So I downloaded (egads, yes) the first season and just sort of left it sitting there for awhile.  Then I knew I was going to Virginia and that chances were fairly high that I would be looking for something to do later at night so I copied the Black Butler episodes to my hard drive and off I flew.  And then I settled into bed the second night I was in Virginia and put my headphones on and I started the first episode.  Well, this isn’t too bad, I thought, I’ll watch another.

And then another and another, I was fascinated.  I was hooked.  Black Butler became the most amazing this I had ever seen.  Ok maybe I’m exaggerating a little but I fell in love.  (And just so you know I have purchased both dvds for season 1 – something I never would have done had I not downloaded it and watched it for free first.)   Again, me being me, I started to research this fantastic discovery of mine.  I wanted more!

This was November 2011.  This is when I discovered anime and manga (not that I didn’t know it existed, I certainly did) and that it contained a genre that may as well have been made specifically for me.  Yaoi.  I am not embarrassed to say that I love this genre.  And no Black Butler is not yaoi, it was the key that unlocked the door to something I never would have found had I not bought that doll and posted that picture and had that one girl not commented on that picture.  Fate was working for me.

I’ve been wanting to share my thoughts on the manga I’ve read and the anime I’ve watched but I hadn’t wanted to do it here.  I thought I could create a new page and write entries under that but it doesn’t look like Word Press functions like that.  Maybe I’ll just put the reviews behind click-throughs.  Mostly I wanted to write my thoughts because my friends aren’t into this stuff and I have no one to talk about it with like I would with tv shows or movies or other books I may have read.  It seems funny really discovering this now as an adult of however many years but I’m not complaining.  It just means I’m old enough to legally buy the manga I want to read!  HA.

Iplehouse EID Dexter

He’s a big boy, just over 2 feet tall.  He’s an Iplehouse EID Dexter with “real skin” (that’s the colour of his skin) and on a superhero body.  He’s also really heavy.

For comparison sake, I took a picture of him next to a Barbie.  Since I assume pretty much everyone is familiar with the size of a Barbie it would put him into proper context.

Barbie and Iplehouse EID Dexter

Barbie is a Barbie Basics rebodied on the Elvis Barbie body.   The Dexter has the basic face-up A from Iplehouse.  The outfit he’s wearing is also from Iplehouse.  The Barbie is wearing a top and skirt from Clear-Lan and Christian Louboutin shoes.

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I can’t rave enough about Keyka Lou’s patterns!  They’re really easy to follow even for the newest sewer and the end result is beautiful!  I’ve made several of her patterns and own nearly every one of them.  Go on, you know you want to!

The other day I joined the W Club. Registration closes January 18th so there’s still time to join. I just got the basic registration because I wasn’t really blown away by either doll. I’m interested to see what being a member is like and hoping this may mean I get my hands on something I really want.

Seems like there’s so much to do and instead of doing any of it, I do nothing. I should probably do something about that!