exactly. We are all so driven on size and how it represents us. The media has made us all nuts to try to achieve almost the impossible when it comes to their version of the "perfect body". So much so that the clothing industry has to lie to us to makes us think we are already in the perfect body or well on our way to being in the perfect body. It doesn't make it true though. I understand that fashion is constantly changing and its trying to fit the needs of people today, but my issue is, if its a size 8 to begin with, why not just label it a size 8.

From a news article I read:

While images of Hollywood certainly feed the frenzy, there are other factors at work, said April Ainsworth, owner of VintageVixen.com, an online vintage clothing retailer. With some exceptions, manufacturers are simply making women's clothing larger and labeling them with smaller sizes. As a result, what was a size 8 in the 1950s had become a 4 by the 1970s and 00 today. The size labels just keep getting smaller, so it's no surprise they're diving below zero now, Ainsworth said.

If this trend continues, some petite women may find their own shopping options limited as the smaller sizes available at some of their favorite stores actually become too large for them.

Oddly interesting videos.

2009-01-20T14:11:00.001-05:00

I thought I would give you some entertainment today by offering you some oddly interesting videos.

This first one is about a man who makes sculptures from tape. I really think they look amazing and find that they are so cool being made by tape.

Amazing Sticky Tape Sculptures

This next one is in all the news. I'm sorry, but how could they not think they would get attention for what they named their children and wanting certain signs put on the child's birthday cake. They say they aren't Nazis but they want a certain sign on the cake? Please. Those children are better off away from them.

Adolf Hitler, siblings, removed from home

This poor dog was killed by a Wii remote. Please be careful with animals and well even people in the room when you play. Those things can be so dangerous.

Wii remote KO's wee dog

I thought this video was interesting. This guy can spin anything on his fingertips it seems. And he's good looking too, so extra entertainment for me. :-D

Extreme Spinning

My sister sent me this one. Its about a man see Jesus in a Cheeto. If you kind of look close enough you can see what he is talking about. It was an interesting watch.

This is too funny. Watch and you will understand.

I am sure I have mentioned this before, but I recently saw they put it back on the website. Watch it and enjoy. Its like a condensed version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Musical. Only not Buffy, but the chick who plays in this did star in Buffy. Close enough? Yes? No? Err...just watch it. ;-)

Dr. Horrible

Hope you enjoyed them all and were entertained. Until next time lovelies.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

NaNoWriMo update...finally.

2009-01-20T13:45:00.001-05:00

*Here is an old post I was writing about my NaNoWriMo win. Thought I would still post it.*

I did it! I've won! I wrote over 50,000 words!!! Granted my story is far from done, but this is the most I have ever written in my life. I feel so positive that I could be a good writer. Now my story needs some serious edits and more content before it ever sees the light of day, but I am so proud of myself.

I had to document when I got my green bar. I had never had one before in all the years I tried NaNoWriMo. Now I have one!

But then to see the purple bar...that was priceless.

The pretty purple bar of pricelessness. :-) I honestly am so proud of myself and I WILL be doing this again in 2009. Also, I am going to try Script Frenzy as well. I have proven to myself that anything is possible if I give it my all. Woo hoo! I did it! :-)

So now we move on to the weird of today.

Today's first weird thing is this internet party I found on Cracked.com.

The Internet Party -- powered by Cracked.com

More weirdness for your day. A little twist on Kill Bill. :-D

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

The last of our Wednesday weirdness is a completely adult clip from Saturday Night Live that is NOT work friendly. :-D Enjoy!

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The attack of the bad wigs.

2009-01-20T13:29:00.001-05:00

*Here's an old post I never posted because I was saving it for Toy Tuesday. Well here it is for you now.*

Just a note to some doll stores. 4/4.5 is NOT 4/5. I recently bought a wig for a doll I purchased and the site said the wig was 4/5. The wig is lovely but misses out on the perfect fit by just a hair. I thought maybe I was wrong in my selection of wigs but saw on the package that the wig was not what it was advertised as. I am kind of bummed. I flipped the wig inside out and see that the wig is a simple cut out shape with a zig-zag stitch. I think I can carefully open the bottom of the wig, slip in some white fabric or elastic to give it more room, and then the wig should fit my girl. The wig is lovely mohair and I do want to keep it. It was suppose to be dyed green, but she looks so good in it so I decided to keep it as is. But now that I see how simple it is to make, I think I will try to find some mohair and make some wigs myself that I can dye different colors. If it works out well, I plan on making size 4/5 wigs since they seem to be so hard to get a hold of and since that is the size my doll's head it. I think I will make a pattern from the wig I have for her already so I can have one other size I can make. But I guess its cool the wig was smallish or I may not have realized I could make my own wigs for her. I have some fake fur lying around here somewhere. Methinks I need to start looking for some leather needles and try sewing some wigs. :-) I'll keep you updated on them as I work on them. If I get really good at making them I may have to get larger dolls or at least doll heads so I can make larger wigs. But for now I'll keep it small. :-) Ta for now my lovelies.

ETA: So I decided to order a peony wig in a size 5 thinking it would be just a little bit bigger that I could hide in pictures. Nope, its gigantic! So now I have two wigs that are utter crap on her, but look cute at the same time. I don't know what to do. I am thinking of ways to adjust them both to fit her. Frustration. I am hoping to get her a new wig this month, so putty for her eyes, a pattern to make clothing for her, and some shoes. Also I want to pull her strings tighter and wire her with pipe cleaners. So we will see what happens. Right now I am miffed about the wig. Maybe I will look around elsewhere. The new wig I have is poorly put together. You can see the hide under the mohair. It just stands out so bad. I feel cheated out of 13 dollars with that purchase, but I will take it apart and see what I can do to make it work. I'll keep you updated on it. Ta for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Take care of yourself.

2009-01-20T13:06:00.003-05:00

And enjoy retirement. You've earned it. Job well done.

*He did the best he could and its all said and done. Watching him leave Washington was so bittersweet. I hope for nothing but happiness to come his way. He had a tough a job and pulled it off as best he could. I'd like to see what others would do in his shoes. So no negative comments please. Now he's just like you and me, so let's just leave it at that.* :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Why?

2009-01-20T12:29:00.004-05:00

Why does listening to this man speak always bring tears to my eyes. I guess its just so shocking. I never thought I would ever see a man of color in office. All through school we just knew that the president was white...dare I say...HAD to be white. And now the world has changed. The country has changed. Life has changed. What does this mean? Where do we go now? I guess this event just shows me, anything is possible. I hope that I get to see within my lifetime a woman in office as well. I'd also like to see people of many races in office in either sex. This just all makes the future something to look forward to see what will happen next.

But goodness, that man sure can make me cry. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

History has been made!

2009-01-20T12:10:00.003-05:00

Only time will tell what this means for us as a country and for us as a planet. Bring us back Obama. Make our country strong again...please.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Snow and a new president...exciting day. :-)

2009-01-20T10:55:00.005-05:00

*To check out more of my snow pictures please check out my Flickr.*

An exciting day indeed. Like I said in the previous post, it began to snow last night. It was pretty in the snowy twilight and dim lighting of the streetlight. Then this morning my mom knocked on the door and told me it snowed. I hated to burst her bubble and tell her it started last night and we (my sister and I) watched it for a while. She was sad we didn't wake her up, but I think it was better we let her sleep. She wanted us to go out and have a snowball fight with her. I was fighting that the whole way and it ended up that her, I, my sister, AND my dad all got out there and had a snowball fight. LOL! It was so much fun. I really think that will be the last time my family has that much fun together like that since I see this year really changing things for us. So I am extra glad the snow came and we has this chance to have fun together. *Sigh.* Snow. Enjoy the pictures and video. More posts are coming that I have been working on behind the scenes, so look forward to that. Oh and be sure to watch our new president get sworn in, about another 30 minutes from now. Talk to you all soon, and try to stay warm...or cool. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Well what do you know?

2009-01-20T04:29:00.002-05:00

It just started snowing. :-D Well I am off to bed to grab a few hours of sleep. I'll leave you with this song to get you into the mood. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Snow? Here? No way!

2009-01-20T01:10:00.005-05:00

My mom has been going on about it all day. She says we are getting snow tomorrow...well technically later on today. I keep telling her we won't, but the reports say an 80% chance. 80% chance? That's almost as good as 100% chance! Ok, maybe I am giddy about getting some snow. The inches have gone done over the day on how much is expected, but you never know. :-D Snow!!! *Pulls out winter coat for first time in several years.* I'll update you later on if we got any. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Faints.

2009-01-19T18:34:00.004-05:00

I was all excited about a new movie with my stud Ewan McGregor coming out. That is until I saw a news article and this trailer about it. LOL!

He's gay and fabulous in this one with Jim Carrey. The movie is pretty much explained in the clip so I won't bore you with details here. I think "I Love You Phillip Morris" will be a must see.

I love you Phillip Morris!!! I love you!!!

