Fall temperatures finally arrived with some rain. Unfortunately I just read that Trump is coming to Dallas this week for another rally. Why the hell can't he stay away? He's desperately trying to gin up support and distract from impeachment, as well as the fuckup about abandoning the Kurds. As if DFW doesn't have enough deal with, what with that witness in Botham Jean's case who got shot, and now a woman shot in her house... The world continues to be terrible chaos.
I've distracted myself with various projects like fingerknitting, sewing, and even bleaching my hair so I can dye it. I've lost some interest in Lego lately in favor of Barbie. It seems that Mattel keeps trying to keep Barbie in the news with releases like the gender-neutral Creatable World dolls. I think it's an interesting concept, though I saw that the long wigs fit imperfectly over the short hair. And $30 for a kit, even with all the clothes, seems expensive. On the other hand, that's the price that most Barbie Francie reproduction dolls go for, and I was willing to pay that for a gift. Barbie also had other releases such as the Rosa Parks doll and the Sally Ride doll, also going for $30. Still no Chloe Kim doll, though. Other Asian dolls I find just don't look convincing.
Anyway, I can't splurge on all of these things at once, so I'll have to wait on that. Meanwhile, I got a Liv doll to experiment with. I love the joints, but their heads are just so damn big. But rebodying dolls means having to match skin tones, or else try to change the color, when I can't find a good clear primer for vinyl and plastic.
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