I'm baaack....
In a rare trip in which the Pinky Street girls did not accompany me, Fashion Switch Carly filled in as my partner in crime. I'm not saying that Carly is ex.pendable, exactly...
... but I knew this brief journey had the potential to become hectic and confusing, and I did not want to risk losing my three Traveling Pinkys, who have been going on the road with me now for... well, for a long time. Carly has proven herself a time or two while traveling, and in this case, her inherent stability, both psychologically (she maintains her effervescent and engaging smile through anything and everything) and physically (built-in stand attached to her feet), made her a perfect choice as a traveling companion. Additionally, I have an identical "back-up Carly," and I cannot tell them apart, so in a worst-case scenario I would not feel as devastated as I would should my original Traveling Pinkys fall victim to capricious circumstance.
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Sometimes trips "back home" to visit family can turn nightmarish; like, for example, when your mom pulls your old middle school (junior high) PE class uniform out of the closet. Oh! What memories!
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How's this for a cheery scene: the spot where now-legendary long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine died in a car crash 44 years ago. Today the site is known as "Pre's Rock."
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Last minute late-nite pic after a long day with relatives "back home."
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Early... and we're talkin' early... morning at the airport. Ugh!
While passing through one of the three airports (each way, so six in total) during this trip, the security personnel apparently spotted something potentially suspicious in my carry-on bag and chose to manually search it. I was already through the screening area myself, but I heard one of the security agents laugh and say, "oh, it's just a doll." Another agent replied, "guys don't have dolls. It's a figure!"
So there ya go: as defined by the United States Federal Government, Fashion Switch Carly is a figure, not a doll!
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Back home and back to the same ol' same ol' grind; in the instance pictured, hauling rubbish to the dump.
In a rare trip in which the Pinky Street girls did not accompany me, Fashion Switch Carly filled in as my partner in crime. I'm not saying that Carly is ex.pendable, exactly...
... but I knew this brief journey had the potential to become hectic and confusing, and I did not want to risk losing my three Traveling Pinkys, who have been going on the road with me now for... well, for a long time. Carly has proven herself a time or two while traveling, and in this case, her inherent stability, both psychologically (she maintains her effervescent and engaging smile through anything and everything) and physically (built-in stand attached to her feet), made her a perfect choice as a traveling companion. Additionally, I have an identical "back-up Carly," and I cannot tell them apart, so in a worst-case scenario I would not feel as devastated as I would should my original Traveling Pinkys fall victim to capricious circumstance.14 June – iCarly Chat'n Fashion Fashion Switch Carly
Sometimes trips "back home" to visit family can turn nightmarish; like, for example, when your mom pulls your old middle school (junior high) PE class uniform out of the closet. Oh! What memories!
15 June – iCarly Chat'n Fashion Fashion Switch Carly
How's this for a cheery scene: the spot where now-legendary long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine died in a car crash 44 years ago. Today the site is known as "Pre's Rock."
16 June – iCarly Chat'n Fashion Fashion Switch Carly
Last minute late-nite pic after a long day with relatives "back home."
17 June – iCarly Chat'n Fashion Fashion Switch Carly
Early... and we're talkin' early... morning at the airport. Ugh!
While passing through one of the three airports (each way, so six in total) during this trip, the security personnel apparently spotted something potentially suspicious in my carry-on bag and chose to manually search it. I was already through the screening area myself, but I heard one of the security agents laugh and say, "oh, it's just a doll." Another agent replied, "guys don't have dolls. It's a figure!"
So there ya go: as defined by the United States Federal Government, Fashion Switch Carly is a figure, not a doll!
18 June – iCarly Chat'n Fashion Fashion Switch Carly
Back home and back to the same ol' same ol' grind; in the instance pictured, hauling rubbish to the dump.
They're not dolls, they're action figures!