And Ewan, I still love you baby. You just proved that you have acting skills to showcase any type of person. One can only wonder what you will end up doing next. :-) *Dreamy sigh.*

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Sugardaddie.com!

2009-01-10T01:03:00.004-05:00

Ok, so I went onto MySpace to post a quick blog to my few peeps there, and saw an add for this dating site called Sugardaddie.com. I was like "What?", so I had to go to the site. Yep, you can either meet a sugar daddie or a sugar babe there. Now this site is strictly with the sugar daddie in mind. The profiles show you how much he makes and his job and how much his estimate worth is. The women basically shows their stats. Much like blogging can be, this site is very vain. LOL! Its kind of funny to look around. Now in order to look around it you have to sign up. Uh yes, I did. But I did it for my viewing audience. So I could give you a full report. This sight is interesting to look around, and hey if you are single, you could meet your potential sugar daddie there. Just remember I was the one who directed you towards the site...especially when I need a loan. ;-) Check it out. Sugardaddie.com. You'll be glad you did. *Smile. Gleam.*

P.S.- If that site isn't for you, Google sugar daddy and you will get plenty of other sites. Its amazing what you find when you are searching for blog post images. ;-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Just ONE of those days.

2009-01-09T22:56:00.009-05:00

So if you couldn't tell by the title, I am having ONE of those days. One of those days that just get odder and odder by the minute. So I have been having trouble sleeping and I finally crawl my butt into bed around 7 and see 7:30 before I fall asleep. Now I like to sleep with my window open to let in the cold. What? I like the coldness on me. Well, I think that is about to change after this morning.

You see, my neighborhood is a usually quite neighborhood that's in the city limits but still far out enough that its country. So its usually a nice and safe place. Well, come about 9ish this morning that all changed. Ok, so first my mom has to go get tests done and wakes me up around 8 something to say good bye. Ok, bye mom. Drive safely. Love you...zzzzzzzzz. Then about 9 something or 10 something I hear sirens in my dreams. Humm, they are getting louder. Humm...wait...that's not in my dreams. So I wake up in time to look up out my window, its next to my bed and I just have to lift my upper body up to look out it, and I see a white car go flying down and then back up the hill in front of my house. Then it quickly turns left onto a road in my neighborhood...which I didn't understand much, I will explain why in a minute. Now, just a millisecond after that car goes flying by three police cars go flying by with the sirens blaring. They all three turn the corner after that car. Now here's why I don't understand why that dude turned the corner. He must not be from this area. That street he turned on to is called...no better not tell you the full name. But the second part of the name is called Circle...and for a good reason. The street goes around in a circle. And that circle is hard to go around if you are speeding because there are cars in the road and its just a tight turn. Well I listened for a while. I soon heard more sirens coming down the main street outside my neighborhood and it soon joined the sirens that were now leaving my neighborhood. The sirens went on a bit longer then just stopped. Suddenly. Just like that. I don't know what happened but I am going to look it up and see if I can find anything about that.

Well after that second interruption, my heart was beating odd and I was so worried about it and worried the worry would trigger a panic attack. So I laid there and relaxed and let the vibrating stop. It did eventually and I eventually fell back asleep. About an hour later I hear my mom all excitedly scream "Robin!!!" Then the next second I heard her come up the stairs and she then popped her head in the door. "Mickey,"...her nickname for me..."get up, Robin's here!" Robin, my old childhood friend from middle school to high school. Her and I went through a lot together. At first I didn't want to go down there to just say I'm not doing anything with my life right now because I'm dealing with health issues and blah blah, but then I haven't seen her in years and I didn't want to miss this chance to see her. So I prettied up as much as I could and went down to see her. Her hair had grown out long but she looked the same. Not as bone thin as I remember but still very thin. It was Robin. When I hugged her I almost wanted to cry. I had missed her so much. She was truly one of my best friends.

My mom suddenly said, she has some said news to tell you. I looked at her and she said "William passed away." My breath caught in my through as I thought about this and wondered if I had heard what I thought I heard. Sadly, I had. Robin got pregnant very young. I believe she was 16 or 17. That part is foggy, but I remember she was young. She was dating this sweet guy named William. He'd move the earth, moon, and stars if it would please Robin. And most times, it did please her. Not to long after they met, she got pregnant. She had the baby, they moved in together, some stuff happened that I won't go into here, and they broke up. From what I gathered, he got custody of Allison or who I affectionately named Goober, while Robin went into the Navy. I lost track of her after that and heard from her every now and again when she was in town visiting her little girl. From what I heard, William was doing a great job raising Goober and she was happy.

So what I gathered in my sleep induced shock was that he found out around August of last year that he had stomach cancer. The doctors were able to shrink it, but it had spread and kept spreading and on January 5th, my mom's birthday and Robin's birthday too, he passed away. Robin was explaining how she was glad she celebrated her birthday on the 4th because everyone was busy on the 5th. I'm glad she had a good time celebrating her big 3-0. Then the next day on her actual birthday she gets the horrible news the father of her first born has passed away. She explained that she was angry. She asked William why of all days he passe away on her birthday. She didn't mean it in a cold way just in shock and now a day that should be to celebrate her birth will also be a sad day for her and her daughter. She says her daughter is being strong during all this. She's going to go live with Robin after the school year ends. I'm glad that she will be with her mom, but I worry for Robin who already has 3 other little ones at home. But she's strong, she can handle it. Wish I could see her kids. I hope to make it out to Texas one day to do so.

So I was dealing with that shock when she hits me with the comment no one wants to hear. "You haven't changed a bit." What?!? I haven't?!? But look I lost weight. My pants are baggy! And my hair has grow. Granted it was pulled back and hidden under a Dick Tracy scarf I work in my hair during middle school and high school. Maybe that is what tipped her off? Who knows. I figured "Meh, it doesn't mean anything." Maybe she just meant I still look young. :-) Then her older brother, who I haven't seen since I was a teen shows up. Ughhhh!!! The second he walks in the door..."You haven't changed a bit." Whatttttt?!?!?!?!? Nooooooooo!!! This can't beeeee!!! Please, someone shoot me!!! I at least wanted to look thinner...although I am still full figured, I thought I looked smaller. Guess not. Ok, granted they didn't change much either. Her brother was a little taller and fuller and she had longer hair and was a little fuller herself. But for the most part they were the same as I remembered them. He had brought his girlfriend/wife...never got the story on that, along and well sat and talked about old times. We laughed and giggled and had a great time until it was time for them to leave. I got her number now and will call her soon to check up on her and see how she's doing. I'm slow glad to recently be getting back in contact with people from my past. I tend to be crap at staying in touch because I haven't changed much and I get tired...no...embarrassed of saying "Oh I'm not really doing anything right now." So I tend to shy away from my friends so I don't seem lame. But I am going to stop that this year. If they are my "real" friends they will either give me well intended advice or just not care. Friends are cool like that. ;-)

So, after she left, I sat in a thoughtful mood, thinking about poor William and how life is just so crazy and scary. He was going to get married. It made me realize I didn't want to die and not have lived my life to the fullest. So I am going to make this year the year of my comeback. And also this will my year of forgiveness. Robin's brother was good friends with my ex boyfriend/ex friend as of the 7th. He mentioned Robin's brother the other day and wanted to talk to him. My ex had treated my very rudely the other day, but I still found it in my heart to give Robin's brother his number so they could talk. Then I called my ex to tell him that he would would be calling. I think he thought I was calling to make up, but no not interested in that, just wanted to do the nice and polite thing and let him know I gave out his number. He was ok with it, and I said good bye. Robin's brother kept saying my ex and I should get married, but I'm not interested in that notion at all. I have a Mr. Perfect I plan to marry one day soon. No one could take his place. :-) Love you babe.

So after all that I got to thinking some more. I remembered how I wanted to make a time capsule for myself in 2010. So I grabbed a tin I emptied just for that and first put some silly stuff in there. There was just three things in there. Nothing impressive, but I wanted them in there. Then I went and wrote a letter to myself to read when I open it next year. Then I had wrote some letters and popped them in there. Then I looked at the tin, it was so empty. I never thought I'd fill it, but then suddenly I started finding things I wanted to put in there. I saw what day it was then and saw I have exactly 7 months until I turn 31. Ack! I know right. 31. But it really doesn't bother me as much as 30 did. I mean I've been in my 30s for almost half a year, and now my friends I hung out with in school are joining me. So I don't feel so bad or so old any more. LOL! But anyway, I finished filling the box and closed it. I had decided earlier to open it on my birthday in 2010 when I turn 32. Then I told myself to fill the tin again with stuff from then and close it until I turn 35. Wow, still writing about myself turning 35 is odd. But anyway, so I thought to myself, I feel bad I didn't finish the capsule sooner like I wanted. First I wanted it done by New Years Eve last year so I would open it New Years Eve this year, but I got lazy and didn't do it. Then I thought I'd do it for the first of January and open it the first next year. Got lazy again. Well then suddenly today for some reason I decided to do it. And I decided not to open it for a year and 7 months until my birthday. I sighed though thinking there was nothing exciting about that day. Not a milestone birthday. Not a special holiday or first day of the year. Just my 32 birthday. What's so cool about that. It wasn't until I wrote on the tin the date to open it on, to keep myself from opening it if I should happen upon it, was it that I saw how special a day it was. I wrote on the note "Open 8-9-10." Hehehe, so its special after all. Oh come on, that's funny. Laugh damnit! LOL! So yeah, I can't open it until 8-9-10. Still makes me smile.

