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The majority of this journal (at least, the most recent stuff) is FRIENDS ONLY! However, I am always looking to make new friends, so comment if you'd like to be added and please let me know where you know me from!

That about covers it :D

So I get this link from my parents that says: YOU MUST ENTER THIS CONTEST!!! Which is weird, because my parents don't usually send me things like that. So they send me here:
http://hereinsilence.com/?p=323


It's a contest to win a Petite Blythe! The terms of which are..."write a small entry about the contest and please make sure to explain what a petite blythe is so that others will know!"

Well, I know I'm preaching to choir here (this is a doll journal after all!!!), so I'll just re-post what the blogger wrote: "Petite blythes are a smaller, collectible version of the 12″ blythe fashion dolls. They stand at about 4.5 inches, have a bendable body and movable eyelids. However unlike the 12″ blythes you cannot change their eye colors."

If you don't all know what Blythes are by now, I might just have to cry a little bit.

Anyways, here's the Blythe she's giving away:


Hey, why not?

It's not as bad as I thought.

Don't get me wrong, sometimes it still totally blows, but I found more people who share in my sentiments about this place. I'm still about 50/50 on the transfer situation, but I think I found a way that will enable me to spend only four more semesters here on campus. Which, yes, is a lot, but it's better than six.

I have to drop my minor (which is fine; I was thinking about doing that anyways), which will allow me to graduate a semester early. My parents wholly support that goal, because hey, that's less money they have to pay. I am also planning to spend a semester abroad--my school offers scholarships that cover full tuition for a semester abroad. My advisor, who practically worships the ground I walk on, is on that scholarship board, and he basically told me that if I applied, I would get a scholarship. So that's one less semester here.

Which leaves me four semesters--64 weeks/448 days (total, including weekends)--which sounds like a lot. But if I could manage to go home two weekends a month, I think, I think I would be able to survive this shit.

If I don't kill the Betas first (seriously, I thought we as humans had evolved past that level, but apparently not).

But on to other things. Like TQ!

I have been SO busy with school, but somehow I've managed to get my pictures done in time.
( Pictures, with commentary! )

In other school news, I bought books. I had to buy 11 in total (I have a class that requires 6 books alone, but thank God, I already owned one of them). I bought some at the bookstore, some online, and it came to a grand total of....$213.54!!!

That is SO CHEAP!!! I'm so happy right now. Especially since I know a girl who spent over $600 on her textbooks.

That's the great thing about being an English literature major. You may need to buy 6 or 7 books for one class, but they're all super-cheap (online, that is) and widely available. Science and Math majors are always screwed. Their books get new editions every 1-2 years (so their resale value is crap), plus those textbooks are ALWAYS over $100 apiece. My brother (who is a Computer Science major), would be DESTITUTE if not for his "textbook scholarship" that pays for 75% of his textbooks. He gets that for working at the bookstore at UMKC.

College bookstores are a HUGE ripoff. I needed The Bell Jar for my Women and Madness in Literature class. A USED copy at the bookstore is $10.45. You can buy a BRAND NEW copy on Amazon for $11.53!!! A USED copy should not cost only a DOLLAR less than a new one!!! That's ridiculous!!! Yeah, I bought my copy for a grand total of $4 shipped.

I pay $22,000 a YEAR to go to my college. My school has an $100 MILLION dollar endowment (that's not even counting all the tertiary donations they get throughout the year). They can't afford to, you know, LOWER THE BOOKSTORE PRICES JUST A LITTLE BIT?!?! Sheesh.

I guess that's what half.com is for.

So yes. Amanda (marryth) is awesome.

I was feeling a little down today, what with me moving back to school on Wednesday. So my mom gets the mail this afternoon and tells me that I gots a package!

Turns out Amanda sent me some goodies!!! See the picture for details. She knew I'd been down in the dumps lately, so she sent me some clothes and a nice note to cheer me up :) It really made my day and made me stop moping and do something productive (shoot my TQ entry and organize my jewelry, which doesn’t sound like much of an accomplishment, but I own over 150 pairs of earrings alone).

So thanks, Marryth! You totally rock!

In addition to my totally awesome mail surprise, I had a really good day garage sale-ing this morning.
( The Haul )

And finally, ( I DO THIS EVERY TIME!! )

So. It's dolly decision time.

