Kvetching http://www.jensavage.net/blog Call on G-d, but row away from the rocks. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Still here… http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2013/04/27/still-here/ http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2013/04/27/still-here/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:07:51 +0000 Jen http://www.jensavage.net/blog/?p=2109 Continue reading →]]> 2013 has been quite rough so far. Things were very dark for awhile. The only bright spot being that I now have a dog. My birthday was probably the worst I’ve ever had. Then, of course, last month I got a call I never expected and found out that Shannon had died. I want to write about him or about my feelings but I find I can’t. I can’t talk about what happened. I guess I’m not ready. I haven’t really had the chance to deal with this because my attentions were pulled elsewhere. So I did what I do. I shoved it down so far I thought I was fine. Until I tried to tell someone what happened and found I could not speak. The words did not want to come. That’s when I realized that I wasn’t fine, I was just doing a very good job pretending. This is not that time where I write my feelings out. I may never share them publicly. I may never share them at all. I wish I could have been in Philadelphia this weekend. I wish I could have been around certain friends last month or that some people had bothered to reach out. None of that matters now because it’s too late and I’ve said far more than I ever intended to say.

Here’s a picture of Angus. He was born September 21st, 2012.

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]]> http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2013/01/14/2013/feed/ 1 Hello stranger! http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2012/11/05/hello-stranger/ http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2012/11/05/hello-stranger/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:43:28 +0000 Jen http://www.jensavage.net/blog/?p=2100 Continue reading →]]> Wow, it’s been awhile hasn’t it?  Consider this the next chapter in the doll story below.  I tried to like him.  Really and truly, I did.  I just don’t.  He’s sitting on the TV stand smoking a cigarette and pouting.  I’ll probably put him up for sale eventually but I haven’t told him yet.  It’s probably better if he doesn’t know.  (Just kidding, I don’t actually think the doll has real feelings.)

There have been more additions to the doll family since him.  The first one is a Dollshe Saint because I found out they were going to stop making them and knew I had to act now or I’d suffer the fate of never owning my very own Saint.  Of course, this giant man also could not take the place of the missing member of the group.  But fear not!  I have brought home the final boy.  He’s an Iplehouse JID Daniel.  He’s very pretty and quite perfect.  So the “crew” is complete or as complete as I had ever intended.  I haven’t taken a group photo yet, I haven’t had the chance but I do have a photo of the new boy so, here he is!

Lee

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]]> http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2012/08/31/pattern-sale/feed/ 0 You’re not the one… http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2012/06/25/youre-not-the-one/ http://www.jensavage.net/blog/2012/06/25/youre-not-the-one/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:17:06 +0000 Jen http://www.jensavage.net/blog/?p=2089 Continue reading →]]> Back in February I pre-ordered a limited edition doll.  I loved the photos of this doll.  He arrived today.  Yes today, that was one long wait.  I’d already had this sinking feeling when I saw other owner pictures and I’m afraid it was confirmed when I got him.  I don’t like him.  His head is way too small for his body.  I thought my JID had a tiny head but his is even smaller.  I don’t really know what to do so I’m not going to do anything for awhile.  I’ll keep him and stare at him and see if he grows on me.  If not, I suppose I’ll sell him.  I do like his body so I may just try to sell the head.  It sucks but what can you do?  I can’t even say live and learn because he wasn’t a spur of the moment decision.  I contemplated it for quite some time before finally making the purchase.  I guess more than anything he doesn’t fit in with my collection.  His little pinhead makes him look strange beside the others.  I hate the wig they sent with him but pinhead’s head is too small for any of the wigs I have.  They say he takes 7 but I don’t think so.  I’m going to measure his head myself.  Poor doll isn’t packing much below the waist either.  Not that it matters but they should keep things in proper proportion.   I’m hoping that a different wig will make a huge difference in my feelings but I’m not sure it will.

Whatever the case he can’t be part of “the crew” and that’s a problem.  I expected him to be the final member to complete them and he doesn’t work at all.  That means, if I want to complete them, I need another doll.  When I saw his promo pictures I thought he’d be so perfect I guess more than anything I’m disappointed that he doesn’t work.  He’s not ugly by any means.  He just isn’t right.  I should cry about it where other doll owners will give me virtual pats on the back but I can’t even bring myself to post in DOA and say what happened and how I feel.  Since basically no one reads this blog I’ll just kvetch here instead.  Poor me, how I suffer!

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