So yeah, that was the bulk of my day. Nothing to exciting or to out of this world. My boyfriend just called to tell me he's going to go play some poker for a while at a casino. Don't worry, he's a safe player. He takes a certain amount with him and when/if he loses he's done. He leaves. But if he wins he will try his hand a few more times to see if he can win more. I like that about him. He's got a level head on his shoulders. I just love listening to him talk about things he's passionate about. He's like a little boy telling his mom about how cool baseball practice was. :-) And when he gets passionate about something you can hear his little accent very strongly. He's Cuban and has just a slight accent, but I can't hear it on the phone when he talks. But when he gets excited about something I can really hear it. I love it. :-) I love my man.

Well damn, this is the most I have posted in a long time. I guess because I realized finally what I wanted my blog to be about. Me. I won't have designated days any more. I want to talk about what I want when I want. I want this blog to be about me and my life and the things in it. It will include fashion, games, crafts, dolls, drama, comedy, sadness, happiness, depression, elation, and more. I just want it to be an extension of me. After reading other people's blogs I see they do what I wanted to do from the beginning. Talk and share my life with those interested. So, thank you for reading if you got this far. I know I was long-winded today. I just really need to blog it all so I won't forget a thing. I want to try to blog everyday, but we will see how that turns out. ;-) I still have two drafts to post and I want to change my blog layout. I am also changing my website too. A lot I am working on. See I keep saying I don't do anything, but I am actually working on a lot, but I guess it only seems important to me. I wouldn't think simple things in my life would mean much to others. Meh, then why do I blog if I think that? Don't mind me. Ok I'm going to close for now. Talk to you lovelies again soon. Bye until then.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Am I suffering from empty nest...before having kids?!?

2009-01-06T05:56:00.004-05:00

Ok, so this may seem a bit crazy, but I think I am suffering from an empty nest when I haven't had kids yet. No, seriously, I think about having kids everyday lately and I read blogs of people who have kids and I enjoy reading about their lives and their families, secretly wishing I was able to blog about the same thing. And now I see the Christmas pictures people have put up about their families and its even stronger now. My nest is empty while all the other birds have their chicks all chirping and making them proud. I'd love to hear some chirping coming from my nest, but doesn't look like it will happen for some time to come.

I guess I am just realizing this and realizing my "safe" window for having kids is about to slam shut and I am no closer to having kids than I was ten years ago. My boyfriend thinks I should wait until I am older. Umm...I don't think so. I wanted kids by 27, but he and I weren't together. And we still aren't together. I don't need any advice on my relationship. I love him and can only imagine having his children, but it may end up that I have to have our child without him until we sort out our living arrangements.

Its just my parents are getting older and they want grandkids, I am getting older and I want healthy kids, he's getting older and men's ages affects the fetus too. So the time is now! Ok, so I told myself I wanted to be pregnant by 32, have the baby, then get pregnant soon again afterwards for our second and last child. I also would like to adopt two children after our own kids get a little older. I really feel in my heart that I was put on this earth to adopt a child or two and give them, hopefully, a better life. But that's in the future. Right now I am focused on my empty nest and my wanting to fill it. I know, if its meant to happen it will, but it just looks grim for me and my empty nest. Could I be happy with just me and my boyfriend...hopefully future husband, and no children? I honestly don't think so. I've wanted kids since I was 16. Some recent health issues have made me a little nervous about childbirth and my mom constantly saying that childbirth is the closest a woman gets to death, yeah that's not winning childbirth and Brownie points with me either, but I still want children. I just don't feel my life will be complete without them. But that comment sounds so selfish. Almost sounds like I am saying in order to make my life happy I have to have children. Ok, I can't explain that properly, but it makes sense in my head. LOL!

I guess I just needed a bit of a vent. I'm worried I won't ever have kids. I am realizing that you don't get all you want in life and things you really really really wanted don't always come to you. Is it because I didn't work hard enough for them? Is it because it just wasn't meant to be? Is it because it really wasn't what I wanted in the end? Who knows. But I know I want kids, but I worry that dream my float our my safe window and be taken away from me for good. I know, there's always adoption, but my boyfriend isn't sold on that completely yet, I am thinking its a an age thing that will bring him around to that thought, and I would like to have children that came from me and him. Why does that sound selfish too? Ahhh!!! Ok I'm going to end this post for now. Guess its just my biological clock ticking away.

Well I guess I will have to hit snooze a little longer, as my best friend lovingly tells me to do when I get all maternal on her. My chance at motherhood will come, and I'll be ready for it when it does. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

My 200th post!

2009-01-05T08:51:00.003-05:00

And what could it be about? My forum of course! This is for my doll audience.

So in searching for forums that allow all kinds of dolls, and no dolls were off topic, I just couldn't find that kind of forum. I want a place where all kinds of dolls are allowed, but also let's collectors like myself who collect a variety of dolls, feel free to show off any of their dolls and not just one kind. I also wanted to form a community where people can talk about off topic stuff, can sell stuff, and there's even a chat. I love the forum so far and I am eager to get it up and going. So that will be my project for a while. So yeah to my 200th post and yeah to my first forum! Well this girl is off to bed.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Birthday Celebrations!

2009-01-05T03:30:00.003-05:00

Happy birthday mom!!! She's a young 57 today. And happy birthday Larry!!! He would have been 32 today. Yep they were both born on the same day...well 25 years apart of course. ;-) My brother sadly passed away in '99. It will be 10 years come this October. We miss Big Guy.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Azumanga Daioh anime review.

2009-01-03T01:26:00.004-05:00

Hey all, so its been a while since I have reviewed anything. I recently "finally" finished watching Azumanga Daioh. Its a cute anime about a bunch of school girls who befriend each other and they daily lives dealing with school and life.

At first the beginning of the anime started simple enough. It was funny and entertaining. I'm not sure if animes are geared towards children like cartoons are here in the states. This anime seems more geared towards younger teens to older teens and not kids. There is a bit of a pervert pedo in there who is attracted to the young girls especially in their swimsuits and gym gear. He also has this weird fascination with one of his young students...even though he is married and has a young daughter of his own. Very weird character to add into the show, which makes me think that its not geared towards children, but I could be wrong.

As the anime went on, a lot of the jokes that made it funny in the beginning got replayed over and over again which began to make it seem a but boring. But I stuck it out to the end, and I am glad I did. It took me back to my youth and graduation. Everyone knew they were going to split up after graduation and go their different ways. There's no knowing if you will all ever see each other again, so its sad. You look at the old classrooms you had sat in for years with your friends. Remembering all the fun times you had in class with everyone. Knowing that its all over in matter of minutes and your life will change.

I always thought that things in life would sort of fall into place, it just always seemed to do so in my youth. Its not until you get older that you realize you have to put forth effort and really work for what you want. This anime made me remember and really miss the innocence of my youth where school seemed to be the biggest thing of you life. I never realized how much it was actually preparing me for the real world. I always thought it was a waste of time, but it was showing us all we needed to work for what we wanted. We needed to work hard. Not everyone was going to like us. And we will always have someone above us to answer to if we do good or bad. *Sigh* It just makes me really wish I knew then what I know now, but then what would have been the point of school if I did know then what I know now? Ok, I am getting a little to deep now.

I just wanted to share this anime with you. If you are into lighthearted silly animes with a sweet and tender ending, I would say check out Azumanga Daioh. It may bring back bits of your youth too, or if you are still young, it will make you laugh because surely you can relate. :-) Check it out here from episode 1. Thanks for reading my little review. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Happy New Year

2009-01-01T00:01:00.001-05:00

May the new year be better for us all.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

An odd winter.

2008-12-29T03:50:00.004-05:00

Why am I complaining so much today? I guess because I am not feeling myself lately and complaining helps. I guess. But anyway, so its like 64 degrees here and winter started a few days ago. 64 degrees!!! We used to be freezing by this time of year and now I could go out there in a t-shirt. Christmas was warm too. Its just so weird. Places are getting thick layers of snow in other states, but here we could go to the pool if we wanted to...or if we knew how to swim. Anyway...oh I should have put that in my 7 things meme, I don't know how to swim. Anyway, back on track, its uncomfortable. It goes back and forth. A few days ago we were in the teens and I couldn't sleep because my room is the hottest in summer and coldest in winter. And now I am almost tempted to turn on my fan. :-( What his happening to the world? Has this just been a recent change or was it happening back in the day too that things just started getting warmer? Has it been slowly happening over time. I mean gosh, did Miami or Hawaii use to get snow way back in the day? This is of course omitting mountains...that's just cheating. LOL! I know not to many years ago upper Florida got some snow. Nothing sticking of course but snow nonetheless. Pretty cool.