As you know my dolly wantlist is quite large. And I want a new dolly, and I'm pretty sure that my Angelica Eve is going to get the boot. She's nice and all, but I really think I only want one Blythe, my beloved Last Kiss Alyssa. I'm still not sure I'm going to sell my Angelica Eve, but I'm pretty sure that I like the idea of money more than I like the idea of an Angelica Eve.

So my options are these:
1) A tinybear Coco. I love that fat fairy! There's a member on TIB who is looking to trade her Coco for a Blythe and I'm thinking about taking her up on it.
2) Sell AE, then pre-order Jade and buy a marrone obitsu for my Haute.
3) Sell AE, buy a nude Chill and an obitsu for her.
4) Just keep my AE (unlikely, but still an option).

Suggestions, anyone?

First, All the Constellations:
Chapter 20: Women
Chapter 21: Suggestions
Chapter 22: A Beautiful Friendship
Chapter 23: Deception

And then....( stress. )

Breathe.

Okay. On to happy things!
( Cameron )

And finally, my favorite of all things: Dolly Diversity.

This was my entry for the Strike a Pose Challenge on House of Pullip. I'm so pleased with it! On a side note, almost all of these dollies will be coming to school with me to reside on my desk--which will be made of awesome toy-goodness!!

Ah. I think that's it for now. Thanks for listening!

First, All the Constellations:
Chapter 18: Hate/Love
Chapter 19: How Do You Feel About It?

Ugh. I only have a month left until school starts. And I am REALLY dreading it. Like, I know my classes will be fine, but I really am not holding out much hope for my social life. People ask me when I'm returning to school, and I want to say "As late as humanly possible." And UGH, I have to deal with recruitment again (the sorority girls at school are like drug pushers; they think EVERYBODY should go Greek). URGH!! And it sucks because I can't go home as much as I did last year because my ride home (Sarah) is getting a job in Fulton and is only going home once a month. I'm trying to keep a positive mind here, I really am, but this is really hard for me. And I have a bad feeling that this is NOT going to be a good semester for me.

But enough of that drearyness!! On to happier things....like ( body art! )

( Dolly news )

And finally, for your entertainment....( we're a charity, dammit!! )

First off, here's the past two chapters of All the Constellations, if you've missed them:
Chapter 16: Just Perfect
Chapter 17: Off Base

I deleted last night's post accidentally, I'm sorry!!! I went to edit it, and when I went to hit "Save Entry" I guess I hit "Delete Entry" instead. Sorry about that!

Why today was awesome:
First, I had a MISSOURI PEACH, which I've only been waiting for since, you know, APRIL!! It was sweet, juicy, and good :D Peach pie, here I come!!!

Second (and more importantly)....
I FOUND TWIX JAVA AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This blessed event needed to be documented. I know I look like crap, but hey! I have my beloved Twix Java!!!

Let me explain:
Twix made these AMAZING limited edition Twix Java bars in February of this year. I only had them about 3 times before they sold out.

I was DEVASTATED! Words cannot describe how much I loved this candy bar. I searched high and low for MONTHS, hoping that my beloved Twix Java would be at Wal-Mart or a gas station. But no. I even went so far as to check eBay to see if I could snag a case. Yes, I love this candy bar that much.

So a miracle occurred today. I was in the Dollar Tree buying stuff for a baby shower when I wandered into the candy aisle and saw them!!!!! I was so excited!!!! I called my mother right away (because she knows how long I've been looking for them), and then I bought the whole box, 19 bars in all. I was with my friend Jessie and she kept giving me WTF looks because I was spazzing so much over candy bars. The cashier thought I was crazy, too, but I DON'T CARE! I HAVE MY FAVORITE CANDY BAR BACK!!!

YAY!!!! I have to make them last :D

( Cameron wonders why there's so much candy around... )

Alright, I know it's sad to get THIS excited over a candy bar, but you just don't know. Twix Java is the perfect combination of coffee and candy. It combines my favorite candy bar and my favorite beverage!!!! What's not to like?

So a box arrived at my house yesterday. Greta was not pleased.

( Cameron's Arrival )

More Cameron spam to come, I promise!