Ok so I had to look some of this stuff up. Here's some info about Hawaii.

I would like to know if it can snow in Hawaii??

The answer is "yes". It snows here every year, but only at the very summits of our 3 tallest volcanoes (Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and Haleakala). The snow level almost never gets below 9000 feet in Hawaii during the winter, but since these mountains are taller than 13,000 feet, 13,000 feet, and 10,000 feet, respectively, they get dusted with snow a few times a year. It rarely stays on the ground for more than a few days though.
Although the rest of the island chain enjoys warm tropical weather the entire year-round, there have been "freak" cold storms a few times this century that have brought local snow storms down to as low as 3000 to 4000 feet. This snow has melted very quickly, however.

Ok and get this, in Florida in 1797 it was reported that St. Mary's River got 8 inches of snow. So it did get snow. But then looking at something else I read it reminds me of the snowy weather some southern states got recently that totally kicks my global warming ruining winter mindset out of the water.

yes it has. tallahassee and northern florida will see flurries about every 3 years. orlando florida has never gotten a measurable snowfall before, but lake buena vista got about .3 of an inch. miami did get about 2 minutes of flurries in the early 1960s. that was the only time miami ever got snow, and the weather quickly warmed up.

florida is a very warm state and the odds of seeing snow in southern florida is so rare, but can hapen. if it going to happen iwould bet it would be this year. the weather has been very warm so far, but huston got snoe las vegas, new orleans, baton rouge, nashville, washingtion dc, philadelphia, nyc, malibu, flagstaff and these areas usually dont see snow this early, and the southern locations listed hasnt seen snow in 30 years, some of them havent seen snow for 100 years!

So what gives then? Why is the weather so iffy lately? Why is it "proper" one second and "temperamental" the next? Humm, and this year was oddly cool too. Did anyone else notice how oddly cool this year was? Hummm...I guess I need to give up on this and just accept the weather for what it truly is...a woman. ;-) Mother Nature can do as she pleases when she pleases and answers to no one. Oh well, I guess I will just fan myself and check the weather radar to see when the cold will head back this way. Well at least the medicine kicked in now by blogging and I don't feel as on edge any more. I guess its a good time to head to bed then. Talk to you lovelies again soon.

Oh and about the image above, its my current weather for my area. And yes, you see right, it will be warm all week then cold again at the end of the week. And look at how humid it is. Now wonder I feel ill, all this back and forth. Ugh!!! Later lovelies.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

3:33 a.m.

2008-12-29T03:33:00.004-05:00

I am tired of seeing 3:33 a.m. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mean I don't ever want to see it again. I just mean for the past couple of nights I have been staying up so late and every time I look up to see what time it is, BAM!, its 3:33 a.m. Now its kind of weird because when I was taking classes at college, accounting class to be exact, my friend at the time and accounting partner would always check the time and it would always be 11:33 a.m. It was weird. Every day she'd check, and yep, it was 11:33 a.m. Then it was different times but always on a :33. It was weird. Now I check the time and its 3:33 a.m. Its just weird and making me a bit uncomfortable. I don't know why. Maybe because my anxiety is a little up tonight...this morning...due to bad stomach acid. Took some Rolaids and I am just waiting for them to kick in. Oh how I hate my crap stomach today and how I hate 3:33 a.m. today. I'd like to start seeing 3:33 p.m. for a change but I always sleep through it lately. I miss getting up in the morning. Bah, where's life taking me? Where am I headed? Don't mind me. I've just been under the weather this whole holiday season and some issues have made me bitter as of late. I hope to pick up the cheeriness some time soon. Can you believe 2 more days and some odd hours until New Years...this time going by the east coast in the US of course...I can't believe another year is over. What will next year bring? Kind of scared and excited at the same time. *Sigh* Oh well, gonna go now. Just wanted to share my hatred of 3:33 a.m. with you. I'll get over it. Its a lovely time really. Quiet, dark, cool, not really bad at all except for it being a bit lonely. I'll talk to you lovelies again soon, but in case I am not back by then have a Happy New Year. Bye for now. :-)

Oh and as for the image up top and how it relates to the topic, well I was searching in Google Images for 3:33 a.m. and that was a picture someone posted at 3:33 a.m. I couldn't resist...he's so yummy. :-D

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

A Christmas Science Experiment

2008-12-24T04:42:00.002-05:00

Check this video out. A Christmas tree lit by, get this, an electric eel. No kidding. Click on the picture to see. Enjoy!

Electric Eel Powers Christmas Tree

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Happy Holidays Everyone

2008-12-24T01:20:00.002-05:00

Just in case I don't get to say it on Christmas, have a safe and very happy holidays everyone. :-)

Love you guys. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The 7 Things About Me Meme

2008-12-22T03:32:00.003-05:00

I got this meme from the lovely John over at "What is this Feeling". Check out his blog if you are into Asian ball-joint dolls. You love his, especially his handmade one Twix. I love that blue little guy. Ok on with the meme.

7 things meme
I. Seven things that scare you

1- Death.
2- Being alone.
3- Being in poor health.
4- Spiders.
5- The thought of any bugs crawling on me.
6- Heights.
7- Drowning.

II. Seven things you like the most

1- Blogging
2- Photography
3- Crafts
4- Dolls
5- Writing
6- Reading
7- Music

III. Seven random facts about you

1- When I get nervous I bite my nails.
2- I like gaming.
3- I own a ferret.
4- I own an African Dwarf Frog.
5- I own HALF a cat. My sister owns the other half. LOL!
6- I'm so scared of spiders I rarely kill them, I have to get someone else to do it. LOL!
7- I don't know what I want to be when I "grow up".

IV. Seven things you plan to do before you die

1- Get married.
2- Have at least one child.
3- Adopt at least one child.
4- Write a book and get published.
5- See England.
6- See Japan.
7- Meet Paula Deen. I just love her. :-)

V. Seven things you can do

1- I can sing.
2- I can sew.
3- I can knit a scarf.
4- I can write.
5- I can reroot a doll head. Yep, proud of that. ;-)
6- I can do Sudoku.
7- I can seriously shop! :-D

VI. Seven things you can't do

1- I can't knit anything else but a scarf...for now.
2- I crochet anything but swatches...for now.
3- I do math well.
4- I can't stand pking or ksing in mmos.
5- I can't get a marketing job on my crap Associate Degree so I have to go back to school. *sigh*
6- I can't draw.
7- I can't seem to motivate myself to do things I want to do as of late. *sigh again*

VII. Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex someone with whom you wish to have relations

1- Kindness.
2- Respect.
3- Cute smile.
4- Nice arms.
5- Nice chest.
6- Accepts me for who I am.
7- Someone who just "gets" me.

VIII. Seven things you say the most

1- Hum. (When I don't know what else to say.)
2- Y'all. (I hate this with a passion but can't stop saying it.)
3- Oh my God. (I feel bad saying this too.)
4- Holly!!! (My cat can be irritating.)
5- Mom! (We do a lot of yelling in this house.)
6- T! (My sister is usually downstairs so I call for her.)
7- Hells Yeah! (Umm...no explanation.)

IX. Seven celebrity crushes

1- Ewan McGregor!
2- Ewan McGregor!
3- Ewan McGregor!
4- Ewan McGregor!
5- Ewan McGregor!
6- Ewan McGregor!
7- Ewan McGregor!

X. Seven songs you're really into lately

1- Womanizer - Britney Spears
2- Circus - Britney Spears
3- So What - Pink
4- She's Just Like Me - Jamie Foxx
5- All The Single Ladies - Beyonce
6- If I Were A Boy - Beyonce
7- Womanizer - Lily Allen

XI. Seven people you want to tag

Whoever the heck wants to do it. Let me know if you do do it so I can see.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Still in a dorky kind of mood.

2008-12-21T21:51:00.003-05:00

Here is a little Barbie movie showing how much she's changed over the years. Its fun to see how Barbie has changed over the years to what she is today.

Don't get me wrong, I still think Mattel is crap for the thing they pulled on MGA, but Barbie was my childhood in a BIG way, and for that I still have a very soft spot for the girl. I guess I am missing that innocence of youth and feeling like nothing bad could happen. I want that feeling back. Is there a way to have that feeling as an adult? If so, please pass on the knowledge to me too. And if it involves pills or drugs of any kind, I'll pass. I want a natural high feeling, and that is all. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Having a proud dork moment.

2008-12-21T19:09:00.004-05:00

I was looking through my current subs on YouTube to see who updated and I saw this update. I had this doll at as a kid and LOVE playing with her. She was just to coolest thing to me. *Sigh.* I miss that doll. And loved Barbie's tagline from back in the day.

"We girls can do anything. Right Barbie?"

Its almost like girls were saying yeah I can do it! Then they doubted themselves and asked Barbie if they were right...just to make sure. LOL! Enjoy.

Another thing about this doll that gets me is the fashion. Barbie looked all proper for work, which she doesn't seem to do much of. LOL! But she's also dating Ken from work. Hummm. And the fashion for night makes her look almost like a streetwalker. Now here's the thing, did women really wear that kind of stuff for going out at night back in the 80s? I just don't see it. I mean imagine that outfit in human size. The big tulle skirt and flashy top? Hummm...I don't know. Seems weird to me and she looks almost like she'd be more comfortable standing on a street corner somewhere. I think fondly about dolls of my past and think "Oh they weren't as bad as they are now." But now that I stop and look, maybe Barbie has always been a bit on the naughty side with her dress. And I thought Barbie was suppose to be a teen model or something? That must have changed in the 80s because she was a working woman, and astronaut, president, you name it she was it. Not jobs lightly given to a teen. Hummm...my childhood seems so jaded and full of lies now. LOL!

In fact I was thinking back on how I used to believe in Santa and the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy and I just wonder "Why?" Why do kids believe in such magic? Why was it so easy for me to blindly believe in all that? Or to believe Barbie could be all those things she was and not even question it? Just been in one of those thinking moods lately and I guess seeing this old commercial brought up more things. Just wanted to share some of my past with you guys. :-) Talk to you later.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The secret to getting a bigger bust.

2008-12-19T00:24:00.003-05:00

Seems the Chinese have found the secret to getting a bigger bust. Wear a second bra. Ok well maybe not a full second bra, but its a support system that goes on over your bra that is suppose to give you support and fuller breasts. Have a look at this Chinese ad.

Ok, so something I have recently learned is if that the band of bras are suppose to be the main support and not the straps. The straps are suppose to help keep the thing in place not hold up the girls. If you get a right band size then you will have support and you actually won't have your bra cutting into your shoulders. Which I know the girls in that ad could not have actually had. If you noticed, they hunched over on purpose and then straightened up when they had the "supporter" on. But umm if you notice its just a band that goes under the breast. If they just measured themselves and got a proper band and cup size in the first place they wouldn't need that support-a-bra thingie.

So ladies, want a fuller cup and more support and a better looking bust? Measure yourself and get the proper bra. I made a bra entry earlier in my blog. Go check it out if you have a chance or search the web for information. That's where I found my info. And if all else fails, get someone to measure you in a boutique. It will be worth it. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Try a little holiday fun.

2008-12-18T16:19:00.003-05:00

Make your own guilt-free gingerbread man.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

More stuff from Etsy concerning the new law.

2008-12-16T20:02:00.005-05:00

Here is a video made with a member of Etsy who makes wooden toys. She is afraid that she will have to close shop with this new law. I keep thinking about the toys I wanted to make and sell on Etsy and I keep thinking to just give it up. But I will hold out. I signed a petition today for the government to basically consider the little people. Please sign it too if you want to help those who make things for children and sell them on Etsy or anywhere actually. Its not just Etsy being affected. Every little bit helps.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Introducing Christmas Noel.

2008-12-16T00:58:00.004-05:00

So a friend of mine wanted to see my newest doll. I got her a while back but was waiting on introducing her until later. But I decided to go ahead and show her now so John can see how cute the Bobobie tinies are. So hereeeeeeee's Christmas!

I got both packages I ordered on the same day. The first one I opened was the one from the Denver Doll Emporium. I got two sets of eyes, a mohair wig, and a wig cap. Which reminds me I want to order some more eyes, another wig, and a book tonight or tomorrow from there. I love the DDE. They ship quickly and the service was great. Only issue is the wig was not as described. I will have to fix it some with some white fabric when I get over my fear of messing up the wig.

Oh you know you are in for something good when you've got a box from Junky Spot!

Peanuts! Get your peanuts!

A yellow bag? Hummm...

Oh man, goodies!!!

Look who it is! Christmas Noel! Smile pretty for the camera! :-D

Ugh, blurry picture is blurry. :-(

I guess she claimed him as her's.

Let's try the close-up again. A little better this time around.

Umm, hello, you are chillin' on my laptop. Its hard to work with a nakie babie just laying there. *Sigh.* Well at least you have slippers on.

Another poor attempt at a close-up. I'll get it one day.

And there you have it. My sweetpea Christmas. Isn't she just the cutest?!? I plan to take more pictures of her now that she has 5 new outfits. Oh I found out that she can wear "Baby So Dainty" doll clothes. You have to buy the doll to get the clothes. I got mine from Toys R Us for $4.58. Not bad for a doll, outfit, and cute accessories. I found only five different ones there and just snatched them all up. I plan to experiment on the dolls...hehehehehe. The clothes are a wee bit baggy, but great fit. Except for the bloomers. They make her legs stick out all wonky, but they fit my Blythe doll just fine so it works out in the end. So I will be taking pictures of Christmas and Ann Marie's fashion show pretty soon. Once I am not so tired and once I hunt down a picture of my sister to share with another blogger who's blog I read. Haven't forgotten, just been either busy or lazy. So sad, so true. LOL!

Well, I think this lovely lass is off to bed now. So sleepy. Hope you enjoyed meeting Christmas. Oh yeah, I am switching over my Flickr accounts from my old one, so feel free to add me on there if you'd like: Flickr. Just don't like my old account. I need to switch over pictures and some friends from there as well. And no it won't be all dolls, just right now that's what it happens to be. LOL! Ok, now I'm off for real. Sweet dreams to those of you heading to bed, and have a good day to those of you who aren't. :-) Bye for now.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Sigh, And now the dumbest dog to ever live.

2008-12-14T04:52:00.002-05:00

No seriously. Look at this dog. LOL! Click picture to see video.

Stupid Dog Trapped by Invisible Force Field

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The coolest mouse to ever live!

2008-12-14T04:47:00.003-05:00

No seriously, check out Brain Storm. He's so cute and so smart. :-) Click on the picture.

Mouse Agility

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

A reason why my kids will have very limited internet access.

2008-12-14T04:33:00.005-05:00

So remember a while back I posted a video about a guy who took a bath in a Burger King sink? Well the same act has happened with three teenage girls who took a bath in a KFC sink. They were in their bra and panties or bikinis and took pictures of it and posted it on MySpace, just like the guy with Burger King did with his video. And much like the guy with Burger King, the pictures got seen and the girls got fired. Burger King fired the guy and three other employees. The girls must have gotten this idea from that guy and thought it was funny. I am glad they got fired. Teens have way to much freedom I feel. Parents need to stay more away of what their teens are doing.

If I have kids, and that's a big IF now, I will be monitoring them closely. They will not have free roam of the internet and they will be in a high traffic area if or when I let them get online. For the beginning of their lives, I see no point in letting them have internet access and tv and gaming time will be very limited too. I survived off of books, borad games, dolls, and cars; so can they. I know that kids will be kids, but it seems kids of today have lost common sense. Now I do know of some youngsters that are wise and would never act this way, but that's far and few in between. I'm just in shock over the whole thing with these fast food restuarant pranks. Click the picture below to see the video.

Workers in hot water over KFC bath

What are your thoughts?

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) is out to ruin lives...including mine.

2008-12-13T03:00:00.002-05:00

Ok, so I must be out of the loop to not have heard about this new law coming into effect early next year.

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, or CPSIA, is a new law passed in the United States in August of this year that takes effect early next year. Now this law is seriously a bittersweet law. I am all for protecting our kids here from lead in their toys. But this act not only hurts the big businesses, it hurts the little businesses too. Etsy will be a thing of the past for a lot of sellers on there since they cater to young children and babies. This act is not only for toys it is basically for anything a child 12 and under may come in contact with. Toys, decor, clothing, etc. Which once again I support, but what about the small craft sellers and small US toy factories? I am working hard on trying to get stuff ready to finally launch my online shops and then I hear about this law and it just stumps me. I will have to greatly change plans for some of the stuff I plan to sell. So I will mostly be selling on Etsy I guess since the other stuff I was going to sell on Ecrater was going to go to adults but its a children's product. What stings the most is that I had just come up with some great ideas for some stuff I was going to sell and I believe it will be affected by the new law. I was going to sell some dolls that I was going to be creative with but secondhand items are required to be tested under the new law as well as vintage items. And though it would not be going to a child, I think it would still be considered as such.

So it makes me think about doll customizers. They are using a doll made my company that makes dolls for children. What I read about the law is if they contact the manufactor and ask if the product is meant for a child and they say yes then it falls under the law. So how does it effect customizers? I was thinking that if you label the doll not for children 12 years and under maybe you would be clear of that, but I can't find any information on that as of yet. I will have to search around.

And another thing, Asian ball joint dolls, I just recently got one and have found there are no clothes on the market for the one I have really, especially not the boy ones, and I was thinking of trying to sew clothing for them. Now I don't think that the dolls are marketed directly towards children, but I am sure they do sell them to children. So does that mean that clothing you make for them would have to be tested? I am just thinking out loud here, I don't expect any answers back really. Just all confused right now and a bit miffed.

Now there's this organization that is trying to get the government to see the side of the small business and handcrafter and do a little exempting in the law. I hope that they can make it happen. I will try to do my bit by writing a letter to someone, but will it actually help? Even if I never do get my shops open, I still want others who make good money selling their wares to still have that opportunity. What the organization talks about in the exemption makes sense and I hope that the government will listen. But I am sure if they do listen it will affect products that were purchased before the deadline for the new law to come into effect. So the dolls I want to tinker with may be "outlawed". Which will suck, but maybe private sales on message boards to adults will be ok. Not sure. Will have to check into that. Ahhhh, this sucks. Its good, don't get me wrong, but it still sucks. Read more about it down below.

CPSIA website
CPSIA website FAQ
Handmade Toy Alliance website
Handmade Toy Alliance website proposals

If you are also currently a seller on Etsy or looking to become one, please have a look at the forums or some of the links below to see what is being said on there. Remember this is not only toys but anything a child might come in contact with like clothing, jewelry, toiletries, or decor. So please do have a look if you make stuff that could possibly be considered that.

Etsy - Support the maker's of children's toys and clothing
CPSC & CPSIA new laws bad fo all handmade children's items
If you sell Children's Products...Please read this!
Handmade Toy Alliance - ATTENTION all Etsy toy-makers

Also remember, just because you don't sell handmade items for children, this also affects children's things in general. So if you sell your kid's old toys on Ebay, you are affect. Secondhand or vintage items given to children are affected. So do have a look and see if there is anything you can do to help get some leniency.

Another thing about this law is that it will effect companies in other countries that do follow strict laws concerning toys. And so all the toys under this law that are marketed towards children 12 and under will have to under testing to make sure there is no lead in them. Yeah for that. However, the testing is 4000 dollars per toy. Umm...what?!? I know its special testing, but there is no way that small toy factories or toy crafters who work from home can do that. The bigger companies should be able to afford this since they mass produce and sell in large amounts. However, the little guy is literally screwed. And the thing that really gets me is the government is trying to promote to put back into the economy to help it grow. Um hello, if you kill those in the economy who is trying to encourage that by selling their products, then you should kind of contradicting yourself aren't you? Think of the small factories who will have to fire people because they can't afford to stay in business. Think of the small crafter who will have to close shop because they can't do the testing on their products. I think the proposals the Handmade Toy Alliance has come up with are fair and would help those smaller guys stay in business. It is kind of like a game and that one bad person ruins it for everyone. And something HAD to be done about these tainted toys coming in contact with our kids. And I know it would be hard to govern home crafters and to know whether or not they are using lead free products in their products. But its worth it to listen at least and try to compromise.

So yeah, that's what's on my mind today. I guess it wouldn't really bother me so much if I hadn't just yesterday gotten back to working on some Blythe stuff and been looking at my fabric stash on what I could make for other dolls. I finally have motivation back and BAM! its kicked back to the curb because I could be doing all this for nothing. *Le Sigh.* Oh well, I won't worry about it now...I'll sleep on it then worry about it. ;-) That is all for now. I have some posts coming up next week that should have been posted a while back but I just haven't had the time to post them on the right days so I will just wait until their right days pop up again. Until next time we speak, take care.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Fashionable Monday and Kamikaze Girls Movie Review

2008-12-08T10:00:00.001-05:00

So here is a movie that I have been putting off watching for some time now. I looked it up a long time ago when I was looking into Lolita when I learned of a girl here in town who makes Lolita clothing.

I don't know why I kept putting off watching it. I guess feeling like I was wasting time just watching movies, but I finally did it today and I enjoyed it. Its a movie about the must unlikeliest of friendships. Now you know how I said Vince and Reese were an unlikely coupling, well these two top that. One is hardcore street thugette and the other is a sweet prime and proper girlie girl. Somehow these two become friends and help each other grow in life.

The main character Momoko has such an interesting belief that we are born alone, think alone, and die alone. Here lately I have gotten that mentality. I hate it, but its true. But it has made me think more about marriage and kids. I guess with marriage and kids it makes it so that even though we are alone we aren't "completely" alone. But in the ultimate end we do travel this world alone, even surrounded by trillions of people. But this movie shows that although we are alone we never really are alone or we don't have to be alone. Family and friends help make this life a little easier to deal with.

Now with the deep stuff out of the way, the movie itself was very colorful. From the scenes to the characters. It was all bright colors and simple scenes, but so much to look at. The movie reminded me a lot of old 80s comedies with Brat Pack members in it. It was just that kind of silly comedy.

The fashion in the movie was amazing too. Mostly I loved Momoko's clothing due to her Lolita lifestyle. Ichigo was more into your common clothes that you could get from the local one-stop shop. The one thing that stood out on her was her kamikaze jacket with elegant writing on it and patches and whatnot. People in town wonder why Momoko goes all the way to Tokyo to shop when she could just buy from the local shop. Ichigo is a fan of the local shop herself. Momoko saw the people as basically not seeing outside of the box. She would not give up her Lolita lifestyle for anything. It made her feel like she was living the life she always thought she should be. I love big frilly dresses like she wears and the whole being girlie thing appeals to me. Maybe not at the level since I am at an age where being girlie has to be done in a more professional way, but I do find that I want to be girlie more and more. In clothing I pick now, I don't pick what I used to pick. I used to just pick solid color shirts because they fit and I could wear them with whatever I wanted. Now when I shop, even though its still mostly at the one-stop shop...coughwalmartcough...I try to pick stuff that is more unique or at least something a little stylish. So I hit the clearance section on Walmart.com. LOL! It has stuff that never hit the stores here. Oh speaking of which, the last thing in my order is at the store and I need to go pick it up. Its cheaper to have it sent to the store than your house. Being on limited funds, I just had it sent to the store since we are there a lot. But I think next time I will have it sent to my house. Darn thing has been there since Tuesday I think. I need to go get it. I was going to get it today but felt sick to my stomach again...reason why I am laying in bed watching movies online. But tomorrow I will try to get it.

My next shopping spree I plan to be at Catherine's. Well hot dog, just found out Catherine's has a website and they are taking off an additional 50% off their clearance stuff. I am looking at clearance stuff due to the fact that I am losing weight and I am trying to find short sleeved stuff to carry me through Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer. I hope by next Summer to need a whole new batch of clothing. I am not big on shopping for clothes but once I get started, I keep going. There are so many more options available to me now that weren't a few years back. So I am going to shop and try to find my inner goddess.

Granted some of the clothes I have found are FAR from sexy or good looking in even the slightest bit. But if you look long and hard...I spent hours on the Walmart site, you can find some decent stuff and for good prices. I just don't want to spend a lot now as I am losing weight. I'll save the more pricier stuff for when lose weight. Its kind of funny, my boyfriend and I had a heated debate over cheap verses expensive. Now I said that you can find nice stuff at less expensive stores. But he said that its all crap and you need to buy more expensive stuff. I told him when he and I go shopping he can shop at the pricey stores then we can stop by Walmart on the way home for me. LOL! He didn't agree to that, but its how I feel. But I asked myself, why would I prefer Walmart clothing? When I go there I get sick to my stomach looking at the crap they offer up as fashion for plus size clothing. I'd soon buy stuff from the guy's section as its more edgy and hip...but I want to look like a girl so I don't. I want to pull away from the printed tees for a bit and try more form fitting blouses and dare I say it...skirts and dresses. I want to be a girl. I have lived all my life either wearing printed tees from the Women's section of department stores. I never could dress my age, though my mom tried hard to help me fit in with clothes. There just wasn't anything back then for fat kids. Not like there is now. So it was older women's clothing or male clothing. Male shoes. Gosh just thinking about it makes me upset. :-(

But I don't have to do that now if I don't want to. My mom brings up to me the other day "Oh let's go look at men's shoes." And I snapped back "I want to look like a girl!" I didn't mean to be rude but I am tired of being the fat lump that doesn't give it any effort. I want to be the good looking girl, lady, woman...what have you, that looks feminine. So that's a no on the men's shoes, thanks. Women's shoes or I go barefoot. You think I'm kidding? Well ok, if it came down to going barefoot or wearing men's shoes I would wear men's shoes, but I would complain the whole time.

I look at my sad and depressing closet full of neutral tones and plain colored tees and I wonder to myself, when did I starting thinking that was all I deserved? I know a lot has to do with my mom and her saying I need to dress my age, but age is just a number and people think I am younger all the time. Everyone asks my younger sister and me who's the oldest. Such a compliment. :-D So why should I dress my age? At work or school I can fully understand it...and school is only during special events. But in my normal life...why does age get a factor in things? I think its bull crap and I am not going to take it any more. Just because one is fat doesn't mean they can't be fashionable, and I am willing to break the old mold that was me and comfortably place myself in a new one.

So you ask..."You got all this from a silly movie?" Yep, I did. Crazy? Perhaps so. Eases the mind and soul? You betcha! Watch the movie for yourself. It can really help you see that standing up for you believe and not letting others' thoughts of you bother you will benefit you in the end. You will live a happier life if you just live the way you want to...umm to a certain extent of course. But if its not hurting you or anyone else, live life the way it was meant the be lived, by your own thoughts and rules.

I hope you liked this installment of Fashionable Monday, and I will be back next week with something new to make you go "Hummm...". Ta for now!

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Subjective Sunday Love & Pop Movie Review

2008-12-07T05:42:00.004-05:00

So I have decided to name Sunday "Subjective Sunday". I think I will make it my more philosophical day. Allow myself to get a little deep. So here we go.

Ok, so I am still watching movies and came across this one called Love & Pop. This movie is an odd and almost creepy coming of age movie. Its about a young girl and how she relates to her friends and how she see's herself and her future. But this is all discovered at the end of the movie. The bulk of the movie is how this girl and her friends are involved in enjo kōsai which I learned is when young girls usually school age to young housewives are paid by older men for their companionship and sometimes sexual favors. The main girl gets very involved when she finds an extremely expensive object she wants to buy and can only get the money through offering her "services" to older men. Her services start off innocent but turn creepy in the end. This movie is so not safe for work or for young kids to young teens. Older teens and adults would be a safer bet for this movie as there is some sexual scenes in the movie. Note I said sexual and not sex.

I found the movie making me think back to when I was a teen. If there had been something like enjo kōsai here, I may have been tempted to do it. I remember one time, while I was at my first job *flashback sigh* a cashier at K-mart, there was this older man in his 60s I believe, who gave me his number on his receipt and told me to call him. He said I needed a sugar daddy to buy me nice things. Though tempted, I just could not call him. I didn't want to "repay" him for the nice things he wanted to give me. But this movie made me think about how naive I was when I was a teen. My friend and I went off to a park with guys we met at a club one night. We didn't know him, no one knew where we were, and the place was empty. We could have been really hurt or killed. I think back on these stupid antics I did in my youth and wonder how today's youth is staying alive with the internet and MySpace and camming, and being able to meet older men easily who promise you the world for just a little "fun". It seems each generation gets a little bit more naive and it really is scary. I was thinking the other day as I was looking through MySpace, there was a display image on a young teenage girl's page of her lower body in just a pair of lace panties. I believe she was 16. All I could think was "Your mother must be so proud of you." What makes these girls take it off to show the world? What makes them lower their standards just to keep a guy interested? Why would they degrade themselves for money? I often wonder, if I was a teen in the world of today, how would I act? Would I do the same thing? Or would I have more common sense? Who knows. I'd like to say I'd be smarter, but no one knows how they'd think or act or feel placed in that situation. All I can say for sure is that I was a naive teen back in the day and I am sure I'd be that same naive teen today.

I guess I never realized how much wisdom I have gained over the years, and this movie brought back memories and made me realize, I'm not as dumb or naive as I was and I have some wisdom on me now. Wonder what I'll be like in 10-20 years. Heck I wonder what the teens will be like in 10-20 years...hopefully not to bad because I plan to have some kids in a couple of years so I will have a teen around that time.

So you curious yet to see what kind of movie this was to make me get so deep? Have a peek, and let me know what you thought about it.

The one thing I found interesting about this movie was the camera angles that were used in it. Almost artistic angles. It sometimes took away from the movie for me, but not so much that I would stop watching. So check it out while this girl heads to bed. Night...er...morning all.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Four Christmases Movie Review

2008-12-06T21:42:00.005-05:00

Ok, so what does a person do when they are not feeling well and have nothing really to do? You watch a funny Christmas date movie. "Four Christmases" is a funny light-hearted movie about a couple who thinks their relationship is fine as it is. They do everything together and feel that marriage and kids would ruin things. Its not until a canceled trip and the family learning about the canceled trip did things change for them. This movie is full of laughs with the very funny Vince vaughn and Reese Witherspoon.

Now at first I saw this coupling to be very odd. Not only height-wise, but also with Reese doing more dramatic stuff and Vince doing your cornball comedy, it was just an odd coupling to me. I know Reese has done comedy, but more the simple stuff than raunchy stuff like we've seen Vince in. But after the first few minutes I knew this was going to be a great movie and the two would work great together. You really MUST watch this movie to get to full effect of what its about. I just watched it because I am a sucker for funny Christmas movies, but it was worth the time I put into it watching it. Its not really something kids would be interested, or even very young teens. But older teens and adults will enjoy this movie and it will be a laugh riot for you. I encourage you to see in the theater for better quality and well to help pay for the costs of making it and blah blah. But if you are like me and are unable to do so, here's the movie for you to enjoy in low quality but it gives you the idea. I'd love to see this in the theater. When it comes out on dvd, I am so owning it. :-) Enjoy.

Click on the Google icon in the lower right-hand corner and click go to Google Video if you want it bigger.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

I am guessing Feb. 13th 2009 falls on a Friday.

2008-12-05T20:14:00.003-05:00

The new Friday the 13th looks creepy. Wonder if it does the old ones any justice. What do you think?

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Random Friday.

2008-12-05T04:44:00.001-05:00

So I thought I'd start off Random Friday with some gaming. I found this cute video about how games of the early 80s came to be. A good laugh to be had by those who played the games or have knowledge of them. Enjoy.

Video Game Pitch Meeting (1979) -- powered by Cracked.com

But now I end Friday on a sad note for the doll world. Bratz will be no more after the holiday season. I hate Mattel. Not that I am a Bratz supporter but that its unfair to take out the competition. Please someone out there make a doll that will kill Barbie and show Mattel they aren't the only big fish in the sea. I hate when companies monopolize something.

Must get some of them before they are gone. Their clothes fit dolls I have really well. *Le Sigh* Enjoy your Friday all.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Fashionable Monday

2008-12-01T05:25:00.002-05:00

Wondering how to be a savvy fashion shopper this holiday season? I've got some videos to help you do just that. Click on the pictures and check them out.

Secrets of Style: The Sales

What are good tips when buying clothes from an auction website?

How to Buy Something on eBay

Now that we know how to be a savvy shopper, how about some deals so we can save a buck or two. I have recently found out about some websites that will either give you a printable coupon, give you code words for cheaper deals, or let you in on cheaper deals at your favorite online shops. Here are the four I have heard about.

Ebates.com

Promotionalcodes.com

Retailmenot.com

Couponcabin.com

I hope these videos and links to great deals have given you some tips and money saving ideas on how to shop and that you get some great buys this holiday season. Happy shopping!

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Have you ever watched a movie...

2008-12-01T05:16:00.007-05:00

and wonder what the hell did you just watch? Yeah, I am experiencing that now. I just watched Twilight online and umm all I have to say is...seriously? Seriously. Seriously? Umm...whoa. Gonna read the story now on pdf and see how it is. Oh man, for those of you who are anti-Twilight, watch the movie. I really do suggest watching it. Its a good laugh and you have just got to see what all the fandom is about because you will not believe it if someone just told you about. It made no real sense to me and I am just confused. I mean, seriously? Seriously.

I want to talk more about this, but I want to read the first book first before I talk more about it. Right now I am numb from trying to figure out what it was that I just watched. LOL!

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

P.S.-
Seriously click here.

Preview to Writing Wednesday.

2008-11-29T20:58:00.003-05:00

I will save the bulk of the happiness for Writing Wednesday, but I had to post this little tidbit of information.

*Sly grin.* YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Lovingly and Happily Yours,
A very happy Paisley Girl :-D

Random Friday

2008-11-28T13:43:00.007-05:00

I decided to make Friday a random post day. I will be posting anything I find interesting in this post.

First in this post is a informative video about all three major gaming consoles. Click on the picture to check it out.

Video Game Consoles Buying Guide

These next few videos are a reason why you should never get your car towed.

Parking Wars: A Bad Juxtaposition

Parking Wars: What's My Line?

Now these next two videos are about today's shopping chaos. Please, if you are religious or spiritual in any way, please pray for the families of those who were killed or seriously hurt.

Wal-Mart employee killed during shopping frenzy

Two people killed at Toys R Us

Back on a nicer note. This next video is interesting. A French short on making 100 different faces in two minutes. Its pretty interesting. Have a look.

100 Faces in Two Minutes

This next one always freaks me out, but its still very interesting. Not even going to tell you about. It'll ruin it for you.

Kitten Has Two Faces

This next video makes me miss marketing classes so much. Can't wait to start them up again next year. I would love to be a research data collector for a toy company. That would be so cool to watch the kids play and learn what works and what doesn't. Ok just being a product data collector would be cool period. Maybe that is my calling. I found data research class interesting and would be interested in that if I could find a job around town for that. It sucks my town doesn't have many big job options, but I won't give up. :-) Watch this video to see what I am talking about.

Top Toys

This next video tells the history of Thanksgiving. I found it very interesting. We all learn in school about the first Thanksgiving, but I did not know about it becoming a religious holiday or about how it came to land on the last Thursday of November. Isn't it crazy that a ruling made by Lincoln is still held so many years later? Take a look, I think you may find it interesting.

History of the Holidays: Thanksgiving

Ahhhh can't waittttt!!! This trailer literally gives me chills. I can tell this movie is going to be so good.

'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' Trailer

And there you have it ladies and gents. My random Friday comes to a close. I hope all of you in the US had a safe day shopping and all of you in other countries had a happy and safe Friday. I hope all of you take that happiness and safety into the weekend and have a great one. Until next post, take care my lovelies. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Writing and Weird Wednesday

2008-11-27T02:09:00.003-05:00

Wednesday was suppose to be dedicated to writing, but since I am not doing much of that...even with the 30th only a few days away and me barely past 33K, I decided to make today a joint day. First of all, my writing.

So NaNoWriMo is almost over. Three more days and its all over kiddies. This has been such a great experience for me. Loved chatting with others as we suffered through this month together. But its not over yet. I am still determined to hit 50K. Its almost there. I can taste it. I wanted to be done two days ago, but I will get there. I have to. I want to! So wish me luck in these last three days.

Now on to the weird stuff I want to show you. Granted its not creepy weird, just funny or cute weird.

Ok in this next video what does it sound like this woman is saying?

Ok, close your mouth before a bug flies in. LOL! No she is not saying THAT. After reading the comments I found out she was actually saying "Boun Jorno" which is suppose to be "Good Morning" in Italian. My sister showed me that and I cracked up. Oh come on admit it...you cracked a smile too. :-)

Ok so the next weird thing is the very first McDonald's commercial. Check it out.

Ok that clown is creepier than heck!!! Seriously!!! I am so glad he has seriously improved his looks over the years, but jeez!!!

And my last bit of weirdness is this cute clip from the Muppet Show of Rolf trying to make up time in the show. Everyone sing along, you know you know the words. :-D

Thanks for joining me today on Writing and Weird Wednesday. And everyone in the US enjoy Thanksgiving Thursday. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Got packages in the mail today!!!

2008-11-26T12:12:00.003-05:00

Well honestly I have been getting them all month, but I got two special ones today that I was so happy they showed up together. So what was in the packages? I'll give you a hint on one of them.

What's in the box? What could it be? :-D More details coming soon. All I must say now is that Junky Spot and the Denver Doll Emporium rock my socks!!! I have some posts to update here and then I will let all be revealed. Until then...

Stay tuned.

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Toy Tuesday

2008-11-25T01:14:00.001-05:00

Ok, so here is my first Tuesday interest installment. And I have decided Tuesday's will be dedicated to toys. I'm a big kid at heart, and I have a fond adoration with dolls. No, not a creepy adoration, just more of a I like to collect dolls and take pictures of them and sometimes tell stories with the pictures kind of adoration. See...nothing creepy at all. *Uneasy laugh.* But seriously, I have always loved dolls since I was a child. Sure I did what more young girls did in their teens, I gave up dolls and gave them to my sister. But as I got older and got the internet I learned of adults who still loved dolls and collected them or played with them by making stories with them...check out Roville and Cheridoll to see some kick ass stories, or the customize them...check out Wide Eyed Girls to see some kick ass customizations. So with this discovery I found my way back to my childhood love. But over the years my interests have changed and now I am more interested in dolls with more personality or ones that can be posed. So I am picky now with dolls I buy so I will have a small personal collection I love instead of the big one I have that I bought mostly to have different characters in a story I fell out of love with a long time ago. So Tuesdays will be dedicated to that. And with that, I would like to show off some recent buys, and share some dolly news.

First off, I was in Toys R Us with the fam the other day and was looking at clearance stuff just to see if they had anything I could use with a recent purchase that was coming in and I saw the very last of the Hi Glamm dolls.

I had seen them for months in Target and thought there were so neat. I almost bought them at their full price then but kept holding off. Then one day I saw a few at Toys R Us on clearance for almost 5 bucks. I was going to buy once of each that they had left but decided against it. Months later I come back and find one left on the shelf and its the one I originally wanted. I don't know what it is about them. The unique look of them. The long legs. Who knows. But I am glad I finally got one. I can get her to stand on her own sometimes and I just enjoy looking at her. Her new name is Peony. So meet Peony everyone. I am sure you will see more of her in the future.

Next, I was walking through Dollar General today. Just looking around, and I found the cutest thing I just HAD to have.

Its a Littlest Pet Shop ferret. I have been hunting one down since I learned they had been selling ferrets. The original ones were hard to find or expensive. One I found in a playset for 10 dollars. Umm yeah I only wanted the ferret. No thanks. Well today I was skimming through their little toy section in Dollar General and saw a small box of Littlest Pet Shop animals. I decided what's the harm of looking. Upon looking I found at the very back the only ferret in the box.

Its a little odd with its floral print on it, but I think its cute all the same. So why did I go crazy about a ferret? Because I own one in real life, so I had to have a toy one. It was destiny. And at just 2 bucks, I couldn't resist.

In other dolly related news. I am back to making doll stories. These doll stories are the kind I've wanted to make since the beginning but it wasn't really seen much. Its still not seen much, but sod it, its what I want to do. I wanted my stories to be more about the dolls in my life and how the "live" with me. So I came up with an interesting story idea to incorporate that. I hope it will be entertaining to those who either are used to the way doll stories are usually presented as well as to those have no earthly idea what I am talking about. Check out my stories on my new website that is still a work in progress. Cleaning Day.

And well, I think that's about it for me today and my Toy Tuesday. Thank you for joining me today and look forward to tomorrow...writing and weird Wednesday. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Fashionable Monday

2008-11-24T00:55:00.002-05:00

Ok, so the other day I was shopping in Walmart with my mom. We ended up around the shoe section, and I decided to try on some shoes just to see if my feet had shrunk enough to get into some high heels. Here they are in all their toe-taunting glory.

These puppies are the No Boundaries - Women's Victoria Ankle-Strap Pumps. Sexy, no? Well maybe not, but I liked them. So I tried a pair on and they fit. And not only did they fit, but they fit in a smaller size than I had been getting! Here are their "special features":

# Pebbled patent upper
# Round toe
# Ankle wrap strap with adjustable buckle
# Cushioned insole
# Slip-resistant outsole
# Imported

Yeah, nothing really special, but these were the first pair of pumps I had ever been in, they fit me, and at $17.00 they were mine. They were mine until my mom interjected and suggested I wait and get a good pair of shoes from a better quality store. While I knew she was right, and I hated the ankle strap on the shoes, I still wanted those things because they fit and they were pumps. And I felt something in them. I felt kind of powerful and in control of my sexiness. But I sadly put them back on the shelf and walked away.

Now two other reasons I knew I shouldn't get them was the fact that standing in them was worse than Chinese water torture and walking in them...well let's just say I was scared to walk the three feet across the isle to look at another pair of shoes. I thought I was going to fall. So the farthest I got in those things was standing in them. But I looked hot standing there in them nonetheless. But it got me to thinking, how the heck do you wear and walk in pumps. It was off to trusty YouTube where I found my answer.

Ah-ha. So I need to start small and work my way up eh? Ok, that's doable. So next pair of heels I look at will be no more than 2-3 inches. Baby steps. And here's hoping when I am ready to finally strut my stuff, in a pair of shoes that will easily make me 6'0", that I find a pair of shoes almost as pretty as the ones I didn't really like at Walmart. :-)

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Writing Wednesday!

2008-11-19T23:22:00.002-05:00

30k and some change baby! My goal is to hit 50k before November 25th. Wish me luck!

Lovingly Yours,
Paisley Girl

Paisley Girl

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I've got a treasury on Etsy.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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Awoooooooooooooo!!!

Fashionable Monday makes a return!

Is this the new way to Vogue?

Happy Earth Day!!!

I'm backkkkkkkkkkk!!!

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So happy for them!!!

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Barbie banned???

Lack of sleep brings up interesting thoughts.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

I was truly shocked and excited to get this result.

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I hate these kinds of songs.

The Nun's Story

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PAYPAL SCAM ALERT!!!

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Oh and before I forget...hehehe...

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Now that's what I call chocolate.

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Vanity Sizing. Love it or hate it?

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The attack of the bad wigs.

Take care of yourself.

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History has been made!

Snow and a new president...exciting day. :-)

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*Faints.*

Sugardaddie.com!

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My 200th post!

Birthday Celebrations!

Azumanga Daioh anime review.

Happy New Year

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A Christmas Science Experiment

Happy Holidays Everyone

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Faints.

Sigh, And now the dumbest dog to ever live.